Event:Wiki OTO Campaign 2025

Wiki OTO Campaign 2025

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The Wiki Àrà-Ọ̀tọ̀ – Which means unique in Yoruba– is a new campaign started by members of the Wiki Loves Women Focus Group in 2025. It is part of the group’s new learning-by-practicing approach, developed after three years of the leadership program. The campaign works to reduce the lack of information about African women on Wikimedia platforms. It encourages people around the world to create, improve, and add content that shows the achievements of African women. The campaign focuses on adding and improving structured data about African women and their contributions on Wikidata, with the possibility of expanding to other Wikimedia projects in the future.

Throughout the year, participants from around the world are encouraged to celebrate and document the richness and uniqueness of African women, on Wikidata. Every two months, a new theme will be announced by the Wiki Loves Women Focus Group members, highlighting the contributions of African women.

Hosted by the Focus Group members, the Wiki Oto campaign will launch on March 1, 2025. Every two months, a new theme will be introduced for participants to contribute items. Online training sessions and office hours will be scheduled to guide participants on using Wikidata.

When: From the 1st March to the 30th April 2025

Where: Online - WikiData

Language: English

• Launch of the Campaignː 1st March 2025 at 6ː00pm UTC. Event page.

• The Wiki Loves Women Focus Group members

• The themes and results of the campaign
• The Focus group members
• The Wiki Loves Women social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter or Instagram)
• The GenderGap Telegram group