African women’s stories matter, yet too often, their achievements are missing from the world’s most widely used knowledge platforms. Many remarkable contributions go undocumented, not because they don’t exist, but because they haven’t been recorded or shared in ways that everyone can access. To change this, in 2025, members of the Wiki Loves Women Focus […]
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, […]
As the Focus Group marked its third anniversary in 2023, we reflect on the incredible progress made by our members. An impressive amount of work continues to be accomplished, thanks in part to the introduction of a Coaching program designed to support participants at all stages of their development. This program has empowered members to … Read More
The Wiki Loves Women team continues celebrating women around the world by increasing their visibility on Wikipedia and its sister projects. For the fourth year in row, the WLW launched the ISA Tell Us About Her campaign which encourages participants to add relevant Wiki-data linked information to the images depicting women in the fields that […]
The Wiki in Africa team flew to Rwanda last month to Wiki Indaba, where some team members met in person for the first time after working together for almost a year. Although the team has a wonderfully synergistic professional relationship, bonds of friendship were cemented over wine from Cape Town and Tunisia, and project ideas for […]