Event:Africa Wiki Women-Wikidata Birthday Contest 2025

Africa Wiki Women-Wikidata Birthday Celebration 2025

We’re back with another exciting celebration!

This year, Africa Wiki Women and the AfroDemics Project Community is thrilled to mark Wikidata’s 13th birthday contest in collaboration with Wikimedia Deutschland.

As part of the campaign, we will focus on improving visibility for African women in academia by:

• Updating the Employer (P108) statements on Wikidata
• Creating and improving related articles about them on Wikipedia

Who Can Participate?

This campaign is open to all:

• Wikimedians across Africa and beyond who are passionate about closing the gender gap
• New editors are welcome

Organising team

• Aminwa 21
• Ibjaja055
• Ruby D-Brown
• Pellagia Njau
• Bukky658

Timeline and training schedule

• Contest Start date: 1st October, 2025
• Contest End date: 31st October, 2025

Date/Time	Activity	Trainer	Presentation Slide	Zoom Link/Session recording
2nd October 3:00 PM UTC	Introduction to Wikidata and how to add employer statements (English session)	Ibjaja055	Training Slide	Recording
3rd October 3:00 PM UTC	Introduction to Wikidata and how to add employer statements (French session)	Lexy_Tchuileu	Training Slide	Meeting link
15th October 3:00PM UTC	Hands-on article creation session for African women educators	Ibjaja055		Meeting link
29th October 3:00 PM UTC	Office hour

Criteria/Scoring guide for Editors

Kindly note that this guide is designed to assist both editors and reviewers in understanding the jury process for this campaign. For this contest, an editor will only be reimbursed for any one of the contributions stated below made and not a combination of all. Hence, we request that editors prioritise only one of the suggestions below.

Campaign Score Guide

Activity	Score
Adding an employer statement(P108) to 10 items on Wikidata	5 USD
Improving 3 Wikipedia articles by adding text of up to 1000 bytes and relevant sections	5 USD
Translating 3 Wikipedia articles to other languages	5 USD
Creating a (only 1) Wikipedia article with at least two sections	5 USD

List of items to improve
Ghana S/N Name Wikidata Descriptions 1 Rita Akosua Dickson Q71812696 pharmacist, academic 2 Vida Akoto-Bamfo Q76898486 judge, academic 3 Nana Aba Appiah Amfo Q105675663 academic 4 Takyiwaa Manuh Q105828374 writer, academic 5 Eugenia Date-Bah Q105829330 writer, academic 6 Rosemond Aboagyewa Boohene Q110271451 lecturer, academic 7 Rebecca Yawa Ganusah Q113844645 academic, religious studies scholar 8 Henrietta Abane Q130550776 civil servant, researcher, academic NIgeria S/N Name Wikidata Descriptions 1 Aize Obayan Q4699427 academic 2 Molara Ogundipe Q6895686 writer, academic, activist 3 Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Q20013339 writer, editor, publisher, academic 4 Lucy Jumeyi Ogbadu Q21066670 academic 5 Oluyemisi Oluremi Obilade Q22671991 academic, vice-chancellor 6 Comfort Ekpo Q22959057 academic, vice-chancellor 7 Tracie Chima Utoh Q27063681 writer, academic 8 Rabia Salihu Sa’id Q27942058 physicist, academic 9 Margaret Ladipo Q24233825 academic 10 Taiwo Abioye Q43549373 academic 11 Ibiyinka A. Fuwape Q51858644 physicist, lecturer, university teacher, academic, vice-chancellor 12 Tomilayo Adekanye Q42665906 economist, university teacher, academic 13 Fatima Batul Mukhtar Q42728901 botanist, academic 14 Adaeze Oreh Q66057222 academic, family physician 15 Lilian Salami Q72390409 researcher, academic, vice-chancellor 16 Dorcas Oluwade Q92208700 academic, vice-chancellor 17 Mobolanle Ebunoluwa Sotunsa Q98060041 academic 18 Phanuel Egejuru Q101138996 writer, academic 19 Nnenna Oti Q106533353 academic 20 Nora Daduut Q106572540 politician, professor, academic 21 Ongoebi Maureen Orubide Etebu Q105635764 academic 22 Blessing Chimezie Didia Q105714929 academic 23 Hafsat Ganduje Q105746240 academic 24 Josephine Oboh Macleod Q107093030 artist, academic 25 Bola Ikulayo Q113580310 academic, sports psychologist 26 Sa'adiya Omar Bello Q117086914 docent, academic 27 Maryam Jungudo Q121333661 academic 28 Morley Muse Q123133605 scientist, academic, environmental engineer 29 Amina Idriss Musa Q123145819 academic 30 Karima Tanko Q123166160 academic 31 Dorcas Olubanke Akintunde Q122707511 academic, biblical scholar 32 Fatima Ibrahim Baba Q123613323 academic 33 Fatima Q123614474 academic 34 Nafisa Q123614626 academic 35 Saratu Q123614774 academic 36 Hadiza Q123631341 academic 37 Sakina Q123631396 academic 38 Hauwa Abdullahi Gadaka Q123691983 academic 39 Maryam Yaya Q123701061 academic 40 Muhammed Ahmad Abdulazeez Q131317483 academic 41 Titilayo Mary Fabiyi Q135675987 academic 42 Daisy Nwachukwu Q135676316 theologian, academic 43 Monisola Adanijo Q135963026 physician, cardiologist, academic, government employee 44 Oyinkansola Tolulope Agaja Q135969359 researcher, pediatrician, cardiologist, academic, epidemiologist 45 Offiong Offor Q135989831 politician, academic 46 Adeola Akintola Q136053073 dentist, academic 47 Ifeoma Okoye Q136053558 physician, academic 48 Comfort Adokwe Q136070311 academic Tanzania S/N Name Wikidata Descriptions 1 Sunera Thobani Q21152477 sociologist; academic; women’s rights activist 2 Vicensia Shule Q61082605 academic 3 Mary Hospicia Kafyome Q124963046 academic; media consultant 4 Marcellina Chijoriga Q135927849 academic 5 Sophia Ndibalema Q135975904 academic 6 Carolyne Nombo Q135975914 academic 7 Esther Hellen Jason Lugwisha Q135977107 researcher; academic Kenya S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Philo Ikonya Q4955600 writer; human rights activist; journalist; academic; political activist 2 Miriam Were Q6873443 writer; physician; university teacher; academic; novelist 3 Margaret Muthwii Q17198382 academic 4 Wangui wa Goro Q18207475 writer; translator; academic; activist 5 Kakenya Ntaiya Q18386676 academic; women’s rights activist 6 Olive Mugenda Q19668224 researcher; academic; academic administrator 7 Hope Mwanake Q78727540 scientist; businessperson; academic 8 Purity Ngina Q89910442 researcher; academic 9 Eunice Kamaara Q92679861 researcher; academic; ethicist; religious studies scholar 10 Nzambi Matee Q104425425 scientist; businessperson; engineer; entrepreneur; academic; environmentalist; designer 11 Anne N. Kubai Q112671682 writer; university teacher; academic 12 Nancy Karigithu Q124820955 scientist; academic 13 Telesia K Musili Q135670062 academic; religious studies scholar 14 Josephine Gitome Q136100932 academic Malawi S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Maggie Madimbo Q113824566 academic 2 Dorothy Cynthia Nampota Q133898238 researcher; academic 3 Ngcimezile Mbano-Mweso Q134291186 researcher; academic; legal scholar 4 Bernadette Malunga Q134291232 researcher; academic; legal scholar 5 Tiffany Banda Q134297031 researcher; academic 6 Flora Nankhuni Q133973383 economist; researcher; academic 7 Grace Tomoka Bakuwa Q133981502 academic; philosopher 8 Joyce Mlenga Q133981873 academic Niger S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Bouli Ali Diallo Q42710410 politician; academic; activist 2 Antoinette Tidjani Alou Q111333705 screenwriter; writer; translator; academic 3 Tunde Omobowale Q66498924 writer; academic 4 Q133717173 Q133717173 public figure; researcher; academic 5 Ouassa Tiekoura Q135216331 researcher; academic 6 Samuila Sanoussi Q131679677 politician; researcher; academic; neurosurgeon 7 Amina Saidou Q132571455 academic 8 Q136261765 Q136261765 television producer; journalist; academic; film critic Senegal S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Jeanne Lopis-Sylla Q3176096 academic 2 Salif E. Diop Q72367389 scientist; academic 3 Codou Bop Q56599294 journalist; sociologist; academic; women’s rights activist 4 Maxime Somé Q105946342 writer; academic 5 Yoro Khary Fall Q106637319 historian; academic 6 Diana Senghor Q124377145 academic; magazine editor 7 Aziz Salmone Fall Q131411514 political scientist; academic Ethiopia S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Agaredech Jemaneh Gemeda Q125562655 journalist; academic 2 Emrakeb Assefa Q125569397 journalist; academic 3 Fekadeselassie Belege Getaneh Q126076135 university teacher; academic; neonatal nurse practitioner 4 Meron Hadero Q124323352 writer; academic 5 Rahwa Abrha Gebremedhin Q132054078 researcher; academic; agricultural scientist 6 Meskerem Aberra Q131994043 academic 7 Meseret Kassahun Q135191128 academic 8 Endegena Abebe Q136029773 civil servant; researcher; academic Madagascar S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Raoelina Andriambololona Q72679187 scientist, academic 2 Razafiarison Andriamanantena Q129444048 politician, academic 3 Ludonie Velontrasina Q133849411 artist, sociologist, academic Mozambique S/N personLabel person occupationLabel 1 Jorge Ferrão Q117288147 academic 2 Brazão Mazula Q118144122 civil servant, Latin Catholic priest, academic 3 Adriano Nuvunga Q122922140 academic Rwanda S/N personLabel person occupationLabel 1 Judith Uwizeye Q38242931 lawyer, politician, academic 2 Papias Malimba Musafiri Q40050498 politician, civil servant, researcher, academic, education minister 3 Uzziel Ndagijimana Q55760353 politician, economist, lecturer, academic 4 Anastase Shyaka Q58008008 politician, academic 5 Manasseh Nshuti Q93111837 politician, civil servant, academic 6 Cyprien Niyomugabo Q93120513 politician, academic 7 Laetitia Nyinawamwiza Q93121707 politician, senior lecturer, academic 8 Didas Kayihura Muganga Q119773222 lawyer, academic 9 Ildephonse Musafiri Q122199322 academic Uganda S/N personLabel person occupationLabel 1 Taban lo Liyong Q508335 writer, poet, academic 2 Thelma Awori Q2416628 politician, academic, activist 3 Damalie Nagitta-Musoke Q17306325 lawyer, human rights activist, academic 4 Charity Basaza Mulenga Q17580316 electrical engineer, lecturer, academic 5 Barbara Ntambirweki Q18045197 lawyer, academic, activist 6 Pamela Mbabazi Q18386326 academic 7 Maggie Kigozi Q4793893 physician, academic, business consultant 8 Augustus Nuwagaba Q4821505 academic 9 Christine Dranzoa Q5111001 zoologist, academic 10 Mondo Kagonyera Q19276649 politician, veterinarian, academic, academic administrator 11 Jane Mulemwa Q22935610 chemist, educator, academic 12 Sabrina Kitaka Q57585556 physician, researcher, academic 13 Zahara Nampewo Q43143394 lawyer, academic 14 Philippa Ngaju Makobore Q43549242 electrical engineer, academic 15 Rose Kirumira Q46999139 sculptor, visual artist, academic 16 Sarah Nyendwoha Ntiro Q50379531 academic 17 Anne Nasimiyu Wasike Q96474815 missionary, theologian, academic 18 Emily Maractho Q96622977 journalist, academic 19 Asinisi Fina Opio Q69990468 professor, researcher, academic 20 Ekwaro Obuku Q77308962 physician, researcher, academic 21 Ben Twinomugisha Q83612715 human rights activist, academic 22 Maria Nassali Q83613728 lawyer, human rights activist, academic, women's rights activist 23 Lydia Chekwel Q106312282 politician, teaching, academic 24 Badru Kateregga Q61750045 entrepreneur, academic 25 Stella Nansikombi Makubuya Q61875364 lawyer, civil servant, academic, women's rights activist 26 Grace Nambatya Kyeyune Q107484961 scientist, academic 27 Morris Ogenga Latigo Q108364967 politician, academic 28 Gorretti Byomire Q110836871 computer scientist, disability rights movement, academic 29 Fred Charles Oweyegha-Afunaduula Q112743299 writer, farmer, zoologist, head teacher, university teacher, researcher, academic, environmentalist, social critic, administrator 30 Deborah Kasente Q111530886 writer, academic 31 F. Sempala-Ntege Q124260979 academic Cameroon S/N personLabel person occupationLabel 1 Luc Sindjoun Q3264914 academic 2 Ambroise Kom Q23857549 writer, academic 3 Pascal Bekolo Bekolo Q23890884 writer, academic 4 Bonaventure Sonké Q26714443 researcher, botanical collector, scholar, botanist, academic 5 Jean Paul Notué Q21542226 historian, academic, anthropologist 6 Emmanuel Tonye Q36696779 academic 7 Saïbou Issa Q55724477 historian, academic 8 Jean Claude Mbanya Q57320963 physician, academic 9 Ludovic Lado Q105533183 Catholic priest, academic, activist 10 Lazare Kaptué Q106636440 politician, academic 11 Sindjoun-Pokam Q109398018 writer, academic, philosopher 12 Martial Ebenezer Nguéa Q116025271 journalist, academic, film critic 13 Fridolin Nke Q125118527 academic 14 Yvette Balana Q117288487 writer, poet, academic 15 Ebot Ebot Enaw Q120785586 academic 16 Larissa Kojoué Q125976340 human rights activist, academic 17 Rose Zoe-Obianga Q135828658 theologian, academic DR Congo S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Clémentine M. Faïk-Nzuji Q2980742 academic 2 Gaby Bamana Q20967984 academic 3 Kanigula Mubagwa Q70708375 academic 4 Lema Gwete Q110794689 academic 5 Mutshipayi Kalombo Cibalabala Q112464356 academic 6 Banjikila Thomas Bakajika Q133650247 academic 7 Magalie Mangobe Q133871703 academic Algeria S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Hamid Aït Amara Q3126416 academic 2 Aïcha Kassoul Q2876202 academic 3 Mohamed Lakhdar Maougal Q3318648 academic 4 Yacine Benabid Q3571256 academic 5 Ahmed Zaoui Q12178574 academic 6 Naima Salhi Q12248733 academic 7 Mohamed Bensalah Q16640236 academic 8 Amor Nezzal Q48772937 academic 9 Youcef Belmehdi Q62639219 academic 10 Belkacem Mostefaoui Q55865733 academic 11 Hachemi Tijani Q57584574 academic 12 Ghoulem Berrah Q66716366 academic 13 Fayçal El Ahmar Q107348013 academic 14 Ismehen Melouka Q111967189 academic 15 Amina Azza Bekkat Q131316020 academic 16 Yamilé Haraoui-Ghebalou Q136353192 academic Egypt S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Mohamed Kamel Morssiy Q3318623 academic 2 Nader Fergany Q2004731 academic 3 Essam E. Khalil Q5399352 academic 4 Ezzedine Choukri Fishere Q5423469 academic 5 Q6812773 Q6812773 academic 6 Amna Nasir Q6537104 academic 7 Mohamed Abou El-Ghar Q6890958 academic 8 Aḥmad Ḥasan al-Zayyāt Q6821926 academic 9 Rifaat Mahgoub Q7333205 academic 10 Ahmed Shafiq Q12178931 academic 11 Farghali Abdel Hafiz Q11043530 academic 12 Gamal El-Araby Q12205857 academic 13 Hassan Hamdy Ibrahim Q12207958 academic 14 Hassunah al-Nawawi Q12208068 academic 15 Q12208614 Q12208614 academic 16 Muhammad Dorry Pasha Q12211729 academic 17 ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Muntaṣir Q12222586 academic 18 Zineb Radwan Q12214934 academic 19 Kamal Helbawy Q12236213 academic 20 Fatima Mousa Q12230187 academic 21 Mostafa El Feky Q12243358 academic 22 Q12243434 Q12243434 academic 23 Mohamed Nasr Eldin Allam Q12241071 academic 24 Mahmud Fahmi Hijazi Q12241292 academic 25 Mohamed Nageeb Hosni Q12241320 academic 26 Isma‘il al-Qabbani Q13141188 academic 27 Q13141728 Q13141728 academic 28 Q16121423 Q16121423 academic 29 Nancy Okail Q16728656 academic 30 Q17388041 Q17388041 academic 31 Gaber Nassar Q22929349 academic 32 Nadia Amara Q25454596 academic 33 Laila Doss Q25463123 academic 34 Ibrahim Shawky Q25450926 academic 35 Ibrāhīm Badrān Q27048298 academic 36 Ali Abd er-Rahmaan Yousef Q29530470 academic 37 Samiya Mehrez Q28714775 academic 38 Makarem Elghamry Q28714789 academic 39 Khaled El-Enany Q28715049 academic 40 ʿAbd al-Sattar al-Halwaji Q40378579 academic 41 Amir Boktor Q41782699 academic 42 Venice Kamel Gouda Q42884302 academic 43 Ahmed Sameh Farid Q43133038 academic 44 Hanan Gewefel Q46687151 academic 45 Kareem Abu-Elmagd Q59622739 academic Libya S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Yusra Mouzughi Q131480688 academic 2 Haniya Abukhris Q131497155 academic 3 Jazia Shaitir Q131499191 academic 4 Mabrouka Touki Othman Aoki Q131513759 academic 5 Fayrouz Abd al-Rahim al-Naas Q131515856 academic 6 Amina Al-Maghribi Q131516347 academic 7 Ibtisam Bahih Q131516453 academic 8 Abeer Amnina Q131519421 academic 9 Turkia Al Waer Q131450374 academic 10 Sarah Uheida Q131468030 academic 11 Faten bin Rajab Q131468984 academic 12 Houria Khalifa Miloud Q114884645 academic 13 Fatima al-Haji Q29512613 academic 14 Ibrahim Ghariani Q12181824 academic 15 Al-Hadi Mustafa Buluqmah Q12194592 academic 16 ʿUmar Muḥammad al-Tūmī Shībānī Q12228358 academic Morocco S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Aziz el-Houssine Q2875172 academic 2 Mohammed Benhammou Q3319013 academic 3 Thami El Khyari Q3519491 academic 4 Zhor Gourram Q16919491 academic 5 Oumama Aouad Lahrech Q16010718 academic 6 Raja Naji Makkawi Q22688107 academic 7 Mohammed Noureddine Affaya Q22928936 academic 8 Ibrahim Harakat Q20392549 academic 9 Mohamed b. A. Benchekroun Q55978606 academic 10 Latifa El Bouhsini Q50636471 academic 11 Saïd Bensaïd Alaoui Q64171517 academic 12 Rachid Boutayeb Q64173580 academic 13 Driss Ouaouicha Q70224791 academic 14 Abdul Wahab Al-Tazi Saud Q106686721 academic 15 Hassan EL Mouden Q107250385 academic 16 Hamida Sayegh Q110735214 academic 17 Yahya Boulahya Q123458405 academic 18 Mohamed Lahbabi Q123472573 academic 19 Jamal 'Allal al-Bakhti Q130287584 academic 20 Khalid Lyamlahy Q130349462 academic 21 Fatima Jamai Lahbabi Q131190343 academic 22 Q136091472 Q136091472 academic 23 Hassan Wahbi Q124980817 academic Sudan S/N Name Wikidata Actions 1 Afaf Al-Sadiq Q47092717 academic 2 Gibril Ibrahim Q20635399 academic 3 Mansour Ali Haseeb Q108753567 academic 4 Amna Elsadik Badri Q63122815 academic 5 Aisha Musa el-Said Q66626452 academic 6 Intisar el-Zein Soghayroun Q67162677 academic 7 Athar Bela Q115898736 academic 8 Maymuna Mirghani Hamza Q124986673 academic 9 Dafallah Al-Haj Q131580168 academic 10 Badreldin Elhag Musa Q131581665 academic 11 Magdi El Gizouli Q131581687 academic 12 Mawahib Mohammed Sanowsi Q131603234 academic 13 Badreld Ahmed Q123750940 academic 14 Widad Ibrahim abdelgadir Q124056085 academic 15 Lamia Shammat Q131619955 academic 16 Al-Shifa Adul Gadir Hassan Q131624354 academic 17 Nazik Elmalaika Husain Q131629711 academic 18 Abdalla Elfakki Elbashir Q132859197 academic 19 Malik Babikir Badri Q133832535 academic 20 Amira Y. Badri Q136051772 academic 21 Amal Ibrahim Q136071861 academic 22 Caroline Ayad Q136073846 academic 23 Tagwa Musa Q136091321 academic 24 Sara Mustafa Q136094214 academic 25 Ilham Hassan F. Mansour Q136094380 academic 26 Mamoun Homeida Q136100994 academic 27 Farouk Mohamed Ibrahim Q136101986 academic 28 Mohamed Hashim Awad Q136376996 academic 29 Q136386819 Q136386819 academic

Articles To Create

Wiki Afrodemics Project Women Wanting Pages

Wiki Afrodemics Project Women Wanting Pages

Women Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences without English Wikipedia articles This list is generated from Wikidata and updated automatically by ListeriaBot. Do not edit the rows manually – any changes will be overwritten on the next update. Manually update list | Find images This list is generated from data in Wikidata and is periodically updated by a bot. Edits made within the list area will be removed on the next update! Article Country Date conferred Occupation ORCID iD Google Scholar author ID VIAF ID Image Publications (known/missing) Susan J. Elliott Canada 2022 geographer public health scientist university teacher 0000-0001-5514-1116 HdTGYhoAAAAJ 46235115 57 / 📖 Nicki Tiffin Zimbabwe 2019 researcher 0000-0001-5083-2735 5ksS5OgAAAAJ 57 / 📖 Nayel Barakat Egypt 1995 researcher 0 / 📖 Najia Kbir-Ariguib French protectorate of Tunisia Tunisia 1988 academic researcher 7435369 6 / 📖 Hafida Merzouk Algeria 2013 researcher 0000-0001-5081-3358 4_tTZOoAAAAJ 449149719127711130009 37 / 📖 Boitumelo Kgarebe Botswana 2012 analytical chemist researcher 5 / 📖 Balkiss Bouhaouala-Zahar Tunisia 2013 biochemist researcher 0000-0003-3147-245X no7Uv1sAAAAJ 313558533 40 / 📖 Sellama Nadifi Morocco 2014 researcher 0000-0002-4272-1506 1605159234656803372307 93 / 📖 Mary Scholes South Africa 2018 researcher plant physiologist 0000-0001-5762-9537 qNlkIIMAAAAJ 177145857889223021078 27 / 📖 Sassy Molyneux United Kingdom 2019 researcher academic 0000-0001-9522-416X 170999118 81 / 📖 Lydia Roos France 2022 scientist physicist 0000-0001-7151-9983 202134484 1270 / 📖 Leena Tripathi 2022 researcher plant molecular biologist 0000-0001-5723-4981 WEKeiEYAAAAJ 58505887 48 / 📖 Susan A. Bourne South Africa 2018 researcher 0000-0002-2491-2843 OlFQMW4AAAAJ 121 / 📖 Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya South Africa 2017 researcher epidemiologist public health scientist 0000-0001-9387-0432 169009503 84 / 📖 Oluwatoyin A. Odeku 2022 pharmacist academic mentor 0000-0002-0732-1304 Ti-T_nsAAAAJ 302282669 43 / 📖 Adrienne L. Edkins South Africa 2018 researcher biochemist 0000-0002-3615-6651 314901582 61 / 📖 ∑ 16 items. End of auto-generated list.