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Bringing Ukrainian culture to the world: Sixth Ukraine’s Cultural Diplomacy Month on Wikipedia begins!
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (196+ words) More information about the campaign, the list of suggested articles, and participation guidelines are available on the project page: Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2026 "See also highlights and results of the previous year's UCDM campaign. From March 1 to March 31, Wikimedia Ukraine…...
Together for Culture: Highlights from Wiki Loves Assamese Culture 2025
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (478+ words) Together for Culture: Highlights from Wiki Loves Assamese Culture 2025Wikimedia.org My understanding of the Wikimedia India Rapid Grant system grew gradually through various conferences, eventually leading me to prioritize a structured proposal for the Assamese community. Since no one in…...
From Lampung to Wikimedia: How WikiJejama is Reclaiming Language, Culture, and Community Through Open Knowledge
19+ hour, 23+ min ago (574+ words) Across Indonesia's vast linguistic landscape, many regional languages and cultural expressions remain underrepresented in digital spaces. In Lampung'where language, oral traditions, and cultural practices are deeply intertwined'this gap is not just about missing content, but about whose knowledge gets to…...
Things are not the same. This feature is changing the game.
2+ day, 4+ min ago (347+ words) I'll love to quickly tell you about the very first time I built a Wikipedia community from a campaign and the last time I thought I would. The Outreach Dashboard wasn't my friend. Newbies got stuck halfway through, people mistyped…...
Amplifying Botswana’s Voice: My Journey Driving the Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 in Botswana
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (505+ words) This was not just another campaign. It was a mission. AFRICA WIKI CHALLENGE 2025 IN BOTSWANA In 2025, I had the privilege of being at the forefront of Botswana's contribution to the Africa Wiki Challenge, a movement that goes far beyond content…...
From Spotlight to Hack Challenge: How Wiki Mentor Africa Strengthened Africa’s Technical Wikimedia Community in 2025
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (672+ words) One of the most important barriers to technical contribution is simply knowing where to begin. To address this, WMA launched the Tool Spotlight Series, a monthly learning space designed to introduce contributors to existing Wikimedia technical tools and the people…...
Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2026 Issue 6
3+ day, 16+ min ago (607+ words) Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2026 Issue 6Wikimedia.org Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on March 13. Previous editions of this bulletin are on Meta. Let [email protected] know if you have any feedback or suggestions…...
OpenSpeaks Archives: Language Documentation Field diary (July 2025–March 2026)
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (195+ words) We also planned to build three prototype tools to address technical gaps identified in the pilot:a linear subtitle editor, multimedia metadata viewer and compression helper, and a set of folder-organisation utilities. Tool ideas and early prototypes were shared with…...
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3+ day, 10+ hour ago (11+ words) AfroSports Rwanda 2026: Reclaiming Africa's Sporting Narrative on Wikimedia'Wikimedia.org...
Wiki Open Design: when Ivorian illustration enters Wikimedia Commons
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (293+ words) What if illustration became a powerful tool for sharing free knowledge? This is the successful challenge taken up by the'Wiki Open Design'project, led by Wikimedia C'te d'Ivoire. Its goal: to mobilize Ivorian artists to document and illustrate their country's culture,…...