Looks like an interesting challenge about water and sanitation in Africa!
cheers,
Gaurav
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> From: Jael Boateng via GLAM <glam(a)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(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> Cc: Information Center <info(a)ofwafrica.org>, Jael Boateng <jboateng(a)ofwafrica.org>
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> 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-l…>.
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> Join the Launch
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> 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.
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> How to Participate
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> 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.
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> Weekly Virtual Office Hours
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> 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.
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> 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>!!
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>
> On behalf of the organisers,
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> Jael Serwaa Boateng
> Executive Director
> Open Foundation West Africa
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The results for the 2025 Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year contest are out!
cheers,
Gaurav
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> From: "Md. Zillur Rahman via Commons-l" <commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [Commons-l] Announcing the Winners of Picture of the Year 2025!
> Date: May 3, 2026 at 9:37:16 AM EDT
> To: commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> Cc: commons-poty(a)lists.wikimedia.org, "Md. Zillur Rahman" <zi.jony93(a)gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List <commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am so pleased to finally announce the winners for this year's Picture of the Year contest! We had some truly incredible finalists to choose from, but the community has spoken.
>
> Here are your top three winning images:
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> 🥇 First Place: Damage in the Gaza Strip
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Damage_in_Gaza_Strip_during_the_Oct…
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> 🥈 Second Place: Baby cape fur seal sleeping at Cape Cross
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:014_Baby_cape_fur_seal_sleeping_at_…
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> 🥉 Third Place: Gigantic jet photographed from the International Space Station
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gigantic_jet_photographed_by_Nichol…
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> You can view the full results and see where all your favorite images placed here:
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2025/Results…
>
> I also want to highlight what an incredible turnout we had. In the second round, we saw a massive jump in both the number of users voting and the total votes cast. We had exactly 13,979 votes cast by 3,509 users! To put that in perspective, last year we had 7,403 votes from 2,837 users. It is amazing to see that level of growth and community engagement.
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> Thank you to everyone who voted, helped organize, and generally made the contest such a huge success this year.
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>
>
> Regards,
> User:ZI Jony
> POTY Commitee
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