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
Dear African Wikimedians,
We extend our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who joined us for the
launch of Africa Wiki Challenge 2025, held on Friday, May 23rd! Your
presence — both in person at the National Museum of Ghana and virtually,
made the event truly memorable.
The event featured a compelling keynote address by the founder of the
African Diasporan Network, along with a dynamic panel discussion that
explored the campaign theme:
“Reclaiming Our Narrative: Justice for Africans and the Diaspora through
Reparations.”
This year’s theme is deeply important but not always familiar to many
within the movement, which is why we are committed to continuing the
conversation and providing guidance throughout the campaign.
🎥 Missed the launch or want to rewatch it? Catch the full recording here:
👉 Watch the Launch on YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XBR4tTVKpE>
✍🏾 Register for the contest and be part of this movement to amplify
African voices:
👉 Contest Registration Form
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025/Home>
🗓️ Join our Virtual Office Hours
To support participants, we are hosting virtual office hours every Friday
until the contest ends. This week, we’ll have two sessions on Wednesday and
Friday to continue unpacking the theme and guiding contributors through the
expanded article list.
👉 Register for Office Hours:
Office Hours Registration Form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKm_EdaLRGgAkfB3qnzOTGwOmuO7nbhK6…>
The office hours are a great space to ask questions, learn more about the
theme, and get support for your contributions.
Let’s continue working together to reclaim our narrative, one article at a
time.
Warm regards,
--
Jael Serwaa Boateng
Executive Director
Open Foundation West Africa
Hello everyone,
Following months of thorough and meticulous evaluation by the Africa Wiki
Challenge 2024
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024> jury, we
are thrilled to announce the winners of the fourth edition of the annual
contest, themed "Educate Africa: Nurturing minds for the 21st century."
Congratulations to all the campaign's deserving winners!
*Winners*
*Overall Winner:* User: DaSupremo
First Runner-Up: User: Kalakpagh
*Second Runner-Up:* User: Sirjat
*Best Female Contributor:* User: The-Efua-Resa
Top Uploader on Commons: User: KwameGhana(Bright Kwame Ayisi)
The contest, which is organized by Open Foundation West Africa, saw
collaborations from organizing groups like the *Wikimedia Community User
Group **Uganda, Ghanaian Pidgin Community, Hausa Community Wikimedia
Madagascar, Ethiopian User Group, Wikimedia Community Arusha, Wikimedia
User Group Benin, Wikimedia Community of Togo, GlobalWikiEducation
Initiative(Tanzania) *and others.
*1,230 editors *of the campaign contributed to *23,200 existing articles*
while *6,830 *new articles were created under the theme. Contributions
were made in *14 local languages* all over Africa such as *Swahili, Hausa,
Igbo, Fante, Twi, Dagbani, Frafraha, Ghanaian Pidgin, Gurene, **Kinyarwanda
and others. *
We are deeply appreciative of our international jury team, who worked
tirelessly to ensure the winners were accurately identified.
International Jury
User: Bile_rene - Cameroon
*User: **Ridzaina** - *Nigeria
User: *Peterkwashie* - Ghana
*User: **Husseyn Issa **- *Tanzania
*User: **Asamoah Daniel Kwame Oware* *-*Ghana
User: *Gwanki* -Nigeria
Congratulations once again to all the winners!
*Relevant links*
Dashboard Link
<https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/africa_wiki_challenge_2024/…>
Landing Page Link
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024>
--
Jael Serwaa Boateng
Executive Director
Open Foundation West Africa
Hello Wikimedians,
You are invited to the official launch of the fourth(4th) edition of the Africa
Wiki Challenge
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024>. The
annual competition seeks to project information about Africa on Wikipedia
and its sister projects.
Over the past three years, the campaign has been organized under different
themes including, "*Landmarks in Africa, Projecting Africa Culture, and
African Free Continental Trade."*
This year's theme "*Educate Africa: Nurturing Minds for the 21st Century" *is
in line with the African Union(AU) Day's theme. The AU under the African
Union’s Agenda 2063 <https://au.int/en/agenda2063/overview> seeks to create
revitalized, high-quality, and unified educational systems that meet the
needs of Africa, generate acceptable attitudes, values, knowledge, and
skills, and support the continent's participation in the international
economy of knowledge.
The objective of this year’s Africa Wiki Challenge
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024> is to
highlight and recognize the diverse educational perspectives in Africa,
encouraging the sharing of information and expertise through engaging
content contributions on Wikipedia.
Are you ready to contribute your quota in bridging the content gap on
Wikipedia?
Join the launch as an individual, group, organizer, participant, or
spectator as we officially launch the Africa Wiki Challenge 2024
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024>
globally!
Speakers:
Ama Serwah Nerquaye-Tetteh- Secretary General , UNESCO Ghana
*ER Mohammed Yussif Umaru* -*Lecturer, University of Mines and Technology
Ghana*
Theme:
*Educate Africa: Nurturing Minds for the 21st Century*
*Date: Friday 24th May, 2024*
*Time:* *3:00 pm UTC*
To confirm your attendance, kindly register by clicking the link below
https://rb.gy/ear90l
*NB: There will be interpretation for our Francophone family*
Best regards,
Jael Serwaa Boateng
Executive Director
Open Foundation West Africa
Dear everyone,
I trust this message finds you well and in good health. The Wiki Loves Women
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wiki_Loves_Women> team
is delighted to announce the return of the #SheSaid
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid> campaign for its
highly anticipated 5th edition!
Following the success of last year's edition, we're proud to remind you
that the campaign resulted in 5,555 new articles and 1,766 improved articles
in 18 participating languages.
We're currently organizing this year's campaign, and your involvement will
be pivotal in shaping its success. I'm reaching out to inquire whether
you're planning to organize a local event and to provide you with vital
information.
== Save the Date! ==
This year, the campaign will run from September 1st to December 31st, 2024.
Mark your calendars, because together, we will make a remarkable impact!
== Grant Request ==
If you're considering organizing a local event, you can apply for a grant
from the Wikimedia Foundation before June 1st, 2024 (cycle 6 of rapid grants
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid>) or by September
1st, 2024. Remember if you apply in the second, September, cycle, you will
only get the grant money after the contest has started.
To facilitate a smooth and comprehensive grant application process, we've
prepared this grant request template
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IjrrZOl19B1dwp2Y_sU5W6IEuBW9EPLIyCbpPLG…>.
Please refrain from replying to this email. If you're ready to submit your
grant application, kindly fill out the Fluxx form <https://wmf.fluxx.io/>.
The WLW team will host three office hours in different languages to assist
with the grant application process. Stay tuned via our social media
platforms for more details.
== How to Reach Us? ==
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas for the upcoming edition,
please don't hesitate to respond to this email or share them with us via:
-
The talk meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid> of the
campaign
-
The Wiki Loves Women social media accounts (Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/WikiLovesWomen/>, Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikiLovesWomen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7…>
or Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/WikiLovesWomen/>)
-
The GenderGap Telegram group
<https://t.me/joinchat/H1XPpRY-f3f3VVyilvMl8Q>
== New to #SheSaid? ==
The Wiki Loves Women initiative celebrates women leaders with the #SheSaid
campaign. The campaign aims to enhance women's visibility by creating new
Wikiquote <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiquote> entries or improving
existing ones related to them. After four editions, the campaign has
resulted in over 15,042 newly created or edited articles on Wikiquote.
Learn more on Meta: bit.ly/WLWSheSaid
<https://chatgpt.com/c/bit.ly/WLWSheSaid> or on our website:
www.wikiloveswomen.org.
If you require further clarification or have any questions about the grant
application process, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here
to support you throughout the application and event planning stages.
Cheers,
Afek
On behalf of the Wiki Loves Women team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/Team>
Hi everyone,
It’s time for the fifth edition of the Coolest Tool Award!! 🎉
Tools play an essential role at Wikimedia, and so do the many volunteer
developers who experiment with new ideas, develop & maintain local & global
solutions, and enhance the experience for Wikimedia communities.
We’d like to invite you all to nominate your favourite & most used tools
and help us celebrate the people who create them!
To nominate your favourite tools, simply follow this link:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award#Coolest_Tool_Award_2024.
Feel free to submit multiple nominations by completing the form as many
times as you'd like. The deadline for Nomination is* May 10th 2024.*
For further details on the nomination and selection process, the Coolest
Tool Award Academy, and the upcoming award ceremony, please visit
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award.
The award is organized & selected by the Coolest Tool Academy. We plan to
award the coolest tools in a variety of categories (see last year’s
categories for an example). Excitingly, we're returning to an in-person
event for the first time since 2019, with winners set to be unveiled at
Wikimania 2024.
Thank you immensely for your participation and recommendations. Together,
let's celebrate innovation and collaboration within the Wikimedia community!
Regards,
On behalf of the Coolest Tool Academy 2024