WikiAfrica Hour #47: Voices of the Future: Youth Rising in the Wikimedia Movement

What does youth empowerment really look like in the Wikimedia movement?

In this powerful episode of WikiAfrica Hour, we chat with young Wikimedians who are leading campaigns, building communities, and shaping the future of Open knowledge. 🌍✊

Our guests share their journeys, proudest achievements, and what it takes to thrive as young leaders in the movement. We dive into the challenges they face, how they’re using Wikimedia to build skills, and what true youth inclusion should look like by 2030.

Join us as we explore how youth aren’t just the future—they’re the now.

🎥 Watch, share, and be inspired.

WikiAfrica Hour Episode 47 poster

This WikiAfrica Hour episode’s guest host is Shahen, is a Beirut-born, Yerevan-based Wikipedia editor for 10 years now. On Wiki, he's an admin on Western Armenian Wiki, a member of different Wiki groups, and has participated in a number of conferences and camps since 2015. Outside of Wiki, he works for the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies' headquarters. TUMO is a free-of-charge, after school program for youth who learn 14 different creative and tech skills all around the world.

Our guests include

  • Ferdinando Traversa President of Wikimedia Italy.
  • Ndahiro Derrick Alter a Rwandan advocate for peace, open knowledge, gender equality, and youth engagement in governance. He is the founder of Open Source Knowledge Rwanda (Wikimedia Rwanda).
  • Ahmad Ali Karim: External Relations Ambassador, Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia
WAH Episode 47 in focus section poster
WAH Episode 47 in focus section poster

In Focus Section: Highlights from Wikimedia Youth Conference 2025 

We recorded some interviews while attending the Wikimedia Youth Conference in Prague. I asked some of the attendees about their experience during the conference, challenges they face as youth generally and within the wikimedia community and their plans for the future after meeting youth from all over the world. 

Watch the grouped  interviews via this link

Credits to all interviewees:

  • AbdulRahim Ziblim - Ghana
  • Ahmad Ali Karim - Malaysia 
  • Areen Abu-Rumman - Jordan
  • Ndahiro Derrick Alter - Rwanda
  • Nicaela Phuyu - Bolivia
  • Paula - Chile