Wiki Update

Open Community engagement in English(en) and Pidgin (gpe), Wikimedia, CC, Podcast

[Wiki Update @WikiUpdate1]

🧵@dagbaniwiki @Moore_Wikimedia @GureneWikimedia @DagaareWiki @Kusaalwiki
@FanteCommunity @Ghpidginwiki @twiwikipedia

[Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda @WikimediaUganda]

Tomorrow, we officially launch Wiki Loves Earth 2026 in Uganda, a campaign focused on documenting and sharing the beauty of our natural heritage through photography.

More info: https://t.co/cZTDaryAkG
Inbox on how to join

#WikiLovesEarth
#WikimediaUganda

[Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda @WikimediaUganda]

Wikipedia is still one of the few places online where you can just look something up and read.

No ads interrupting you. No paying to access information. No selling your data in the background.
Just free knowledge, shared openly with the world.

#Wikipedia
#OpenKnowledge

[Open Knowledge Foundation (@[email protected]) @OKFN]

The Open Knowledge delegation is ready for @rightscon 2026 next week, where we hope to connect with our communities in person. This year, we'll even have a booth!

👉🏾 All session details here: https://t.co/HAPtG4oV4b
👉🏾 Join the conversation: https://t.co/Wk9R6tud29

[SotM Africa 2026 @sotmafrica]

Zaina Rashidi Ally will showcase how participatory mapping puts communities at the heart of local solutions, creating impact that starts from the ground up in Tanzania. Mapping with Communities!

#sotmafrica #sotmafrica2026
Read more: https://t.co/bhqtonLQVs

[#DiscoverWikipedia @WikimediaGH]

Hello Bolgatanga!

Join us to learn how to create and improve #Wikipedia articles and start strengthening content about Ghana online!

9 May, 2026 | 9AM - 2PM
Dansyn Innovation Social Organisation, Bolgatanga
Register: https://t.co/dbXx8gQh1X

#Wikipedia #Openknowledge

[Dagbani Wikimedians User Group @dagbanliwiki]

Dagbani Wikipedia De-stubbing Contest 2026 is here!
Help expand stub articles into full, useful pages and grow Dagbani content online. Beginners welcome. learn editing, sourcing & writing skills.
🗓️ Runs: 1–31 May
⏳ Register by: 29 April
👉 Join now: https://t.co/pWkQPmbDc5

[Wikimedia RDC @WikimediaRDC]

Clôture du Mois de la contribution francophone 2026 en RDC 🇨🇩 à #Kinshasa

À travers un edit-a-thon, les membres du WikiClub Kinshasa ont contribué sur @Wikipedia_fr pour documenter les violences & massacres en #RDC

Merci à chacun pour son implication tout au long de la campagne

[Wikimedia Igbo @wikimediaigbo]

"Data, Dignity, and Difference project" Physical event holds on Saturday
Create contents about women on either Wikipedia or Wikidata.
Register here: https://t.co/59NUad9MQr
Date: 2nd May
Venue: Nigeria Book foundation Kenneth Dike library opposite UBA Aroma Awka Anambra State

[Wiki Loves Folklore @WikiFolklore]

Stories survive when we share them visually. Join in.
Attribution - https://t.co/LfFmc6q6rm
#WikiLovesFolklore #WLF2026 #Storytelling

[Wiki Update @WikiUpdate1]

Feminism and Folklore Advocacy Session marking #IWD26 ♀️with Camelia Boban.

This session will explore “The Economics of Heritage” and how women’s work in folklore and cultural heritage connects to economically

🔗 https://t.co/lWTD86fVjd
📅 - 13/03/2026

[Wiki Loves Folklore @WikiFolklore]

Young voices carry culture forward 🌍
From folk tales online to festivals and crafts, youth keep heritage alive.

How are young people preserving culture in your area? 👇
Join: https://t.co/pybXQPRDHa

#WikiLovesFolklore #YouthCulture #Heritage

[Wiki Loves Folklore @WikiFolklore]

Folklore keeps community roots strong. Record and share.
Attribution - https://t.co/LfFmc6q6rm
#WikiLovesFolklore #WLF2026 #CommunityStories

[Wiki Update @WikiUpdate1]

Join da Celebrate Women 2026 campaign wey go happen 5 March, 2026 for the Wikimedia space inside.
Dem go do training for Content Translation den Campaign Even Tool Management.

Link : https://t.co/6696A2fzIV

[Wikimania @Wikimania]

🌍 #WikimaniaNairobi will focus on Inclusivity, Impact & Sustainability, and that starts with making sure that everyone can follow along. That’s why we’re offering interpretation in 5 languages this year, with Swahili as our featured regional language.

#Wikimania2025

[Wikimania @Wikimania]

The full schedule for #Wikimania2025 Hackathon happening next week in Nairobi, Kenya is out!

See the pre-conference details here: https://t.co/IQbZDpVoBl & the full schedule for the main conference days on the Hackathon Wiki Page here: https://t.co/zvgJN0zKXA

#wikimanianairobi

[Wikimania @Wikimania]

As you create your awesome memories at #WikimaniaNairobi, let's make it a welcoming space for everyone! We’re looking forward to seeing the great photos you’ll take, but remember to be respectful of all attendees and follow the Photography Policy.
Link:https://t.co/ThzzOP3bnF

[Wikimania @Wikimania]

The WikiWomen* Summit is back at Wikimania! 💜 It's a space for women and gender-diverse Wikimedians to come together, learn from one another, & take action on gender equity & inclusion in the Wikimedia Movement.
📅 Save the date: August 5. Registration is now open, link in bio!

[Wikimania @Wikimania]

Heading to Nairobi for Wikimania? 🇰🇪 Before you go to the airport, take a peek at our travel checklist to find everything you’ll need. Got any questions? Reply below!

[Wikimania @Wikimania]

Going to a Hackathon can feel intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be! The Wikimania Hackathon is open to anyone curious about tech. If this is your first time, join our newcomer orientation:

⭐ July 12 – 13:00 UTC
⭐ July 19 – 16:00 UTC

We hope to see you there! Link in bio.

[Wikimania @Wikimania]

We are celebrating East Africa with a new set of visuals inspired by the region’s rich cultural heritage 🌍. Use them in your slides, posts, swag, or anywhere that needs the #WikimaniaNairobi feel. Tag us, we’d love to see how you use them! Link in bio.

#Wikimania2025