WLW: Twelve women launch Focus Group

June 30, 2021By IslaGender, Wiki Loves Women

(first published on Wiki Loves Women blog space) The Wiki Loves Women project has launched its Focus Group coaching programme with 12 female members from Botswana, Cameroon, France, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe. The Focus Group coaching program is practical, action-oriented, mentored and is entirely remote. It provides skills and transfers knowledge […]

Twelve women launch Focus Group in June 2021

June 17, 2021By IslaFocus Group, General action

The Wiki Loves Women project has launched its Focus Group coaching programme with 12 female members from Botswana, Cameroon, France, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe. The Focus Group coaching program is practical, action-oriented, mentored and is entirely remote. It provides skills and transfers knowledge that supports each member as a community leader … Read More

Wiki Loves Women’s #SheSaid Campaign Gives Notable Women a Voice on Wikiquote

October 20, 2020By IslaCelebrate African Women, Giving Women a Voice, She Said, Wiki Loves Women

On the 20th October, at the Gender Gap panel for the Creative Commons Virtual Global Summit, the SheSaid campaign was launched. The SheSaid drive is aimed at improving the visibility of women across Wikimedia projects by creating new or improving already existing Wikiquote entries that are related to them. Why the SheSaid campaign? One reason […]

Wiki Loves Women: Making Notable Women Visible

April 3, 2020By IslaCelebrate African Women, Inspiring Women, Visible Women, Wiki Loves Women

Throughout March 2020, Wiki Loves Women celebrated Africa’s women leaders with the Tell Us About Her drive on the ISA tool. The drive improved the visibility of political leaders, activists, and feminists across Africa on Wikimedia projects by asking players to add relevant information to images that represent or include Africa’s female leaders. Over the […]

Tell Us About Her winners!

April 3, 2020By IslaChallenges, ISA drives, Online activities, Project action

Throughout March 2020, Wiki Loves Women celebrated Africa’s women leaders with the Tell Us About Her drive on the ISA tool. The drive improved the visibility of political leaders, activists, and feminists across Africa on Wikimedia projects by asking players to add relevant information to images that represent or include Africa’s female leaders. Over the … Read More

Making Women Visible

March 16, 2020By IslaChallenges, ISA drives, Online activities, Project action

Throughout March 2020, Wiki Loves Women is celebrating Africa’s women leaders with the Tell Us About Her drive on the ISA tool. The drive improves the visibility of political leaders, activists, and feminists across Africa on Wikimedia projects. Tell Us About Her ask players to add information to images that represent or include Africa’s female … Read More