This year marks the Fifth edition of Open Foundation West Africa (OFWA)’s annual Africa Wiki Challenge (AWC). This annual project is aimed at addressing the underrepresentation of African content online, leveraging Wikipedia and its sister projects. The theme each year aligns with the African Union’s theme for the year. This year’s challenge theme is ‘Reclaiming Our Narrative: Justice for Africans and the Diaspora through Reparations’.
The launch of AWC 2025 is scheduled for Friday, 23rd May 2025, 2 pm at the National Museum of Ghana. The writing contest, however, runs from 25th May 2025 to 30th June 2025.
The competition is open to Africans and people of African descent. Participants of AWC are encouraged to create new articles or enhance existing African content online, centering on the theme. The articles should therefore be related to justice, reparations, and historical redress for Africa and the diaspora. Images and media can also be uploaded to Wikipedia Commons to enhance African content.
The prize pot for the Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 includes:
● Winner: GHS 10,000
● 1st Runner up: GHS 6000
● 2nd Runner up: GHS 3500
● Top female contributor: GHS 4000
● Best photo upload: GHS 4000
Interested participants can find out more information about the challenge on our AWC meta page: https://bit.ly/4jNFq29
About Open Foundation West Africa
Open Foundation West Africa (OFWA) is a Ghanaian soft skills tech-based organisation and a network of communities, committed to digitally representing and preserving the culture of Africa, and developing skills using an open-centered approach.
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