Capacity Development
Wiki-GAP Nigeria: Closing Gender Disparity
Credit: Wikimedia User Group Nigeria
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
A global campaign to write and improve Wikipedia biographies about remarkable Nigerian women in science, politics, and the arts.
Project Objectives
Address the gender gap where only 19% of biographies on Wikipedia are about women.
Key Activities & Execution
Edit-a-thons with female journalists, academics, and activists.
Outcomes & Deliverables
Over 1,200 new biography articles created and enriched with citations.
Impact Statement
Created the largest collection of Nigerian female leaders documentation on English and indigenous Wikipedias.
Project Overview
Status
ongoing
Geographic Scope
Nationwide & Virtual