Dear Wikimedians,
After an impactful maiden edition of the Africa Wiki Challenge
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2022> last year, we
are elated to announce the second (2nd) edition of the campaign. The
contest calls on all African Wikimedians (individuals, organizers,
affiliates, etc.) in and out of the African continent (including diaspora)
to contribute to this year’s Africa Wiki Challenge. Interested persons
should kindly fill out this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sx0PPWr05wDuKBmTPozJJzQE9qCKdy20_0oBAEe9ORg/edit>
for regular updates about the campaign.
The contest is themed under different concepts annually. We kicked off the
campaign with the theme “landmarks in Africa ''. This year with suggestions
from our community members, and participants of the maiden edition, “African
Culture” was selected as the theme for the contest.
Description of the theme:
Africa is undoubtedly bestowed with a tremendous and beautiful culture.
Despite the fact that every country has its unique way of living, we are
consolidated by our poetic culture and driven by inspirations from each
other.
Are you content with how Africa’s culture is being represented on the web??
How do you feel when you surf the internet to look for information on
certain elements of our culture and find close to nothing?? This is the
perfect opportunity to help bridge the content gap about Africa on the web,
specifically Wikipedia.
This theme is targeted at not just projecting Africa’s culture as a whole,
but also to serve as an inspiration to write our own story. Submissions
will range from individuals, structures, activities, stories, and other
elements that make up the culture of Africa. Just to mention a few;
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Tribes: Traditional groups or societies like Ga Adangbe tribe of Ghana,
Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania, and more. Their political systems and kinship
systems
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Festivals: Festival celebrations like the Homowo festival in Ghana, the
Sango Fire festival in Nigeria and Umkhosi Mhlanga in South Africa and
more.
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Food: Elements of African food like recipes, foodstuffs, origin of food,
traditional food, and more.
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Marriages: Components of African marriage like marriage ceremonies,
marriage process, traditional marriages, marriage rites, and more.
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Rites of passage: Diverse African rites like birth rites, puberty rites,
funeral rites, and more.
The aim of this challenge is to document virtually everything culturally
significant about Africa.
We, by this email, invite you to participate in this contest!
As a community organizer, we encourage you to lead your community to
organize/participate and share more about the campaign in your country or
region. Help us in organizing this project in your respective
communities/countries by performing any of the following activities;
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SignUp via this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sx0PPWr05wDuKBmTPozJJzQE9qCKdy20_0oBAEe9ORg/edit>
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Hosting virtual/in-person edit-a-thons (taking into consideration the
Covid-19 guidelines)
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Hosting virtual office hours to provide support before/during and after
the campaign
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Organizing volunteers to translate communication materials
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Creating localized campaign pages on meta for local coordination
(coordination in your country)
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Designing communication materials and promoting them on social media to
encourage participation.
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Organizing media drives and participation for the campaign
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Share, share and share the campaign flyers and other materials!
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Individuals can also participate in the general AWC writing contest.
For Help & Support join our AWC telegram page
<https://t.me/+uQcspw2vuqczOGM0>
Moreover, Community Organizers who are interested in holding an activity
that requires support in terms of funding can request a Rapid grant
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Apply> between Now
and March 2022.
Kindly visit and keep an eye on the campaign meta page for more information
(page still under construction) and sign up your community if you intend to
participate. Join us to create or improve articles or add photos to
illustrate articles about African Culture!
Kindly note that we are still in the early preparatory stages of the
campaign. You will be updated with further details in due course.
Kind regards,
Eugene Masiku <emasiku(a)ofwafrica.org>
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
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