This was a submission to the Project and Event Grants Program from an group, organization, or individual in 2013-14, but was withdrawn by that group, organization, or individual before a funding decision was delivered.
To start with, a team of 30 members are being mobilized to participate in this club.
Group(s) of 5 members along with mentor will work on English Wikipedia. The objective is to improve the quality and increase the number of articles on English Wikipedia.
Group(s) of 5 members along with mentor will work on Hindi Wikipedia. The objective is to improve the quality and increase the number of articles on Hindi Wikipedia.
Group(s) of 5 members along with mentor will work on Marathi Wikipedia. The objective is to improve the quality and increase the number of articles on Marathi Wikipedia.
Group(s) of 5 members along with mentor will work on Bengali Wikipedia. The objective is to improve the quality and increase the number of articles on Bengali Wikipedia.
Group(s) of 5 members along with mentor will work on Gujarati Wikipedia. The objective is to improve the quality and increase the number of articles on Gujarati Wikipedia.
In addition to engaging in collaborative editing in the above mentioned Indic Wikipedias, the group will also contribute to:
Wiktionary
Commons
GLAM
Club activities will include:
Lead fun Wikipedia Orientation workshops
Periodic Interesting Field Trips to various places (Multiplexes,theaters,car factories,blood banks etc)
Wikification of collected content during field trips
Increase Content on Indic Language Wikipedia
Engage in collaborative editing to improve quality of articles
Conduct tours like Wikipedia Loves Pune
Hold trivia nights and organize social events to raise awareness
Represent Wikipedia at student fairs/college fests to recruit new editors and participants
Conduct outreach sessions on campus to increase awareness amongst students, faculty and administrative staff at the university.
Spread awareness about Pune Wikipedians and various Wiki activities.
This would be a major outreach program that would boost the growth of Wikimedia projects in English & other Indic Wikipedias amongst students.
Wikimedia India Programs team has promised resources in terms of people as well as organisational support as may be required by the Club.
Number of outreach programs done in various universities
Number of fests/student fairs we participate in
Number of workshops, trivia nights, field trips we conduct
New contributors to the Indic language & English Wikipedias (unmeasurable)
There are, of course, things that cannot be tangibly measured, such as the impact of the larger participation of club members in the dissemination of the free culture and access to knowledge via Wikipedia/Wikimedia.
