WikiForHumanRights 2024 in Uganda

#WikiForHumanRights campaign is to make sure that everyone has access to neutral, fact-based, and current information for a sustainable future that centers human rights, including topics like the Right to a Healthy Environment and other human rights.

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda will be creating knowledge that documents: how can human rights knowledge help us create a sustainable future? To advocate for your rights, you need to know your rights, and to advocate for a future that respects those rights, the public needs knowledge about the solutions for the issues at the center of each human rights challenge. The role of Wikipedia has never mattered more than now. Everyone everywhere needs access to information about human rights and how we create a sustainable future.

The campaign focuses on regional writing contests and community events that will highlight the issues that matter most for your context: some languages and contexts will focus on the same theme as previous years, such as the Right to a Healthy Environment, while others will expand to look at other sustainability topics in their local context.

Topics in focus:

For 2024, we are focusing on expanding topics important to human rights and Sustainable development Goals (SDGs) in a sustainable future. We are aligning with SDGs 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16.

Plastic Pollution in Ghana, the right to water and sanitation is challenged by the plastic pollution crises.
Women's rights and the right to a healthy environment intersect in the climate movement.
Nearly a third of the world's population works in agriculture and food, including a disproportionate amount of women and vulnerable migrants.
The human right to water and sanitation requires creative solutions to make sure that communities get access, and we don't pollute waterways.
Students advocating for their right to education in India. Without education, many parts of the population cannot make decisions about a sustainable future.

Timelines

Event timeline: 11 May to 30 June 2024
Launch Event: 18 May 2024
In person event and Edit-a-thon: 08 June 2024
Generation of Statistics: 06 July 2024

Who is eligible to participate?

Anyone who has an interest in the campaign and will like to organize or participate in the Global Challenge is eligible. These could be

Individuals
Organizations
Wikimedians
Experts in environment or Human Rights topics

Core Organising Team

Brian Baluku
Sandra Aceng
Chris Macholi
Sharon Atyang
Titus Ngabirano

Event Registration

Click here to register: Event:WikiForHumanRights 2024 in Uganda

Hash Tags

#WikiForHumanRightsUG
#WikiForHumanRights

#KnowledgeForASustainableFuture

Already existing articles/pages and categories

The categories below have break downs inside them, e.g Electronic waste (5C, 15P) shows that under electronic waste there are 5 Categories and 15 Pages. Use the sample pages/articles under these categories for guidance on how to write your articles/pages.