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
This Friday 17th of June 2016, at CERAO in Cocody, took place the Improving women’s image in media awareness day. .>. This event was initiated by the UNESCO, and the ‘Réseau des femmes journalistes et des professionnelles de la communication de Côte d’Ivoire’ (REFJPCI) and UN Women. Some members of the Ivorian Government such … 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
The « Wiki Loves Women » project has officially been presented to the wikimedian community in Ivory Coast during the 16the WikiCIV Meet-up, on Saturday 9th of April at the Goethe Institute.The presentation was conducted by the Project Leader: Dominique Eliane YAO. It gave us the opportunity to introduce the project and to call for more … Read More
Wikipedia Primary edit-a-thon adds knowledge about South Africa’s women leaders Do you want to make a difference to the foundation phase of Education in South Africa? Then join us at two Wikipedia Primary School edit-a-thons. Wikipedia is meant to be an education tool but experiences have shown us that once accessible, Wikipedia does not provide information that responds directly to … Read More
Wiki Loves Women: Call for Wikimedia Volunteer Groups to apply Job description: Run the Wikipedian in Residence for Wiki Loves Women ————— WikiAfrica has put a call out for four Wikipedians in Residence for its Wiki Loves Women Project. However, it will consider applications from Wikimedia Usergroups to apply to run the project from within … Read More
The Wiki Loves Women Project is looking for four Wikipedians in Residence. Cliquez ici pour la version en français.. Wiki Loves Women is a multi-country, multi-faceted project that aims at encouraging the contribution of content that celebrates the influence of women leaders, and reflects the realities faced by women and girls across Africa. The Wikipedians … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa, 15th January 2016 – Wiki Loves Women is an exciting knowledge project that will rollout in four countries across sub-Saharan Africa. A collaboration between WikiAfrica at the Africa Centre and the Goethe-Institut, Wiki Loves Women brings together a Wikipedian in Residence, Wikipedia volunteers, Public Institutions, Civil Society Organisations and Gender Equality … Read More
On the 15th of January 2016, Wikipedia will celebrate its 15 year anniversary. So much has been achieved in the 15 years of Wikipedia’s digital life, but there is still so much that still needs to be done. For example, even after 15 years of adding information about all sorts of fascinating subjects, content about … Read More