Hello Ziko, Thank you for sharing interest in our project and the work you are doing within Wikimedia.
The Africa Wiki Challenge (AWC) is a writing contest organised by Open Foundation West Africa to create African content (content about Africa) along selected topics annually, of which this year focuses on “Landmarks in Africa''.[1] Even though the campaign mainly focuses on writing articles, it hopes to encourage participants to upload photos and use them on their articles to provide a holistic experience for readers of those articles.[2] It also has a destubathon component to encourage improvement of existing articles around the theme.[3] Everyone with the passion for Africa is welcome to participate in this campaign, feel free to visit the AWC meta page for more information.[4] Cheers, Ruby D-Brown [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2LDKzenfc4 [2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Participate [3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Destubathon [4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 10:23 AM Ziko van Dijk <zvand...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Ruby, > > Allow myself to use the occasion to emphasize how important the campaigns > for WikiAfrica/Africa Wiki are in order to provide pictures to the wikis > and to the world. > > It is still difficult to find good pictures on Wikimedia Commons that > illustrate life in many African countries. I am grateful for the pictures > tourists upload, and sometimes the pictures from national or foreign > governments are quite usable. But there is something missing. > > For our children‘s encyclopedia in German, Klexikon, it was a challenge to > find pictures with some diversity when we wrote the articles about non > European and non North American countries. And it still is, or: maybe there > are more suitable pictures on Commons but we don‘t always find them because > Commons as a platform itself... could be improved in a number of ways. > > But in recent years, we have seen pictures made within campaigns such as > Wiki loves women or the thematic challenges about work or transport in > Africa. Step by step, our Klexikon articles can be essentially improved; > although, there is still a certain bias towards pittoresque churches, nice > beaches and other more „tourism related objects“. > > Also, we have recently added a number of videos made by WikiTongues, > another great initiative. > > https://klexikon.zum.de/wiki/Algerien > https://klexikon.zum.de/wiki/Äquatorialguinea > https://klexikon.zum.de/wiki/Liberia > https://klexikon.zum.de/wiki/Mosambik > > By the way, when I am looking for good pictures on Wikipedia (German, > English, Dutch), I see that a lot of Wikipedia articles could need an > update too - with regard to the pictures that have been made in the, say, > last 10 years or even only 5 years. > > (I noticed that Commons received a lot of good pictures about e.g. > Barbados and Angola within the last 5 years only.) > > So I am looking forward to the new pictures from this campaign, and to see > how they will be used for display on the wikis. > > Kind regards > Ziko > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Klexikon > > > > > > Ruby D-Brown <rbr...@ofwafrica.org> schrieb am So. 2. Mai 2021 um 10:38: > >> Dear Wikimedians, >> >> We are happy to announce the maiden edition of the Africa Wiki Challenge, >> a writing contest that calls on all Africans, people of African descent, >> people that identify with the continent or any one with an interest in >> Africa to contribute content about the many things that make up the true >> and rich identity of the continent (its rich and colourful cultures, >> history, landmarks, education, cities, rivers, lakes, food, vegetation, >> etc.) from 23rd May to 30th June 2021.[1] The campaign seeks to project >> stories of Africa, project its identity and help reduce the content gap >> about the continent on the web.[2] >> >> Each year, we will select a theme to guide users on what to contribute to >> as part of the campaign. This year, we have selected the theme “Landmarks >> in Africa”.[3] The aim is to document all landmarks that cover >> historical, cultural, geographical and places of key significance to a >> country or the continent. These include but not limited to; >> >> - >> >> Monuments - Statues, Memorials, Historic buildings, Archaeological >> sites >> - >> >> National Demarcations - Districts, Municipalities, Metropolitan, >> Regions, States, etc. >> - >> >> Geographical Endowments - Mountains, Valleys, Forests, Waterfalls, >> Wildlife, Beach, etc. >> - >> >> Infrastructural Developments - Roads, Hospitals, Churches, Mosques, >> Schools, Rails, Water parks, Hotels, Theme parks, etc. >> >> Individuals or affiliates are welcome to participate or support the >> project. You can participate in the competition by writing new articles or >> improving existing articles in the destubathon contest.[4] Visit our >> participate page for more information about how to join the competition.[5] >> Do you want to organise an activity in your group/country/region? Check out >> our organizers page or organizers guide for more information.[6][7] >> >> There will be virtual office hours prior to the start and during the >> campaign.[8] These office hours are opportunities to learn more about the >> campaign, ask questions, or receive support. >> >> Kindly send questions, suggestions, comments or concerns to >> i...@ofwafrica.org or visit the campaign page on meta or on our >> website.[9] >> >> >> Ruby Damenshie-Brown >> >> Administrative Executive >> >> Open Foundation West Africa >> >> >> [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge >> >> [2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjD7DqepQdg >> >> [3 ]- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2LDKzenfc4 >> >> [4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Destubathon >> >> [5] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Participate >> >> [6] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Organize >> >> [7] - >> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Organisers_Guide_for_AWC.pdf >> >> [8] - >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Participate#Join_our_Virtual_Office_Hours >> >> [9] - http://awc.ofwafrica.org/ >> >> >> Ruby Damenshie-Brown >> >> Administrative Executive >> >> Open Foundation West Africa >> >> www.ofwafrica.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Ruby D-Brown Administrative Executive Open Foundation West Africa ofwafrica.org
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