We’re thrilled to kick off the 5th edition of the #SheSaid campaign! The #SheSaid campaign is all about celebrating women and giving their words the recognition they deserve. Thanks to the dedication of our global Wikimedia communities, we’ve been closing the gender gap by adding +15 555 of women’s quotes in 18 languages. In 2023 … Read More
In a world where women’s voices have often been muted or disregarded, it’s astonishing to realize that, despite their wealth of wisdom, inspiration, and distinctive perspectives, there’s a glaring absence of their quotes in our cultural narrative. This obvious void not only mirrors the historical sidelining of women but also underscores the necessity for a […]
Under the tagline “Give her a voice”, the #SheSaid campaign was started in 2020 in order to elevate the voices of notable women on Wikiquote in different languages. After 3 editions, the drive has resulted in 7376 new or improved articles. When first launched, the campaign resulted in +867 new or improved articles in 7 … Read More
The Focus Group celebrates its second year anniversary. An amazing amount of work continues to be done by the members. A Coaching program has been instituted to help the participating members in all stages of the programme to develop their skills and helped them find ways to build their capacities. “I have been able to … Read More
Wiki Loves Women‘s #SheSaid campaign, which aims to redress the imbalance of gender representation on Wikiquote, continues to impact the visibility of women with new and improved articles being added in 12 languages since the 2022 project launched in October. In early December, over mid-way through the campaign and heading towards its end in December, Wikiquotes added […]
I am Faith Mwanyolo, a 24-year-old member of the Wikimedia Community in Kenya. My interactions with the Wikimedia Foundation began in 2017 when I got to find out about the foundation’s projects and was approached to organize WikiGap in Nairobi. Since then, I have continued to contribute to the various projects with my forte being … Read More
The wisdom of 2,432 women made visible via WikiQuote Wiki Loves Women’s 2021 #SheSaid campaign was launched in October. SheSaid is a drive that encourages an increase in visibility for notable women’s voices online by adding their notable quotes to various language WikiQuote sites. For 2021, nine different language communities contributed – Italian, Ukrainian, English, … Read More
Join the Wiki Loves Women’s annual #SheSaid campaign over October and November! Wiki Loves Women’s annual #SheSaid campaign focuses on bridging the gender divide and unearthing women’s voices by celebrating them and increasing their visibility online through Wikiquote. #SheSaid is a Wiki In Africa campaign for Wiki Loves Women. it is run by members of … Read More
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
On the 20th October, at the Gender Gap panel for the Creative Commons Virtual Global Summit, the Wiki Loves Women team launched the #SheSaid campaign. The brainchild of Wiki In Africa‘s Florence Devouard, #SheSaid is an online drive across the Wikimedia Community to balance the representation of gender in the entries of Wikiquote. Over the … Read More