{"id":34792,"date":"2015-11-25T07:45:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T04:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/?p=34792"},"modified":"2015-11-24T15:08:20","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T12:08:20","slug":"wikipedia-launches-contest-to-celebrate-africas-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/2015\/11\/25\/wikipedia-launches-contest-to-celebrate-africas-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Wikipedia launches contest to celebrate Africa\u2019s fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Of all of the millions of subjects you can read about on Wikipedia, subjects relating to Africa have the least coverage. This is because of a number of reasons, but mostly because many people do not know that they can donate their images, videos and audio. Wikipedia needs your help to show the richness, difference and beauty of Africa through a photo competition.<\/p>\n

Wiki Loves Africa Cultural Fashion and Adornment is a photo competition, which celebrates and shares the daily practices of people across the continent with each other and the rest of the world, via Wikimedia Commons \u2013 the free media repository.<\/p>\n

Specific to celebrating Africa\u2019s fashion, entrants are asked to upload photographs, video or audio that are related to cultural dress and fashion. Images and media should show fashion and adornment that is defined by local cultural influences and can include cloth, styles, ways of wrapping and hanging, culturally defined jewellery, make-up, hairstyles, cloths and woven materials, etc.<\/p>\n

You can enter the Wiki Loves Africa contest here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Competition rules<\/strong><\/p>\n

Images submitted to the Wiki Loves Africa contest may win prizes! There are a few rules to respect for the images to be eligible.<\/p>\n