Wiki Loves Women Zimbabwe 2022 – 2023

March 3, 2023By AfekUncategorized

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 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

She has a lot to say! #SheSaid

November 20, 2022By AfekGender, SheSaid, Wiki Loves Women, Wikiquote, Women of Africa, Womens voices

Wiki Loves Women‘s #SheSaid campaign, which aims to redress the imbalance of gender representation on Wikiquote, continues to impact the visibility of women with new and improved articles being added in 12 languages since the 2022 project launched in October. In early December, over mid-way through the campaign and heading towards its end in December, Wikiquotes added […]

Wiki in Africa partners with Wiki Indaba to stream remote content to you!

November 15, 2022By AfekAfrican Narrative, African Wikimedians, Community, Conference, Wiki in Africa, Wiki Loves Women, WikiIndaba

The Wiki in Africa team flew to Rwanda last month to Wiki Indaba, where some team members met in person for the first time after working together for almost a year. Although the team has a wonderfully synergistic professional relationship, bonds of friendship were cemented over wine from Cape Town and Tunisia, and project ideas for […]

What’s up with Wiki Loves Women?

October 20, 2022By AfekGender, Inspiring Open, personal story, Wiki Loves Women

Wiki Loves Women continues to celebrate African women with the launch of a new #SheSaid WikiQuote drive, while the first series of our Inspiring Open podcast continues to gain popularity as we near the final episode of the season. With guests in a wide range of fields, from the creative, to the cultural curators and […]