Wiki Loves Africa 2021/Outreach

Communications materials from previous years:

Main links[edit]

Play media

Communications links:

Discussion channels:

Telegram group
Facebook organisers group (not really used any momre)

Media mentions 2021[edit]

it.globalvoices.org about Wiki Loves Africa 2020 - January 2021
cameroon-tribune about Wiki Loves Africa 2021 - February 2021

Social media guidelines[edit]

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It is exciting to support WikiLovesAfrica’s 2020 and show people what is happening with the competition in your country! There is an international communications team for the duration of the competition, but we would love your support wherever possible! Here are some ways you can do just that:

SHARE OUR POSTS
Keep an eye on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds and share our posts. The more organic reach we get the more we will be rewarded with so every share counts.

COMMENT ON OUR POSTS
Comment and tag on the comments of a post. Any words of encouragement or tagging a friend or organization on the comments feed will also help Wiki Loves Africa to be seen by more people, more often.

MAKE YOUR OWN POSTS
We realise you may want to personalize your call to enter or mention your own events happening locally, but please make sure you note the following:

Include the hashtag #wikilovesafrica on all your posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
The shortlink to the info page and entry is bit.ly/EnterWLA2020 photographs you post on Social Media
Make sure that the photos you use are big enough, and do not distort or pixelate
When writing a post about a local event, please include the location or country in your post (this can be done straight away or as a hashtag) – this will cause less confusion when people repost or share your post with their individual accounts
There are standard headers for Facebook and Twitter as well as a standard Instagram post that you are welcome to use. Please find them in the Social Media templates section below (to come)
Be sure to include these bits of info – not necessarily all at once but over a few posts.

The competition is open to anyone, anywhere but the subject matter Transport or Africa on the Move must represent something that took place in Africa or relates to African culture
You can enter as many times as you like
All work entered is subject to a Creative Commons licence
The competition runs from 15th Feb-31st March

Please use the hashtags

#wikilovesafrica
#AfricaOnTheMove
#CelebrateAfrica or #Celebrate[your country] i.e. #CelebrateEthiopia
#Instagood
#photoAfrica
#loveAfrica
#photooftheday
#transport
#instaafrica
And you can # the subject e.g. #bridges #roads etc…

Communications Materials[edit]

Wiki Loves Africa will run for the 7th time in 2021. Along the years, a lot of material has been created and is available for organisers to use and adapt as they see fit. Or you might prefer to create your own material. Stay tuned on this page for further information posted soon.

FOR ALL DOCUMENTS, CHECK OUT THE category for Wiki Loves Africa Communications Materials

Play media
The English version of the A5 Generic Flyer
The French A5 version of the generic flyer
Square, Round and Rectangular stickers
The pull-up banner template with space for local organisers and partners logos.
The generic t-shirt design elements
Play media

Wiki Loves Africa theme video in 2019
The English version of the A5 flyer
this is a beanie to be used as a goodie for participant or winner
example of "I edit Wikipedia from Africa" cap. Also shows a branded battery (not WLA)
other resources
5 years poster