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 The Executive Team of the Yorùbá Wikipedia Fan Club Offa paid a strategic advocacy visit to the management of Arolu College of Education, Ilemona, in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State, to propose the establishment of a campus-based Yorùbá Wikipedia Fan Club. The visit focused on promoting digital literacy, indigenous language preservation, and integrating 21st-century knowledge-sharing skills into teacher education. During the meeting, discussions centered on building a collaborative partnership that would empower students to contribute to the Yorùbá Wikipedia, document local history and culture, and combat misinformation about indigenous communities. The College management warmly received the proposal, and further details of the collaboration are expected to emerge soon. Read more…  Teachers from various educational institutions in Rio de Janeiro participated in the 3rd edition of the mini-course “Wikipedia for University Teachers,” held in 2025 by the More History Theory on the Wiki Project. Antônio Souza, from the Instituto Superior de Educação do Rio de Janeiro (ISERJ), Aline Couri, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and Evelyn Erickson and Yasmim Queiroz, from Colégio Estadual Pinto Lima, show us the challenges and opportunities in developing projects on Wikimedia platforms. Read more…  What if the key to scaling a Wikipedia education program isn't doing more – but empowering others to do it? That's the question we've been wrestling with at Wikimedia Ukraine for over a decade. And when we presented our Education Program at the March 2026 EduWiki Knowledge Showcase, it was a welcome opportunity to step back, gather our thoughts, and reflect on what we've built – and what we've learned along the way. In this article, we'll present a summary of the presentation delivered at the Showcase. Read more…  Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group engaged schools in creating articles for their schools, learning about Wikipedia in the process Read more… Student workshops at Serbian Universities: enriching Wikipedia with topics on culture and technology
As a regular activity of the Education Programme at Wikimedia Serbia, workshops are organized at Universitites with the aim of employing Wikipedia as an educational tool. During the workshops, students research topics and draft articles which support the development of research skills, critical thinking and civic contribution through sharing open knowledge from their field of expertise Read more…  Guide for beginners and new editor had not been available since 2024. As there were many changes in editing Wikipedia, this update was necessary. Read more…  Wiki Club SATI organised a beginner-friendly offline Wikipedia editing workshop in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India on 21st March 2026. Read more…  A 2-hour Wikipedia crash course trained 13 learners at the Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) Buruburu branch as part of the Basic Computer Skills (BCS) Cohort 7 program. The session equipped the youth, preparing for tertiary education, with practical Wikipedia editing skills, while encouraging a shift from passive information consumption to active contribution to open knowledge. Read more…
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.jpg) On 3 March 2026, the Karavali Wikimedians User Group organized an awareness programme on Language and Culture Protection at Purnaprajna College (Autonomous), Udupi, as part of the Wiki Education Program. The event took place at Centenary Hall at 11:30 AM IST and aimed to educate students and faculty on preserving linguistic and cultural heritage through digital platforms. The programme was organized in collaboration with the Kannada Department and IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell) of the college. Key organizers included Dr. Manjunatha Karaba (HoD and Associate Professor, Kannada), Dr. Sathish Chitrapu (Associate Professor, Kannada), and Dr. Vinay Kumar (IQAC Coordinator). Read more…  AHAJAS Integrated School, Gombe, recently received a generous donation of hundreds of secondary school textbooks across various subjects from Federal Government Boys College Abuja. The donation has significantly improved access to essential learning resources for students and strengthened the school’s academic environment. Read more…  On 7–8 March 2026, Karavali Wikimedians, in collaboration with Tulu Wikimedians, took part in the Mangaluru Design Summit 2026, hosted at St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru. The summit served as a platform for creatives, researchers, and knowledge enthusiasts to engage with ideas around design, culture, and community. Read more…  What started as a one-month Wiki in Schools programme at Admiralty University of Nigeria quietly grew into something no one had planned for a thriving, student-led community that continues to contribute, connect, and represent their institution long after the project ended. Read more…  Librarians, at their core, are educators. Alongside Wikimedians, they share a vital mission: the generation of free information, the seamless dissemination of knowledge, and an utmost advocacy for open access to reliable resources. However, after decades of effort, it remains a reality that neither the open-access movement—including its various initiatives and publisher models-nor librarians themselves have been fully effective in truly "unlocking" the world’s research. Much of the world's data, chapters, and designs remain trapped behind digital or pay walls. Read more…  With the school year beginning in the country, Wikimedia Brasil has resumed its workshops in partnership with teachers in the classroom. Check out below the educational activities carried out by WMB in March. Read more…  In February and March 2026, Wikimedia MKD continued its dynamic engagement within the education sector through a series of conferences, workshops, and editing activities. These initiatives focused on strengthening collaboration with teachers, empowering students to contribute to free knowledge, and promoting the use of Wikipedia as a valuable educational tool. From teacher conferences and hands-on student trainings to thematic edit-a-thons and field workshops, the activities reflected a strong commitment to enhancing digital literacy, encouraging critical thinking, and enriching content on the Macedonian-language Wikipedia. Read more…
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