Dear Wikimedia communities,
We hope you are doing well, and we wish you a happy New Year.
Last year, we captured light. This year, we’ll capture legacy.
In 2025, communities around the world shared the glow of Ramadan nights and
the warmth of collective iftars. In 2026, Wiki Loves Ramadan is expanding,
bringing more stories, more cultures, and deeper global connections across
Wikimedia projects.
We invite you to explore the Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 Meta page to learn how
you can participate and to sign up your community: https://w.wiki/Fzht
📷 Photo campaign on Wikimedia Commons: https://w.wiki/Gz5H
If you have questions about the project, please refer to the FAQs:
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Meta-Wiki: https://w.wiki/HVaz
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Wikimedia Commons: https://w.wiki/HRDL
Early registration for the update is now open via the Event page:
https://w.wiki/HVax
Stay connected and receive updates:
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Join the Telegram channel: https://t.me/WikiLovesRamadan
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Subscribe to the mailing list:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikilovesramadan.lists.wikimedi…
We look forward to collaborating with you and your community.
Best regards,
The Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 Organizing Team
Dear Wikimedia Community,
Warm greetings from Zambia.
We are delighted to share that *Season Two *of the ZedWiki Podcast
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ZedWiki_Podcast> has officially
launched, with Episode One now available, marking and celebrating twenty-five
years of Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:25th_anniversary> — a global
experiment that has transformed how the world creates, shares, and
preserves knowledge.
In this opening episode, we reflect on Wikipedia’s journey over the past
twenty-five years, explore how recorded knowledge shapes our understanding
of history and heritage, and spotlight how communities — especially here in
Zambia — engage with and benefit from free knowledge projects. The episode
also connects this milestone to local documentation efforts, including
cultural heritage, oral history, and the future of Wikimedia work in Zambia.
The ZedWiki Podcast is produced by the Wikimedia Community User Group
Zambia, in partnership with Chalo Chatu, and serves as a platform to
amplify Wikimedia stories, community voices, and knowledge initiatives from
Zambia to the world (Zambia Ku Chalo).
🎧 Listen now:
Available on Spotify
<https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ryao8f5L0wUgFWDjKkOTW?si=fs6eVx7ISUGsOsgs…>
Available on Apple Podcasts
<https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zedwiki-podcast-wikipedia-25-history-…>
As we celebrate Wikipedia at twenty-five, this season looks ahead — to
community voices, cultural documentation, and initiatives such as Wiki
Loves Folklore and the Knowledge Without Borders Project, as we continue
working to make Zambian knowledge visible and accessible globally.
We warmly invite you to listen, share with your networks, and celebrate
this milestone with us.
Thank you for being part of the global Wikimedia movement.
With gratitude and solidarity,
*ZedWiki Podcast *
*W**ikimedia UG Zambia*
*Comms Team*
*Website: **https://wikimedia.org.zm/ <https://wikimedia.org.zm/>*
Dear GLAM Community,
Happy 2026!
We're excited to share that our GLAM Community Calls will be happening on
the fourth Tuesday of each month throughout 2026. Mark your calendars for
this month's call on January 27 at 13:30 UTC – you can register now on the
event page.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_GLAM_calls
The calls will continue alternating between 8:00 UTC and 13:30 UTC to
accommodate community members across different time zones, with ongoing
support from the Content Partnerships Hub and the Content Enablement Team
at the Wikimedia Foundation.
We want to hear from you!
We're inviting everyone in the Global GLAM Community to submit your topic
requests and proposals.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX0hCAnZzbUdTLY2ncYBuFj0sn7aTw8Jf…
We're building our upcoming agendas around the five strategic pillars that
were developed at GLAM Wiki last year, which form the foundation for GLAM
activities in 2026 and beyond. By centering these pillars in our calls, we
hope to help affiliates and contributors prioritize these themes in their
own work and collaborate across time zones, countries, and languages to
advance GLAM Wiki activities together.
We are also welcoming new hosts for the calls! If you are interested in
getting involved as an organizer please use the form above as well. Looking
forward to seeing you at the call!
All the best,
GLAM Community Call Organizers