Benutzer:Olugold
i//, {{{job title}}}"If you do not tell your stories the way it is, no one will do that for you." – Goodness Ignatius
“Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen.” – Oprah Winfrey
About me
Goodness Ignatius is a certified librarian, Women in Digital Business trainer, and art & crafts enthusiast. She is passionate about open knowledge and actively contributes to Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikiquote, Wiktionary, and Wikimedia Commons. With a strong focus on community engagement, she empowers others through training and advocacy, while also promoting creativity through crafts and digital skills for women in business.
My work
She is currently the Co-founder and coordinator of the Ig Wiki Librarians Hub, a group dedicated to supporting librarians in their efforts to contribute to Wikimedia projects. She is the Documentation Lead for Wiki Niger Delta Heritage Collective, a group that documents the activities of the Niger Delta region/South-South region of Nigeria through photography.She has participated as a student and facilitator during various Wiki events/programs. In addition, she is/was a/the
- Volunteer Supporters Network liason for Wiki Niger Delta Heritage Collective
- Documentation Lead, Wiki Loves Ramadan, 2025
- Programs Coordinator, Igbo Wikimedians User Group, 2022-2024
- Grant Administrator Igbo Wikimedians User Group, 2023-2024
- Member, U4C Building Committee
- Member, Leadership Development Working Group
- Movement Charter Ambassador, Igbo community
- Member, 2023 LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group conference planning committee
- Member, Ombuds Commission, 2022-2023
- Member, Wiki Loves Women Focus group
Contact me
IRC Nick: Olugold
Some programs that she either led or assisted in coordinating
- Wiki Niger Delta Heritage Collective - Activities
- Wiki Niger Delta Heritage Collective - Meetups
- Ig Wiki Librarians Hub - Activities
- Celtic Knot Conference - Satellite Events
- Wikidata + Books
- Wiki Loves Folklore
- m:Transforming Knowledge in the Igbo community by spreading Environmental insights through Translation
- Igbo Wikimedians Community Movement Charter Sensitization,Conversation and Translation
- Wikimedia Outreach, Awareness and Editathon at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Anambra State Nigeria
- Wiki for Human Rights
- Shesaid in the Igbo Community
- Wiki Science Competition - Maiden edition in the Igbo community
- Women in Red
Campaigns she initiated
- Initiated and led a campaign focused on fixing reference and citation errors on the Igbo Wikipedia to improve article quality, reliability, and verification standards
- Initiated the translation of Wikidata properties, labels, descriptions, and aliases into the Igbo language to support better accessibility and structured data integration across Igbo language Wikimedia projects.
- Championed the use of Wikidata-powered infoboxes and databoxes on the Igbo Wikipedia and Igbo Wikiquote to improve content structure.
- Promoted and encouraged mobile-based editing for Wikimedia projects by training contributors to use smartphones for meaningful participation, recognizing that many African editors have limited access to laptops
Awards/Banstars/Recognitions
- Wikipedia celebrates 25 years
- Featured by Wikipedia and Wikimedia Foundation for her crucial work in representing African Knowledge in the global digital space, as Wikipedia celebrated 25 years on 15th January, 2026.
- Knowledge is human, Knowledge is her 2025. See diff post here
- Recognised as one of the faces behind the facts of Wikipedia in Africa during the International Women's Day and Women's History Month 2025.
- Africa Wiki Women: The NominateHer Campaign, 2025
- Nominated during the maiden edition of the NominateHer Campaign which was designed to celebrate remarkable women through the nominations of editors who have experienced their impact first hand.
- Community Builder Award
- Nominated during the maiden edition for the award that recognizes the individuals who have invested time and effort in building the Wikimedia community in Nigeria, promoting the initiative, supporting and organizing projects that support the growth of the community in the year 2023.
- African Librarian Week 1Lib1Ref Campaign
- She was recognized as a champion for the 4th African Librarians Week 1Lib1Ref campaign by the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions, 2022
- Afrocine Contest - 2021 Igbo language prize
- Onye ntụgharị Pụrụ iche n'afọ 2022 (outstanding translator, en-ig, 2022)
- Elections Volunteers - 2022 Board of Trustees Election
- Leadership Development Recognition, 2023
- Special Barnstar for work done
- The Youth Barnstar
- Movement Charter Ambassador Barnstar
Blog articles/posts
- How Libraries Can Use Open Access Wikimedia Platforms
- Improving the Visibility of Library Collections through Wikidata
- Wikidata +Languages
- Movement Charter Consultation
- Learn about Election Volunteers – Olugold
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 | This user is female. Pronouns:she/her |
 | This user is a member of the Leadership Development Working Group. |
 | This library professional added a citation to Wikipedia #1Lib1Ref |
 | This user tries to do the right thing, if there's an error please send a notice (talk page). |
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 | This user contributes with a smartphone sometimes |
 | This user is a Librarian. |
 | This user loves contributing to Wikimedia projects. |
| This user is a member of Wiki Loves Women. |
 | Dieser Benutzer liebt Wikidata. |
 | This user is a Participant of the Wikimedians for Sustainable Development User Group |
 | Diese Benutzerin hat an Wikimedia Summit 2022 teilgenommen. |