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