[African Wikimedians] Invitation to Participate: Wiki Loves Yoruba Heritage 2026

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Dear Wikimedia Community Members,

The Yoruba Wikimedians Community is excited to invite you to
participate in Wiki
Loves Yoruba Heritage 2026
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Yoruba_Heritage>, a
national photography contest dedicated to documenting the culture, history,
and living heritage of the Yoruba people.

>From 1 August to 30 September 2026, we invite Wikimedians, photographers,
and cultural enthusiasts across Nigeria to capture and upload original
photographs that celebrate the richness and diversity of Yoruba heritage.
Your photographs can help preserve our cultural memory and make Yoruba
heritage freely accessible to millions of people through Wikimedia Commons,
Wikipedia, and other Wikimedia projects.
What can you photograph?

We welcome photographs of:

   - Historical monuments and landmarks
   - Traditional architecture
   - Festivals and cultural ceremonies
   - Yoruba arts and crafts
   - Indigenous cuisine
   - Traditional clothing and adornment
   - Music and dance performances
   - Sacred sites and shrines
   - Markets and community life
   - Cultural landscapes
   - Traditional occupations
   - Indigenous knowledge and other expressions of Yoruba heritage

How to participate

   1. Photograph Yoruba heritage.
   2. Upload your images to Wikimedia Commons during the contest period.
   3. Add clear descriptions, locations, dates, and relevant categories.
   4. Stand a chance to win exciting prizes while contributing to free
   knowledge.

Prizes

   - *1st Prize:* NGN 500,000
   - *2nd Prize:* NGN 300,000
   - *3rd Prize:* NGN 200,000

*Why participate?*

Your contribution will:

   - Preserve and promote Yoruba cultural heritage
   - Support education and research
   - Enrich Wikimedia Commons and Yoruba Wikipedia
   - Create a lasting open digital archive for future generations

*Contest timeline*

   - 1 August =E2=80=93 30 September 2026: Upload period
   - October 2026: Jury and review process
   - 1 November 2026: Results announcement (expected)

To participate, create a Wikimedia Commons account and visit the contest
page:

*Wiki Loves Yoruba Heritage 2026*

We also encourage community members to join local photowalks, workshops,
and documentation activities throughout the contest period.

Let us work together to document the stories, traditions, places, and
people that make Yoruba heritage unique.

*Join the movement. Share Yoruba heritage with the world.*

With best regards,

Mikaeel Sodiq

*Yoruba Wikimedians Community*

*Wiki Loves Yoruba Heritage 2026*
*Documenting the Culture, History, and Living Heritage of the Yoruba People=
*

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kimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Yoruba_Heritage">Wiki Loves Yoruba Heri=
tage 2026</a>, a national photography contest dedicated to documenting the =
culture, history, and living heritage of the Yoruba people.</p><p class=3D"=
gmail-isSelectedEnd">From 1 August to 30 September 2026, we invite Wikimedi=
ans, photographers, and cultural enthusiasts across Nigeria to capture and =
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arkets and community life</li><li>Cultural landscapes</li><li>Traditional o=
ccupations</li><li>Indigenous knowledge and other expressions of Yoruba her=
itage</li></ul><h3>How to participate</h3><ol start=3D"1"><li>Photograph Yo=
ruba heritage.</li><li>Upload your images to Wikimedia Commons during the c=
ontest period.</li><li>Add clear descriptions, locations, dates, and releva=
nt categories.</li><li>Stand a chance to win exciting prizes while contribu=
ting to free knowledge.</li></ol><h3>Prizes</h3><ul><li><strong>1st Prize:<=
/strong> NGN 500,000</li><li><strong>2nd Prize:</strong> NGN 300,000</li><l=
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l><li>Preserve and promote Yoruba cultural heritage</li><li>Support educati=
on and research</li><li>Enrich Wikimedia Commons and Yoruba Wikipedia</li><=
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Jury and review process</li><li>1 November 2026: Results announcement (expe=
cted)</li></ul><p class=3D"gmail-isSelectedEnd">To participate, create a Wi=
kimedia Commons account and visit the contest page:</p><p class=3D"gmail-is=
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photowalks, workshops, and documentation activities throughout the contest =
period.</p><p class=3D"gmail-isSelectedEnd">Let us work together to documen=
t the stories, traditions, places, and people that make Yoruba heritage uni=
que.</p><p class=3D"gmail-isSelectedEnd"><strong>Join the movement. Share Y=
oruba heritage with the world.</strong></p><p class=3D"gmail-isSelectedEnd"=
>With best regards,</p><p class=3D"gmail-isSelectedEnd">Mikaeel Sodiq</p><p=
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></p><p><em>Wiki Loves Yoruba Heritage 2026</em><br><em>Documenting the Cul=
ture, History, and Living Heritage of the Yoruba People</em></p></div>

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