In the effort to close the gender gap across Wikimedia projects, African Wiki Women (AWW) continues to explore ways to bring women from across Africa together to contribute to open knowledge and amplify women’s voices. To ensure inclusivity, Africa Wiki Women runs a bilingual community ( Anglophone and Francophone ) that creates opportunities for women to contribute to Wikimedia projects in languages they are most comfortable with. While both communities have experienced encouraging growth, sustaining engagement across languages requires intentional effort. Over time, we observed that the Francophone community faced several barriers , particularly language-related challenges that made participation and coordination more difficult. In many cases, people connect more easily with someone who understands their context and their needs and communicates in a language they relate to.…