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

Women in Art – ISA Tell Us About Her 2024 Results

July 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 […]

WLW: Let women’s voices be heard through #SheSaid

October 1, 2021By AfekGender, SheSaid, Wiki Loves Women
WLW: Let women’s voices be heard through #SheSaid

Join the Wiki Loves Women’s annual #SheSaid campaign over October and November  Wiki Loves Women’s annual #SheSaid campaign focuses on bridging the gender divide and unearthing women’s voices by celebrating them and increasing their visibility online through Wikiquote. It is run by members of the Wikimedia Communities who activate interested and passionate people and train […]

WLW: Twelve women launch Focus Group

June 30, 2021By AfekGender, SheSaid, Wiki Loves Women
WLW: Twelve women launch Focus Group

(first published on Wiki Loves Women blog space) The Wiki Loves Women project has launched its Focus Group coaching programme with 12 female members from Botswana, Cameroon, France, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe. The Focus Group coaching program is practical, action-oriented, mentored and is entirely remote. It provides skills and transfers knowledge […]