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WikiForHumanRights 2025 campaign in Ghana
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/14/wikiforhumanrights-2025-campaign-in-ghana/
Published: December 14, 2025 17:00
On 16th August, Women for Sustainability Africa as part its partnership with the university of Ghana Center for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies launched the...
#WikipediaxAI: Wikipedia, AI, and the Future of Knowledge
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/14/wikipediaxai-wikipedia-ai-and-the-future-of-knowledge/
Published: December 14, 2025 15:00
“Did you know that Wikipedia articles are used by AI technologies, so improving the quality of Wikipedia also improves the quality of AI?” — #WikipediaxAI...
Kusaal speakers to celebrate National Kusaal Language Day with two-week online event
Published: December 14, 2025 12:00
Kusaal speakers will soon begin a big celebration for National Kusaal Language Day (NKL-DAY), which will run online from December 17 to 30. Every year,...
Spending December with Wikimedians overseas
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/14/spending-december-with-wikimedians-overseas/
Published: December 14, 2025 09:00
On December 6th, Joyce from Taiwan, Robert from Singapore, and Youngjin from South Korea came to the West-Japan Wikimedia Conference 2025/State of the Map Japan...
WikiAfrica Hour #52: Speaking in Our Voices: Preserving Local Languages through Wikimedia Projects
Published: December 13, 2025 15:00
Languages are more than words — they carry the identity, history, and culture of entire communities. In this episode of WikiAfrica Hour, we explore how...
Wikimedia World at the Library Fair 2025: Booth Exhibition and Yokohama Editathon
Published: December 13, 2025 10:00
In addition to the online and in-person forum,  this year’s Wikimedia World in Library Fair 2025 also held a booth exhibition and the Yokohama Editathon. Booth Exhibition At...
We Can Edit: volunteers wanted for writing sessions for International Women’s Day 2026
Published: December 13, 2025 09:00
On 9 March 2026, meemoo, FARO, the Public Library of Bruges and Wikimedia Belgium are teaming up once again for the third edition of We...
Wikimedia Bangladesh and Ashru Archive Empower New Contributors in Kushtia
Published: December 12, 2025 16:00
A two-day Wikimedia Training Workshop 2025 was held on 20–21 November at the Ashru Archive in Kushtia, jointly organised by Wikimedia Bangladesh and the Ashru...
Road to Wiki Cohort Graduation at Meta (Facebook) Office, Gurgaon — A Journey That Came Full Circle
Published: December 12, 2025 12:00
The glass doors of the Meta Office in Gurgaon slid open, and for a moment I just stood there, taking it all in — the...
Kusaal Wikimedians organize edit-a-thon to boost online information about Ghanaian universities
Published: December 12, 2025 10:00
The Kusaal Wikimedians Community has organized an edit-a-thon to improve information about universities in Ghana, especially for people who speak the Kusaal language. The event...
AWA ICJ Project Wraps Up: Celebrating a Month of Learning and Achievements
Published: December 12, 2025 09:00
As the AWA ICJ project comes to an end this month, we are proud to reflect on the learning, collaboration, and knowledge contributions that defined...
“I Made the Internet Less Sexist Today”: The Iranian–German Edit-a-thon
Published: December 12, 2025 08:00
Background: Why this event mattered Germany hosts the largest Persian speaking diaspora in Europe, including many Iranians and Afghans whose histories are often scattered across...
Dagbani Wikimedians Empower BACE Hub Members with Wikipedia Skills
Published: December 12, 2025 07:00
On 30th November 2025, the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group successfully organized a full-day Wikipedia training session for members of the BACE Wiki Hub. The training...
Wikimedia UG Zambia Launches ZedWiki Podcast
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/11/wikimedia-ug-zambia-launches-zedwiki-podcast/
Published: December 11, 2025 16:00
In a significant stride toward democratizing information and amplifying local voices, the Wikimedia Community User Group Zambia officially launched its new podcast, the Zedwiki Podcast,...
What Wikipedians Can Learn from Tracking Hashtags on Social Media
Published: December 11, 2025 15:00
Wikimedia platforms are not isolated entities, nor are the editors, readers, contributors and staff around the globe. As a community, we are connected through our...
The Dagomba Commons Project
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/11/the-dagomba-commons-project/
Published: December 11, 2025 12:00
The foundation for sustainable cultural preservation lies in documenting cultural heritage, training individuals in documentation skills, and raising awareness about Creative Commons licensing. Empowering people...
Exploring External Funding in the CEE Region: Insights from Wikimedia Armenia’s CEE Meeting 2025 Session
Published: December 11, 2025 11:00
This year, Wikimedians from across the CEE region gathered in Thessaloniki, Greece, for the annual Wikimedia CEE Meeting. For Wikimedia Armenia, participating in international conferences...
Embracing Openness in African Libraries: How Librarians and Open Knowledge Advocates Are Shaping the Future of Open Knowledge in Africa with the support of the Creative Commons Open Culture Platform Activity Fund
Published: December 11, 2025 09:00
In 2025, a simple idea grew into something much bigger than expected. What started as a plan to train just 45 librarians on open licensing...
Regional collaboration for reliable knowledge: Wikimedia CEE Hub at Sofia Information Integrity Forum 2025
Published: December 11, 2025 07:00
For the Wikimedia movement, information integrity is not an abstract slogan – it is at the core of our daily decisions, edits, discussions, and community...
Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2025 Issue 23
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/11/wikimedia-foundation-bulletin-2025-issue-23/
Published: December 11, 2025 04:52
Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on November 21. This will be the final bulletin for 2025...
Shaping Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026-2027 annual goals: Key questions for the Wikimedia movement
Published: December 10, 2025 17:35
The Annual Plan is the Wikimedia Foundation’s description of what we hope to achieve in the coming year. This is a time of urgency and...
Wikidata 13th Birthday in Northern Nigeria
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/10/wikidata-13th-birthday-in-northern-nigeria/
Published: December 10, 2025 16:00
Abou the program As Wikidata marked its 13th birthday, communities across the world came together to celebrate the growth of the world’s largest open knowledge...
Africa Wiki Women October Skill Up Workshop: Grant Proposals That Win
Published: December 10, 2025 13:00
The strongest proposals aren’t the longest or the fanciest, they’re the clearest. This was the core message of the AWW October Skill-Up Workshop, led by...
Wiki Mentor Africa Tamale Hackathon 2025: Building Technical Capacity for Open Knowledge
Published: December 10, 2025 11:00
The Wiki Mentor Africa Tamale Hackathon 2025 was held over two days in Tamale, Ghana at the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group office, bringing together 35...
Wikimedia Ghana User Group Supports Wikimedia Language Communities in Ghana with International Translation Day Grants
Published: December 10, 2025 08:00
To commemorate International Translation Day, Wikimedia Ghana User Group (WMGH) has launched mini-grants for Ghanaian language communities. The initiative is to support communities in hosting...
My Experience at the Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024
Published: December 10, 2025 07:00
When I look back at December 2024, the first thing that comes to mind is the feeling of anticipation—the kind that quietly builds in the...
Lighting Up Ghana’s Education Sector with Wikidata: How Educators Marked 13 Years of Structured Knowledge
Published: December 9, 2025 18:00
This year, Wikidata turned 13, and in Ghana, the birthday wasn’t just a celebration. It became a spark. Led by User: Alhassan Mohammed Awal and...
Welcoming the Wikimedia Foundation’s new CEO
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/09/welcoming-the-wikimedia-foundations-new-ceo/
Published: December 9, 2025 14:56
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has appointed Bernadette Meehan as the new CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation. She will officially join on January 20,...
Harnessing AI for Child Growth and Learning
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/09/harnessing-ai-for-child-growth-and-learning/
Published: December 9, 2025 13:23
Technology is increasingly permeating every aspect of life. There are so many activities firmly anchored on the use of technology for productivity, effectiveness and efficiency....
6 Tips for Successfully Organizing an International Edit-a-thon: The Case Study of Wikimedia Polska’s Knowledge Mine Event
Published: December 9, 2025 11:00
The 20th anniversary of Wikimedia Polska’s founding provided the perfect occasion to host an international edit-a-thon. 72 Wikipedians from Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany...
Videos on Teaching Experiences with Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons, and OSM
Published: December 9, 2025 09:00
También hay versión en español de esta entrada A few months ago we shared how a group of university instructors from across Spain decided to...
Wiki Mentor Africa Hackathon Training in Tamale: A Technical Deep Dive
Published: December 9, 2025 07:00
Over the weekend, I had the privilege of attending the Wiki Mentor Hackathon training in Tamale, held at the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group Office. The...
Tech News 2025, week 50
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/08/tech-news-2025-week-50/
Published: December 8, 2025 17:51
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available. Weekly highlight Updates for editors...
WikiForHumanRights 2025: Documenting Ghana’s Just Energy Transition Through the Lens
Published: December 8, 2025 13:00
In July 2022, the United Nations General Assembly affirmed that every human being has the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. This declaration...
EduWiki Knowledge Showcase: Introducing Working Groups Members and Celebrating Movement Projects
Published: December 8, 2025 11:00
The November 2025 EduWiki Knowledge Showcase brought together thirty-eight participants for a 90-minute session focused on introducing the newly formed EduWiki Hub Working Groups members...
Bahu Bhasa 2025: Unpacking People, Policy, and Technology in a Multilingual India
Published: December 8, 2025 09:00
Language may be structured, but its essence lives in people, culture, and experience. India’s vast linguistic diversity has long shaped its democracy, yet questions of...
Asia Month on Wikipedia concludes with more than 700 articles published in Basque Wikipedia
Published: December 8, 2025 08:00
Wikipedia’s Asian Month is an international project held every November. Since its launch in 2015, thousands of articles have been created and improved with the...
Information Integrity Workshop 2025
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/07/information-integrity-workshop-2025/
Published: December 7, 2025 16:00
Misinformation and disinformation have become increasingly prevalent worldwide, and are spreading rapidly across social media platforms. Consequently, there is a growing need to safeguard the...
Let’s Read Wikipedia in Bolivia concludes 2025 with lessons learned and challenges for 2026
Published: December 7, 2025 14:00
In 2025, Wikimedians in Bolivia experienced an intense year with the implementation of the Let’s Read Wikipedia program: from large-scale activities that brought us great...
Added image of the Temple Bell to Wikipedia “Soji-ji Temple”
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/07/added-image-of-the-temple-bell-to-wikipedia-soji-ji-temple/
Published: December 7, 2025 12:00
Visiting the temple bell at Soji-ji Temple Soji-ji Temple is located in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of the Soto...