This is such an important topic, thank you Jael and OFWA colleagues On Sat, May 17, 2025 at 10:27โฏAM Jael Boateng <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear African Wikimedians, > > We are excited to announce the launch of Africa Wiki Challenge (AWC) 2025 > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025/Home>, > taking place from May 25 to June 30, 2025 this year, under the theme: > > "Reclaiming Our Narrative: Justice for Africans and the Diaspora through > Reparations" > > AWC 2025 aligns with the African Unionโs Year of Justice, calling on > Wikimedians across the continent and beyond to document African histories, > perspectives, and advocacy efforts for justice and reparations on Wikipedia > and other Wikimedia projects. > > This challenge is an opportunity to: > > - Improve and create articles related to historical injustices, > reparations, and African resilience. > - Upload images and media to Wikimedia Commons to visually represent > key moments in African history. > - Translate content into African languages to ensure wider > accessibility. > - Engage in edit-a-thons and training sessionsto collaborate with > fellow Wikimedians. > > ๐ Launch Event: The campaign will be officially launched on May 23, 2025, > with a hybrid event featuring expert discussions on the role of Wikimedia > in shaping Africaโs global representation. Register > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025/Launch> to > join the conversation and learn more about how you can participate in AWC > 2025. > > We invite individual contributors, Wikimedia communities, and partner > organizations to take part in this yearโs challenge and help shape a more > accurate and representative online knowledge base for Africa! > > ๐ Learn more in our official blog post: Read Here > <https://diff.wikimedia.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=158724&action=edit> > > Participate > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025/Participate> > and > stand the chance of winning amazing prizes while contributing to open > knowledge. Sign up for the contest here. > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025/Home> You > are invited to join our Telegram <https://t.me/+uQcspw2vuqczOGM0> group > for easy access and fast communication. > > Join us in reclaiming our narrative and documenting Africaโs journey > toward justice! > > Warm regards, > > > Jael Serwaa Boateng > Executive Director > Open Foundation West Africa > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list -- > [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] >
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