Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCROWD) is an initiative which seeks to increase awareness and the number of people of African descent who actively partake in the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements. AfroCROWD has sensitized thousands in its target audience about free culture crowdsourcing and the need to close the multicultural and gender gaps in Wikipedia. AfroCROWD has also held monthly multilingual editathons in partnership with cultural institutions, galleries, libraries, archives, museums (GLAM), colleges, universities and many others including instituations at the United Nations and grassroots organizations.

AfroCROWD was founded by Haitian Blogger and Wikipedian, Alice Backer, during Black Wiki History Month in February, 2015 and is run by Executive Director, Sherry Antoine, MPA.

We welcome you to get connected today.

Sign up for a coming event, we have held at least one a month since 2015, and now hold virtual events with partners all over the world.  All are welcome and you don’t need to have any experience.