Wiki In Africa is excited to announce that the Wiki Loves Women project will launch in Tanzania and Uganda in July 2018. This is an exciting progression for the project that was started in 2016 in Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria. Launching in East Africa The teams in Tanzania and Uganda are excited to get started! The Tanzania country team … Read More
To celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2018, Wikimedia Sweden and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in support the Swedish Government’s Feminist Foreign Policy facilitated WikiGap events in collaboration with Swedish Embassy’s around the world. More than 50 countries took part in WikiGap with over 1600 participants and more than 2,000 articles about notable women … Read More
99 articles on Africa’s female activists created and improved during #17AfricanFeminists Wikipedia is a treasure trove of information. However, for a number of reasons, African subjects are not covered with nearly as much depth, nuance and layers as subjects from the “global north”. This not only perpetuates the “single story of Africa” but also means that people … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa, 4th July 2016 – Wiki Loves Women is proud to announce the launch of nine months of exciting events in four countries – Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria. A collaboration between WikiAfrica and the Goethe-Institut, Wiki Loves Women is an innovative knowledge project that works to ensure that Africa’s notable women are … Read More
Wikipedia Primary edit-a-thon adds knowledge about South Africa’s women leaders Do you want to make a difference to the foundation phase of Education in South Africa? Then join us at two Wikipedia Primary School edit-a-thons. Wikipedia is meant to be an education tool but experiences have shown us that once accessible, Wikipedia does not provide information that responds directly to … Read More
The Wiki Loves Women Project is looking for four Wikipedians in Residence. Cliquez ici pour la version en français.. Wiki Loves Women is a multi-country, multi-faceted project that aims at encouraging the contribution of content that celebrates the influence of women leaders, and reflects the realities faced by women and girls across Africa. The Wikipedians … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa, 15th January 2016 – Wiki Loves Women is an exciting knowledge project that will rollout in four countries across sub-Saharan Africa. A collaboration between WikiAfrica at the Africa Centre and the Goethe-Institut, Wiki Loves Women brings together a Wikipedian in Residence, Wikipedia volunteers, Public Institutions, Civil Society Organisations and Gender Equality … Read More
On the 15th of January 2016, Wikipedia will celebrate its 15 year anniversary. So much has been achieved in the 15 years of Wikipedia’s digital life, but there is still so much that still needs to be done. For example, even after 15 years of adding information about all sorts of fascinating subjects, content about … Read More