Looks like an interesting challenge about water and sanitation in Africa!

cheers, Gaurav

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From: Jael Boateng via GLAM glam@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [GLAM] Join the launch of Africa Wiki Challenge 2026 – Water for Life in Africa Date: May 19, 2026 at 7:21:33 AM EDT To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org, Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, glam@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: Information Center info@ofwafrica.org, Jael Boateng jboateng@ofwafrica.org Reply-To: "Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]" glam@lists.wikimedia.org

Hello Everyone,

We are excited to announce the Africa Wiki Challenge (AWC) 2026 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2026, a continental open knowledge campaign dedicated to amplifying Africa’s presence in the global digital space.

This year’s theme, “WATER FOR LIFE IN AFRICA – Liquid Heritage: Documenting Africa’s Water Resources and Sanitation Systems,” focuses on one of the continent’s most vital yet underrepresented areas. Read more about the campaign on diff https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/05/18/africa-wiki-challenge-2026water-for-life-in-africa/.

Join the Launch

The Africa Wiki Challenge 2026 will officially launch on Thursday, 28 May 2026 as a virtual event. Register https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81070652031?pwd=utMO6xYTa0yh2bRGc9GKLJ898x4qi7.1 to join the launch to learn more about the campaign theme, participation guidelines, contribution areas, and available support for editors and first-time contributors.

How to Participate

Register to join the campaign here https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2026. Participants can contribute in multiple ways, including creating new Wikipedia articles on water and sanitation topics in Africa, improving existing content across Wikimedia platforms, uploading images and videos to Wikimedia Commons, adding structured data to Wikidata to improve visibility and access, and documenting local water systems, innovations, and community practices.

Weekly Virtual Office Hours

To support participants throughout the campaign, we will host weekly virtual office hours. These sessions will provide guidance on editing and contributions, technical support for Wikimedia platforms, topic suggestions and collaboration opportunities, and space for questions and peer learning. Details for each weekly session, including dates, times, and access links, will be shared via this mailing list and our community channels.

Remember to register https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81070652031?pwd=utMO6xYTa0yh2bRGc9GKLJ898x4qi7.1 for the launch and contribute https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2026!!

On behalf of the organisers,

Jael Serwaa Boateng Executive Director Open Foundation West Africa _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list -- glam@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to glam-leave@lists.wikimedia.org