Wiki Loves Africa 2022

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Brief overviewEdit

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).

WhenEdit

The project is a competition which last took take place from Feb 15th till April 30th 2022

ThemeEdit

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).

In 2022, the contest theme will be Home and Habitat;
In 2021, the contest theme was Health and wellness;
In 2020, the contest theme was Transportation;
In 2019(*), the contest theme was Play;
In 2017, we worked on People at work;
In 2016, the chosen theme was Music and Dance;
In 2015 the theme focused on Wiki Loves Africa Cultural Fashion and Adornment;
In 2014 the theme was Wiki Loves Africa Cuisine.

(*) 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 ;))

WhereEdit

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.

PrizesEdit

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 2022, the international prizes are:

1st prize: US$2,000
2nd prize: US$1,500
3rd prize: US$1,000
Prize for best quality video (audio and visual quality and storytelling will be taken into account): US$1,000
Culturally specific or traditional representations of Home and Habitat : US$750
Special collection (a series of images that tell a story): US$750

Each winner will also receive a pack of Wiki Loves Africa-branded merchandise.

Key factsEdit

TimelineEdit

Promotional video of Wiki Loves Africa

January 2023: Wiki Loves Africa 2022 general survey report published
December 2022: Interview for Wiki Loves Africa 2022 local organizers and Wiki Loves Africa 2022 general survey closed
November 2022: Wiki Loves Africa 2022 ISA campaign launch
October 2022: Interview for Wiki Loves Africa 2022 local organizers
October 2022: A survey dedicated to all participanta of Wiki Loves Africa 2022 is now open.
September 2022: A WikiAfrica Hour interactive episode] with the Wiki Loves Africa 2022 Int'l winners
September 2022: International Jury Report published
August 2022: Announcement of the Wiki Loves Africa 2022 winners at Wikimania 2022 virtual Conference. Consult the winning pictures.
August 2022: All national winners are announced: Consult the winning pictures
July 2021: International jury process
July 2022: Launch of Wiki Loves Africa 2022-WPWP campaign
June - July 2022: Recruitment and on-boarding of Wiki Loves Africa 2022 Int'l jury
June 2022: Initial review of the submitted entries by volunteers Commonists
4 June 2022: Image clean-up training (French). See meetings
May 2022: Image cleanup by Florence Devouard and some volunteers
19 May 2022: Image clean-up training (English). See meetings
30th April 2022: End of Wiki Loves Africa 2022 international photography contest with over 16,000 entries!
30th April/le 30 Avril 2022: Guideline for local jury process/Directive pour le processus de jury local. See meetings
25th April/le 25 Avril 2022: Guideline for local jury process/Directive pour le processus de jury local. See meetings
26 March 2022: Office Hours in English. See meetings
12 March 2022: Office Hours in English. See meetings
5 March 2022: Office Hours in English. See meetings
5 March 2022: Office Hours in French. See meetings
26 February 2022: Office Hours in English. See meetings
26 February 2022: Office Hours in French. See meetings
23rd February 2022: Communications 101 webinar. See meetings
19 February 2022: Office Hours in English. See meetings
19 February 2022: Office Hours in French. See meetings
February 2022: The contest launched on 15th February 2022
9 February 2022: Communications 101: training webinar in English. See meetings
7 February 2022: WikiPage Translation 101: training webinar in English. See meetings
5 February 2022: Office Hours in French. See meetings
5 February 2022: Office Hours in English. See meetings
29 January 2022: Office Hours in French. See meetings
22 January 2022: Office Hours in English. See meetings
January 2022: We are excited to announce the winners of the ISA Tool challenge for #Health+Wellness!! The challenge saw 20,954 data contributions by 40 participants. The winning 4 participants contributed the majority, with the top 2 (Rwebogora and Kwameghana) totaling 13,512 entries. Amazing result, thank you for taking part! View more results.
15 January 2022: Office Hours in French. See meetings
15 December 2021: Deadline to submit a rapid grant. Watch Wiki Loves Africa 2022/Participating communities
Results of Survey published.
December 1st: Theme and details about the 2022 theme are published.
October 2021: A survey dedicated to all participants of Wiki Loves Africa is now open. Please participate to it for WLA future!