Wikipedian-in-Residence (WiR) Fellowships to Digitalise Youth Voices in Africa 2025 – YOA

Deadline: March 28, 2025

Applications are open for the Wikipedian-in-Residence (WiR) Fellowships to Digitalise Youth Voices in Africa 2025. Code for Africa (CfA) is providing stipend‐primarily based fellowships to Six (6) African Wikipedians-in-Residence to empower youth voices and promote a safe digital house via Wikimedia tasks.

These fellowships are part of a joint initiative between Code for Africa, the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), AfricTivistes, CFI Media Development, the World Scout Bureau Africa Regional Office, and the Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF), with contributions from the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD). This initiative, beneath the African Wikipedian Alliance, goals to deal with content material gaps on Wikimedia tasks associated to the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection, e-democracy, digital mobilisation in social actions, SDG16, freedom of expression, and human rights in the Sahel area, neighboring West Africa, and the Horn of Africa.

Benefits

• Each Fellow receives a stipend of USD 300 monthly.
• Additional assist: Hands-on truth-checking and technical coaching, incentives for contributors, one-on-one mentorship, and ongoing assist from CfA’s Communities and Academy Team.

Eligibility

• Be a registered Wikimedian with no less than two (2) years of expertise as an editor and belong to the occasion organiser consumer group.
•  Ideally be primarily based in the Sahel area, neighbouring West Africa, or the Horn of Africa (distinctive candidates from elsewhere in Africa could also be thought of).
• Be fluent in English or French (Bilingual is a plus).
• Have a eager curiosity in digital rights and youth civic engagement.
• Have expertise organising edit-a-thons and different Wikimedia occasions.
• Have expertise constructing subject lists and facilitating technical coaching.
• Have expertise truth-checking content material on Wikipedia or be keen to be taught.
• Have expertise in neighborhood mobilisation.
• Possess an curiosity in the fellowship’s thematic (Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection, e-democracy, digital mobilisation in social actions, SDG16, freedom of expression, and human rights, amongst others) focus. 
• Be an energetic contributor to Wikipedia and/or Wikidata with a verifiable portfolio.
• Have no historical past of blocks or sanctions on Wikimedia tasks.
• Demonstrate the flexibility to observe contributions and submit experiences effectively.
• Be keen to take part in mentorship, coaching, and outreach actions.
• Comply with AWA’s and Wikimedia insurance policies on attribution, privateness, and pleasant house tips.

Application

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For extra data, go to Wikipedian-in-Residence (WiR) Fellowships.