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Add topicAnnouncing the South Asia Newsletter – Get Involved
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Hello Wikimedians of South Asia! 👋
We’re excited to launch the planning phase for the South Asia Newsletter – a bi-monthly, community-driven publication that brings news, updates, and original stories from across our vibrant region, to one page!
We’re looking for passionate contributors to join us in shaping this initiative:
- Editors/Reviewers – Craft and curate impactful content
- Technical Contributors – Build and maintain templates, modules, and other magic on meta.
- Community Representatives – Represent your Wikimedia Affiliate or community
If you're excited to contribute and help build a strong regional voice, we’d love to have you on board!
👉 Express your interest though this link.
Please share this with your affiliate members.. Let’s build this together! 💬
This message was sent with MediaWiki message delivery (talk) by Gnoeee (talk) at 15:39, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
Invitation to Collaborate: Wiki Science Competition 2025 India
[edit]Dear user group members,
We are happy to share that, for the first time, India will be hosting the Wiki Science Competition 2025 (WSC 2025). This is a wonderful opportunity to highlight India’s scientific achievements, stories, and contributions on a global stage.
Your support is essential for the success of this campaign. To ensure transparency and collaboration, we kindly request communities to:
- Start or join a discussion about this campaign within your community (on your local talk page, mailing list, or any suitable forum).
- Nominate your community representative (Single Point of Contact (SPOC)) from your community who can coordinate with the WSC India organizing team, encourage participation, and facilitate communication.
- Please start a discussion, share the link to the discussion thread or provide us with an Etherpad/document that captures the outcome of your community’s conversation in support of your nominated candidate.
Please fill out this form : Apply Here
(PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A SECTION WHERE YOU NEED TO PROVIDE THE LINK OF YOUR COMMUNITY DISCUSSION.)
We kindly request communities to hold discussions and share the name of your representative by 5 October 2025 or before.
Together, let us run this campaign successfully and make India proud.
For more details, please see: Wiki Science Competition
If you have any questions, please contact us at: contact@wikisciencecompetition.in
Sincerely,
On behalf of the Organizing Team
Wiki Science Competition 2025 – India
-- Archies 2804 ✈️ (📬 Let’s connect) 07:03, 27 September 2025 (UTC)
Call for Applications - Wikimedia Affiliates
[edit]Dear Wikimedia Affiliates,
The Core Organising Team for WikiDebates is pleased to invite interested Wikimedia affiliates to apply to participate in the upcoming WikiDebates.
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- About WikiDebates
WikiDebates is a collaborative knowledge-engagement initiative designed to strengthen critical reasoning, public discourse, and community participation across the Wikimedia movement. The program uses structured debate as a tool to deepen understanding of open knowledge, digital citizenship, and the role of Wikimedia projects in shaping informed societies.
- Program Objectives
- Promote constructive dialogue on themes connected to free knowledge and public information.
- Strengthen community members' capacity in research, argument development, and public speaking.
- Encourage cross-affiliate collaboration and relationship building.
- Highlight shared movement values such as openness, verifiability, diversity, and community governance.
- Who Can Apply
- Recognised Wikimedia User Groups, Chapters, and Thematic Affiliates.
- Affiliates must have an active community and be able to field a small team (2–3 participants) to represent them.
- Teams may include new and experienced contributors; no previous debate experience is required.
- Expected Participation
- Attend a virtual orientation and training session.
- Participate in scheduled debate rounds between affiliates.
- Demonstrate respect, collaboration, and adherence to friendly space policies throughout the program.
- Support Provided
- Orientation and training resources on debate structure and research.
- Coaching sessions and topic guides.
- Publicity and movement-level visibility for participating affiliates.
- How to Apply
Interested affiliates should complete the application form.
- Please provide:
- Affiliate name and contact details.
- Names of proposed team members (3–5 participants).
- A short statement (150–200 words) on why your affiliate wishes to participate.
- Any preferred support needs or time-zone constraints.
Application Deadline: 30 November 2025 Notification of Selected Affiliates: 15 December 2025
We welcome your participation in building a vibrant, informed, and collaborative knowledge community through WikiDebates.
For inquiries, please contact: WikiDebates.Global[at]gmail.com
Sincerely,
: Suyash Dwivedi (💬) 18:24, 16 November 2025 (UTC)
The Core Organizing Team, WikiDebates
Announcing the GLAM India User Group
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Hello there,
I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to share information about a recently initiated community effort, the GLAM India User Group, and to invite interested members of the Assamese Wikimedia community to take part.
GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) initiatives focus on collaboration between cultural and memory institutions and the Wikimedia community to improve the availability, quality, and sustainability of free knowledge on Wikimedia projects. In the Indian context, GLAM-related work has so far remained largely fragmented and localized. At the same time, there is a significant knowledge gap regarding Indian GLAM institutions, their collections, and related metadata across Wikimedia projects.
The GLAM India User Group has been started as a community led initiative to help unite and streamline GLAM efforts across India, encourage collaboration among contributors, and support more coordinated engagement with cultural institutions. Given Assam's rich cultural, archival, and linguistic heritage, participation from the Assamese Wikimedia community would be very valuable and appreciable.
The user group is currently in its early stages of formation and is not yet affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation (AffCom has currently paused the recognition of new User Groups, Chapters, and Thematic Organizations until March 31, 2026). Membership is open and free, and interested contributors are welcome to join by adding their username to the members list at GLAM India User Group/Members
We would be glad to collaborate with the Assamese Wikimedia community on GLAM-related activities, documentation initiatives, and capacity-building efforts, including work in the Assamese language.
Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to the possibility of working together.
Best,
Raydann
Wikimedian-in-Residence
Central Library, IIT Delhi
Raydann (talk) 13:12, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
Discover CapX: New Design, Features, and Ways to Connect
[edit]Hello Assamese Wikimedia Community!
My name is Amanda Jurno and I’m writing to you on behalf of the Capacity Exchange (CapX) team. We would like to invite you and your community to start using the CapX tool.
CapX is a platform designed for Wikimedians around the world to connect through skills and collaboration. It offers a simple and user-friendly way to find and engage with people who can offer specific expertise, helping make collaboration across the movement more efficient and accessible.
If you’d like a clearer sense of where we’re headed, you can read more about our Vision and Purpose here'. We’ve also prepared a simple visualisation of how CapX works. Additional documentation, FAQs, tutorials, and how-to videos are available on our Meta-Wiki page. The more your community joins CapX, the clearer your view becomes of how capacity-building is growing across your region via the CapX's Data Analytics dashboard.
If you experience any difficulties using the tool, you can consult our User Guide, which includes step-by-step tutorials and short videos explaining each feature. To get in touch with the CapX team, share feedback, or suggest improvements, feel free to email us at capx
wmnobrasil.org. For quick questions and updates, you can also join our Telegram channel.
We would be delighted to have Assamese Wikimedia Community join CapX’s growing network. Creating your organization profile only takes a few minutes and helps other affiliates discover your expertise, initiatives, and potential areas for collaboration. Here is what we need from you before you can start.
Finally, we invite you to subscribe to our newsletter channel to receive regular updates about CapX and the Capacity Exchange project - click here to subscribe.
We hope to see you exchanging soon!
Sincerely, AJurno (WMB) (talk) 19:28, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
Scholarship Applications for WikiConference India 2026
[edit]Dear Wikimedia Affiliates members,
Scholarship applications for WikiConference India 2026 are now accepting applications. The conference will be held from 4–6 September 2026 in Kochi, India.
WikiConference India brings together Wikimedians, community organizers, and contributors from across India, South Asia, and beyond. It is a space to connect, learn, share experiences, and collaborate on strengthening the free knowledge movement.
Active contributors to Wikimedia projects and those engaged in community activities are strongly encouraged to apply. You can find the detailed announcement below.
- More information: Scholarship details on metawiki page
- Application link: application link (Application deadline: 15 April 2026, 11:59 PM IST )
We kindly request you to share this opportunity with your communities and encourage interested members to apply. :)
Thank you,
-Gnoeee (talk) 15:04, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
WikiConference India 2026 Organising Team
WikiDhara - The echoes from South Asia - March 2026
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Edition 01 • March 2026
- St. Aloysius University Celebrates Wikipedia’s Silver Jubilee by Santhosh Notagar
- Engineering Excellence: WikiClub Tech India Marks Wikipedia@25 by Ankit Kumar Verma
- Wikipedia @25 in India
- Wikipedia @25 in Bangladesh
- Integrating Open Knowledge Practices in Education: Advancing NEP 2020 through Wikimedia Ecosystem by Subodh Kulkarni
- OpenSpeaks Archives Boosts 100+ Wikimedia Projects by Subhashish Panigrahi
- Wiki Loves Fish Workshop at St. Aloysius University by Santhosh Notagar
- WikiLearn Course Completion Ceremony at Mangaluru, India by Santhosh Notagar
- New Tech Talent: Developer Skill Development Program Concludes by KCVelaga
- Voices of the Movement: Wikimedians of Kerala Launch 'WikiTalks' by Jinoy Tom Jacob
- South Asia Open Community Call April 2026 by Nitesh
- WikiConference India 2026 updates by WCI 2026 COT
- DCW Conversation Hour by DCW Comms
- Tools - Global Mass Rollback by Saroj Upreti
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Edition 02 • May 2026
- Wikimedia and Preserving the Living Heritage: Awareness Programme by Bharathesha Alasandemajalu
- Wiki Loves Fish Prize Distribution Ceremony at St Aloysius University by Santhosh Notagar
- Community Language Documentation and Archiving Training by Psubhashish
- Wiki Club SATI Documents Women's Stories through Feminism and Folklore Workshop 2026 in Vidisha by Aanchal Patel
- Wiki Loves Schools campaign update by Ranjithsiji
- Wiki Loves Theyyam 2026 invites contributors by Ranjithsiji
- Wikisource Summit 2026 update by Ranjithsiji
- WikiConference India 2026 Announces Theme: Reimagining the Knowledge Commons by WCI 2026 COT
- Tool for Tracking Script Updates – WikiScriptSync by Dev Jadiya
- Best wishes to User:Chinmayee Mishra and User:Jnanaranjan Sahu who have been appointed to the Wikimedia Ombuds Commission for the 2026–28 term
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Invitation to Participate in Kerala Culture Month 2026
[edit]Dear Wikimedia Contributors,
We are excited to announce Kerala Culture Month 2026, a collaborative campaign launched in conjunction with WikiConference India 2026. This initiative aims to expand and enhance content about Kerala across all Wikimedia projects, creating a comprehensive, open-access knowledge base.
Campaign Focus:
- Expand Wikipedia articles about Kerala in multiple languages
- Improve content quality with citations, images, and comprehensive information
- Populate Wikimedia Commons with freely licensed Kerala media
- Enrich Wikidata with structured information about Kerala-related topics
We invite you to contribute by writing new articles, enhancing existing ones, uploading media, or organizing data on Wikidata. Whether you're an experienced editor or new to Wikimedia, your participation matters.
For more information and to get involved, visit the campaign page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kerala_Culture_Month_2026 on your preferred Wikimedia project.
Best regards,
Mohd Shadab Communications Volunteer, WCI 2026