Wiki Loves Africa 2023/News
Call For 2024 Ambassadors[edit]
Apply for the Wiki Loves Africa Linguistic Ambassadors: CLICK HERE
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS : 4 December 2023 – midnight, everywhere on Earth.
Announcement of official theme for WLA 2024[edit]
Announcement of official theme for WLA 2024 Africa Create
Search for 2024 Theme[edit]
Invitation to vote for 2024 theme
WLA 2023 Winners WAH interview[edit]
- 29 September 2023: Wiki Africa Hour - Meet the Winners meeting
Announcing the Winners of the Wiki Loves Africa 2023 contest in various categories[edit]
Click to see the Official Winners Announcement
2024 Theme Suggestions ongoing[edit]
Process for finding 2024 theme commences. Click here to fill suggestions form
International Video Jury[edit]
Calling for community members to volunteer to join the WLA Video Jury (first of its kind). Kindly email Wilson - wilson@wikiinafrica.org to nominate yourself or someone else. Note: availability for the task is key.
Post contest interviews ongoing[edit]
Kindly contact Wilson via wilson@wikiinafrica if you are a WLA local organizer and will like to be interviewed about the just concluded Wiki Loves Africa 2023.
WLA Webinar - Wikimedia Commons Categories - The Basics : Friday 14th April 2023, 16H UTC[edit]
GoogleMeet link : https://meet.google.com/cvz-zogw-gec
Hosts :
- Wilson (set up, invitations etc.)
- Christel Steigenbeger (Instructor)
Topic: Wikimedia Commons Categories - The Basics
- What are Categories?
- Why Categories?
- Navigating Commons Categories
- Creating and Deleting Categories
Links to Meeting Recording and Transcript.
WLA training in English - Mobile Photography for Wikimedia Commons : Friday 7th April 2023, 13H UTC[edit]
GoogleMeet link : https://meet.google.com/vih-wqoq-zhe
Hosts :
- Wilson (set up, invitations etc.)
- Wasiul Bahar (Instructor)
Topic: Mobile phone photography for Commons
- Basics
- Photography tips and tricks
- Photo and video editing apps
Links to Meeting Recording and Transcript.
WLA training in English : Saturday 1st April 2023, 14H UTC[edit]
GoogleMeet link : https://meet.google.com/idx-mctg-djq
Hosts :
- Wilson (set up, invitations etc.)
- Geoffrey Kateregga (Instructor)
Topic: Wikimedia Commons - an overview
- Uploading photos
- Mass uploads
- Categories
- Structured data
Formation WLA en français : Le Jeudi 30 mars 2023, 16h UTC[edit]
GoogleMeet link : https://meet.google.com/zou-heub-yzz
Hosts :
- Wilson (set up, invitations etc.)
- Mermoze Adodo (Instructor)
Sujet: Wikimedia Commons - un aperçu
- Télécharger des photos
- Téléchargements en masse
- Catégories
- Données structurées
March Office Hours[edit]
- Thursday, March 9, 2023 (English - 16:00 PM UTC & French - 17:00 PM UTC)
February Office Hours[edit]
- Friday February 23, 2023 (English - 17:00 PM UTC & French - 18:00 PM UTC)
News and Announcements[edit]
Office Hours in English[edit]
- Friday February 3, 2023 (17:00 PM UTC)
- Saturday February 4, 2023 (13:00 PM UTC)
Office Hours in French[edit]
- Friday February 3, 2023 (18:00 PM UTC)