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Africa Wiki Challenge in Botswana
Theme for 2025:
[edit]"Reclaiming Our Narrative: Justice for Africans and the Diaspora through Reparations"
[edit]Welcome to the official hub for Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 in Botswana, hosted by WikiVerse Botswana. This year, we join a continental movement to rewrite history by elevating stories of resilience, resistance, and restitution from Botswana and the wider African continent.
This year’s campaign centers on truth-telling, restoration, and liberation. As part of a continental push, contributors will explore historical injustices, challenge dominant narratives, and document the stories that drive African resilience in Botswana and beyond.
Welcome to the official home of the Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 in Botswana, an initiative powered by WikiVerse Botswana to expand free knowledge through Setswana language contribution, heritage preservation, and community engagement.
About the Campaign
[edit]The Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 calls upon contributors across Africa and the Diaspora to document, expand, and translate knowledge on reparations, justice, colonial legacies, and African agency. This initiative aligns with the African Union’s campaign for reparative justice and centers on amplifying underrepresented voices.
In Botswana, the challenge encourages participation through Setswana and English to preserve and promote cultural knowledge, community memory, and national heritage.
What the Theme Means for Botswana
[edit]This year’s theme holds special relevance for Botswana as a beacon of peace and resilience in the region. Our focus areas include:
- Resistance & Liberation: Highlight Botswana’s role in resisting colonial forces and supporting regional liberation movements.
- Cultural Sovereignty: Document Botswana’s traditions, heritage sites, and indigenous knowledge systems.
- Restorative Justice in Practice: Profile local initiatives that reflect reparative values—land reform, language revitalization, educational equity, and repatriation efforts.
- Setswana Knowledge: Strengthen Wikipedia in Setswana and promote local-language contributions.
Suggested Topics to Contribute On
[edit]- Botswana’s anti-colonial movements and leaders
- Historical injustices and land dispossession
- The impact of apartheid and support for southern African liberation
- Reparation dialogues, policies, and reflections in Botswana
- Local and indigenous justice systems
- Restitution of cultural artifacts and heritage items
- Community-led education and cultural revival projects
- Setswana oral traditions, poetry, and proverbs
- Botswana’s peace diplomacy and contributions to regional stability
Partnerships & Collaborations
[edit]- Local radio stations and cultural associations
- Mebala Youth Studios
Objectives
[edit]- Increase quality content on Wikipedia and sister projects related to Botswana’s history and reparative justice.
- Encourage Setswana Wikipedia growth and translation.
- Empower youth and local communities as knowledge creators.
- Foster digital skills and historical consciousness through free knowledge.
- Support the AU’s call for reparative justice by documenting African resilience.
How to Participate
[edit]- Create a Wikipedia account – Sign up here
- Join our Botswana dashboard – (Link coming soon)
- Attend an event – Check the calendar above or our social media.
- Start editing! – Focus on the topics listed or add new ones relevant to the theme.
Stay Connected
[edit]- Email: wikiversebotswana@gmail.com
- Meta-Wiki: [[Africa Wiki Challenge 2025/Botswana]]
- Facebook: WikiVerse Botswana