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WikiOto is a campaign dedicated to improving the representation of African women on Wikidata. The name Àrà-Ọ̀tọ̀ means “unique” in Yoruba, reflecting the campaign’s aim to highlight the unique achievements and contributions of African women.
Organised in collaboration between Wiki Loves Women and Africa Wiki Women, the Wiki Oto 2026 will run from 25 August to 26 September 2026 and will focus on the theme Women in Politics. Participants from around the world are invited to create and improve Wikidata items about African women involved in politics, public life and political movements, helping make their contributions more visible and accessible through Wikimedia’s free knowledge ecosystem.
Wiki Ara Ọ̀tọ̀ x Africa Wiki Women 2026To better help the participants editing on WikiData, the team is excited to host a How to edit WikiData? training sessionː
Anyone interested in contributing can take part in the campaign.
1. Register & Subscribe
Register to this event or join the campaign dashboard to have your contributions tracked and to follow your participation.
2. Find women in politics
Identify African women who have contributed to political life and whose Wikidata items can be created or improved.
You can look for missing people, incomplete items, or existing items that need additional information.
3. Create or improve Wikidata items
Contribute to Wikidata by:
Creating new items for notable African women who do not yet have one.
Adding missing statements and information to existing items.
Improving existing data using reliable sources.
Adding references where appropriate.
Correcting inaccurate or incomplete information.
4. Keep contributing throughout the campaign
The campaign runs from 25 August to 25 September 2026. Participants are encouraged to contribute regularly throughout the campaign and help expand the representation of African women in politics on Wikidata.
To recognise the contributions made during the campaign, the top two contributors at the end of Wiki Àrà-Ọ̀tọ̀ 2026 will receive gifts.
These gifts are a token of appreciation for their contribution to documenting African women and improving free knowledge. They are not prizes or a competition award.
The final ranking will be based on contributions recorded through the campaign dashboard.
