Ibekeme Merit is a librarian, educator, and open knowledge advocate passionate about promoting literacy, information access, and digital inclusion. I studied Library and Information Science and as an educator, posseses a post graduate diploma in Education. I am dedicated to bridging knowledge gaps, enhancing access to quality information, and empowering professionals to contribute to open knowledge platforms. I am also a champion for African storybooks and promoted the use of culturally relevant reading materials to improve literacy among children. I have reached over 4,000 children through reading sessions in schools, orphanages, and rural areas, advocating for the inclusion of African narratives in global digital libraries.

I have led Wikimedia training programs in Gombe state, Nigeria which include “Wikimedia awareness and training in Federal College of Education(T), Gombe and “upskilling librarians in Gombe on open knowledge practices through wikimedia project”

As a Wikimedia organizer and facilitator, I have been involved in various in library programs and has participated in different AfLIA training aimed at equipping librarians on wikimedia projects. I am also the program manager of Wikimedia Gombe Network where I contribute my quote in running the network.