# :sync: WikiFundi, an Open Source Platform to Learn New Skills and Collaborate on Wikipedia-Like Articles
**URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/wikifundi-an-open-source-platform-to-learn-new-skills-and-collaborate-on-wikipedia-like-articles/396
**Category:** Live Presentations
**Tags:** lightning-talk, oe-technologies, oeg20\_40, offline
**Created:** [October 6, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/wikifundi-an-open-source-platform-to-learn-new-skills-and-collaborate-on-wikipedia-like-articles/396 "2020-10-06T13:01:33Z")
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### Author:  [@Anthere](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/Anthere)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/wikifundi-an-open-source-platform-to-learn-new-skills-and-collaborate-on-wikipedia-like-articles/396/1 "2020-10-06T13:01:34Z")
**Author** : Florence Devouard
**Institution** : Wiki in Africa
**Country** : France
**Topic** : Technologies for Open Education
**Sector** : K-12
**UNESCO Area of Focus** : Building capacity
**Session Format** : Lightning Talk
## Abstract
WikiFundi is an open-source offline editable environment that provides a similar experience to editing Wikipedia (and Vikidia) online. It typically runs on raspberry PIs.
WikiFundi enables teachers, wikipedian communities and NGOs to learn and experiment collaborative editing of wiki-based texts and contributing knowledge when technology, access and electricity outages fail or are not available at all.
Since its publication, WikiFundi has been rolled out in at least 15 countries across Africa. It is being used by Wikimedia UserGroups, volunteers and educational organisations in Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Cameroun, Mali, Uganda, Tunisia etc. In addition, WikiFundi is available via the Digital Schools programme of the Orange Foundation in dozen of countries of French speaking Africa. It is also used in South Africa as part of the WikiAfrica Schools Program.
The lightning talk will provide
1. an overview of WikiFundi as an OER resource, as well as
2. a showcase of its use in one educational set-up (the WikiChallenge Ecoles d’Afrique, an annuel writing challenge operating in primary schools of 8 african countries since 2017)
WikiFundi was designed by Florence Devouard and Isla Haddow-Flood from Wiki in Africa, to support the WikiAfrica movement and Wikimedia volunteers across Africa. It was developed in collaboration with Wikimedia CH and Kiwix. It was funded by Orange Foundation and the Wikimedia Foundation.
## Keywords
Open-source software, Offline/Non-connected environments, Wikipedia and wikis
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### Author:  [@Anthere](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/Anthere)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/wikifundi-an-open-source-platform-to-learn-new-skills-and-collaborate-on-wikipedia-like-articles/396/2 "2020-10-23T22:46:35Z")
Here are two links of interest in relation to the session:
- The WikiFundi software website : [https://www.wikifundi.org](https://www.wikifundi.org)
- The portal of the WikiChallenge Ecoles d’Afrique contest : [https://fr.vikidia.org/wiki/Projet:WikiChallenge\_Ecoles\_d’Afrique](https://fr.vikidia.org/wiki/Projet:WikiChallenge_Ecoles_d%27Afrique)
More information coming soon 😀
I am really honoured to be part of my first OE Global and hope it will be the opportunity of meeting new person involved in the OER field.
Florence
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### Author:  [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/wikifundi-an-open-source-platform-to-learn-new-skills-and-collaborate-on-wikipedia-like-articles/396/3 "2020-10-24T17:57:21Z")
Welcome to the conference, Florence, thank you for being here. I
I’m very much looking forward to the WikiFundi presentation. It’s been a few years, but I’ve been interested in the ways that internet experiences can be provided when the connectivity is lacking, experimenting for a while with the [PirateBox](http://piratebox.cc) and also [KoboToolbox](https://www.kobotoolbox.org/).
To know there is a way to provide the editing experience of Wikipedia is very exciting.
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### Author:  [@Anthere](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/Anthere)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/wikifundi-an-open-source-platform-to-learn-new-skills-and-collaborate-on-wikipedia-like-articles/396/4 "2020-11-16T17:58:21Z")
Link to my presentation (pdf) : [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V6tdyQFZ--6WozludrapjqSwxwO7FbyV/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V6tdyQFZ--6WozludrapjqSwxwO7FbyV/view?usp=sharing)
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### Author:  [@jure](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/jure)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/wikifundi-an-open-source-platform-to-learn-new-skills-and-collaborate-on-wikipedia-like-articles/396/5 "2020-11-18T17:25:36Z")
Session recording:
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TphcZM8ShPE)