Translations:Wikimedia Blog/Drafts/Teenagers in Armenia are introduced to Wikipedia by Wiki Camps/4/en

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From left to right, Lilit, Mher and Susanna in a press conference about Wiki Camps in Wikimedia Armenia. Photo by Beko, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

This project started with a budget of US $2,000, which was left over from a Wikimedia Foundation grant to Wikimedia Armenia. Susanna Mkrtchyan, President of the Armenian chapter, suggested using these funds to hold camps for school children aged 14-20, so they could learn to edit Wikipedia in a collaborative and safe atmosphere. "When I mentionned our experience with Wiki Camps, everyone was excited," says Susanna, "But we must be careful when working with children. I’m a grandmother and an educator, so people trust me with their children. Safety was our first priority during the camp. We kept an eye on everyone during the day and we closed the camp at 10 PM."

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