Sandister Tei

Sandister Tei
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amSandister Edit
Family nameTei Edit
Place dem born amAccra Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationjournalist, Wikimedian Edit
EmployerAJ+, Citi FM Edit
Educate forCardiff University, University of Ghana Edit
Award e receiveWikimedian of the Year Edit

Sandister Tei be Ghanaian media professional wey dem name am de Wikimedian of de Year for October 2020 insyd by de co-founder give Wikipedia Jimmy Wales. She be co-founder den active volunteer give Wikimedia Ghana User Group.[1]

Ein early life den education

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Dem born Tei for Accra, Ghana insyd.[2] She go Motown wey later she go UG, wer she major for Geography insyd.[2] Later Tullow Group award am scholarship for 2013 insyd make she go do ein Master of Arts for International journalism insyd for Cardiff University.[2][3]

Ein career

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After Tei do ein Master for Cardiff University, she join Al Jazeera dema digital channel AJ+ for 2014 insyd.[2][4] Later nu, she job for Joy FM small as social media executive wey she move go Citi FM as multimedia journalist.[3][5]

Later nu Tei join de Traffic Avenue drive time show as side-kick give Jessica Opare-Saforo.[6] She san so be de presenter give Tech den Social Media trends for de award-winning Citi Breakfast Show top.[7]

Before she depart from Citi, na she be de Deputy Programs Manager give Citi FM den Citi TV.

Aside ein roles for de broadcast media insyd, na Tei be digital media trainer wey she facilitate training give Young African Leaders Initiative, Voice of America, Office of de Mayor of Accra.[8]

Tei job give de Wikimedia Foundation[9] since 2021.

Wikimedia activity

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Tei be de co-founder for Wikimedia Ghana User Group, Ghanaian Wikimedians community wey dem create for 2012 insyd. Ein volunteer work der include she dey recruit Wikipedia editors den oda outreach activities. She san so help dem launch campaign so say dem go start petition for Freedom of Panorama for Ghana insyd for 2018 insyd for re:publica Accra.[10]

She represent Wikimedia Ghana User Group for Washington DC insyd so say she go confer plus organizers of 2012 Wikimania about ways dem go fi increase African content for Wikipedia top.[1] De year wey dey follow nu, she attend Wikimania for Hong Kong insyd as part of African editors dema formal meetup, she come turn de first woman for Ghana insyd wey attend such meeting.[1] She participate for de Wikimedia Summit 2019 for Berlin insyd, wey she promote de increase de coverage for African topics for Wikimedia projects top. One of ein principal aim be make she "realign" den "experience different perspectives".[11]

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales name am de Wikimedian of de Year for 15 October 2020 for live YouTube den Facebook broadcast top.[12][13] Dem praise Tei sake of ein contributions to Wikimedia projects dema coverage of de COVID-19 pandemic for Ghana insyd, wey help to keep permanent record for de pandemic ein effects for der. Sake of de travel restrictions, Wales no fi deliver de award personally give Tei as dat be de standard practice, but instead he talk plus am for surprise Zoom call top.[14]

Ein oda works

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De time she dey Wales, dem diagnose am plus depression wey ein subsequent treatment help am improve both ein mood den ein grades; she come found Purple People, mental health support group (now e be inactive) give people plus mood disorders, years after she battle depression ein self.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Planning Wikimedia Ghana". www.ghanaweb.com (in English). 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Knott, Stacey (1 February 2017). "Ghana's Purple People". Folks. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "TGSS Alumni". tgssalumnigroup.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Boakye-Yiadom, Nana (8 February 2016). "Student journalists dig into data after Journoshop II". Ghana News.
  5. ↑ "Student journalists dig into data after Journoshop II". Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Citi Countdown: 'Akwaaba' rules Citi FM's top 10 Ghanaian songs". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana (in American English). 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  7. ↑ "Together, Citi Breakfast Show team is 'more'; Fidelity Bank lives by their example [Article]". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana (in American English). 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  8. ↑ "Sandister Tei". TechCamp. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sandister Tei". Wikimedia Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sandister Tei, curator and media journalism". accra18.re-publica.com/. Re:publica. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ghanaians participate in Global Wikimedia summit in Germany". Graphic Online. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Meet the 2020 Wikimedian of the Year: Sandister Tei". Diff. Wikimedia Foundation. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  13. ↑ Wales, Jimmy (15 October 2020). "Celebrating the people who go above and beyond to build free knowledge: Meet our 2020 Wikimedian…". Medium. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  14. ↑ Quist, Ebenezer (16 October 2020). "Ghanaian lady awarded by Wikipedia as its worldwide best worker for the year 2020". Ghana News. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Ghana's Purple People". Folks (in American English). 2017-02-01. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
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