Culture Exchange

Culture Exchange is a global initiative led by Wiki Knowledge Park to foster mutual understanding, respect, and collaboration among diverse cultures through Wikimedia projects. This project encourages Wikimedians around the world to document, share, and celebrate cultural heritage, traditions, arts, languages, and lived experiences from communities near and far.

Goals

Promote cross-cultural understanding and intercultural dialogue
Encourage contributions to Wikimedia projects about underrepresented cultures
Facilitate collaboration between communities, affiliates, and individuals
Empower contributors to document their own culture and learn about others
Support Wikimedia’s Movement Strategy goal of Knowledge Equity

Key Activities

Organize edit-a-thons and writing contests focused on global cultural topics
Partner with local and international affiliates for content exchange initiatives
Facilitate virtual or in-person cultural sharing meetups
Collect and curate multimedia content (photos, audio, video) via Wikimedia Commons
Encourage translation and cross-language contributions on cultural topics
Promote usage of Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons for documenting intangible cultural heritage

Participation

Everyone is welcome to participate! You can join in the following ways:

Contribute articles on culture-related topics from any region of the world
Translate cultural articles into your native or target language
Upload images, audio, and videos of cultural practices, festivals, or events
Help organize local or online edit-a-thons with the Culture Exchange theme
Connect with another Wikimedia community and run a bilateral exchange project

Themes of Interest

This project welcomes contributions on (but not limited to):

Local festivals and rituals
Traditional foods and recipes
Clothing and handicrafts
Oral histories and storytelling
Cultural expressions in music, dance, and theater
Cross-border influences and diasporic communities
Indigenous knowledge systems and customs