Deoband Community Wikimedia
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Deoband Community Wikimedia
| Deoband Community Wikimedia | |
|---|---|
| Location | India |
| Affiliate code | DCW |
| Country code | IN |
| Founding date | July 31, 2021 |
| Approval date | January 16, 2022 |
| Membership | 50+ |
| Staff | 1 |
| Volunteers | 50+ |
| Official language(s) | English and Urdu |
| Board chair | Aafi |
| Key people | Executive Board |
| Incorporation paper | AffCom Resolution (2022) |
| Budget | Financial Overview for 2024 |
| Reports | Reports Index |
| Affiliations | Affiliations Committee, Wikimedia |
| Website | dcwwiki.org |
| E-mail address | Email us |
| Mailing list | wikimedia-dcw |
| Telegram | dcwwiki |
| Public channel | |
| dcwwiki | |
| dcwwiki | |
| dcwwiki | |
| YouTube | @dcwwiki |
| Remarks | Vision and Objectives |
Deoband Community Wikimedia (abbreviated as DCW) is a recognized user-group affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. Named after the Deoband Islamic seminary, DCW aims at improving Wikipedia and its sister projects with knowledge and information related to but not limited to global Muslim academia, scholarship, history and culture, at a global level, in any language.
Established on 31 July 2021, DCW was recognised by the Affiliation Committee on 16 January 2022. Its major initiatives include DCW Conversation Hour, Heritage Lens, and Train a Wikipedian, a residential leadership development program.
News and announcements
See also: dcw:News
- 21-04-2026:We are excited to collaboratively lead Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2026 in India with an offline Wikipedia workshop and edit-a-thon at the Ukranian Embassy in New Delhi on the 22 April 2026.