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The '''AfroCreatives WikiProject (ACWP)''' seeks to support and mobilize African cultural and creative industry stakeholders and cultural enthusiasts from across Africa and the diaspora to contribute and enhance knowledge on Wikipedia about Africa’s creative economy and cultural contributions. <blockquote>Only an estimated 1.5% of Wikipedia’s contributors and 15% of its contributions originate from the continent, and just 5.5% of all geotagged Wikipedia articles across all languages are related to Africa. In the U.S., fewer than 1% of Wikipedia’s editor base identify as Black or African American.

([[Special:MyLanguage/Community Insights/Community Insights 2020 Report|Wikimedia Community Insights Report 2020]]).</blockquote>
ACWP was launched with an initial focus on African Film and Television, serving as a foundation for learning and future growth across other cultural and creative industries. In 2026, ACWP is expanding its scope to include African fashion, literature, and photography, alongside film. 

ACWP is spearheaded by [https://www.theafricanarrative.org/ The Africa Narrative (TAN)], a non-profit working to empower African creatives and strengthen Africa's cultural soft power.
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== Calendar of events 2025-26 ==

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'''ACWP+''film'' 2025 Edit-a-thon activities'''<br>
In the lead up to the ACWP+''film'' edit-a-thon campaign scheduled from 2nd August - 30th September, 2025, the following activities are scheduled:

'''Train-the-Trainer workshops'''
* '''{{lg|en}}''': Saturday, 26th July
* '''{{lg|fr}}''': Saturday, 26th July
* '''{{lg|ar}}''': Saturday, 26th July

'''Wikipedia workshops'''<br>
All campaign participants are encouraged to attend a Wikipedia training workshop.

'''i. Online workshops:'''<br>
The online workshop, ''Mastering the Essentials of Contributing Film & Television Content to Wikipedia'', is offered in '''one format''': It's split into two sessions over [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DpJAv8_qj-X6NoOZgtZI0wYRFjOPfsVT/view?usp=sharing two days]. To accommodate as many people as possible, including those from the diaspora, multiple workshops are scheduled.
* '''{{lg|en}}''' 
** Friday 1st August from 11:00 - 13:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754046000 Click here for your local time]) (Day 1 session) and Saturday 2nd August from 10:00 - 12:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754128800 Click here for your local time]) (Day 2 session) '''''or'''''
** Friday 8th August from 16:00 - 18:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754668800 Click here for your local time]) (Day 1 session) and Saturday 9th August from 16:00 - 18:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754755200 Click here for your local time]) (Day 2 session) '''''or'''''
** Tuesday 12th August from 15:00 - 17:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1755010800 Click here for your local time]) (Day 1 session) and Wednesday 13th August from 15:00 - 17:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1755097200 Click here for your local time]) (Day 2 session)
* '''{{lg|fr}}'''
** Friday 1st August from 11:00 - 13:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754046000 Click here for your local time]) (Day 1 session) and Saturday 2nd August from 10:00 - 12:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754128800 Click here for your local time]) (Day 2 session) '''''or'''''
** Friday 8th August from 16:00 - 18:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754668800 Click here for your local time]) (Day 1 session) and Saturday 9th August from 16:00 - 18:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754755200 Click here for your local time]) (Day 2 session) '''''or'''''
** Tuesday 12th August from 15:00 - 17:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1755010800 Click here for your local time]) (Day 1 session) and Wednesday 13th August from 15:00 - 17:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1755097200 Click here for your local time]) (Day 2 session)

* '''{{lg|ar}}'''
** Saturday 2nd August from 07:00 - 09:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754118000 Click here for your local time]) (Day 1 session) and Sunday 3rd August from 07:00 - 09:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754204400 Click here for your local time]) (Day 2 session) '''''or'''''
** Saturday 9th August from 07:00 - 09:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754722800 Click here for your local time]) (Day 1 session) and Sunday 10th August from 07:00 - 09:30 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1754809200 Click here for your local time]) (Day 2 session)

'''ii. Local training sessions'''
* Where: Cities across Africa (A list of participating local Wikimedia communities will be listed in July).
* Dates: Starting in August
* Language: Based on local context

'''ACWP+''film'' 2025 Edit-a-thon'''
* {{DateT|2025|08|02}}—{{DateT|2025|09|30}}

[[Special:MyLanguage/AfroCreatives WikiProject/Afro Creatives WikiProject +film|More details]]

'''{{DateT|2026}}'''<br>

'''ACWP Campaign '''<br>
* September: Month-long campaign covering African fashion, film, literature and photography.

'''ACWP Commons drive'''<br>
* 4th quarter: Wikimedia Commons workshops aimed at cultural and creative industry stakeholders held on site at key events covering film, fashion, literature, and photography.
''Details forthcoming'' 

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== Scope ==

=== AfroCreatives WikiProject +''film'' ===

The inaugural focus of the '''AfroCreatives WikiProject''' was focused on African film with the aim to:
* Build capacity within the African film industry to contribute knowledge to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
* Increase African-generated content about the continent’s film sector on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects through a network of community organizers.
* Generate awareness and interest among the general public on Wikipedia as a source of valuable information on the African film industry.
* Use this first ACWP to learn how best to expand activities into other creative sectors.

'''ACWP+''film''''' launched its first campaign in July of 2022, featuring edit-a-thons in Nigeria, Rwanda, and Senegal. In 2024 the initiative expanded with a 16-country campaign in partnership with [[en:w:Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou|Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision Ouagadougou (FESPACO)]], Africa’s largest film festival, and other partners that included national film authorities, industry guilds and associations, and US embassies.

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<span style="background:#f2e35b;color:black;padding:5px;">Key outcomes of the 2024 campaign included:</span>
* Number of organizing communities: 20 (from 16 African countries: Benin Republic, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Ghana, Guinea-Conakry, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Togo, and Tanzania)
* Number of events organized: {{formatnum|30}}
* Number of editors: {{formatnum|229}}
* Number of Wikipedia articles created: {{formatnum|620}}
* Number of Wikipedia articles improved: {{formatnum|660}}
* Number of Commons uploads: {{formatnum|293}}
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In '''2025''', ACWP+film continued to expand its reach with a Wikipedia edit-a-thon campaign from 2 August to 30 September in over 2 dozen countries. [results forthcoming]

In '''2026''', ACWP activities—including its anchor campaign—will broaden its coverage of African cultural and creative industries to include fashion, literature, and photography, alongside film. The ACWP program will also launch a dedicated Commons drive in the fourth quarter.

The '''ACWP Commons drive''' will be carried out in collaboration with organizers of key cultural and creative industry events serving African fashion, film, literature and photography. The onsite workshops, targeted at creative industry stakeholders, aim to enrich the visibility of these industries through improved image representation on Wikipedia. 

An October 2024 survey conducted by ACWP of over 2,580 articles of African actresses, actors, and directors on English Wikipedia found that:
* Less than a third (29%) of articles have an image
* 1 in 4 (43%) had a low-quality image
* Almost a quarter (23%) have an image over 10 years old

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