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Basic Information

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  • Name: J ansari
  • City of residence: Uttar Pradesh
  • Email: jansari.wikimedian@gmail.com

Wikimedia Username

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Wikimedia Project(s) you primarily contribute to

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Active in Wikimedia since (Year)

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Active in Wikimedia since 2011 with an IP, and account created in 2016 I have been contributing for over 9 years in Wikimedia movement.

Your Affiliate or Community Group (if any):

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  • Member of Hindi Wikimadians User Group.
  • Board Member of Wiki World Heritage User Group.
  • Member of Wiki Knowledge Green Park.
  • Project leads Of Wiki World Ramadan

Languages you work with (on-wiki or off-wiki):

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  • Hindi
  • English
  • Urdu

Have you participated in any Train the Trainer or similar Wikimedia training before? If yes, please mention the name of the event along with the year in which you participated

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Are you currently involved in any leadership, facilitation, or mentoring roles within the Wikimedia movement? If yes, briefly describe the imitative and your involvement in it

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I have been volunteering on Wikimedia movement since 2016 and heavily engaged in community affairs, both on-Wiki and as part of User groups, for almost 9 years now. My home wikis is Hindi Wikipedia. However, I am primarily active on Meta-Wiki and Wikimedia Commons, I am a member of the Hindi Wikimedians User Group. I am also serving on the Rename Team and have resolved or renamed over 1500 Users. I have completed #100WikiDays and #wikigap-challagne. I have created about 1000 articles on Hindi Wikipedia and over 500+ images of heritage sites uploaded on Wiki Commons, and have global right Global Rollbacker, Global Renamer, VTR Member, involved globally in the Wikimedia movement having 64,000+ total edit counts. I have strong background in online, outreach, and collaborative initiatives, I happen to be the Co-founder of the wiki project Pragati which focuses on lost heritage and cultural sites on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, as well as I involved in many Wikipedia contests as an organizer such as Feminism and Folklore, Wikipedia Asian Month, International WikiGap Challenge, I'm Project manager for Wiki Loves Ramadan in international team, and I'm a Board Member of Wiki World Heritage User Group.

Track Preference

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Your preferred track during the workshop

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  • Track 2: Micro-Project Design Challenge – From Learning to Action

Which track are you most interested in and why?

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  • Track 1: In my Wikimedia movement, I have often seen excellent projects struggle to gain recognition or support due to the lack of clear evaluation and storytelling. This track would help me strengthen my skills in analyzing outcomes, using data to tell compelling stories, and presenting evidence that can inspire partners, funders, and new contributors. I want to bring these skills back to my community so we can design more impactful programs and clearly show the value of our collective work.
  • Track 2: I want to strengthen my ability to design initiatives that are realistic, scalable, and impactful. The hands-on approach of this track will help me translate new knowledge into action plans, which I can immediately bring back to my community to implement outreach campaigns, skill-building workshops, and collaborative activities.

Technical & Tools Track; I am most interested in the Technical & Tools track because I often encounter contributors who struggle with editing tools, templates, and project coordination software. By improving my technical expertise and learning how to explain these tools effectively, I can become a resource person who helps others overcome technical barriers to contribution.

Tell us about one Wikimedia program, campaign, or initiative you’ve contributed to in a leadership role

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  • I have involved in many Events office and on online since 2016, like Contest, edit thon, confrence, workshop as a Organizer and Participant, besides I have global rights Global Rollbacker and Global Renamer which right I use everyday Wikimedia contribution. Apart from that I'm recently elected Board Member for Wiki world heritage User Group, and project leads of WLR Team.

What skills or knowledge do you hope to gain from this training?

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  • I also hope to gain insights into building sustainable projects, mentoring new contributors, and creating action-oriented plans that can be applied within my community. These skills will help me become a more effective trainer and enable me to support others in contributing meaningfully to Wikimedia projects, New grants structure and policy. Because I want Wiki world heritage User Group activities in india.

Based on your selected track, what is one challenge you have encountered in either evaluating Wikimedia programs or designing impactful projects? Please share your experience relevant to your chosen track.

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  • While coordinating Wiki Loves Ramadan, WAM, WLF, others local & international , I tracked the number of contributions, new participants, and partnerships formed. I also prepared reports and shared results with the community, which gave me some experience in both quantitative evaluation and basic storytelling. However, I often felt limited in my ability to move beyond statistics to highlight qualitative impact, such as community growth and participant motivation. This background makes me eager to build stronger skills in evaluation frameworks, data interpretation, and narrative building.

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How do you plan to apply what you learn after the event?

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  • I plan to apply my learning by organizing local workshops and mentorship sessions to share the knowledge with community members especially newcomers. I will integrate the skills from my chosen track into real projects—for example, by improving how we evaluate initiatives and tell impact prospect (Micro-Project Design Challenge – From Learning to Action) or by designing more structured and actionable community programs

(Optional) Are you open to mentorship (either receiving or offering it)?

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