Hello everyone
_Short version : _
we launched a new podcast in March. *From tech gurus to authors,
educators to activists, the Inspiring Open podcast draws wisdom and
insights from women who intersect the 'open movement' and inspire with
their thoughts and actions. On all your favorite podcast plateform, go
listen to amazing women (including recently our own Maryana)*
https://podcast.wikiloveswomen.org
_Longer version : _
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The Wiki Loves Women team decided a few months ago to launch a new
podcast. With projects across Africa and the Middle East empowering
women with the tools and platforms to be heard, we have accumulated a
vault of interesting tales from dynamic women who push the boundaries of
what it means to build community and succeed as a collective.
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The stories and ideas behind successful African women will be shared for
the next few months in the Inspiring Open
Podcast<https://tr.fdske.com/ec/gAAAAABiOFRuUc_lYEdLjajuq4AvjKeZIKVrD9vm…k=>.
From tech gurus to authors, educators to activists, the Inspiring Open
podcast draws wisdom and insights from women who intersect the 'open
movement' and inspire with their thoughts and actions.
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*Episodes will be released every two weeks throughout 2022, for a total
of 16 portraits of amazing women. The first two guests were released
during March. They are:*
** ** Anie Akpe, founder of African Women In Tech (AWIT), an
Africa-based organisation helping girls and women with education and
mentorship within technology, as well as UX Diaspora, a unique community
of people of colour in UX who are digitally migrating to educate,
connect and inspire one another all over the world. ***
* Maryana Iskander, the Chief Executive Officer of the Wikimedia
Foundation. With a proven track record for scaling complex organisations
she has dedicated much of her work to breaking down systemic barriers of
access to opportunity and education.
*****Our newest episode is about *Maha Bali*, an open education
innovator. Maha Bali comes from a family of medical doctors but she
fancied studying computer science. This was not to last however, as it
didn't gel with personality as an extrovert. She then made the happy
option of becoming an educator.... **You may access the podcast on all
the usual podcast plateforms. *
*As wikipedians, we have paid extra attention to details and worked hard
to provide the most enjoyable experience. I invite you to have a look to
the dedicated website : **https://podcast.wikiloveswomen.org*** Records
are obviously freely licenced (including music), and a text-based
version of the full interview is published * A fine artist have drawn
portraits of our guests. Obviously all freely licenced * We have
isolated interesting quotes for the immediate benefit of podcast
addicts.... and long term benefit of Wikiquote :) * On the website, you
may also access specific parts of each episode, reading suggestions and
more *
Thanks !
Florence / Anthere
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Inspiring Open is hosted by Betty Kankam-Boadu, co-founder of the Ghana
Women Experts project that promotes women's voices for commentary in the
media.Inspiring Open was created and produced by Wiki In Africa's Isla
Haddow-Flood and Florence Devouard, produced by Rachel Zadok, and sound
engineered by Jey at Melody Hub Studio, Accra, Ghana with portraits of
each guest created by Candace di Talamo. The podcast was funded through
the International Relief Fund for Organisations in Culture and Education
2021, an initiative of the German Federal Foreign Office, the
Goethe-Institut and other partners. Wiki In Africa is supported by the
Wikimedia Foundation.
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