Wiki Loves Folklore (WLF) is a global initiative dedicated to preserving and documenting cultural heritage through open knowledge platforms. This annual campaign encourages contributors worldwide to upload images, videos, and audios related to folklore, traditions, and indigenous cultures on Wikimedia Commons. By making folklore freely accessible, WLF bridges the gap in digital representation of cultural diversity, ensuring that oral traditions, traditional practices, and intangible heritage are recorded for future generations.
Mission:
Wiki Loves Folklore aims to safeguard cultural heritage by leveraging the power of free knowledge and collaborative documentation. Our mission is to:
Preserving Culture, Promoting Knowledge
Wiki Loves Folklore is committed to ensuring that folklore, traditions, and cultural heritage are documented and shared freely with the world.
Join us in preserving global heritage—one story, one image, one video at a time!
We encourage individuals, photographers, and cultural enthusiasts to capture and upload images, videos, and media showcasing folklore, traditional performances, costumes, festivals, and intangible heritage. These contributions enrich Wikimedia Commons, ensuring that diverse cultural expressions are preserved in a globally accessible digital repository.
Through Wikipedia, we aim to expand and improve articles related to folklore, oral traditions, indigenous knowledge, and traditional practices. By making this information freely available, we contribute to a deeper understanding of cultural diversity and ensure that folklore is documented in multiple languages for future generations.
Wiki Loves Folklore is a truly international campaign, engaging communities from different regions in preserving their unique traditions. From grassroots contributors to established organizations, our initiative empowers people worldwide to digitally document their heritage, fostering cross-cultural exchange and awareness.
Folklore is rich with stories from women, indigenous groups, and marginalized communities that often go undocumented. Our campaign focuses on bridging knowledge gaps by promoting underrepresented narratives, ensuring that cultural contributions from all backgrounds are recognized and celebrated in open knowledge spaces.
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