Dear Wikimedia Affiliate Team,

My name is Joris Darlington Quarshie (user: Joris Darlington Quarshie), and I am the Event Coordinator for the Wiki Loves Folklore 2025 (WLF) International campaign.

We are excited to invite all Wikimedia Affiliates to participate in Wiki Loves Folklore 2025, an annual international photographic competition aimed at celebrating and documenting folk culture from around the world. The campaign will take place on Wikimedia Commons from 1 February to 31 March 2025.

This campaign provides a unique opportunity to spotlight the folk traditions, festivals, cultural practices, and events specific to your region, enriching the world’s access to diverse cultural heritage. Why Participate?

By organizing a local edition of Wiki Loves Folklore in your country or region, your affiliate can:

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Contribute valuable cultural content to Wikimedia Commons and other Wikimedia projects. -

Engage your community in creative and meaningful ways. -

Strengthen partnerships with local cultural institutions.

How to Get Involved

To participate, your affiliate can allocate funds from your annual grant to support local activities such as:

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Organizing outreach and training sessions. -

Providing prizes or incentives for local participants. -

Engaging with photographers, cultural enthusiasts, and institutions.

For more details, visit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2025

You can sign up to organize your local campaign here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2025/Organize Feminism and Folklore Writing Competition

In addition to the photographic competition, the Feminism and Folklore 2025 Wikipedia writing campaign focuses on topics related to feminism, gender gaps, and folk culture. Your affiliate is welcome to organize this writing competition in your local language as part of your activities.

Details about this campaign are available here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feminism_and_Folklore_2025

Sign up to organize the writing competition here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feminism_and_Folklore_2025/Project_Page Get in Touch

We are here to help you plan and organize your local campaign. If you have any questions or need to talk about this collaboration more, feel free to contact us via the Talk page or email at support @ wikilovesfolkfolklore.org support@wikilovesfolklore.org. If your team wishes to connect via a meeting, we would be happy to arrange that.

We look forward to seeing your affiliate's contributions to Wiki Loves Folklore 2025 and celebrating your region's unique folk culture.

Thanks and regards,

Joris Darlington Quarshie

Events Coordinator

Wiki Loves Folklore International Team

Cell. 00233-50-825-8779

Website. https://wikilovesfolklore.org