Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, yesterday, announced the launch of its “Knowledge is Human. Knowledge is Her” campaign. 

Coinciding with International Women’s Day (IWD), the campaign celebrates contributors, including those from Africa, who are working to ensure that more content about women appears on Wikipedia.
  
According to a statement by the foundation, Wikipedia is the largest encyclopedia in human history. Its more than 64 million articles are the result of generous contributions from hundreds of thousands of Wikimedians, which is the name given to its volunteer editors.   Together, they compile and share information on notable subjects, citing reliable sources, according to the encyclopedia’s editorial policies and guidelines. They embody the belief that knowledge is human.
  
The statement reads: “Wikipedia depends on the availability of existing published sources to verify the facts in its articles. But, because women have been left out of historical narratives and traditional sources of knowledge, many of these knowledge gaps are present on Wikipedia.
  
“This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the humans that are writing women back into history, and playing a vital role in growing knowledge on one of the most visited websites. 
  
“More content about women and more women contributing to Wikipedia helps to create a knowledge base that better represents our communities. By sharing these stories, we hope to inspire people everywhere to learn about these efforts and join a movement that matters to how we all see the world,” ” the Wikimedia Foundation Chief Communications Officer, Anusha Alikhan, said.
  
Also, the Senior Manager of Campaign Organising at the Wikimedia Foundation, Masana Mulaudzi, said: “We are excited to showcase the incredible work of Wikimedia contributors. Their stories range from librarians, who have found Wikipedia’s Citations Needed initiative inspiring, female volunteers passionate about writing about other women in their country, or those that feel strongly about bringing  knowledge from their language, or country onto Wikipedia.”