Wiki Hour Initiative/Projects
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Our core projects
Under the Wiki Hour Initiative, projects focus on digital skills, inclusion, and SDG‑aligned knowledge. Each project invites communities into Wikimedia spaces in practical, sustained ways.
PROJECT · DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT
DigitalSkillsforGirls
The project aims to consistently empower youth, specifically women and girls aged 13–21 years, on the importance and benefits of using open educational resources while in school or preparing for university. This pre‑university approach, inspired by continuous media literacy models such as YaliChecks, brings together young students from junior and senior high schools and universities through edit‑a‑thons and training sessions.
The group also works with media institutions and representatives to build digital skills, ensuring that young people can research, evaluate information, and contribute to open knowledge spaces with confidence.
Project scope
- Recruit new editors (young girls from public and private institutions) through virtual and in‑person events.
- Increase youth knowledge on research, gender gaps, and women historians.
- Improve and create Wikidata items about artists, musicians, feminists, and inventors.
- Build digital skills for young girls around linked open data and research.
- Give organisers and teams space to develop project management and reporting skills.
- Support solutions to digital access needs in rural communities.
PROJECT · ACCESS & INCLUSION
Wiki4Inclusion
Since 2021, Wiki4Inclusion has worked to bridge knowledge gaps by focusing on topics related to persons with hearing impairment in Ghana. The project uses training and edit‑a‑thons to bring deaf communities into Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, using sign language and adapted training methods.
According to the Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD), approximately 0.4% of Ghana’s population—over 110,000 people—is deaf, while Ghana Statistical Service reports 211,712 deaf persons. For many people, technology makes things easier; for people with disabilities, technology can make things possible, echoing Mary Pat Radabaugh’s well‑known reflection from IBM.
Why this work matters
- Introduces Wikipedia and sister projects through sign language and accessible facilitation.
- Builds digital and media skills for persons with hearing impairment in Ghana.
- Helps reduce content gaps around disability, accessibility, and local deaf communities.
- Strengthens collaboration with organisations serving people with hearing impairment.
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COMING SOON
Our next project chapter
We are preparing a new project under the Wiki Hour Initiative, continuing our focus on SDGs, digital skills, and inclusion. Details will be shared here as partners, timelines, and focus areas are confirmed.
Watch this space for the launch