Vira Motorko | |
|---|---|
 Vira Motorko at the awarding ceremony of the photo contest "Wiki Loves Monuments", Kyiv, 2017 | |
| Born | 1991 (age 33–34) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupations | |
| Awards | Wikimedian of the Year (2024) |
Vira Motorko is a Ukrainian Internet activist and 2024 recipient of Wikimedian of the Year.
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]
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