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Understanding Wikimedia audiences in South Africa to achieve knowledge equity See the complete report 200,000+ Editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month 68+ million Media files on Wikimedia Commons 1+ billion Unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month

Understanding Wikimedia audiences in the United States to achieve knowledge equity 200,000+ Editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month 68+ million Media files on Wikimedia Commons 1+ billion Unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month

Knowledge Equity: How far do we have to go? Brazil South Africa Japan United Kingdom Nigeria United States Knowledge equity is the Wikimedia movement’s commitment to focus efforts on the knowledge and communities that have been left out by structures of power and privilege. This is a central pillar of the movement’s 2030 strategy. The….

10 August, 2022 – Every year, hundreds of Wikimedians – the volunteers who make Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects possible – come together to celebrate free knowledge at the annual Wikimania global conference. Now in its 17th edition, the conference looks different this year than it has in the past. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to….

13 June 2022, San Francisco  — The Wikimedia Foundation today announced the appointment of Selena Deckelmann as Chief Product and Technology Officer. Selena is currently serving as Senior Vice President of Mozilla, where she was responsible for Firefox. She will officially join on August 1, 2022. Selena will lead the product and technology teams at….

I will start by saying that I am a process-turned-product person. That is, I’m a process-turned-product person with a passion for making systems just, equitable, and transparent. It’s these values that drew me to the Wikimedia Foundation in the first place. I wanted to be part of the nonprofit with a vision where everyone, everywhere has access….

Women’s History Month in March serves as a designated time to commemorate women and highlight their contributions to society. As we showcase the many women who have shaped our world, however, their struggles to be recognized and seen for their many achievements also become clear. This is especially true in the information landscape, the universe….

To kick off Black History Month, the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, announced the launch of Wiki Unseen, a collaboration with artists aimed at expanding the visual representation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in Wikimedia projects and advancing knowledge equity. Launched today, the first iteration of the project, a….