Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2023 in Uganda
Wiki Loves Africa is an annual contest where anyone across Africa can contribute media that relates to that year's theme to Wikimedia Commons) for use on Wikipedia and other project websites of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wiki Loves Africa encourages participants to contribute media (photographs, video and audio) that illustrate the specific theme for that year. Each year the theme changes. Each year's theme is chosen by the community to be a universal, visually-rich and culturally-specific topics (for example, markets, rites of passage, festivals, public art, cuisine, natural history, urbanity, daily life, notable persons, etc).
You are encouraged to submit any photos of Climate and Weather in Uganda between 1st March and 30th April 2023. By submitting your photos to the competition, you share Uganda's weather and climate with the rest of the world to enjoy through the internet and allow visibility of your shots and your country.
Participate
Whether you are in Kampala, Gulu, Masaka, Arua, Mbale, Mbarara, Hoima, Lira, Jinja or anywhere else in Uganda, take a photo and upload it to Wikimedia Commons:
Take photos
Describe them
Upload to Commons
Contact us!
You may contact the Benin Wikimedians User Group or follow them there
- Facebook : Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda
- Twitterː WikiUganda
- Email : wikiuganda (a) gmail.com
Team members
- Geoffrey Kateregga - Project Lead
- Alvin Ategyeka- Events Lead
- Shafik - Communications and Marketing
- Sandra Aceng - Financials
- Kwera Faith - Jury coordinator
- Hillary Musundi - Communications and Marketing
Jury members
Members of the jury
- TBA
- Judging criteria
The jury will determine the winners of the international contest taking into consideration the following criteria (in no particular order):
- Technical quality (sharpness, use of light, perspective etc.);
- Originality;
- Usefulness of the image for Wikipedia.
Images that reach a top ranking of the international finale, will typically at least fulfill the technical criteria of the ‘Featured Image’ process at Wikimedia Commons. But feel free to submit many images, and let the jury be concerned if they are good enough.
Prizes
There are several prizes up for grabs, both nationally and internationally.
National level prizes
- 1st National Prize - UGX 400,000
- 2nd National Prize - UGX 300,000
- 3rd National Prize - UGX 200,000
- Best video prize - UGX 300,000
International Prize Categories
Photography:
- 1st Prize : USD 2,000
- 2nd Prize : USD 1,500
- 3rd Prize : USD 1,000
- 4th Prize : USD 750
Media (Video, Audio, Graphics, Photo Essays):
- Best audio or video prize : USD 1,000
- Best graphics: USD 750
- Africa Environment Video Prize: Best video representation of the impact of climate change: USD 2,000
- Africa Environment Special Collection Prize: Best collections of images showing the impact of climate change: USD 1,200
The events
* February 15th : launch at international
- Events to be announced soon
Workshops and photowalks
Pictures of the events may be found here : Category:Wiki Loves Africa 2023 in Uganda
Best pictures from Uganda in 2021
Winning Photos 2022
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