Summary: Dzongkha Wikipedia Education Program and Edit-a-thon is organized in different parts of Bhutan including Thimpu, Paro, Phuentsholing and Gelephu during 1st August – 31st December, 2025 in collaboration with academic institutions in Bhutan. Numbers of students, government officials, language experts and media professionals attended the sessions.
Dzongkha Wikipedia Education Program in Bhutan
Social Media channels or hashtags:Dzongkha Wikipedia #dzongkha #wikipediainbhutan
Dzongkha Wikipedia Education Program and Edit-a-thon is organized to upscale the Wikipedia contents in Dzongkha wikipedia and Bhutan with a spirit of cooperation.[1]
Goals
To improve Wikipedia's coverage of Bhutan by creating, expanding, and maintaining articles about Bhutan.
To serve as a central point for discussion related to Bhutan.
To host projects of Bhutan and Dzongkha Wikipedia
Output
Number of Total Participants: 54
Number of articles created: 80
Number of articles created and improved on Wikimedia projects: 430
Numbers of pictures uploaded: 247
Activities details
Awareness session – to aware and communicate with enthusiasts, activists and associative organizations. Content creation- to discover and create real-time contents either articles or videos to aware Wikipedia readers and viewers Edit-a-thon – to create and modify Dzongkha related contents over Wikipedia and it’s sister projects Closing event – Report, metrics, blogs and Glimpse of the overall event.
Objectives
Aim to creating awareness about Dzongkha Wikipedia
To increase Wikipedia articles about Bhutan and Dzongkha Wikipedia
To improve existing articles about Bhutan and Dzongkha Language
To familiarize enthusiasts to contribute in Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects
