Wiki Inspire

Every year we partner with educational institutions (and hundreds of students) across North America to reshape the world one edit-a-thon at a time.

Why do we do it?

We're committed to making a difference in the world. Wikipedia is one of the most popular English-language sites in the world and one of the few platforms that provides free fact-checked news and information. The site also has fewer than one in five of its biographies about women and less than one in three articles about BIPOC creators. Wanna help us make a difference? Sign up.

Our Wiki Partners

WorkHaus

Toronto, Calgary, Canada.

Elementary Institute of Science

San Diego, U.S.

Chatelaine

Toronto, Canada

Help us change the world one page at at a time

"Wikipedia pages about famous figures, events in history, and even fictional dogs like Lassie often appear high in Google searches. And it’s easy for internet users to fall down a rabbit hole of pages. But while there is even a page dedicated to which direction you hang a roll of toilet paper, the gender and race gap on the site is stark, and long documented. There is something to be said about, you know, seeing it to be it,” said Takara Small founder of the Wikipedia INspire campaign that is working to change that."

Toronto Star

Full story here

Here’s how it works

Step 1

Fill out the form

Tell us who we should highlight next and sign up for updates here.

Step 2

Bookmark the date

Join us on July 2024 in Toronto or San Diego virtually or in person.

Step 3

Celebrate with Us

We'll bring together leaders from this year's group to celebrate with help from our partners.

Let's go!

OUR NUMBERS

Join us as we make history in 2024 and inspire the next generation of young leaders (between the ages of 13 and 18) across North America.

2

Two. Young people in America and Canada—two of the world's most powerful countries—will celebrate each country's respective holidays by coming together to highlight the unique contributions made by the best of the best in North America.

168

One hundred and sixty eight. Students will have 168 hours to add new stories to the world's most popular English-language website. The goal is to add 5 new profiles and/or update underserved profiles each day, which would culminate in 40 new pages in one week.

FAQs

How can we help?

We're always looking for volunteers or individuals to donate laptops (or other devices) to students who can't afford their own and would like to participate in our program. Email us via the link at the bottom of the page.

How do you choose who to profile?

Both institutions in Canada and the U.S. pick individuals based on submissions from the public. Click here to add your suggestions. Visit our submission page to share your suggestions.

What is the deadline?

We're always accepting suggestions on a rolling basis. See our first FAQ for more details

What is the criteria?

We create posts about any individual, group or project but focus our efforts on underserved groups who have largely been ignored.