Wiki Loves Africa 2025/News
Grant Office Hours
Grant Office Hours [En+Fr+Ar]
- Tuesday 26 November 2024.
Grant Office Hours [English]
- Saturday 09 November 2024.
Grant Office Hours [French]
- Saturday 09 November 2024.
2025 Events Calender
| S/NO | TOPIC | TRAINER/LEAD | LANGUAGE | NARRATIVE | TARGET AUDIENCE | DATE | TIME | EVENT PAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uploading Files to Wikimedia Commons | Olla Ohmandi | Arabic | Understanding the basics of Wikimedia Commons, the different file formats (for audio, video and image), the importance of description the use of categories and the step by step process of uploading files to Wikimedia Commons. | Wiki Loves Africa 2025 organizers and participants from the Arabic communities and anybody interested in contributing to Wikimedia Commons. | March 7, 2025 | 14:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) | Event page |
| 2 | Uploading Files to Wikimedia Commons | Hilary Ogali | English | Understanding the basics of Wikimedia Commons, the different file formats (for audio, video and image), the importance of description the use of categories and the step by step process of uploading files to Wikimedia Commons. | Wiki Loves Africa 2025 organizers and participants from the English communities and anybody interested in contributing to Wikimedia Commons. | March 7, 2025 | 16:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) | Event page |
| 3 | Uploading Files to Wikimedia Commons | Mermoze Adodo | French | Understanding the basics of Wikimedia Commons, the different file formats (for audio, video and image), the importance of description the use of categories and the step by step process of uploading files to Wikimedia Commons. | Wiki Loves Africa 2025 organizers and participants from the French communities and anybody interested in contributing to Wikimedia Commons. | March 7, 2025 | 17:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) | Event page |
| 4 | Photography basics for Wikimedia Commons | Dappa Solomon | English | Mastering the fundamentals of photography including: working with angles and perspective, capturing and manipulating light to create mood and atmosphere, editing and refining images to achieve the desired look. | Wiki Loves Africa 2025 organizers and participants from all the African communities and anybody interested in contributing to Wikimedia Commons. | March 8, 2025 | 16:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) | Event page |
| 5 | Wiki Loves Africa 2025 Launch | WLA international team | English | Official launch of Wiki Loves Africa 2025 photography campaign | Old and new participants from all African countries. | March 12, 2025 | 16:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) | Event page |
| 6 | Videography basics for Wikimedia Commons | Bouba Kams | French | Mastering the art of visual storytelling through introduction to videography, working with light, video editing techniques, and the principles of compelling storytelling. | Wiki Loves Africa 2025 organizers and participants from the French communities and anybody interested in contributing to Wikimedia Commons. | March 14, 2025 | 16:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) | Event Page |
| 7 | Videography basics for Wikimedia Commons | Samuel Daniel | English | Mastering the art of visual storytelling through introduction to videography, working with light, video editing techniques, and the principles of compelling storytelling. | Wiki Loves Africa 2025 organizers and participants from all the African communities and anybody interested in contributing to Wikimedia Commons. | March 22, 2025 | 16:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) | Event Page |
| 8 | Creating audio for Wikimedia Commons | Abubakar Abdullahi | English | Designing, editing, and mixing audio elements to elevate the audio-visual experience and create a rich, immersive soundscapes. | Wiki Loves Africa 2025 organizers and participants from all the African communities and anybody interested in contributing audio to Wikimedia Commons. | March 29, 2025 | 16:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) | Event page |
| 9 | Video Clip, Video Documentary, Video Narrative | Isla | English | Creating video clip, video documentary and video narrative for Wiki Loves Africa campaign. | Wiki Loves Africa 2025 organizers and participants from all the African communities and anybody interested in contributing video to Wikimedia Commons. | April 2, 2025 | 16:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) | |
| 10 | Make image description shine | Florence | English | Transforming images from mere visual content to rich, informative, and accessible resources that benefits the global Wikimedia community. | Wikimedians and anybody interested in improving the quality and use of media files on Wikimedia commons by improving the description. | April 11, 2025 | 16:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) | |
| 11 | National Jury - Charter/creating good national jury | Isla | English | How to select jury members, informing about charter, conflict of interest, financial support best practices, international support members | Wiki Loves Africa organizers. | April 26, 2025 | 16:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) | |
| 12 | Jury Training | TBD | English | Understanding what makes a quality photo and what to look out for during jury process | Organizers, International first round reviewer and local community jurors of photography campaigns. | May 5, 2025 | 16:00 UTC (Check time in your timezone) |
Past training and webinar
You can check video of past training and webinar sessions here