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As part of Global Voices’ fundraising challenge campaign called “Behind the Story,” we will feature 30 contributors in 30 days. In this series, we ask each contributor about a particular story they have written and why working on it mattered to them. These reflections from these contributors remind us why it is important to ensure that the Global Voices Newsroom is sustainable.

In this insight, Tochi Precious Friday shares thoughts on why working on the story “Igbo Wikimedians: Digital safety challenges for activists preserving their language through open knowledge” was especially meaningful.

One GV story I’m especially proud of is my piece on Igbo Wikimedians and their digital-safety struggles, because it highlights the real risks faced by activists striving to preserve a language under threat. Writing it mattered to me because it’s a celebration of grassroots resilience showing how people use open knowledge platforms (like Wikipedia and Wikidata) to defend and strengthen their cultural heritage.

Global Voices is a platform that provides a space for our community to share stories and perspectives about their community and issues they care about through the accompaniment of a supportive editorial team that assists each contributor to craft their stories.

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