User:AlmaMaK

About me
I was a Carlo Schmid Programme fellow (October 2018-March 2019) in the Diversity of Cultural Expressions Section at UNESCO. Under the guidance of the Wikimedian in Residence at UNESCO, John Cummings, I implemented Wikipedia as a tool to improve the visibility of the Section’s work and to make its knowledge more accessible. Additionally, I integrated important data (abbreviations used by UNESCO, data (graphs and figures) produced by UNESCO etc.) into Wikidata. I also participated in the Wiki4Women event to increase the presence of Wikipedia articles on women.

Articles I've written
Artistic Freedom

Reshaping Cultural Policies

Grada Kilomba

Stefan Kaiser (German Sculptor)

Stefan Kaiser (Bildhauer) (German Wikipedia)

My Background
I work as a digitalization consultant for the public sector - with a particular focus on digital inclusion and accessibility. I am LSE Inequalities and Social Science graduate and studied anthropology and linguistics in my Bachelor's at the University of Leipzig. I research on inequalities regarding race, gender and (dis)ability and advocate for equity. I am convinced that Wikipedia is a symbol of how this digitized world can include everybody by sharing knowledge. Knowledge empowers. This is why I want to contribute to Wikipedia to empower specifically those who do not have granted access to quality education and whose knowledge oftentimes is not acknowledged as knowledge.