Wiki-N'zuñdeuh/Strategy
Vision
Promote the free exchange of cultural and infrastructural knowledge through Wikimedia projects in Africa.
Missions
- The documentation of Africa's infrastructural legacy and intangible culture;
- Translate Wikimedia content into African and foreign languages;
- Establish wikiclubs within partner institutions of higher education;
- Develop mobile applications and software tools.
The theory of change
Challenges (2024–2025)
D1. Documentation There is little reliable and freely available content on the internet, even on Wikipedia and its sister projects, on the topics of culture and infrastructure in rural areas.
D2. Education
Most universities in Cameroon are not really interested in Wikipedia, let alone its sister projects.
D3. Women's commitment
Women have very little knowledge about contributing to Wikimedia projects, and even when they are trained, they encounter difficulties.
Expected changes (2025–2028)
C1. Documentation Consider creating and editing approximately 10,000 well-known and reliable topics on Wikipedia and its sister projects related to culture.
C2. Education
Engage at least five higher education institutions through teacher participation and the creation and running of Wikiclubs.
C3. Women's commitment Reach at least 50 women with the aim of making them active contributors.
Actions
The actions have been grouped into eight areas/initiatives, six of which are strategic and two of which are governance initiatives designed to achieve the goals for change. Some initiatives are unique in that they address two or three challenges simultaneously.
Strategic initiatives
- Wiki For Education (WFE)
- Wiki N'zuñdeuh Focus
- Wiki N'zuñdeuh epəll
- Wiki N'zuñdeuh Translate
- Wikidata Days in Africa (2025, 2026)
- Wiki N'zuñdeuh Extension
Governance innitiatives
- Training of supervisors
- Annual Community Meeting