WikiAfrica Hour #44: Women Visibility: How Wikimedia Movement sheds light on women

March 7, 2025By AfekCommunity, Gender, Inspiring Open, personal story, SheSaid, WikiAfrica Hour, Youtube
WikiAfrica Hour #44: Women Visibility: How Wikimedia Movement sheds light on women

As a celebration of Women in March, WikiAfrica Hour 44 episode hosts some inspiring women across the wikimedia movement to converse about how the movement supports women:
How did 2030 recommendations align with woman’s support?
What are the great roles played by communities’ initiatives to empower women ?
Are there any disadvantages of adoption of 50:50 presentation in all setting?

Can recent national or global attacks on DIE initiatives might affect our movement ? 

All these questions and more will be raised and discussed on Wednesday, 26th March, 16 UTC. 

What’s New and Exciting in SheSaid 2024?

October 11, 2024By AfekAfrican Wikimedians, Campaign, Celebrate African Women, Focus Group, Gender, Gender equity, She Said, SheSaid, Wiki Loves Women, Wikimedia, Wikiquote, Women of Africa
What’s New and Exciting in SheSaid 2024?

We’re thrilled to kick off the 5th edition of the #SheSaid campaign!  The #SheSaid campaign is all about celebrating women and giving their words the recognition they deserve. Thanks to the dedication of our global Wikimedia communities, we’ve been closing the gender gap by adding +15 555 of women’s quotes in 18 languages. In 2023 … Read More

Celebrating Three Years of Empowerment: The Focus Group’s Journey!

October 10, 2024By AfekShe Said, Visible Women, Wiki in Africa, Wiki Loves Women, Womens voices
Celebrating Three Years of Empowerment: The Focus Group’s Journey!

As the Focus Group marked its third anniversary in 2023, we reflect on the incredible progress made by our members. An impressive amount of work continues to be accomplished, thanks in part to the introduction of a Coaching program designed to support participants at all stages of their development. This program has empowered members to … Read More

Women in Art – ISA Tell Us About Her 2024 Results

October 10, 2024By AfekAfrican Wikimedians, Community, Gender, ISA Campaign, ISA Tool, Wiki Loves Women, Wikimedia
Women in Art – ISA Tell Us About Her 2024 Results

The Wiki Loves Women team remains dedicated to celebrating women globally by enhancing their visibility on Wikipedia and its sister projects. For the fifth consecutive year, WLW proudly launched the ISA Tell Us About Her campaign, encouraging participants to enrich existing images of women on WikiCommons with relevant Wiki-data linked information. This year’s theme focused […]

#SheSaid: Honoring the Influence of Women and Their Impactful Quotes

October 26, 2023By AfekCampaign, Community, Gender, SheSaid, Wiki Loves Women, Wikimedia, Wikiquote
#SheSaid: Honoring the Influence of Women and Their Impactful Quotes

In a world where women’s voices have often been muted or disregarded, it’s astonishing to realize that, despite their wealth of wisdom, inspiration, and distinctive perspectives, there’s a glaring absence of their quotes in our cultural narrative. This obvious void not only mirrors the historical sidelining of women but also underscores the necessity for a […]

Women on The Frontline of Climate – ISA Tell Us About Her 2023 Results

May 12, 2023By AfekISA Campaign, ISA Tool, Wiki in Africa, Wiki Loves Women, WikiCommons, Wikimedia
Women on The Frontline of Climate – ISA Tell Us About Her 2023 Results

The Wiki Loves Women team continues celebrating women around the world by increasing their visibility on Wikipedia and its sister projects. For the fourth year in row, the WLW launched the ISA Tell Us About Her campaign which encourages participants to add relevant Wiki-data linked information to the images depicting women in the fields that […]

Wiki Loves Women Zimbabwe 2022 – 2023

March 3, 2023By AfekUncategorized
Wiki Loves Women Zimbabwe 2022 – 2023

My name is Sichelesile Similo Ndlovu. I am a new Wikipedian from Zimbabwe and  part of the Wiki Loves Women Focus Group. The group’s aim is  bridging two significant gaps in Wikimedia projects – women and Africa – both in terms of content about these subjects and participation by people from these groups.  Together with … Read More

“The Focus Group: After 2 years, where are we?”

February 8, 2023By AfekCameroon, Focus Group, ISA drives, Kenya, Project action, SheSaid, Wiki Indaba, Wikimania, Wikiquote
“The Focus Group: After 2 years, where are we?”

The Focus Group celebrates its second year anniversary. An amazing amount of work continues to be done by the members. A Coaching program has been instituted to help the participating members in all stages of the programme to develop their skills and helped them find ways to build their capacities. “I have been able to … Read More