Linda Dabo - Bio

Linda Dabo - Bio


Alkebulan Wiki Edit and Study Group

​About the Author

​Linda Dabo is a longtime Wikipedia volunteer, independent blogger, and dedicated advocate for open knowledge. With over twelve years of experience contributing to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, she has focused her digital content creation on making history, science, and culture accessible to diverse audiences. As an active member of the AfroCROWD Wikipedia user group, she has led workshops, mentored new editors, and worked tirelessly to bring underrepresented stories and community-led histories to light.

​Linda seamlessly combines her passion for deep storytelling with a strict commitment to education and decentralized community development. During the COVID-19 containment periods, she established and led the Alkebulan Wiki Edit and Study Group, hosting weekly virtual sessions to maintain collaborative research and community resilience. She is also the creator of WikiExplorers, an educational initiative and curriculum designed to teach children digital literacy, research skills, and how to become the next generation of online encyclopedia contributors.

​A prolific digital writer, Linda has been highly active in authoring independent articles and sharing her insights across platforms, including Linda's Blog Spot. Following her attendance at the Bioneers Conference in March 2026, she founded BioAfrik to merge her dedication toin open knowledge with perennial agriculture, seed-saving, and natural soil-building systems. As an extension of this work, she developed the BioAfrik blog to serve as an accessible, open-source curriculum to educate the public about ecology, environmental issues, and ecosystem stewardship.

Background

​Belize River Valley Development: Linda Dabo dedicated 14 years of service to the Belize River Valley Development initiative, working under the guidance of her mentor, Bert Tucker.

​Ghana Nkwanta Project: In 2006, she served as an active member of the Ghana Nkwanta Project based in New York City.

​Permaculture Institute (Techiman, Ghana): From 2009 to the present, she has been deeply involved with the Permaculture Institute in Techiman, Ghana, collaborating closely with Paul Yeboah to advance sustainable, self-contained agricultural frameworks.

​Academic Foundation: During her college years at Sonoma State University in California, she formally studied cultural and physical anthropology. Complementing this foundational coursework, she also studied filmmaking and ecology.

​Core Philosophy: Driven by an enduring curiosity about human communities and natural ecosystems, she operates continuously as a life-long learner.

​Whether exploring ecological succession, archiving local cultural histories, or presenting on data-equity frameworks, Linda believes that protecting and sharing decentralized knowledge is the greatest gift we can offer future generations.




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