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Wiki Loves Africa 2023 - 1st March 2023 - 30th April 2023
Take Images under the theme Climate and Weather for Wikipedia and win!

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:

Weather and Climate in Uganda
We have unique weather and climate in Uganda. Take images of weather and climate around you.


Take photos
Make as many and as good photos as you can, try different angles. Even if the photo doesn't win you a prize, it may help Wikipedia!


Describe them
Write down what you photographed. Record the name, description, and date of photo.


Upload to Commons
Upload your images to Wikimedia Commons between 1st March and 30th April 2023. Create an account, if you don't have one already.

Contact us!

You may contact the Benin Wikimedians User Group or follow them there

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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