Submissions/Wiki Loves Women

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Submission no. 2028 Subject - C4

Title of the submission: Wiki Loves Women: A year in closing the gender gap in four countries in West Africa

Type of submission (lecture, panel, tutorial/workshop, roundtable discussion, lightning talk, poster, birds of a feather discussion): panel

Author of the submission: Islahaddow and Anthere

Language of presentation: English and French

E-mail address: islawikiloveswomen.org and fdevouardanthere.org

Username: Islahaddow; Anthere; Georges - Wiki Loves Women Cameroon WiR; Olushola Olaniyan - Wiki Loves Women Nigeria Facilitator; Sam Oye - Wiki Loves Women Nigeria Team Member; Felix Nartey - Wiki Loves Women Ghana Facilitator; Raphael Berchie - Wiki Loves Women Ghana WiR; Stella - Wiki Loves Women Ghana volunteer; Yasield - Wiki Loves Women Côte d’Ivoire WiR; Donatien - Wiki Loves Women Côte d’Ivoire Facilitator; User:FloNight - Volunteer and mentor

Country of origin: South Africa / France / Cameroon / Cote d’Ivoire / Ghana / Nigeria

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.): Wiki Loves Women

Personal homepage or blog: http://www.wikiloveswomen.org

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal): Since January 2016, Wiki Loves Women has been operational in four countries across Africa: Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria

The Wiki Loves Women project focuses on bridging two significant gaps on Wikimedia projects – women and Africa – both in terms of content about these subjects and in terms of participation by people from these groups. In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, the project has worked to encourage the contribution of existing information from Civil Society Organisations and Gender-equality groups to Wikipedia. In addition, the project encourages the activation and support of new and existing editors (both female and gender-sensitised male Wikipedians) in the focus countries.

The panel will introduce the project and its actions. There will be feedback from the main project managers as well as the organisers within each country. The panel will follow the following format: an introduction, 5 slides (or less) + 7 mins from each of the four participating country, closing remarks and then a discussion. :There will be English and French leaflets and bookmarks available.

What will attendees take away from this session?: Attendees will learn more about a multi-layered GLAM project that builds and supports volunteer communities, and works with Civil Society partners working within gender equality to extract existing and verified intelligence. The results of the project have been both tangible and intangible, expected and unexpected. It is a great case study of how to do multi-country projects around a central theme and how different projects operate within different environments.

Theme of presentation: Advanced

Length of session (if other than 25 minutes, specify how long): 50 minutes

Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?: Yes

Slides or further information (optional): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCOGLr1IOHo&t=1s

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