CIS-A2K/Events/Online training session for WikiProject Ambajogai

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CIS-A2K has started mobilising citizens' groups in various notable places with the help of local voluntary organisations. Under this initiative, Jnana Prabodhini Ambajogai organised online training session for 15 volunteers on 28 August 2020.

Report[edit]

This online session was conducted on 28 August between 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm. The working of Wikimedia projects was explained in the beginning. The five pillars, manual of style and online/offline reliable resources were discussed. Then the plan of the project was chalked out with listing of new articles, existing articles and images to be added. The WikiProject Ambajogai structure was created on Marathi Wikipedia. The articles on various aspects of Ambajogai were first created in Google doc and edited collectively. The volunteers were also trained in moving the content to sandbox and then in main namespace. The session on uploading of images on Commons was also done. This process will be replicated for other articles. The articles created/modified in the first phase are - अंबेजोगाई The images are being uploaded in Category:Ambajogai

Follow-up[edit]

The series of bi-monthly online trainings are planned. The groups are formed on social media platforms for regular interactions.