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 […]
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 […]
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.
This special WikiAfrica Hour is a three-part salute to the gender-gap-busting work (some of it within education) within the Wikimedia movement in celebration of International Women’s Day. This special session will be hosted by Nigerian Wikimedian, Tochi Precious.
This episode is dedicated to celebrate the International Women’s month 2023, through spotlighting some initiatives working to close the gender gap on Wikimedia projects, their successes, lessons, challenges and prospects.
In episode 11, Ceslause chats to some of the leading ladies who are not only using their podcast platforms to share their experiences in Open and Wikimedia, but are also helping to bring to light key people and practices that are moving us forward.
Imagine an article on Nelson Mandela, without an image of what he looks like. Imagine a great article on Michelle Obama, without a glimpse of what she looks like in person. These are even famous people. Now imagine what it’s like for the historically marginalized, economically or politically disadvantaged, whose leaders have been made intentionally […]
