Event:Wiki OTO (Office Hour English)

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The Wiki Oto – 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.

Description

Launched on March 1st, 2025, the Wiki OTO campaign focuses on enhancing the representation of African women in literature on Wikidata. Our goal is to create and expand entries related to African women authors and their works. Join us during our office hour, where we'll provide more details about the campaign and answer any questions you may have!

Details

When: 11th 2025 at 5ː00 pm UTC (Click to see the event time in your local timezone)

Duration: 60 mn

Where: The office hour will take place online using Google Meet (link).

Language: English

Speaker

• Maram Ali Ahmad

Keep up to date with the Wiki Loves Women events

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