Wikimania 2025

Hackathon Showcase and the Coolest Tool Awards
2025-08-09 , NAIROBI (🗣️ ar, es, fr, sw)
Language: English

🎥 Session recording: https://www.youtube.com/live/Szjq7Emoqq0?feature=shared&t=22314 🎥

Come see everything we built together at the Hackathon and join us in celebrating the coolest tools made in Wikimedia this year!


Come see everything we built together at the Hackathon and join us in celebrating the coolest tools made in Wikimedia this year!


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Onsite in Nairobi

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Joris Darlington Quarshie is a dedicated advocate for open knowledge and cultural preservation, currently serving as an outreach facilitator for the Capacity Exchange Tool and an event coordinator for Wiki Loves Folklore. In his role with the Capacity Exchange Tool, he fosters collaboration and resource-sharing among communities to enhance global capacity-building initiatives. As a coordinator for Wiki Loves Folklore—an international campaign to document cultural heritage on Wikimedia platforms—he organizes events, engages volunteers, and promotes the documentation of traditional practices, festivals, and folklore. Passionate about bridging knowledge gaps, Joris combines strategic outreach with grassroots engagement to empower communities and expand access to diverse cultural narratives.

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