1) A photographic contest called Wiki Loves Africa is being run in several African countries in October-November 2014. The theme is cuisine. 2) Participants can submit photographs, videos, and audio related to topics around the theme of cuisine like markets, traditions, production, and consumption. 3) To get involved, countries can register at the provided website. Organizers can be contacted for more information.

1. Introducing ...

2. A photographic contest

3. where: Continental
currently it will run in:
● Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Ethiopia, Malawi, South Africa, and Uganda
what: Photographs, but also include video and audio
who: Run by local groups; Contributed by individuals
when: October - November 2014
hook: There is a continental prize - and possibility of local prizes
Based on Wiki Loves Monuments, but with a different, universal theme each year.
2014 : Cuisine

4. What can be contributed ...
All subject matter around the theme: Cuisine
markets
traditions and rituals
production
supermarkets / informal traders
growth of ingredients
processing
consumption
whatever you think is relevant … (within reason).

11. To get involved - register your country:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Africa
Contact us:
isla@wikiafrica.net [[u:Islahaddow]]
fdevouard@kumusha.org [[u:anthere]]

12. Credits
● CC-BY 2.0: Jorge Láscar;
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jemaa_el-Fnaa_(7160846079).jpg
● CC-BY 2.0: US Army Africa https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Culinary_exchange,_Arta,_Djibouti,
_March_2011_(5537026630).jpg
● CC-BY-SA 2.5; Marco Schmidt
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leo_Markt.JPG
● CC-BY 2.0 Africa Food Security 11
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Africa_Food_Security_11_(10665081134).jpg
● CC-BY-SA 3.0: Ouattaracecile
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aloco_c%C3%B4te_d%27ivoire.jpeg
● CC-BY-SA 3.0: HelenOnline
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Root44_3_cropped.jpg