Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2019 in Ghana

Wiki Loves Earth is an international photographic competition to promote natural heritage sites around the world through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). Everybody can participate. There are a lot of natural heritage sites in all participating countries. The goal of Wiki Loves Earth is to encourage people to take pictures of those natural sites, and to put them under a free license so that others may access them through the Internet. This is the second time Ghana will be participating in the contest, to achieve this. The international contest will take place from 15 May — 15 June 2019 in Ghana. This page introduces the Ghanaian part of this competition. Join us to contribute free-licensed images of natural heritages in Ghana and to promote the beauty of the Ghanaian landscape in general.

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Rules

(Same rules as for the international contest, see also the FAQ section there.) To take part in Wiki Loves Earth 2019 in Ghana, a submission should:

• Be self-taken

  All entries must be original photographs uploaded by their authors. Photos uploaded by anyone else than author (even with permission) are not accepted.

• Be self-uploaded during the contest period (May/June 2019);

  You are also welcome to submit photos you may have taken in the past. What matters is that photos must be uploaded during the contest period (15th May – 15th June)

• Be under a free license;
• Contain an identified natural reserve or natural park;
• Have at least 2Mpx.
• A participant should have an activated e-mail address via Preferences of their account.

How to participate

Prepare your photos of any Ghanaian natural heritage site (see eligible objects below)
Sign in or Create a New Account on Wikimedia Commons
Name your photos well
Use our Upload Button at the top OR Click here to upload as many as you can
Share your upload success on social media with our hashtags: #wlegh #wleghana #wle2019.
And wait patiently for the results! All the best!

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Eligible objects

Any Ghanaian Natural Heritage Site, some below

Parks Mole National Park Bui National Park Kyabobo National Park (Commons) Digya National Park Kakum National Park Bia National Park Nini Suhien National Park (Commons Category: National parks of Ghana)

Wildlife Sanctuary Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Wildlife Sanctuary Shai Hills Resource Reserve

Conservation Areas Tongo Hills Kakum Conservation Area Ankara Bia Conservation Area

Resource Reserve Kalakpa Game Production Reserve Shai Hills Resource Reserve Gbele Resource Reserve Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve

Ramsar Sites of Ghana Keta Lagoon Complex Songhor Lagoon Complex Sakumo Ramsar Site Densu Delta Ramsar Site Muni-Pomadze Ramsar Site

Others Waterfalls Ponds and lakes Main Rivers Mountains Natural areas Beaches Caves, etc

Organizing team

Open Foundation West Africa is a non profit organization that seeks to extend the activities and reach of the open movement in the West African sub-region, through open education programs, digitizing open resources, preserving cultural and heritage items and promoting contents about the West African Sub-region and its existent countries.

This year, Ghana will be leading Wiki Loves Earth project for the second time to narrow down the gap on content in relation to Ghanaian landscapes which have not yet been represented on Wikipedia as well as images that depict these landscapes and reserves in Ghana.

• Joy Agyepong - Project Cordinator
• SAgbley - Jury Coordinator
• Kwameghana - Photography support

Timeline

• Start date: 15 May, 2019
• End date : 15 June, 2019
• Results: 15 July, 2019