Hello Wikimedians,
It's that time of the year again!!! After a successful maiden edition of
the Africa Wiki Challenge, Open Foundation West Africa
<https://ofwafrica.org/> invites you to the official launch of the second
edition of the contest.
In commemoration of the African Union Day which seeks to promote and defend
African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its
people, the second edition of the Africa Wiki Challenge
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2022> writing
contest sought to bridge the content gap in Africa on the web. The theme
for this year is* "Projecting African Culture" *
Join us as we officially launch the second edition of the Africa Wiki
Challenge <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2022>
virtually!
Are you ready to contribute your quota to bridge the content gap on
Wikipedia by participating in this year’s contest?? Sign on to our dashboard
<https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Open_Foundation_West_Africa/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_(May_2022)/home>
to
contribute to the contest. Also for prospective organizers, join our telegram
page <https://t.me/+uQcspw2vuqczOGM0> for more information on how to
organize your local version of the campaign.
Join our speakers as they delve into the relevance of projecting African
culture on the internet.
Meet our speakers:
*Speakers*
- *Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu: *Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu is a lecturer at the
Center for African Studies at Howard University
- *Professor Kodzo Gavua:* Mr. Guava is an Associate Professor of
Archaeology and Heritage Studies at the University of Ghana, Legon.
- Lien Tetteh: Lein is a Project Officer at the Ghana Tourism
Development Company
-
Alice Kibombo: Alice Kibombo is a librarian and a member of Wikimedia
Community User Group – Uganda, where over the last 4 years, she has
coordinated and facilitated a number of Wikimedia campaigns, workshops,
contests, and edit-a-thons in Uganda and Africa.
Date: *Friday 27th of May, 2022*
Time: *12:00 pm UTC*
Meeting link:
https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84463582020
To attend, kindly register by clicking the link below
https://bit.ly/3PfkNxx
Read more about the Campaign and Contest in our blog post;
https://bit.ly/3wixpuY
Eugene Makafui Masiku
*Communications Officer*
*Open Foundation West Africa*
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