Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2019/Benin

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Wiki Loves Africa is an annual contest where anyone across Africa can contribute media that relates to that year's theme to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other project websites of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wiki Loves Africa encourages participants to contribute media (photographs, videos and audios) that illustrate the specific theme for that year. Each year the theme changes and is chosen by the community from universal, visually-rich and culturally-specific topics (for example, markets, rites of passage, festivals, public art, cuisine, natural history, urbanity, daily life, notable persons, etc).

This edition of the contest focuses on "Play". This edition had 50 participants for 752 photos uploaded. Benin ranked second in Africa in terms of photos Participation of different countries. A launch event presented the competition to the participants and the media. Training and upload sessions and awareness campaigns were held in Abomey-Calavi and Cotonou. An editathon was held at Institut Français du Benin, where the awards ceremony was held too.

Team edit

Fawaz.tairou - Project Lead
Adoscam - Partnership
Mah3110 - Support

Contest Jury edit

Stefano AMEKOUDI
Dramas omofresh
Mounia Youssef
Polycarpe Toviho

Launch event edit

Held in Abomey-Calavi with media and contest participants.

Participants from WLA 2019 Launch event in Benin

Workshops, outgoings and award ceremony edit

Some pictures of these events

During workshop sessions from WLA 2019 in Benin

During award ceremony from WLA 2019 in Benin

The three winners of the Wiki Loves Africa 2019 contest in Benin edit

1^st Prize / 1^er prix: Le foot dans la rue by GBETONGNINOUGBO JOSEPH HERVE AHISSOU
2^nd Prize / 2^ème prix: Saut à la corde by KODJOME Romaric
3^rd Prize / 3^ème prix: L'amour du jeu by Daniel AFFO HOUAITO

Other best images edit

Enfants jouant Sékou (Bénin) en se transportant à l'aide d'une charrette à deux roues appelé Pousse-pousse au Bénin by Mermoze Adodo
Deux élèves qui jouent au Baby foot by Amegnanglo Loic
Foot de rue Godomey VS Hevié by KODJOME Romaric
Jeu de pneu usager servant Porto-Novo by GBETONGNINOUGBO JOSEPH HERVE AHISSOU
Jeu d'avion par un jeune à Savalou. Il s'agit de simuler un appareil volant avec le pagne attaché au niveau de la taille. by GBETONGNINOUGBO JOSEPH HERVE AHISSOU
Jeux de bille by KODJOME Romaric
La petite jeune maman prépare la bouillie de son bébé by Richmond Dakpogan