On the 10th October, 2016 Wikimedia UG Nigeria, Bestspring Foundation, Goethe Institut and WikiAfrica co-hosted Wiki Loves Women event at Goethe Institut in Lagos, Nigeria. The event was tagged: Women in Social Services: Promoting SDG in Nigeria. In attendance are stakeholders in social services in Nigeria. The program contributed over 50 images to Wikimedia commons … Read More
The African Summit on Girls and Women in Technology was held from the 13-14th September 2016 at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.The event sought to bring together women on the African continent who were playing diverse roles in the tech sphere and to set up an agenda in getting more women in ICT. The … Read More
It was a carnival-like atmosphere in the city of Abuja for two days, when Project Pink Blue co-hosted Wiki Loves Women in collaboration with Wikimedia UG Nigeria (WUGN), WikiAfrica, and Goethe Institut . The event titled Inspired Women: Health and Community aimed at commemorating Nigerian women within and outside the country. It took place on … Read More
In continuation of one of the core objectives of Wiki Loves Women in Africa and also coping with the yearning of some of our country leading NGO, CEE-HOPE Nigeria re-invited Wikimedia UG Nigeria for another session of edit-a-thorn at their office premise on the 15th August, 2016. The event expanded and created new article pages … Read More
As part of the activities for the commemoration of notable African women in Nigeria, Wikimedia UG Nigeria in partnership with Wiki Africa, Goethe-Institut and Women Consortium Organization of Nigeria (WOCON) with focus on Women in Civic Society and Humanity organised her third Wiki Loves Women’s event on the 29 July 2016. The event was staged … Read More
On the 18th June 2016,the Ghanaian Team hosted their first event to kickstart a series of activities lined up for the Wiki Loves Women project in Ghana with a training for the female mentors of Tech Need Girls.The event was a training for the female mentors of Tech Need Girls cohort. The Team took the Lady mentees through … Read More
The just concluded Wiki Love Women with focus on Women in Politics, Entertainment and The Girls Child on the 16 July 2016 has become the toast of the media with series of coverage in prominent media houses in Nigeria , west of Africa. Some of the feature comprises links below: Wikipedia partners Nigerian NGOs to … Read More
On the 16th July 2016, Wiki Loves Women in conjunction with Goethe Institut, Lagos, WikiAfrica and Wikimedia UG Nigeria organised her second event in lagos,Nigerian with focus on Women in Politics, Entertainment and The Girls Child. The event hosted three selected NGOs in Nigeria: CEE-HOPE Nigeria, Women of Rubies and Arise Nigerian Women led by … 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
The 27th of May of every year is synonymous with children, therefore Wikimedia User Group Nigeria (WUGN) decided to partner with Goethe Institute and Ndidi’s Team ( an NGO with focus on Children) on the benefits of Wikimedia and its related projects. The main highlight of the workshop is the launching of Wiki Loves Women … Read More