Thank you, Derrick. We look forward to a more favourable partnership soon. Regards
*Olaniyan Ishola Olushola* *CEO. Data Access Systems LtdChairman Local Organizing Committee (WikiIndaba2019) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2019/Team>Co-Producer, Wikipedia Campaign iigeria <https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=AUBPd3PTas0> ( Winner of the Best NGO in Africa ( African Excellence Award 2018) <https://af-pr.excellence-awards.com/winnerlist/best-of-2018/>) Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Co-Producer , Wiki Women Radio <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Women_Radio_Program>President, Wikimedia Nigeria <https://wikimedia.org.ng/>Treasurer, FOSSFAMember, Affiliates Committee ( Wikimedia Foundation)* *Administrator, Wikimedia Programs & Events Dashboard* *MD,Olbims ConsultingPhone: +2348167352512E: [email protected] <e%[email protected]>E: [email protected] <e%[email protected]>Facebook:Olaniyan SholaTwitter:oluwanishola73Wiki User Name: Olaniyan Olushola* * Wikipedia Campagn in Nigeria featuring Emmanuela * * One on One with Olushola Olaniyan ( TV Plus Africa) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGp_YqdOJzY&feature=youtu.be>* * https://youtu.be/DwTUGVv6Qng <https://youtu.be/DwTUGVv6Qng>* On Fri, Oct 9, 2026, 2:02 PM Ndahiro Derrick Alter <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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