Felix Nartey () is a

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and advocate. He was named the Wikimedian of the Year in 2017 by Wikipedia co-founder

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. He is

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of Open Foundation West Africa and

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Ghana, where he is also the chapter lead.

Early life

Nartey was born in

Tema Tema is a city on the Bight of Benin and Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located east of the capital city; Accra, in the region of Greater Accra, and is the capital of the Tema Metropolitan District. As of 2013, Tema is the eleventh most p ...

, Ghana. He graduated from Pope John Secondary School in 2008, Central University with a

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in Banking and Finance in 2013, and completed his

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from the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. While studying at Central University he was appointed a Google Student Ambassador, a position that surged his interest in technology.

Career

Nartey worked as a banker after his first degree, and was an avid volunteer in other capacities. He served as the community manager for Wikimedia Ghana. He later co-founded Open Foundation West Africa, a non-profit organisation whose goal is to encourage the creation of content under open licenses. Nartey worked as a consultant in the capacity of a Global Coordinator for the Wikipedia Library at the

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. Nartey will go on to work in different capacities at the Wikimedia Foundation, where he currently occupies the position of a Senior Partnerships Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa. He has also served in different capacities on boards and as an advisor. He served for more than five years as a board chair for Open Foundation West Africa, currently serves as an

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member for

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and an advisory committee member for

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Contributions in the Open Movement

Nartey joined the Wikimedia movement in 2012. He adds content about his home country, Ghana, and leads several initiatives to promote the importance of editing Wikipedia, including

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activities, the Wikipedia Education Program, activities targeted at bridging the gender gap, and the Wikipedia Library. He was a member of the Drafting Committee for the

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Strategy, a member of the Advisory Group for the transition of the

Global Network Strategy and member of the interim Global Network Council for Creative Commons. He was also a member of the core team of the

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Africa Group. In his Wikipedian of the Year dedication, Wales mentioned that Nartey played a leading role in the organisation of the second Wiki Indaba conference 2017 in Accra, and has been critical in building up the local communities in Africa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nartey, Felix Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Ghanaian bankers People from Tema Social entrepreneurs Wikimedians of the Year Ghanaian Wikimedians Wikimedia Foundation staff members 21st-century Ghanaian businesspeople Wikipedia people Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary alumni Central University (Ghana) alumni

Early life

Career

Contributions in the Open Movement

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