Wiki In Africa

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  • WikiAfrica Hour: Celebrate WikiWomen!

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    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. Join the conversation live on YouTube. Guests include: Florence Devouard Tila Cappelletto Yop Rwang Pam Netha Hussain […]

  • WikiAfrica Hour – De-colonising knowledge on Wikipedia

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    What do we mean by decolonising knowledge? Why is it essential to document this on Wikimedia projects? What established knowledge decolonisation initiatives are inside (and even outside) the Wikimedia movement that we should pay attention to? How can we improve existing initiatives and encourage others to do the same? This month on Wiki Africa Hour, […]

  • WikiAfrica Hour’s Offline Wikis – Kiwix Demonstration

    WikiAfrica Hour Offline Demos
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    How do we share free knowledge with people who have no stable internet? How do you identify the right offline solution, if you cannot see it in action online first? Many steps must be taken before offline solutions can benefit the people they are designed for, some of which are quite tricky.  In this OEWeek25 […]

  • Uploading Files to Wikimedia Commons – Arabic

    Wiki in Africa , South Africa

    Wiki Loves Africa is organizing a training for its participants to guide them on how to upload files for the photography contest. This training will focus on the basics of uploading on Wikimedia Commons and will consist of a demo upload. Participants are advised to have a computing device handy to aid participation. The training […]

  • Uploading Files to Wikimedia Commons – English

    Wiki in Africa , South Africa

    Wiki Loves Africa is organizing a training for its participants to guide them on how to upload files for the photography contest. This training will focus on the basics of uploading on Wikimedia Commons and will consist of a demo upload. Participants are advised to have a computing device handy to aid participation. This training […]

  • Uploading Files to Wikimedia Commons – French

    Wiki in Africa , South Africa

    Wiki Loves Africa is organizing a training for its participants to guide them on how to upload files for the photography contest. This training will focus on the basics of uploading on Wikimedia Commons and will consist of a demo upload. Participants are advised to have a computing device handy to aid participation. This training […]

  • Editing Wikiquote with the Wiki Loves Women team

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    Wiki in Africa , South Africa

    Join Zita Ursula Zage, Florence Devouard and Afek Ben Chahed to explore collaborative with initiatives like Wiki Loves Women’s '#SheSaid' Campaign which document quotes from Black women, non-binary, and LGBTQI+ individuals who have inspired many in the fight against patriarchy and the eradication of gender-based violence aligns perfectly with our theme. During this session, participants […]

  • Photography Basics For Wikimedia Commons

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    Wiki in Africa , South Africa

    Wiki Loves Africa is organizing a training for its participants to guide them on how to upload files for the photography contest. This training will focus on the basics of photography and also there will be demo on how to make simple edits on an image to enhance the quality. The training will be delivered […]

  • Wiki Loves Africa 2025 Contest Launch

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    Wiki Loves Africa (WLA) is an annual contest where anyone across Africa can contribute free media that is relevant to their experience to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia communities (Wikimedia movement), and also make this shared media freely available for the Humankind. This year marks the 11th anniversary of the contest and […]

  • Women Visibility: How the Wikimedia Movement sheds light on women

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    Virtual Event

    This March, in celebration of International Women’s History Month, and WikiAfrica Hour will be bringing together inspiring women from across the Wikimedia Movement to explore how our communities support women—and where we can do more. Join us!