Event:Gendering the Archive: Building Inclusive Repositories for Folklore Documentation

Gendering the Archive: Building Inclusive Repositories for Folklore Documentation is a hands-on session on how to create, edit, and expand gender-inclusive folklore articles and multimedia archives on Wikipedia and Wikidata, led by Rebecca Jeannette Nyinawumuntu.

Objectives

• Design Inclusive Repositories: Learn best practices for structuring folklore archives that foreground gender perspectives.
• Hands-On Editing: Practice creating and improving articles and items on Wikipedia and Wikidata with a gender-inclusive lens.
• Collaborative Mapping: Work in small groups to plan new entries and multimedia uploads that document underrepresented voices.
• Advocacy & Outreach: Discuss strategies to promote and sustain these repositories within your local and online communities.

Details

• Date: 30^th April 2025
• Day: Wednesday
• Time: 4:00 PM UTC (Check your local time zone)
• Venue: Online
• Speaker: Rebecca Jeannette Nyinawumuntu (Co-founder, Wikimedia Rwanda & Community Engagement Director)

How to Join

• Zoom Link: Join here
• Meeting ID: 891 5873 8825
• Passcode: FNF@2025
• Add to Calendar: Add to your calendar

Agenda

1. Welcome & Introductions: Opening remarks and participant roll-call.
2. Presentation: Overview of gender-inclusive principles and examples of folklore archives.
3. Hands-On Workshop: Step-by-step editing on Wikipedia and Wikidata—create or expand entries.
4. Group Brainstorm: Plan future repository items in breakout groups.
5. Q&A & Discussion: Share challenges, solutions, and next steps.
6. Closing Remarks: Summarize key takeaways and outline follow-up actions.

Presentation Materials

• Access the session deck: Presentation Slide
• Link to recording (post-event):
  

Report Summary

Report summary will be updated here after the session. Thank you for joining us to build more inclusive folklore repositories—your contributions help ensure these narratives live and thrive on Wikimedia platforms!