Congratulations to Wikimedia UG Nigeria, *Ndahiro Derrick Alter* Gender & Development Practitioner Founder & Executive Director, Wikimedia Rwanda <https://wikimedia.rw/> / Open Source Knowledge Rwanda *"Reshaping Rwanda's Narrative"*
📞 (+250) 789 162 892 <+250789162892> 📍 Gift House, 1st Floor, Kacyiru, Kigali City, Rwanda 🌐 wikimedia.rw 📄 Read my recent publication: *Cyber Harassment and Feminist Activism in Rwanda: A Twitter Analysis* <https://doi.org/10.37284/eajass.9.3.5403> On Fri, 9 Oct 2026 at 12:40, Amb. Olushola Olaniyan via African-Wikimedians <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear African Wikimedians > > > > Wikimedia User Group Nigeria (Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation) has partnered > with the International Media and Information Literacy Institute (IMILI), > a UNESCO Category 2 Institute established by the Federal Government of > Nigeria under UNESCO's auspices through the Federal Ministry of Information > and National Orientation. > > > The partnership was formalised through a **Memorandum of Understanding** > signed on 2 October 2026. Under the agreement, Wikimedia Nigeria will serve > as a Knowledge and Programme Partner to the Institute for an initial > two-year period, renewable for subsequent two-year terms by mutual written > agreement. > > > IMILI is an international, regional and national centre for research, > policy development, capacity building and cooperation in Media and > Information Literacy. Its work focuses on strengthening information > integrity, addressing misinformation and disinformation, improving digital > competencies and promoting responsible access to and use of information. > > > The partnership will focus on six areas of cooperation: research and > knowledge sharing, capacity building, advocacy and public engagement, > resource mobilisation, gender equality and inclusion, and regional and > international cooperation. > > > As a Knowledge and Programme Partner, Wikimedia Nigeria will contribute > its experience in open knowledge, digital literacy, community engagement > and Wikimedia projects to support the Institute's programmes in Nigeria and > across Africa. IMILI will provide technical and academic support, access > to relevant research resources, and opportunities to engage with Media and > Information Literacy networks, including relevant UNESCO networks where > appropriate. > > The collaboration will also provide opportunities to involve Wikimedia > communities, educators, researchers, journalists and other stakeholders in > training, research, advocacy and knowledge-sharing activities. > > Both organisations will work to develop a joint implementation plan, > identify priority programmes, and mobilise resources for agreed activities. > > The partnership provides an opportunity to bring Wikimedia's open > knowledge work into closer collaboration with institutions working on Media > and Information Literacy, while expanding opportunities for Wikimedia > communities to contribute to education, research, and digital literacy > programmes in Nigeria and across Africa. > > > https://www.imilinstitute.org/ > > > Amb Olushola Olaniyan > > President, Wikimedia UG Nigeria > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list -- > [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] >
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