Vira Motorko
Vira Motorko | |
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.jpg) Vira Motorko at the awarding ceremony of the photo contest "Wiki Loves Monuments", Kyiv, 2017 | |
| Born | 1991 (age 32–33) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupations | |
| Awards | Wikimedian of the Year (2024) |
Vira Motorko is a Ukrainian Internet activist, Wikimedian of the Year (2024).
Biography and volunteer work
[edit]She worked as a geography teacher at the Rivne Humanitarian Gymnasium of the Rivne City Council.[1]
She first registered on Wikipedia in 2009, during her first year of university. Since 2012, she has been a member of the NGO Wikimedia Ukraine, conducted training for newcomers, helped with the competition Wiki Loves Monuments, and translated the Wikipedia interface.[2]
From 2014 to 2019, Motorko worked with Wikimedia Ukraine as a PR and project manager. Since 2019, she has focused on volunteer contributions to wikiprojects. In 2023, she received administrator rights on Wikipedia.[2] Besides developing the project, she hosts webinars and training sessions to help newcomers become skilled Wikipedia contributors.[3]
Awards
[edit]- Wikimedian of the Year in the category Functionary of the Year (2024, for continuous work on small tasks that often go unnoticed but are always needed: translating technical messages, documenting templates, improving interface messages or formatting).[4][5]
- Winner in the Talents for Ukraine grant program launched by the Kyiv School of Economics Foundation (2024)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Practical classes at the teacher's workplace" (in Ukrainian). RGU. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ a b Polina Horlach (August 8, 2024). "Ukrainian Wikipedia administrator receives Wikimedian of the Year 2024 award" (in Ukrainian). Suspilne Kultura. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ a b "Presenting the new winners of Talents for Ukraine by the KSE Foundation!". KSE Charitable Foundation. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Wikimedia Foundation (2024-08-07). "Meet the Wikimedians of the Year 2024". Diff. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Vika Hrynenko (August 10, 2024). "Administrator of the Ukrainian Wikipedia received the international award Wikimedian of the Year" (in Ukrainian). The Village Ukraine. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
External links
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- "Motorko Vira — Ukrainian Wikipedia admin". KSE Foundation. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- Opryshchenko, Anastasiia (2024-08-30). "The Sandwich List, School Vandalism, and the Text of the Aeneid. How to Understand and Fall in Love with the Ukrainian Wikipedia, says its administrator Vira Motorko". AIN (in Ukrainian).
- Anastasia Nikolayenko (2024-09-06). "Vira Motorko: "Wikipedia is a way of life"" (in Ukrainian). WOMO. Retrieved 2024-12-21.