At Wiki Loves Women and Wiki in Africa, we believe everyone’s achievements should be seen, celebrated, and remembered, especially those of women, who are often underrepresented online. Even in 2026, many women are still talked about through their families or relationships, rather than their own accomplishments. That’s why we work to improve the visibility of women online. That’s […]
SheSaid, the campaign by Wiki in Africa that highlights women’s quotes, ran its 6th edition from September to December 2025 and it was bigger than ever. Originally rooted in Africa, SheSaid has grown into a global initiative, connecting communities across continents and languages to amplify women’s voices. This year, participants joined from countries including Nigeria, … Read More
Stories from the communities ! The Fante Wikimedians community successfully carried out its second SheSaid campaign, with a series of well-coordinated online and in-person activities aimed at increasing women-related content on the Fante Wikiquote Incubator. The campaign officially began in the first week of October 2025 with a series of online training sessions. These sessions were designed […]
Each year, the ISA Tell Us About Her campaign invites contributors from across the Wikimedia movement to enrich images of women on WikiCommons with Wikidata-linked information. In 2025, the campaign embraced the theme “Women in Literature”, celebrating writers, poets, and storytellers whose words have shaped ideas and inspired generations. Participants explored creative ways to connect […]
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 […]
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, […]
Wiki In Africa was formally established in November 2016 as a South African-based non-profit to create a legal framework for the WikiAfrica movement that was already being shaped through impactful initiatives that amplify African voices on global knowledge platforms. Projects like Wiki Loves Africa, launched in 2014, and Wiki Loves Women, initiated in 2016, laid […]
The #SheSaid campaign wrapped up its fifth edition at the end of 2024, and it’s safe to say — this was its most impactful year yet. Launched in September 2024 as part of the Wiki Loves Women initiative, the campaign has been bringing together volunteers from around the world since 2020 to give more visibility […]
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 […]