Dear all,
On behalf of the Wiki Loves Women team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/Portal>, I’m excited to
share an important update!
Due to technical issues reported during the campaign period that prevented
some participants from accessing and contributing, we have decided to
extend the ISA Tell Us About Her 2026 – Women in Sports campaign
<https://isa.toolforge.org/campaigns/447> until April 5th, 2026.
You now have 6 more days to add descriptions and take part in the campaign.
There are still 2 prizes to be awarded for the top 2 contributors, so the
race is still wide open. Everything can happen in 6 days… who knows?
Don’t miss this final chance to jump in!
Cheers,
Afek
Hello everyone,
There are only 6 days left until March 31st to participate in the ISA “Tell
Us About Her” 2026 campaign <https://isa.toolforge.org/campaigns/447>,
under the theme “Women in Sport.”
Don’t forget to take part in the campaign by adding and improving image
descriptions!
The ISA Tool is a fun, mobile-friendly way to tag and describe images on
Wikimedia Commons. Each description or tag helps improve visibility and
searchability across Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Special gifts will be awarded to the top two contributors, so don’t miss
the chance to participate!
Cheers!
Afek
Wiki Mentor Africa (TMA) is launching a brand-new annual flagship event
designed specifically *for women and girls who want to develop technical
skills in the Wikimedia open-source ecosystem.*
The WMA Women Tech Summit offers *hands-on training in Documentation,
Design, and Coding — delivered concurrently in English and French* by
dedicated trainers.
* English-French: No interpretation delays, no barriers.
* Beginner-friendly and fully practical
* Built to bridge the gender gap in Wikimedia tech contribution
* Open to all women and girls — across every African country and beyond
This is an important step towards greater female representation in
Wikimedia’s technical spaces. If you know women and girls in your
community, affiliate, or user group who are curious about contributing
technically to Wikimedia projects — this is the summit for them.
:point_right: *Register now:* https://bit.ly/4c4VZ7J
Florence / Anthere, in support of the organising team
***************
Pour les francophones...
Une opportunité à ne pas manquer : le Wiki Mentor Africa Women Tech
Summit ! Du 27 au 30 mars 2026
Wiki Mentor Africa (TMA) lance un tout nouvel événement phare annuel
spécialement conçu *pour les femmes et les jeunes filles qui souhaitent
développer des compétences techniques au sein de l'écosystème open
source de Wikimedia*.
Le Sommet technologique des femmes WMA propose des *formations pratiques
en documentation, conception et codage, dispensées simultanément en
anglais et en français* par des formateurs et formatrices spécialisés.
* Anglais-français : pas de retard d'interprétation, pas de barrières.
* Adapté aux débutantes et entièrement pratique
* Conçu pour réduire l'écart entre les sexes dans la contribution
technique à Wikimédia
* Ouvert à toutes les femmes et filles — dans tous les pays d'Afrique et
au-delà
Il s'agit d'une étape importante vers une plus grande représentation des
femmes dans les espaces techniques de Wikimédia. Si vous connaissez des
femmes et des filles dans votre communauté, votre association affiliée
ou votre groupe d'utilisateurs qui souhaitent contribuer techniquement
aux projets Wikimédia — ce sommet est fait pour elles.
:point_right: *Inscription:* https://bit.ly/4c4VZ7J
Florence / Anthere, en soutient de l'équipe organisatrice
Dear all,
Keeping up the good tradition, the Wiki Loves Women Team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wiki_Loves_Women/Team>
is celebrating women in sports through the ISA “Tell Us About Her: Women in
Sport <https://isa.toolforge.org/campaigns/447>” campaign, brought to you
by Wiki in Africa <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_in_Africa>.
The campaign has officially launched and runs until 31 March 2026, giving
you the chance to help make women athletes more visible online. Thousands
of images on Wikimedia Commons remain under-described, and your
contributions can make a real difference.
To get started, please visit this link: https://bit.ly/WLW_ISA26
The ISA Tool <https://isa.toolforge.org/> is a fun, mobile-friendly way to
tag and describe images on Wikimedia Commons. Each description or tag
improves visibility and searchability on Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Join us in celebrating and documenting the achievements of women in sports.
Cheers,
Afek
On behalf of the WLW Team
Hi everyone,
Join us for two online workshops supporting the Celebrate Women 2026
campaign <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women>.
These sessions will teach you how to use Event Registration and Collaboration
List, and introduce you to Collaborative Contributions. You will learn how
these features can help you promote local activities, track participation,
and measure impact – all in one place on the wiki.
You will also gain hands-on experience using the Content Translation tool,
including article suggestions and translation features that support
multilingual participation and make campaign contributions more inclusive
and accessible.
Whether you are organizing your first Celebrate Women event or building on
past experience, these training programs are designed to inspire
confidence, strengthen collaboration, and help you take action.
Date and time
- *Event Registration and Collaborative Contributions session:* 26
February at 13:00 UTC. *Please register here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Leveraging_CampaignEvents_Tools_for_C…>*
- *Content Translation session.* 25 February at 16:00 UTC. *Please
register here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Using_the_Content_Translation_Tool_fo…>*
Live interpretation will be available in French, Arabic, Spanish, and
Portuguese.
With appreciation and excitement,
*Euphemia Uwandu (She/Her)*
Program Officer, Organizer Growth
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
*[Apologies for cross-posting] *
Hello,
The Celebrate Women 2026
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women> campaign is around
the corner!
Celebrate Women <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women> is
a campaign that will run from March 1 to March 31. Every year, in
celebration of International Women’s Day, Wikimedia organizers use this
campaign to list gender-related events during March and as an opportunity
to advance the achievements of the women’s rights and gender equity
movement globally.
These events create opportunities to grow content about women and
non-binary people on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. Join us!
💻 Do you want to participate?
If you are hoping to participate, please stay tuned to this page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women#Events> for events
that will be listed. Register for them individually by choosing those that
suit your interests. The events will be added to the page in the next few
weeks.
And don't forget to register here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women> (using the
registration at the top of the page) to keep track of information relevant
to the overall campaign.
[image: 🌱] Do you want to organize an event?
If you or your group plans to organize a gender event or campaign during
this period, please note:
-
The page to add your events is the following subpage: Celebrate
Women/Events
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women/Events>. Events
on this page are now divided into 'global' and 'regional' events. Please
choose the section that better suits your needs.
-
The campaign's main page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women> will be used to
promote your events or campaigns. It will be added to the CentralNotice
banner and displayed to many potential participants.
⭐ Special sessions:
The Wikimedia Foundation is also happy to announce that we will be
hosting *three
special events* for Celebrate Women 2026 in the coming weeks! This is part
of our ongoing commitment to gender equity and providing training for the
movement.
Training sessions:
We will host 2 sessions aimed at organizers with topics that help better
manage a Wikimedia event. The goal is to empower local gender organizers
with essential features to lead activities during this campaign.
- When? Last week of February. Stay tuned for the dates soon!
Opening session:
We will open Celebrate Women 2026 with a session to share logistical
information about how to participate in the campaign and the different
gender activities happening around the month. This will be aimed at anyone
who wants to take part in the campaign.
- When? First week of March. Stay tuned for more!
Join us for Celebrate Women 2026 and help us make the Wikimedia movement
and projects more equitable!
Warmly,
Giovanna
Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her)
Program Officer, Content Enablement
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Advancement/Community_…>
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
💫 For those attending GLAM-Wiki Lisbon, Lucy Hinnie and I are delighted to
invite you to our collaborative, in-person workshop on 'GLAM and Gender -
Harnessing knowledge and practices to shape our collective future'
📆On Thursday, 30th October, from 1630-1745, in Room 3, we will work
together to address the challenges posed to gender equity in GLAM practice.
📆
🌏This session will be multilingual in EN, ES, PT 🌏
✅ You can sign up here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_Wiki_2025/Program/GLAM_and_Gender>. ✅
💙All best wishes and solidarity,
Tila Cappelletto and Lucy Hinnie.
Please circulate to anyone you think may be interested!