Wiki Loves Africa 2023

Wiki Loves Africa 2023 : Climate & Weather – Organisers' Hub
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Wiki Loves Africa

 
Wiki Loves Africa (WLA) is an annual contest where anyone across Africa can contribute free media that is relevant to their experience to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia communities (Wikimedia movement), and also make this shared media freely available for the Humankind. Wiki Loves Africa encourages participants to contribute media (photographs, video and audio) that illustrate the specific theme for that year. Each year the theme changes and is chosen by the community from a few universal, visually rich and culturally specific topics (for example, markets, rites of passage, festivals, public art, cuisine, natural history, urbanity, daily life, notable persons, etc).

When

The project is a competition which takes place from March 1st till April 30th 2023

Theme

 
Wiki Loves Africa particularly encourages participants to contribute media that illustrate a specific theme for that year. Each year the theme changes and could include any universal, visually rich and culturally specific topic (for example, markets, rites of passage, festivals, public art, cuisine, natural history, urbanity, daily life, notable persons, etc). (*) If you wonder why there is no 2018... it is not due to skipping a year. In 2014-2015-2016-2017, the contest was taking place around October-November-December. Then in 2019, we decided to move to January-February-March to better accommodate the wikimedia community calendar of photo contests ;))

Where

The project is run at the entire African continent level. However, every year, specific actions (training, communication etc.) are held in some countries with national organisers.

Prizes

At the end of the contest, some national organizers host local ceremonies and prizes (some others do not). This is up to local teams to decide if they want to host ceremonies.

In any cases, there is a global jury, and global selection of international winners (usually between 3 to 6), with prizes.

In 2023, the international prizes are:

Photography

  • 1st prize: US$2,000
  • 2nd prize: US$1,500
  • 3rd prize: US$1,000

Media (Video, Audio, Graphics, Photo Essays)

  • Best audio or video prize : US$750
  • Best Video prize: US$1,000
  • Best graphics : US$750
  • Africa Environment Video Prize: Best video representation of the impact of climate change : US$2,000
  • Africa Environment Special Collection Prize: Best collections of images showing the impact of climate change : US$500
Each winner might also receive a pack of branded goodies.

News

All news and meeting details on Wiki Loves Africa 2023/News

Key facts

2023 Partners and Community Organisers

Partners

       

Community Organising Partners

                 
                 
             

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