The last few months I have been training on Wiki Loves Women Focus Group programme through monthly online meetings which has made me have a better understanding of Wikipedia Movement and its projects. It’s been a journey of intense learning a lot about the #SheSaid Campaign and I recently embarked on a journey to bring … Read More
Since the launch of the Wiki Loves Women Focus Group members in members, in June 2021, the focus group has intensively and committed to hosting monthly dedicated working sessions that are packed with a lot of knowledge harnessing the skills of the women in the focus group to be competent community leaders with the digital, … Read More
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 that supports each member as a community leader … 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
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
Wiki Loves Women: Call for Wikimedia Volunteer Groups to apply Job description: Run the Wikipedian in Residence for Wiki Loves Women ————— WikiAfrica has put a call out for four Wikipedians in Residence for its Wiki Loves Women Project. However, it will consider applications from Wikimedia Usergroups to apply to run the project from within … 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