Wikipedia Partners Nigerian NGOs To Promote Women

By Esther Ijewere-Kalejaiye

Wikipedia, the world’s largest encyclopaedia is working at bridging the current gender gap in highlighting women’s accomplishments, and Nigerian women are among the biggest beneficiaries.

The new project titled ‘Wiki Loves Women’ implemented by WikiAfrica in collaboration with the Goethe Institute (the German government’s cultural foundation) ‘is a multi-country, multi-faceted project that aims at encouraging the contribution of contents that celebrates the influence of women leaders, and reflects the realities faced by women and girls across Africa.

It is designed to help bridging two gaps on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia project: Women and Africa.’ This first, 15-month phase is being implemented in four countries of Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Côte D'Ivoire.

Recently, three Nigerian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) namely CEE-HOPE, Arise Nigerian Women and Women of Rubies led by women and women-focused were selected to have their works and those of fellow women profiled on various Wikimedia platforms and websites including Wikipedia, WikimediaCommons among others.