Africa Wiki Challenge 2022/Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Africa Wiki Challenge (AWC)?
Africa Wiki Challenge is an online writing contest that invites all Africans within and outside the continent to contribute content in an attempt to bridge the African information gap on Wikipedia. The theme for this year is Projecting African Culture and the aim is to document all about the people of Africa, their tribes,...
What exactly will participants be doing during AWC?
Participants are expected to contribute to content by writing new or improving existing articles, they can also engage in complementary activities (contributions) such as creating Wikidata items. They can also add photos or any media file related to the theme on Wikimedia Commons and use them on Wikipedia and (or) Wikidata. Content must be related to the theme “ Projecting African Culture”.
How to Participate
Here's how you can be a part of the competition.
How can I participate as a Wikimedian affiliate?
Are you part of a youth led group or community, a local Wikimedia community on the continent or in the diaspora, or part of an organization involved in training and honing the abilities of the youth? We need your help to organize!
- Share the Campaign’s communication flyers and materials within your country
- Provide activity ideas
- Organize training sessions
- Organize office hours to provide support (before/during)
- Help with translations