Calling all African Wikimedians

In the run up to International Women’s Day on the 8th March, Wiki Loves Women is launching the on-Wikipedia translation drive #16WikiWomen https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/16_African_Women_Translate-a-thon?.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/16_African_Women_Translate-a-thon https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/16_African_Women_Translate-a-thon The idea is for Wikipedians to take 16 days to make translate the Wikipedia biographies on 16 notable African women, into at least 16 languages (African or international languages). The articles to be translated will be the biographies of African women. The list of language can be, but is not limited to: International languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, German African languages: Akan, Afrikaans, Igbo, Hausa, Wolof, Tswana, Zulu, Xhosa, Shona, Swahili, Yoruba, Sudanese, Amharic, Tsonga, Ewe, Sesotho, Chichewa, etc.

The list of the 16 women biographies that will be translated are: Malouma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Malouma, a Mauritanian singer, songwriter and politician Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Nozizwe_Madlala-Routledge, a South African politician. The best initial version is in French w:fr:Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fr:Nozizwe_Madlala-Routledge Cri-Zelda Brits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Cri-Zelda_Brits, a South African cricketer Anna Tibaijuka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Anna_Tibaijuka, a Tanzanian politician and former under-secretary-general of the United Nations Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Funmilayo_Ransome-Kuti, a Nigerian women’s rights activist Flora Nwapa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Flora_Nwapa, a Nigerian author who writes predominantly in Igbo Samia Yusuf Omar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Samia_Yusuf_Omar, Sprinter from Somalia Maggie Laubser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Maggie_Laubser, a South African painter Fatima Massaquoi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Fatima_Massaquoi, a pioneering educator from Liberia Frances Ames https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Frances_Ames, a South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist Asmaa Mahfouz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Asmaa_Mahfouz, a Egyptian activist. The best version is currently in Arabic : w:ar:Asmaa Mahfouz https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmaa_Mahfouz Yaa Asantewaa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Yaa_Asantewaa, the legendary former Queen Mother of Ghana Fatou Bensouda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Fatou_Bensouda, a Gambian lawyer Martha Karua https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Martha_Karua, a Kenyan politician Chinwendu Ihezuo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Chinwendu_Ihezuo, a Nigerian professional footballer Nassima Saifi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Nassima_Saifi, a Paralympian athlete from Algeria

Please jump in !

We REALLY NEED YOUR HELP to get as many of these inspiring women onto Africa’s language Wikipedias as possible. They are our role models and it would be magnificent if they were accessible to the next generation of women and men across the continent.

If you wish to participate, please feel free to add your name and any comments here : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/16_African_Women_Translate-a-thon/participan... https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/16_African_Women_Translate-a-thon/participants Results will be tracked on this page : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/16_African_Women_Translate-a-thon/tracking https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/16_African_Women_Translate-a-thon/tracking

Thanks so much!! Let us know what you think and if you have any questions!!

warmest Isla

Isla Haddow-Flood Co-project Manager Username: Islahaddow