Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023/Malaysia

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Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023 in Malaysia

19 March 2023 (Sunday) - 09:00 - 14:00 UTC+8 (03:00 - 08:00 UTC+2)    

University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur    

[Social media: #UCDMonth] • [Link here: ucdm.wikimedia.org.ua]    

Welcome to the writing challenge to improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia!
  • What: This is a Wikipedia editing training and edit-a-thon, which sets aim to create and improve articles about the culture and people of Ukraine in Malay language edition of Wikipedia and local languages. The list of articles to focus on has been provided by the organizers of the challenge in Ukraine. This training is part of the main global campaign.
  • When: The editing training is held on Sunday, 09:00, 19 March 2023 (UTC) until 14:00, 19 March 2023 (UTC).
  • How: Register first to participate in the training. After the training session, participants will start editing as many Ukrainian culture articles from the list to work on. Participants will get prizes for your contribution!
  • Who: Any Wikipedian with a created account on any wiki can help to collaborate on writing and/or translating the articles related to Ukrainian culture in the Malay language or any local language. To participate you need to sign up on the Participants section.
  • Why: The training is organised by the Embassy of Ukraine in Malaysia and Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia. The global campaign is organised by Wikimedia Ukraine in cooperation with Ukrainian Institute and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Wikipedia is missing articles about all kinds of topics, and through this contest we hope to improve articles about cultural phenomena significant to Ukrainian people. Improving Wikipedia's articles and coverage around Ukrainian culture is important to ensure that our readers find high-quality information.