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Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Pan African Climate Justice Alliance


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article’s content is relevant to the NGO Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA). The article was written with a neutral tone. The claims within this article provide citations for the readers’ reference. Most of the citations are reliable with the exception of one that gave a privacy warning that I did not access. The article addresses one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps. The article refers to a unique area of study which is an African based political NGO which is hard to find. Some areas for improvement are the type of sources and the activities subsection. The types of sources can be improved by including more credible sources (i.e. academic books or journals). The activities section can be improved by adding more of the projects that the PACJA is working on.


 * Sources
 * Khan, M., Robinson, Sa., Weikmans, R. et al. (2020). “Twenty-five years of adaptation finance through a climate justice lens”. Climatic Change. 161, 251–269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02563-x Broder, J.M. (2009, Dec 16). “Poor and Emerging States Stall Climate Negotiations”. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/science/earth/17climate.html?searchResultPosition=1 "Pan-african climate justice alliance gambia chapter launched". (2013, Apr 25). AllAfrica. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/wire-feeds/pan-african-climate-justice-alliance-gambia/docview/1346018874/se-2?accountid=14496

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Foreign funding of NGOs


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article’s content is relevant to the topic discussed about how foreign money is given to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The tone of the article did follow Wikipedia’s standard of neutrality. Claims made throughout the article included citations. The citations are reliable and the article provides a wide variety of credible sources. The article does address one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps by highlighting some African politically based NGOs and specifically one West African NGO. However, this section lacks more information about West African NGOs.


 * Sources
 * Zook, S., & Cassidy Arndt. (2021). “Islamic NGOs in Education in Ghana: Analysis of the Scope, Activities, and Revenue Portfolios”. Journal of Education in Muslim Societies (Print), 2(2), 57–81. https://doi.org/10.2979/jems.2.2.04 Arhin, Kumi, E., & Adam, M.-A. S. (2018). “Facing the Bullet? Non-Governmental Organisations’ (NGOs) Responses to the Changing Aid Landscape in Ghana. Voluntas (Manchester, England), 29(2), 348–360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-018-9966-1

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Community radio


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article’s content is relevant to the topic of community radios across the world. The tone of the article was neutral. In terms of Wikipedia’s equity gaps, the article did touch upon how the community radio helps provide better and easier access for the people within countries worldwide. The article is part of a project under the name WikiProject Radio. Some areas of improvement are the length of the article, some overrepresented areas, and missing citations. The length of the article is overly long and could use some editing to cut down overrepresented areas. Overrepresented areas were a couple of countries with a community radio like Nepal and India that had large sections with a large amount of information. Contrastingly, countries in Africa such as Benin and South Africa had much less information. To strengthen this article, I would provide more information about African- specifically West African countries- which do not receive as much credit in the article. Lastly, throughout the article there are missing citations that need to be added.


 * Sources
 * Akingbulu, A. (2008). Rooting for community radio in Nigeria. Institute for Media and Society. Damome, E. (2020). “Committed Listener Groups and Media Participation in Francophone West Africa”. International Journal of Communication, 14, 608–625.   Bilali, R. (2022). “Fighting Violent Extremism With Narrative Intervention: Evidence From a Field Experiment in West Africa”. Psychological Science, 33(2), 184–195. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976211031895

Option 4

 * Article title
 * West Africa Network for Peacebuilding


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article content is relevant to the West African Network for Peacebuilding organization. Overall, the article provided detailed and comprehensive content for the organization. The article was clearly organized and had appropriate subsections. In terms of tone, there were a few instances where the author was not neutral so this would be an area to watch out for. The article is missing many citations throughout the article and should be reviewed to ensure the claims made are cited. The sources provided are from the organization’s website, the United Nations, and a website called ghanaweb.com. There needs to be more sources added from academic journals and peer reviewed articles to strengthen the article’s credibility. The main areas for improvement are keeping a neutral tone, creating country subcategories, adding more credible sources, and inserting missing citations for asserted claims.


 * Sources
 * Charbonneau, B. (2014). “The imperial legacy of international peacebuilding: the case of Francophone Africa”. Review of International Studies, 40(3), 607–630. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0260210513000491 Eze, Ukpanah, M., & Acquah-Aikins, F. (2012). Contemporary issues in peacebuilding : anthology of WANEP concept papers. [West Africa Network for Peacebuilding WANEP].

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Nigerian Women's Trust Fund


 * Article Evaluation
 * While this article does not have much content it touches on an important intersectionality of race and gender that is underrepresented in Western academic research. This article exemplifies a great opportunity to continue with the research that was started and produce an article that provides readers with a more complete understanding of the NGO. The content provided is relevant to the topic and holds a neutral tone. Each claim that is made is followed by a citation. The article touches upon at least one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps. This article touches upon the barriers Black Nigerian women face in Nigerian society and politics. Some areas for improvement when more content is added are to provide more academic sources and more subsections to strengthen the article. The current sources are the NGOs website, a newspaper article, and a SheForumAfrica website link that is no longer active. Adding more subsections to break down what the organization’s work/mission would provide the readers with a more comprehensive understanding of what the organization does.


 * Sources
 * Popoola, Egharevba, M. E., & Fayomi, O. O. (2021). “Democratic governance, gender, and women’s rights in Nigeria: 1999-2019”. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 25(5s), 188–201. https://doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2021/v25i5s.17 Kelly, L. (2019). Barriers and enablers for women’s participation in governance in Nigeria. K4D Helpdesk Report. Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d430c8eed915d09ddbd354a/596_Nigerian_Women_Governance.pdf