Africa Wiki Women IWD - Inspire Inclusion 2024/Overview

The African Wiki Women IWD Inspire Inclusion 2024 Campaign celebrates IWD 2024 by enhancing existing articles and items on African women through their contributions on the Wikimedia projects whilst also establishing a community for African female Wikimedians by providing a platform for peer learning and connections within and outside the Wikimedia space in line with this theme, "Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress."

This Campaign primary objective is to enrich content concerning women's issues, focusing on key challenges impeding gender equality by 2030; inadequate financing, poverty, gender-responsive financing, feminist activism, and the green economy in Africa.

Furthermore, this campaign will prioritize enhancing Wikipedia articles and Wikidata entries related the Women’s March in Africa 2023 and the International Women’s Day activities will receive expanded coverage, addressing the current limited representation across African countries.

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Objective[edit]

Recognition and Celebration: The project aims to recognize and celebrate the contributions of African female Wikimedians in terms of contribution, contents, and readership, elevating their visibility within the Wikimedia community and beyond.
Improvement of Content: By enhancing content related to women and key gender equality issues, the project strives to provide a more comprehensive and accurate representation of African women's experiences and challenges, fostering greater awareness and understanding.
Addressing Content Gaps: The initiative targets missing or inadequately covered topics on Wikipedia and Wikidata related to African women's achievements and struggles, rectifying gaps in knowledge and representation.
Building Community: Through sensitization efforts and community-building activities, the project seeks to cultivate a sustainable and supportive network of African Wiki Women, empowering them to contribute effectively and collaboratively to Wikimedia projects.
Diversifying Content: By generating diverse and inclusive content, the project aims to amplify marginalized voices and perspectives, promoting a more equitable representation of women's issues and experiences in Africa.

Target Participants[edit]

This campaign is open to anyone (Male & Female) willing to support this focus, however we will specially expect more contributions from female African Wikimedians from both francophone and anglophone countries in Africa. Notably, the project seeks to involve individuals from countries such as Ghana, Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, and other nations within the continent.

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Criteria/Scoring guide for Newbie and Experience Editor[edit]

Please note that this guide will assist both editors and reviewers in understanding the jury process for this campaign. Please note that the Reviewers/Organisers reserve the right to award fewer/ more points and full/partial/ No data disbursement if editors contributions do not meet the criteria.

Type of editor	Action/scoring point for Wikipedia	Action/scoring point for Wikidata	Disbursement Criteria for 10-15 USD Per Contributor
EXPERIENCED EDITORS: This is anyone who created a Wikimedia account up to a year and has up to 600 edits on Wikipedia, and has created and published at least 1 article on Wikipedia mainspace. This also includes creating a complete item on Wikidata from scratch and improving a series of statements on Wikidata before this event. Use the Xcloud general stats tool to confirm your contribution level.	Create or translate articles that focus on gender-responsive financing, women’s marches in Africa, African women in business, International Women’s Day in Africa around the world, women’s rights in Africa, and feminism in Africa. See the outreachdashboard & this page for the list to work on. Please note that we do not expect experienced editors to improve existing articles as we have solely assigned that to our newbies. +7 points per article created which is up to this example. If the article is a byte is less or more than the example shown, the reviewer reserves the right to award less or more points. +3 points per article translated which is up to this example. If the article translated is less or more than the example shown, the reviewer reserves the right to award less or more points.	5+ points per new Wikidata item created from scratch with a complete label, at least 5 statements and 1 reference added to any section of the statements. +2 points per Wikidata item expanded with at least 3 statements with values or references (if any)	Create/translate at least 1 article, and create or expand at least 5 items with at least 5 complete statements.
NEW EDITORS: A Newbie is anyone who created a Wikimedia account during this campaign or has no editing history on Wikipedia or Wikidata since the creation of their account. Use the Xcloud general stats tool to confirm your contribution level.	Translate articles that focus on gender-responsive financing, women’s marches in Africa, African women in business, International Women’s Day in Africa around the world, women’s rights in Africa, and feminism in Africa. See the outreachdashboard & this page for the list to work on. +3 points per article translated which is up to this example. If the article translated is less or more than the example shown, the reviewer reserves the right to award less or more points. Improve existing articles by adding a new section and or expanding an article with wiki links, info boxes, categories, and references. +3 points per article translated which is up to this example. If the article translated is less or more than the example shown, the reviewer reserves the right to award less or more points. +2 point per article section expanded which is up to this example. If the article improved is less or more than the example shown, the reviewer reserves the right to award less or more points.	5+ points per new Wikidata item created from scratch with a complete label, at least 5 statements and 1 reference added to any section of the statements. +2 points per Wikidata item expanded with at least 3 statements with values or references (if any)	DISBURSEMENT CRITERIA: Translate at least 1 article OR Expand at least 3 different article sections with Wikilinks/references/Infobox/ add image, AND Create or Expand at least 4 items with at least 5 complete statements. This criteria is not to limit newbies' contributions but to guide your contributions. If you become extra bold during this campaign you can also create a new article in your sandbox and share it with Reviewers/Trainers to guide you on the next steps.