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Wiki Loves Sport in Uganda 2026

Wiki Loves Sport 2026 in Uganda is a national Wikimedia campaign aimed at increasing the online visibility of Ugandan sports across Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. Building on the success of the 2025 edition, the 2026 program expands sports coverage, strengthens mentorship, and deepens multimedia documentation of athletes, federations, events, and sports heritage in Uganda.

The project runs from May – November 2026.

Project Goals

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  • Recruit and train 15 new & experienced contributors in Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Commons, Project Leadership.
  • Create or improve 150 Wikipedia articles on Ugandan sports.
  • Create or enhance 1,500 Wikidata items.
  • Upload 1,000 sports-related media files to Wikimedia Commons.
  • Add 400,000+ words across English and local languages (Luganda, etc.).
  • Document Uganda’s sports heritage through multimedia & interviews.
  • Establish partnerships with at least five sports institutions.
  • Build sustainability by training 2025 mentees as assistant trainers.

Organizing Team

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Project Leadership Team

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Mubiru Shafik at Amabeere Ganyinamwiru - Fort Portal

Project Lead

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mubirushafik1088@gmail.com

Baluku Brian at WikiIndaba 2024 in South Africa

Technical Operations & Engagement

UGA
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Community Engagement & Communications Team

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Digital Engagement & Media

UGA
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Martin Kagweri

Graphics & Communications

UGA
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Social Communications

UGA
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Focus Areas for 2026

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Expanding Underrepresented Sports

  • Swimming
  • Football
  • Disability & Paralympic sports
  • Athletics
  • Basketball, rugby, netball
  • School and university sports
  • Indoor games (chess, table tennis, scrabble)
  • Traditional games (omweso, ludo, rope skipping)

Multilingual Participation

  • English Wikipedia
  • Luganda Wikipedia
  • Other local language Wikipedia projects (where applicable)

Quality Improvement

  • Stronger referencing
  • Better sourcing of sports history
  • Ensuring consistency between Wikipedia ↔ Wikidata

Multimedia Documentation

  • Stadium and facility photography
  • Event coverage
  • Short interviews with athletes and coaches
  • Oral history recordings

Project Timeline

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Phase Dates Activities
1. Preparation April - May 2026
  • Recruit mentees
  • Prepare training materials
  • Set up dashboards
  • Identify sports partners
  • Open communication channels
2. Training & Mentorship June - August 2026
  • Weekly hybrid training sessions
  • Wikipedia, Wikidata & Commons workshops
  • Practical assignments
  • Peer review system
3. Content Creation September - October 2026
  • Article creation drives
  • Wikidata sprints
  • Multimedia upload campaigns
  • Language translation weeks
  • Sports heritage documentation
4. Evaluation & Reporting November 2026
  • Metrics compilation
  • Quality reviews
  • Certificates & recognition
  • Publish final report on Meta

Training Plan (June – August 2026)

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Weekly Training Topics

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  • Wikipedia editing basics
  • Notability & sourcing standards
  • Wikidata item creation
  • Advanced Wikidata (qualifiers, references)
  • Commons uploads & licensing
  • Article structures for sports biographies
  • Photography & multimedia ethics

Practical Assignments

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  • Create first 5 articles/items
  • 1–week Wikidata referencing marathon
  • Commons upload sprint
  • English–Luganda translation challenge

Content Creation Activities (Sept–Oct 2026)

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Wikipedia

  • Uganda Sports Month
  • Athlete Biography Week
  • Women in Sports Edit-a-thon
  • Clubs, federations & competitions
  • Luganda translation mini-campaign

Wikidata

  • Item creation sprint
  • Data modeling workshops
  • Adding references to older items
  • Linking articles to items

Wikimedia Commons

  • Stadium photography drive
  • Sports event photo documentation
  • Video interviews
  • Upload-a-thon + categorization

Sports Heritage Documentation

  • Interviews with retired athletes
  • Traditional sports documentation
  • Local sports terminology on Wikidata

Expected Outcomes

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  • A larger and more skilled community of sports editors.
  • Over 150 Wikipedia articles created or improved.
  • Over 1,500 Wikidata items developed.
  • Over 1,000 multimedia files uploaded.
  • Stronger multilingual content in Uganda.
  • Partnerships with sports organizations.
  • A sustainable yearly program for sports documentation.

Project Team

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  • Project Coordinator
  • Training Lead
  • Assistant Trainers (from 2025 alumni)
  • Multimedia Lead

Potential Partners

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  • National Council of Sports
  • Uganda Olympic Committee
  • University sports departments
  • National sports federations
  • Local sports clubs and academies
  • Sports journalists & sports media houses

Lists to edit and update

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Autogenerated lists

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The list below show items with and those missing articles on both English and Luganda Wikipedias, their respective images on Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata labels and descriptions both in English and Luganda.

Association football in Uganda

* Ugandan Footballers

Netball in Uganda

* Ugandan Netballers

Boxing in Uganda

* Ugandan Boxers

Basketball in Uganda

* Ugandan Basketballer

Collected lists from the sports bodies

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The list below contains different sheets about the various sports to contribute to including; competitions, players, clubs, managers. These are the rules to follow when using the list,

Rules to follow when using this Google sheets documents

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if the Wikidata item or Wikipedia article you want to create does not exit

  • If the Wikipedia article or Wikidata item exists, check the box next to that item
  • If the Wikipedia article or Wikidata does not exists put your username in the column for Author Username to indicate that you are working on it
  • NOTE: put the name only to the article that you are currently working on that is one item at a time
  • Access the Document HERE

Competitions

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The Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSA) - ̪[10th to 22nd August 2026]

FOOTBALL BOYS

Group A

1. IPTEM Makamba (Burundi)

2. Mengai Boys (Kenya)

3. Nsumba (Tanzania)

4. Amus College School (Uganda)

5. Mbeya Day (Tanzania)

Group B

1. CGF Kigali (Rwanda)

2. St Mary’s Yala (Kenya)

3. St Mary’s Kitende (Uganda)

4. Morogoro (Tanzania)

Group C

1. Kakamega School (Kenya)

2. Kyadondo Secondary School (Uganda)

3. Urambo Day (Tanzania)

4. Bukedea Comprehensive (Uganda)

FOOTBALL GIRLS

Group A

1. Rines Secondary School

2. Archbishop Njenga (Kenya)

3. Ziba (Tanzania)

4. Kilombero (Tanzania)

Group B

1. Amus College School

2. Alliance (Tanzania)

3. PSSB Huye (Rwanda)

4. Nyakach (Kenya)

Group C

1. St. Joseph’s Girls Kitale (Kenya)

2. Fountain Gate (Tanzania)

3. Jinja Progressive Academy (Uganda)

4. Boni Consili Girls Vocational & Secondary School

BASKETBALL BOYS

Group A

1. St. Micheal High School

2. ITS Kigali (Rwanda)

3. Nsumba (Tanzania)

4. Lukenya School (Kenya)

5. St. Cyprian High School (Uganda)

Group B

1. Amus College School (Uganda)

2. St. Jude (Tanzania)

3. FS Kamusinga (Kenya)

4. Juhudi (Tanzania)

BASKETBALL GIRLS

Group A

1. St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School

2. Nabisunsa Girls School

3. Kaya Tiwi (Kenya)

4. Uru Community (Tanzania)

5. ESB Kamonyi (Rwanda)

Group B

1. Orkeeswa (Tanzania)

2. Butere Girls (Kenya)

3. Rungwa (Tanzania)

4. St. Noa Girls Secondary School (Uganda)

VOLLEYBALL BOYS

Group A

1. Matiliku (Kenya)

2. Chesamis (Kenya)

3. Nyanza TSS (Rwanda)

4. Bukedea Comprehensive

5. Lumala (Tanzania)

Group B

1. Chepsaita (Kenya)

2. Namugongo Vocational and Secondary School

3. Kajunjumele (Tanzania)

4. Ecole Technique Etincelante (Burundi)

5. St. Jerome Secondary School Ndama

6. Kaliua (Tanzania)

VOLLEYBALL GIRLS

Group A

1. Mengele (Tanzania)

2. Seroma Christian High School

3. GS Ndagaburezi (Rwanda)

4. Kesogon

5. Lumala (Tanzania)

Group B

1. Soweto

2. Mwitoti

3. Bukedea Comprehensive School

4. Mwanhuzi (Tanzania)

5. Katikamu SDA Secondary School

HOCKEY BOYS

Group A

1. Arusha Meru

2. Namilyango College

3. FS Kamusinga

4. Kakungulu Memorial School

Group B

1. Mbarara High School

2. Ntare School

3. St. Anthony’s Boys

4. Benjamin Mkapa

HOCKEY GIRLS

Group A

1. Mt. St. Mary’s College

2. Ngiya Girls

3. Benjamin Mkapa

4. St. Joseph’s Girls Kitale

Group B

1. Nyamira Girls

2. Arusha Meru

3. Gayaza High School

4. Kakungulu Memorial School

See Also

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Notes

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This page will be continuously updated as the project progresses.

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