WIKI LOVES WOMEN

Wiki Loves Women

One of our core advocacy programs that focuses on bridging the gender gap on the internet is the Wiki Loves Women project. It aims to release and widely share cultural and educational content related to women. The project collaborates with organizations and institutions to draw their existing information onto Wikipedia, making it available to millions worldwide.

The Wiki Loves Women project is organized in collaboration with Wiki In Africa and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. From 2016–2017, it was also run in partnership with the Goethe-Institut and operated across four West African countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria. See the project documentation here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Loves_Women/Nigeria

Visibility Project

The Visibility Project for East Africa is a gender-focused initiative in partnership with African Women in Media and UNESCO. It trained more than 200 female journalists from East Africa in the basics of Wikipedia editing and copyright principles.

Launched on 5 June 2020 and concluded on 6 July 2020, it was jointly facilitated by Wikimedia User Group Nigeria, Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania, and Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda. African Women in Media and UNESCO provided logistical support.

Media Coverage

Our advocacy work has received extensive media recognition in both national dailies and television. Some highlights include:

• Wikipedia needs more editors from Nigeria — People's Daily, March 26, 2016
• Wikipedia partners Nigerian NGOs to promote women — The Guardian, July 23, 2016
• Same article published by The Nigerian Voice, July 23, 2016
• Wikipedians organize Wiki Loves Women in Nigeria — News Express Nigeria, July 23, 2016
• Wiki Loves Women encourages Nigerian women presence on Wikipedia — Punch & Daily Trust, October 14, 2016
• Mental illness: Wikipedia to create awareness in Nigeria — January 23, 2017
• BBC video for Wikimedia UG Nigeria (with World of Knowledge) — March 13, 2018
• Olaniyan Olushola on One-on-One — PlusTV Africa, December 19, 2018
• NTDC needs to exploit digital space — August 19, 2018
• Wikipedia out to get more content online — January 19, 2018
• Wikimedia Nigeria wins Best NGO — December 25, 2018
• Swedish Ambassador Empowers Women in Lagos — Reported by Herad, Todays.ng, SunReporter
• Wikimedia organizes Wiki Loves Earth Contest — Channels TV, June 15, 2019
• 2019 Merit Awards: PlusTV Africa honors Wikimedia Nigeria — December 2, 2019
• One-on-One with Olushola Olaniyan — PlusTV Africa, December 11, 2018
• Wikimedia UG Nigeria marks Int’l Mother Tongue Day — Guardian, February 24, 2024
• Wikimedia celebrates International Mother Tongues Day — Independent, February 26, 2024
• Our commitment to promoting indigenous languages remains unwavering — February 27, 2024
• Wikimedia Nigeria & NAWOJ advocate equal gender opportunities
• NAWOJ & Wikipedia seek more women in leadership roles
• Wikipedia and NAWOJ seek more women in leadership roles
• Wikimedia Nigeria celebrates women on IWD
• Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikipedia Needs Women initiative