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
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:
1. Malouma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Malouma, a Mauritanian singer, songwriter and politician 2. 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 3. Cri-Zelda Brits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Cri-Zelda_Brits, a South African cricketer 4. Anna Tibaijuka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Anna_Tibaijuka, a Tanzanian politician and former under-secretary-general of the United Nations 5. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Funmilayo_Ransome-Kuti, a Nigerian women’s rights activist 6. Flora Nwapa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Flora_Nwapa, a Nigerian author who writes predominantly in Igbo 7. Samia Yusuf Omar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Samia_Yusuf_Omar, Sprinter from Somalia 8. Maggie Laubser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Maggie_Laubser, a South African painter 9. Fatima Massaquoi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Fatima_Massaquoi, a pioneering educator from Liberia 10. Frances Ames https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Frances_Ames, a South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist 11. 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 12. Yaa Asantewaa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Yaa_Asantewaa, the legendary former Queen Mother of Ghana 13. Fatou Bensouda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Fatou_Bensouda, a Gambian lawyer 14. Martha Karua https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Martha_Karua, a Kenyan politician 15. Chinwendu Ihezuo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Chinwendu_Ihezuo, a Nigerian professional footballer 16.
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/participants
Results will be tracked on this page : 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