Hi all,
Wikimedia projects would not be possible without the work of the countless
volunteers, passionately working on bringing free knowledge to the world.
This month we Wikicelebrate
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WikiCelebrate>one of such
volunteers: Donatien Kangah (User:Papischou), a Wikimedian from Côte
d'Ivoire, editor of French language Wikipedia, a community leader active on
local, regional, and global levels, a huge football fan, and the co-creator
of the Wikimedia Community User Group Côte d'Ivoire.
Donatien is an experienced Wikipedia trainer, and a member of Wikifranca
micro grant committee. He supported Wikimania through his activity in the
scholarship committee, worked in the capacity building group for Movement
Strategy and collaborated with communities from Senegal, Togo, Chad and
Guinea. Most of his engagement is connected to the Community User Group
Côte d'Ivoire, which he co-founded and which he now leads.
For Donatien the value of editing lies in learning through sharing. “Each
act of sharing knowledge in Wikipedia is about checking sources,
discovering new facts. Even if I already know a lot about the topic, I
discover new facts in sources. It is like swimming in information. Sharing
knowledge is not a passive process, it is a constant discovery. Through
contributing I have learned a lot about my country, Africa and the world.
Editing allows you to grow through giving”, says Donatien.
Learn more about Donatien, and his amazing work on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/02/23/donatien-bridging-wikipedias-goalposts-and-community-empowerment/>
or on Meta <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Papischou>.
Each month we WikiCelebrate a different Wikimedian, acknowledging the
amazing community, the pillars of our movement. We warmly invite you to
participate in the celebrations. If there’s an outstanding Wikimedian that
you think should be celebrated, recommend
<https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/WikiCelebrate>them.
Happy Celebrating,
Mahuton, Mehrdad and Natalia