GLAM/Newsletter/January 2017/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report

This Month in GLAM – Volume VII, Issue I, January 2017

Côte d'Ivoire report

Editing during #1Lib1Ref, presenting at WikiIndaba 2017

Editing women profiles with 7 librarians during #1Lib1Ref

Understanding the gender gap on Wikipedia and more importantly, knowing how to bridge it, these were the goals of a workshop held on 17 January at Wikimedia Côte d’Ivoire headquarters in Abidjan. For the Ivorian librarians gathered at this workshop, the interest of the #1Lib1Ref campaign was twofold: understanding deeper the concept of Wikipedia and, more importantly, knowing how to edit its contents related to Ivorian women.

For almost a year now Wikimedia Côte d’Ivoire has been emphasizing on women-related topics. Through Wiki Loves Women, a project run in Côte d’Ivoire as well as in Ghana and Nigeria, over 500 women profiles have been created, improved, and translated on Wikipedia.

Overview of Attendees
A librarian editing a women profile on Wikipedia.
This userbox was created for the #1Lib1Ref campaign on the french Wikipedia.
The instructors assisting Attendees.

Attendees of #1Lib1Ref edit-a-thon in Abidjan

No	Wiki Usernames	Article	Role
1	Figlio di dio	Mariam Bah (fr)	Attendee
2	Adou.atta	Albertine N'Guessan (fr)	Attendee
3	Attreman	Henriette Diabaté (fr)	Attendee
4	Diaban93	Kandia Camara (fr)	Attendee
5	Alnat41	Jacqueline Oble (fr)	Attendee
6	WISEMAN2017	Murielle Ahouré (fr)	Attendee
7	MiracledeJESUS	Isabelle Anoh (fr)	Attendee
10	African Hope	-	Instructor
11	Eltia Aimée	-	Instructor
12	Papischou	-	Instructor
13	Abdallahbigboy	-	Instructor

Online outreach

http://www.wikiloveswomen.org/2017/01/27/7-librarians-cote-divoire-edit-women-profiles-wikipedia (EN)
http://wikimedia.ci/wikipedia-en-cote-divoire-7-archivistes-font-leur-premier-pas (FR)
A tweet that reached 1,072 impressions

7 librarians from Côte d'Ivoire edit women profiles on @Wikipedia http://www.wikiloveswomen.org/2017/01/27/7-librarians-cote-divoire-edit-women-profiles-wikipedia/ #1Lib1Ref #civtech @WikiLovesWomen @Wikimedia_CIV

Featuring the local experience at WikiIndaba 2017

From January 22 to 25, seasoned Wikipedians across Africa gathered in Accra. The event referred to as WikiIndaba, invited a delegation from Côte d’Ivoire.

We shared the GLAM experience in Côte d’Ivoire through presentations and one-on-one discussions. One of the most valuable benefits of WikiIndaba 2017 was probably the lesson learned from other GLAM experiences throughout Africa.