Event:AWA 2025 Fellowships/Home
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The African Wikipedian Alliance (AWA), powered by Code for Africa (CfA) in partnership with global institutions, is offering 14 fellowships to empower African Wikipedians-in-Residence across three key initiatives in partnerships with the Norwegian Embassy of Foreign Affairs, Digital Democracy Initiatives, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). These fellowships aim to close critical content and contributor gaps on Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
1. AWA Inclusion & Climate Justice Fellowship In partnership with the Norwegian Embassy, this fellowship supports four Wikipedians in improving content on gender equity, LGBTQ+ rights, and climate awareness across Southern Africa and neighbouring countries.
2. AWA Digitalise Youth Fellowship In collaboration with EPD, AfricTivistes, KAF, and others, six fellows will amplify youth voices and promote digital rights in the Sahel, West Africa, and the Horn of Africa, focusing on cybersecurity, freedom of expression, and online civic engagement.
3. AWA SRIEWA Fellowship (Strengthening Resilient Information Ecosystems in West Africa) With support from GIZ, this fellowship supports four Wikipedians to enhance content around governance, civic responsibilities, and political participation in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire.
Each project empowers fellows to serve as local change-makers by organizing events, leading technical training, and collaborating with civic organisations to enhance the quality, diversity, and accessibility of African content on Wikimedia platforms.
Timelines & Activities
[edit]- Planning: 19th February - 9th June 2025
- Implementation: 10th June - 30th November 2025
- Evaluation and Reporting: 15th November- 10th December 2025
Fellows Onboarding and Virtual launch
| Date & Time | Topic | Slide & Recordings | Zoom link |
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| Wed. 18th June(11:00 AM UTC ) | Onboarding Day 1 |
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Zoom link |
| Thurs. 19th June (2:30 PM UTC) | Onboarding Day 2 |
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Zoom link |
| Fri. 20th June (11:00 AM UTC) | Onboarding Day 3 | AWA Fellowship Slideet diapositives 31-65 (français).
English recording Day 3 Enregistrement vidéo en français - Jour 3 |
Zoom link |
| Wed. 25th June (2:30 PM UTC) | Virtual Launch | Zoom link |