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Start and end time22:50, 2 December 2024 – 23:00, 30 January 2025
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Number of participants59 participants
SheSaid 2024 Event:African Women Academics

Overview

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The SheSaid 2024 Event:African Women Academics aims to drive transformative change by amplifying African women's voices and achievements in education on Wikiquote. We are dedicated to bridging the gender gap by ensuring these women's unique quotes, insights, and accomplishments are adequately represented and celebrated.

African women academics have long been inspirational figures, playing a pivotal role in shaping education, research, and the empowerment of future generations. They have broken barriers in traditionally male-dominated fields, becoming leading voices in disciplines such as science, literature, history, economics, and education. These women not only advance knowledge but also serve as vital role models, representing African women in global academic spaces and exemplifying resilience and achievement.

How to participate

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  1. First step is to create an account, if you don't have one click here
  2. List the articles created or improved under the Articles created/improved section.
  3. Add the hashtag "#SheSaid 2024" to every edit summary.

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Jury Process

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In order to ensure transparency and fairness, scoring in this competition would be qualitative; keeping in mind that all articles must meet Wikiquote standards for notability, quality, and sourcing, as described in the rules declared in the following section. Any article may be disqualified at the judges’ discretion.

The scoring system for the winners would be as follows:

  • One point (1.0) would be awarded for every new Wikiquote article.
  • One point (1.0) for every 1000 bytes of content for the articles.
  • Half a point (0.5) for every quality source or citation used in a Wikiquote article.

Results can be viewed.

Rules and Recommendations

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  • Please read the rules very carefully before the contest commences.
  • Articles must be in the mainspace by the end of the competition period.
  • All entries are expected to be fully sourced, with no unsourced claims. Try to make the formatting consistent with dates and layout; clean, useful new entries are what the contest is about.
  • It is important that before starting new entries, especially on the English Wikiquote, you take the time to ensure that articles meet notability guidelines and have the adequate coverage in reliable sources needed to be acceptable on Wikipedia.
  • Take extra care to avoid paraphrasing and copyright. While producing a lot of content, it is sometimes difficult to avoid sentences that do not resemble something in a source, but it is important that the articles are without problems and will stick around on Wikipedia for a long time.
  • No automated, semi-automated tools, scripts, or manual templates to mass generate content are permitted for the contest. Any indication that editors are cheating by using a cookie-cutter template or script to mass-generate through lists may lead to disqualification.

Timelines and Deliverables

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  • Implementation Dates: 30th November to 31st of January 2025
  • Venue: TBD
  • Bukatee, Unilorin, Kwara State
  • 30 Novemberː Graphics production Done
  • 1st December - 7th December 2024: Campaign awareness In progress…
  • 14 to 31st December online writing contest In progress…
  • Sat. 14th December in-person events Done
  • 10 January 2025 Virtual webinar Not done

Facilitators

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Key Mentors

User:Anthere

User:Islahaddow

User:Afek91

Local team

User:Ebubechukwu1

User:Tochiprecious

User:Kingaustin07

African Women Academics in Red

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Our research reveals that over 100 notable African women academics, each with a Wikipedia page, are currently absent from Wikiquote (https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/SheSaid_2024_Event:_African_Women_Academics). This lack of representation diminishes the recognition of their work and limits their ability to inspire others through their powerful words.

Prizes

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These prizes will be given in gift/shopping vouchers
1st Place - N70,000
2nd Place - N50,000
3rd Place - N30,000

Special Category

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Top Female contributor - N15,000
New Editor - N15,000

Created Articles
S/N Username Name of Individual Country (with flag) Wikiquote
1 Reuzi_tech Hadiza Shehu Galadanci Nigeria Nigeria Hadiza Shehu Galadanci
2 BigDareLibrary Deborah Ajakaiye Nigeria Nigeria Deborah Ajakaiye
3 Bembety Cecilia Omaile Ojabo Nigeria Nigeria Cecilia Omaile Ojabo
4 BigDareLibrary Isabel Hofmeyr South Africa South Africa Isabel Hofmeyr
5 BigDareLibrary Salome Maswime South Africa South Africa Salome Maswime
6 BigDareLibrary Hlonipha Mokoena South Africa South Africa Hlonipha Mokoena
7 Reuzi_tech Sylvia Tamale Uganda Uganda Sylvia Tamale
8 Reuzi_tech Zahara Nampewo Uganda Uganda Zahara Nampewo
9 Mojex02 Kate Okikiolu Nigeria Nigeria Kate Okikiolu
10 Reuzi_tech Rose Mbowa Uganda Uganda Rose Mbowa
11 Adimora chidinma Esperan da Costa

Flag_orb_Angola Angola

Esperan da Costa
12 Menetie1 Menetie Tuoyo Nigeria Nigeria Menetie Tuoyo
13 Grace789 Ayobola Kekere-Ekun Example [1]
14 Aderiqueza Azza Karam Egypt Egypt Azza Karam
15 Aderiqueza Serara Selelo-Mogwe Botswana Botswana Serara Selelo-Mogwe
16 Aderiqueza Grace Nambatya Kyeyune Uganda Uganda Grace Nambatya Kyeyune
17 Aderiqueza Sabrina Kitaka Uganda Uganda Sabrina Kitaka
18 Aderiqueza Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda Uganda Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda
19 Aderiqueza Christine Dranzoa Uganda Christine Dranzoa
20 Aderiqueza Thelma Awori Uganda Thelma Awori
21 Aderiqueza Adjany Costa Angola Adjany Costa
22 Aderiqueza Florence Muranga Uganda Florence Muranga
23 Aderiqueza Kawthar Zaki EgyptEgypt Kawthar Zaki
24 Aderiqueza Ainehi Edoro Nigeria Ainehi Edoro
25 Aderiqueza Nigeria Folakemi T. Odedina
26 Aderiqueza Olayinka Ramota Karim Nigeria Olayinka Ramota Karim
27 Aderiqueza Florence Orabueze Nigeria Florence Orabueze
28 Aderiqueza Wendy Osefo Nigeria Wendy Osefo
29 Aderiqueza Antonia Simbine Nigeria Antonia Simbine
30 Aderiqueza Ama Biney Ghana Ama Biney
31 Shamsu08 Gertrude Mwangala Zambia Gertrude Mwangala
32 Bembety Cecilia Omaile Ojabo Nigeria Nigeria Cecilia Omaile Ojabo
33 Bembety Maria do Carmo Medina AngolaAngola Maria do Carmo Medina
34 Bembety Marnia Lazreg Algeria Algeria Marnia Lazreg
35 Bembety Tracie Chima Utoh Algeria Algeria Tracie Chima Utoh
36 Bembety Marieme Helie Lucas Algeria Algeria Marieme Helie Lucas
37 Bembety Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko Nigeria Nigeria Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko
38 Bembety Ezinne Ukagwu Nigeria Nigeria Ezinne Ukagwu
39 Bembety Corinne Chevallier Algeria Algeria Corinne Chevallier
40 Bembety Sabah Ferdi Algeria Algeria Sabah Ferdi
41 Bembety Uzo Iwobi Nigeria Nigeria Uzo Iwobi
42 Bembety Benseddik Algeria Algeria Benseddik
43 Bembety Saadatu Hassan Liman Nigeria Nigeria Saadatu Hassan Liman
44 Bembety Catherine Falade Nigeria Nigeria Catherine Falade
45 Bembety Deborah Egunyomi Nigeria Nigeria Deborah Egunyomi
46 Bembety Grace Ebun Delano Nigeria Nigeria Grace Ebun Delano
47 Bembety Helen Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Helen
48 Bembety Bola Ikulayo Nigeria Nigeria Bola Ikulayo
49 Bembety Doris Bozimo Nigeria Nigeria Doris Bozimo
50 Bembety Adiya Omar Bello Nigeria Nigeria Adiya Omar Bello
51 Bembety Olubukola Mary Akinpelu Nigeria Nigeria Olubukola Mary Akinpelu
52 Bembety Beatrice Aboyade Nigeria Nigeria Beatrice Aboyade
53 Bembety Sasha Roseneil Algeria Algeria Sasha Roseneil
54 Bembety Fiona Tregenna South Africa South Africa Fiona Tregenna
55 Bembety Ingrid Woolard South Africa South African Ingrid Woolard
56 Bembety Justine Burns South Africa South Africa Justine Burns
57 Bembety Sonia Machanick South Africa South Africa Sonia Machanick
58 Bembety Catriona Ida Macleod South Africa South Africa Catriona Ida Macleod
59 Bembety Denise Frick South Africa South Africa Denise Frick
60 Bembety Samantha Vice South Africa South Africa Samantha Vice South
61 Bembety Nthabiseng Mokoena South Africa South Africa Nthabiseng Mokoena
62 Bembety Susan Keech McIntosh South Africa South Africa Susan Keech McIntosh
63 Bembety Cecily Sash South Africa South Africa Cecily Sash
64 Bembety Claire Palley South Africa South Africa Claire Palley South af
65 Bembety Aliaa Rafea Egypt Egypt Aliaa Rafea
66 Bembety Kerry Gibson South Africa South Africa Kerry Gibson
67 Bembety Nancy Charton South Africa South Africa Nancy Charton
68 Bembety Bouli Ali Diallo Niger Niger Bouli Ali Diallo
69 Bembety Sarah Nyendwoha Ntiro Uganda Uganda Sarah Nyendwoha Ntiro
70 Bembety Damalie Nagitta Musoke Uganda Uganda Damalie Nagitta Musoke
71 Bembety Sada Mire Somalia Somalia Sada Mire
72 Bembety Aster Afwork Gebrekirstos Ethiopia Ethiopia Aster Afwork Gebrekirstos
73 Bembety Shahida El-Baz Egypt Egypt Shahida El-Baz
74 Bembety Hiba Mohamed Sudan Sudan Hiba Mohamed
75 Bembety Nashwa Eassa Sudan Sudan Nashwa Eassa
76 Bembety Layla Zakaria Abdel Rahman] Sudan Sudan Layla Zakaria Abdel Rahman
77 Bembety Kaletapwa Farauta Nigeria Nigeria Kaletapwa Farauta
78 Bembety Fadwa Taha Sudan Sudan Fadwa Taha
79 Bembety Atan Sio Mozambique Mozambique sio Atan sio
80 Bembety Maria Andrade Cape Verde Cape Verde Maria Andrade
81 Bembety Segenet Kelemu Ethiopia Ethiopia Segenet Kelemu
82 Bembety Adol Glitho-Akueson Togo Togo Adol Glitho-Akueson
83 Bembety Francine Ntoumi Congo Congo Francine Ntoumi
84 Bembety Habiba Bouhamed Chaabouni Tunisia Tunisia Habiba Bouhamed Chaabouni
85 Bembety Merieme Chadid Morocco Morocco Merieme Chadid
86 Bembety Evelyne Isaack Mbede Tanzania Tanzania Evelyne Isaack Mbede
87 Bembety Chantal Radi milahy Madagascar Madagascar Radi milahy
88 Bembety Agnes Yewande Savage Nigeria Nigeria Agnes Yewande Savage
89 Bembety Zara Randriamanakoto Madagascar Madagascar Zara Randriamanakoto
90 Bembety Gihan Kamel Egypt Egypt Gihan Kamel
91 Precious789 Ngozi Chuma Nigeria Nigeria Ngozi Chuma
92 Precious789 Sope Williams Nigeria Nigeria Sope Williams
93 Precious789 Sidikat Ijaiya Nigeria Nigeria Sidikat Ijaiya
94 Precious789 Enase Okonedo Nigeria Nigeria Enase Okonedo
95 Precious789 Adenike Kuku Nigeria Nigeria Adenike Kuku
96 Precious789 Elisabeta Olarinde Nigeria Nigeria Elisabeta Olarinde
96 Grace789 Annette Seegers Nigeria Nigeria Annette Seegers
97 Grace789 Fatima Seedat Nigeria Nigeria

Fatima Seedat

98 Grace789 Deborah Owusu-Bonsu Ghana Ghana Deborah Owusu-Bonsu
99 Grace789 Philomena Nyarko Ghana Ghana Philomena Nyarko
100 Grace789 Eureka Emefa Adamako Ghana Ghana Eureka Emefa Adamako
101 Grace789 Lucy Allais South Africa South Africa Lucy Allais
102 Grace789 Makhosazana Xaba South Africa South Africa Makhosazana Xaba
103 Grace789 AnnMarie Wolpe South Africa South Africa AnnMarie Wolpe
104 Grace789 Melissa Steyn South Africa South Africa Melissa Steyn
105 Grace789 Sa'diyya Shaikh South Africa South Africa Sa'diyya Shaikh
106 Grace789 Veli Mitova South Africa South Africa Veli Mitova
107 Grace789 Floretta Boonzaier South Africa South Africa Floretta Boonzaier
108 Grace789 Susan David South Africa South Africa Susan David
109 Grace789 Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela South Africa South Africa Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
110 Grace789 Micki Pistorius South Africa South Africa Micki Pistorius
111 Grace789 Angela Hawken South Africa South Africa Angela Hawken
112 Grace789 Margaret Legum South Africa South Africa Margaret Legum
113 Grace789 Neva Makgetla South Africa South Africa Neva Makgetla
114 Grace789 Gill Marcus South Africa South Africa Gill Marcus
115 Grace789 Nicoli Nattrass South Africa South Africa Nicoli Nattrass
116 Grace789 Ann Pettifor South Africa South Africa Ann Pettifor
117 Grace789 Fundi Tshazibana South Africa South Africa Fundi Tshazibana
118 Grace789 Heba Raouf Ezzat Egypt Egypt Heba Raouf Ezzat
119 Grace789 Nevine El Kelany Egypt Egypt Nevine El Kelany
120 Grace789 Amira Gad Egypt Egypt Amira Gad
121 Grace789 Hanan Morsy Egypt Egypt Hanan Morsy
Example Example Example Example Example
Improved Articles
S/N Username Name of Individual Country (with flag) Wikiquote
1 Ebubechukwu1 Nawal El Tatawy Egypt Egypt Nawal El Tatawy
2 Aderiqueza Nigeria Adejoke Ayoola
3 Aderiqueza Uche Azikiwe Nigeria Uche Azikiwe
4 Bembety Catherine Nakalembe South Africa South Africa Catherine Nakalembe
5 Bembety Faith Osier Kenya Kenya Faith Osier
6 Bembety Adenike Oladiji Nigeria Nigeria Adenike Oladiji
7 Bembety Funmi Olonisakin Nigeria Nigeria Funmi Olonisakin
8 Bembety Intisar Soghayroun el-Zein Sudan Sudan Intisar Soghayroun el-Zein
9 Bembety Sarah Adebisi Sosan Nigeria Nigeria Sarah Adebisi Sosan
10 Bembety Christie Ade Ajayi Nigeria Nigeria Christie Ade Ajayi
11 Bembety Emma Mbua Kenya Kenya Emma Mbua
12 Bembety Aderonke Kale Nigeria Nigeria Aderonke Kale
13 Bembety Agness Gidna Tanzania Tanzania Agness Gidna
14 Bembety Arinola Olasumbo Sanya Nigeria Nigeria Arinola Olasumbo Sanya
15 Bembety Marta Moreno Vega Algeria Algeria Marta Moreno Vega
16 Bembety Adenike Osofisan Nigeria Nigeria Adenike Osofisan
17 Bembety Kofoworola Ademola Nigeria Nigeria Kofoworola Ademola
18 Bembety Alaba Lawson Nigeria Nigeria Alaba Lawson
19 Precious789 Oluwayemisi Oluremi Nigeria Nigeria Oluwayemisi Oluremi
20 Precious789 Lilian Salami Nigeria Nigeria Lilian Salami
21 Precious789 Olubola Babalola Nigeria Nigeria Olubola Babalola
22 Precious789 Hadiza Shehu Nigeria Nigeria Hadiza Shehu
23 Precious789 Florence Obi Nigeria Nigeria Florence Obi
24 Precious789 Nnenna Oti Nigeria Nigeria Nnenna Oti
25 Precious789 Ibiyemi Olatunji Nigeria Nigeria Ibiyemi Olatunji
26 Precious789 Kaletapwa Farauta Nigeria Nigeria Kaletapwa Farauta
27 Precious789 Folasade Ogunsola Nigeria Nigeria Folasade Ogunsola
28 Precious789 Grace Alele-Williams Nigeria Nigeria Grace Alele-Williams
29 Precious789 Fatima Batul Nigeria Nigeria Fatima Batul
30 Precious789 Chinedum Babalola Nigeria Nigeria Chinedum Babalola
31 Precious789 Victoria Adaobi Nigeria Nigeria Victoria Adaobi
32 Precious789 Sarah Ladipo Nigeria Nigeria Sarah Ladipo
33 Grace789 Anthonia Adenike

Nigeria Nigeria || Anthonia Adenike

34 Grace789 Deborah Ajakaiye Nigeria Nigeria Deborah Ajakaiye
35 Grace789 Sa'adiya Omar Bello Nigeria Nigeria Sa'adiya Omar Bello
36 Grace789 Chinedum Babalola Nigeria Nigeria Chinedum Babalola
37 Grace789 Olubukola Mary Akinpelu Nigeria Nigeria Olubukola Mary Akinpelu
38 Grace789 Bola Ikulayo Nigeria Nigeria Bola Ikulayo
39 Grace789 Deborah Egunyomi Nigeria Nigeria Deborah Egunyomi
40 Grace789 Catherine Falade Nigeria Nigeria Catherine Falade
41 Grace789 Uzo Iwobi Nigeria Nigeria Uzo Iwobi
42 Grace789 Saadatu Hassan Liman Nigeria Nigeria Saadatu Hassan Liman
43 Grace789 Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko Nigeria Nigeria Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko
44 Grace789 Cecilia Omaile Ojabo Nigeria Nigeria Cecilia Omaile Ojabo
45 Grace789 Peace Adzo Medie Ghana Ghana Peace Adzo Medie
46 Grace789 Marian Asantewah Nkansah Ghana Ghana Marian Asantewah Nkansah
47 Grace789 Esi Sutherland-Addy Ghana Ghana Esi Sutherland-Addy
48 Grace789 Dzodzi Tsikata Ghana Ghana Dzodzi Tsikata
49 Grace789 Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten Ghana Ghana Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten
50 Grace789 Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh Ghana Ghana Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh
51 Grace789 Audrey Gadzekpo Ghana Ghana Audrey Gadzekpo
52 Grace789 Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse Ghana Ghana Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse
53 Grace789 Elsie Effah Kaufman Ghana Ghana Elsie Effah Kaufman
54 Grace789 Takiywaa Manuh Ghana Ghana Takiywaa Manuh
55 Grace789 Elizabeth Asiedu Ghana Ghana Elizabeth Asiedu
56 Grace789 Rosemond Aboagyewa Boohene Ghana Ghana Rosemond Aboagyewa Boohene
57 Grace789 Abena Busia Ghana Ghana Abena Busia
58 Grace789 Rita Akosua Dickson Ghana Ghana Rita Akosua Dickson
59 Grace789 Florence Dolphyne Ghana Ghana Florence Dolphyne
60 Grace789 Nouria Benghabrit Algeria Algeria Nouria Benghabrit
61 Grace789 Ama Ata Aidoo Ghana Ghana Ama Ata Aidoo
62 Grace789 Nana Aba Appiah Amfo Ghana Ghana Nana Aba Appiah Amfo
63 Grace789 Margaret Amoakohene Ghana Ghana Margaret Amoakohene
64 Grace789 Akosua Adomako Ampofo Ghana Ghana Akosua Adomako Ampofo
65 Grace789 Germaine Kamayirese Rwanda Rwanda Germaine Kamayirese
66 Grace789 Nwando Achebe Nigeria Nigeria Nwando Achebe
67 Grace789 Olanike Adeyemo Nigeria Nigeria Olanike Adeyemo
68 Grace789 Alinah Kelo Segobye Nigeria Nigeria Alinah Kelo Segobye
69 Grace789 Chioma Agomo Nigeria Nigeria Chioma Agomo
70 Grace789 Dora Akunyili Nigeria Nigeria Dora Akunyili
71 Grace789 Sarah Alade Nigeria Nigeria Sarah Alade
72 Grace789 Grace Allele-Williams Nigeria Nigeria

Grace Allele-Williams

73 Grace789 Zaynab Alkali Nigeria Nigeria Zaynab Alkali
74 Grace789 Charity Angya Nigeria Nigeria Charity Angya
75 Grace789 Chinelo Anohu Nigeria Nigeria Chinelo Anohu
76 Grace789 Oluwatoyin Asojo Nigeria Nigeria Oluwatoyin Asojo
77 Grace789 Sefi Atta Nigeria Nigeria Sefi Atta
78 Grace789 Bolanle Awe Nigeria Nigeria Bolanle Awe
79 Grace789 Ayo Ayoola-Amale Nigeria Nigeria Ayo Ayoola-Amale
80 Grace789 Adejoke Ayoola Nigeria Nigeria Adejoke Ayoola
81 Grace789 Uche Azikiwe Nigeria Nigeria Uche Azikiwe
82 Grace789 Olubola Babalola Nigeria Nigeria Olubola Babalola
83 Grace789 Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Nigeria Nigeria Bibi Bakare-Yusuf
84 Grace789 Comfort Ekpo Nigeria Nigeria Comfort Ekpo
85 Grace789 Mabel Evwierhoma Nigeria Nigeria Mabel Evwierhoma
86 Grace789 Adeyinka Gladys Falusi Nigeria Nigeria Adeyinka Gladys Falusi
87 Grace789 Adenike Grange Nigeria Nigeria Adenike Grange
88 Grace789 Philipa Idogho Nigeria Nigeria Philipa Idogho
89 Grace789 Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe Nigeria Nigeria Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe
90 Grace789 Mary Okwakol Nigeria Nigeria Mary Okwakol
91 Grace789 Ayobola Kekere-Ekun Nigeria Nigeria Ayobola Kekere-Ekun
92 Grace789 Roseline Konya Nigeria Nigeria Roseline Konya
93 Grace789 Peju Layiwola Nigeria Nigeria Peju Layiwola
94 Grace789 Aishatu Madawaki Nigeria Nigeria Aisha Madawaki
95 Grace789 Amina J.Mohammed Nigeria Nigeria Amina Muhammed
96 Grace789 Fatima Batul Mukhtar Nigeria Nigeria https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fatima_Batul_Mukhtar]
97 Grace789 Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi Nigeria Nigeria Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi
98 Grace789 Flora Nwapa Nigeria Nigeria

Flora Nwapa