AWA EmpowerHer fellowship reveal design English

In commemoration of International Women’s Day 2026, the African Wikipedian Alliance , with support from Code for Africa , in partnership with the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) , launched the EmpowerHer Fellowship 2026 , a one-month fellowship aimed at addressing the persistent gender and content gaps across Wikimedia platforms.

Despite the growth of open knowledge, African women remain significantly underrepresented on platforms such as Wikipedia and Wikidata. Many notable figures, leaders, professionals, and changemakers are either missing or insufficiently documented.…