Jack 🇷🇼

Founder of @visualheritagegroup
Ambassador of @ofwafrica 's @Kiwix
Editor/Expert Translator @wikipedia
Mapper in @openstreetmap
Mentor @ndabaga_impact

[Jack 🇷🇼 @jacknation250]

The Geneva Conventions ensure:

👉 Torture is illegal.
👉 The dead deserve dignity.
👉 Hospitals are not attacked.
👉 Sick and wounded are cared for.
👉 Detainees are treated humanely.
👉 Families know the fate of missing loved ones.

The Geneva Conventions preserve our humanity.

[Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda @OSKRwanda]

🏆Kudos to the top @wikidata contributors in Rwanda (2020 – 2025):
🥇 @uwanyirigira Eugenie
(Female winner)
🥈 @Uwimpuhwevava 
🥉 @jacknation250 (Male winner)
4️⃣ Rugamba Robert 
5️⃣ @Ngufashe
Thanks to ALL Rwandan editors, your edits are putting Rwanda on the global map!

[Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda @OSKRwanda]

We extend our gratitude to General Secretary of the Rwanda Film Federation, Mr.Apollo for his efforts to make this happen and the support from @TheAfrNar.
Kudos to our lead organizer @jacknation250

[Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda @OSKRwanda]

On Saturday, we initiated the Afrocreative WikiProject+Film 2025 in Rwanda, a project focused on generating film-related content for @Wikipedia , in partnership with the Rwanda Film Federation, and with participation from students of @MountKigaliUni and Rwanda Polytechnic.

[Jack 🇷🇼 @jacknation250]

This Saturday, at the ICT Innovation center Rwanda , Rwandan filmmakers along with students from @mountkigaliuni and Rwanda polytechnic Kigali gathered for the launch of the Afrocreative WikiProject+Film 2025 in Rwanda, an initiative to create film-related content on @Wikipedia

[Wikimania @Wikimania]

Family picture in Nairobi! Any familiar faces? Tag a Wikimedian you can recognise in this photo and share this post to your user group socials. We're thankful to be able to celebrate 20 years of knowledge sharing and global impact together!

#Wikimania2025
#WimaniaNairobi

[Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda @OSKRwanda]

Thrilled to share that Rwanda is shining at @Wikimania in Kenya!
For the 1st time, 4 Rwandans are attending, a huge leap from just 1 person in the previous editions!
@jacknation250 ,@umunanu @NLiliane56668 & @Rebekah19901 ,thank you for representing.
@RwandaInKenya

[Jack 🇷🇼 @jacknation250]

Thank you @OSKRwanda

[Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda @OSKRwanda]

Rwanda’s folklore is alive , thanks to talented photographers like @jacknation250 , whose stunning photo earned 5th place in Wiki Loves Folklore 2025.

From handcrafted stools to a cozy coffee setup, this image captures the warmth of our communal spirit.

📸 Photo by TheJackNation | CC BY-SA 4.0


A big thank you to everyone who documents our heritage.


#WikiLovesFolklore

#Heritage
#Rwanda
@IntekoyUmuco

[OpenStreetMap Rwanda @osm_Rwanda]

EcoMappers celebrates 10 years of impact! Reflecting on our journey, we honor our visionary founder of OpenStreetMap Rwanda @Rebekah19901 . We're just beginning, committed to digitizing Rwanda & advancing open data. Here’s to the next decade. #opendata #Ecomappers10thAnn

[Jack 🇷🇼 @jacknation250]

@BALUCIAGA You are genius!

[Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda @OSKRwanda]

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As part of the @Afrocreative Project. The session took place at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali

Kudos to the lead organizers
@MukeshAlice and @jacknation250

[Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda @OSKRwanda]

Yesterday, Wikimedia Rwanda, in partnership with @TheAfrNar , the U.S. Embassy in #Rwanda, and @CineFemmes Rwanda, hosted a workshop aimed at engaging Rwandan filmmakers in contributing to Wikimedia projects, particularly @Wikipedia and @WikiCommons

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[Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda @OSKRwanda]

Happening NOW:
We are conducting an @Wikipedia edit-a-thon with @NYUAbuDhabi and @alueducation students aimed at “expanding the reach and visibility of African perspectives on data and technology across Wikimedia Platforms”

#Editathon
#KnowledgeSharin

[Jack 🇷🇼 @jacknation250]

Thank You Ecomappers for Recognition!!

[OpenStreetMap Rwanda @osm_Rwanda]

During #SotMrwanda2024 we recognized JACQUES NIYIGENA for his service, dedication, and outstanding contribution to community development, driving open data development, and humanitarian response in Eco-Mappers, OpenStreetMap Rwanda. Congratulation @jacknation250

[Jack 🇷🇼 @jacknation250]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda @OSKRwanda]

Congratulations to our 1st Winner of @wikimonuments 2024 in Rwanda, @jacknation250 , your stunning photo of the statue of Jesus .

Stay tuned for more winners and breathtaking images.

#WLM2024
#Rwanda #MonumentPhotography

@IntekoyUmuco

[Jack 🇷🇼 @jacknation250]

@OSKRwanda @wikimonuments @IntekoyUmuco @NdahiroDerrickk @Ndikemma Thank you @OSKRwanda !!

[Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda @OSKRwanda]

Rwandan photographers, this is your time.
Upload photos of cultural and heritage monuments to be part of #WikiLovesMonuments 2024.

Let’s preserve our history, one photo at a time.
@IntekoyUmuco
#WLMRwanda #Heritage #RwandaCulture
For more contact @adygrafix and @BatumaPeace.

[Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda @OSKRwanda]

@wikimonuments 2024 is still ongoing in Rwanda,in partnership with @IntekoyUmuco .

Photographers, remember to clean your camera lens and take amazing shots of our heritage monuments.
Let’s celebrate our culture together.
#WLM2024
#Rwanda

Photo cc: @jacknation250

[IVOMO @IVOMO4]

Enjoying a greenery view from Imanzi Hill of Hope

#naturelovers #communitytourism #adventuretime #kinyagaheritage

[The Open Mapping Hub-Eastern & Southern Africa Hub @openmapping_esa]

Community champions, assemble! ✊

Are you passionate about open-source map data & empowering communities? Join the #SpatialPeopleNetwork! https://t.co/0gcelC9M6s

#OpenMapping #ESA

[IVOMO @IVOMO4]

New additional kilometres for people who are not able to run or bike in nyungwe forest distances, you now have an option of fewer kilometres, we look forward to hosting you soon. #NyungweMarathon2024 #kinyagaheritage

Mark calendars 9th march 2024