From 16 to 18 October 2025, the 4th United Nations Open Science and Open Scholarship Conference convened in Tokyo, Japan, at the United Nations University and online, bringing together policymakers, researchers, librarians, publishers, and civil society to accelerate the transformation of science and scholarship in line with the UN Pact for the Future. I had […]
The Wiki Loves Women Focus Group is expanding! The Wiki Loves Women Focus Group is a pan-African community of women leaders who collaborate to close the gender gap in open knowledge. Launched in 2021 by Wiki In Africa, the group provides training, mentorship, and peer support to help members grow their skills and confidence. Together, […]
2023 was a year of growth, collaboration, and powerful storytelling—cerebral, visual and encyclopedic— across Wiki In Africa’s seven core projects. From harnessing the energy of volunteers in more than 54 countries, involving 263 individual organisers and 270 partner organisations and Wikimedia user groups, to elevating African content on global platforms, our community has continued to […]
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
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 […]
