WikiIndaba conference 2018/Submissions/Increasing female content on Wikimedia projects

Submission no. 059
Title of the submission
Increasing female content on Wikimedia projects
Type of submission (lecture, panel, tutorial/workshop, roundtable discussion, lightning talk, birds of a feather discussion)
lightning talk
Author of the submission
Walaa Abdel Manaem
Language of presentation
English
E-mail address
walaaabdelmanaem@gmail.com
Username
ولاء
Country of origin
Egypt
Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)
Egyptian Wikimedians User Group
Personal homepage or blog
Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)
Usually in our Egyptian Community we interest about female content & participation in Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia & Commons. So, We aim to launch Wikiwomen project for Arabic and African Communities & to activate Wikipedia Education Program (WEP) in more countries of Africa. 8 of March is the International Women's Day (IWD), so, we have to celebrate launching a female project and cooperating between all affiliates in Africa to increase the awareness of female participation in Wikimedia projects.
What will attendees take away from this session?
Theme of presentation
WikiCulture & Community & Education
For workshops and discussions, what level is the intended audience?
Length of session (if other than 25 minutes, specify how long)
15 minutes
Will you attend WikiIndaba if your submission is not accepted?
Yes
Slides or further information (optional)
Special requests
Is this Submission a Draft or Final? Draft

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  1. Blossom Ozurumba Talk 15:11, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Committee decision

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  Accepted