I actively contribute to the Wikimedia movement through GLAM-Wiki projects, technical development, and community training. My work connects African and UK heritage with a focus on underrepresented knowledge on Wikidata and Wikipedia. Key projects include Mapping Nigeria’s Broadcast Heritage, Nigeria’s Indigenous Musical Instruments on Wikidata, and Revitalizing UK Diverse Historical Figures (Dashboard contributions).

On the technical side, I contribute to MediaWiki (profile; Gerrit; GitLab) and developed the Wikidata Reference Validator, a tool to check and fix references on Wikidata. I also contribute to Kiwix, Paulina, Emi, and the ISA Tool. In addition, I support newcomers through workshops and training on Wikimedia tools and workflows. I have received scholarships for Wikimania 2025, the Wikimedia Hackathon 2025, and GLAM 2025, where I presented my work and engaged with the global Wikimedia community.

Highlights

GLAM-Wiki: Revitalizing UK History Project (Project Page, diff feature, dashboard), Mapping Nigeria’s Broadcast Heritage, Nigeria’s Indigenous Musical Instruments
Technical: GitLab repository: Wikidata Reference Validator, MediaWiki contributions, Emi – most visited articles by country: Gerrit contributions, Isa: Gerrit contributions, Paulina: GitLab contributions
Community: WMUK Sandbox Session – Using Duplicity, WMUK training video, Wikimania 2025, Wikimedia Hackathon 2025, GLAM 2025 (Presenter)
Community: Presented the Wikidata Reference Validator app as a birthday gift at the Wikidata 13th Birthday celebration, Celebrating Wikidata’s 13th Birthday in Lafia – diff

Roles

Event Images

Wikidata Workshop led by Josef Anthony
Josef Anthony Wikidata Workshop at Wikimania 2025, Nairobi
Josef Anthony at the Wikimania 2025 Hackathon
Participants, including Josef Anthony, at the Wikimania 2025 Hackathon
Josef Anthony at Wikimania@20
WMDE contribution gift presented to Josef Anthony at Wikimania 2025
Coolest Tool Award winner (Paulina) at Wikimania 2025
Josef Anthony with Kiwix CEO Stéphane at Wikimania 2025

Josef Anthony (talk) 09:19, 31 August 2025 (UTC)