CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/March 2017

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CIS-A2K Newsletter, March 2017

Sambad 100 Women Edit-a-thon[edit]

Participants at the Sambad 100 Women Edit-a-thon
A two-day 100 Women Edit-a-thon was held on March 18 and 19, 2017 in collaboration with Odisha’s biggest newspaper publisher Sambad. The event was inspired by BBC’s 100 Women series and edit-a-thons with the same name in December 2016. More than 20 female journalists participated and registered as new Odia Wikipedians. The event served as a highlight of the Women’s History Month in Indian language Wikipedias as well as in the global movement.

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Women's Day Edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, Pune
Women's Day Edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, Pune
Sterlite Tech Foundation and Jnana Prabodhini joined hands with the Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team to hold a Wikipedia edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, Ambawane in Pune on March 10, 2017.

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