Wikimedians of Kerala/Newsletter/December 2025
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This is the Wikimedians of Kerala UG's 23rd newsletter.
- User group news
- In the month of December, we did not have an online meeting as we held our AGM.
- On 5–6th December 2025, a Wikimedia Technical Workshop was conducted at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally, Kottayam.
- 52 students participated in this event and were trained on the Wikimedia ecosystem. The students presented their tools and outcomes on the last day of the event.
- User:Athulvis, User:Gnoeee, User:MatthewsM2, and User:Ranjithsiji joined the workshop as mentors.
- On 15–16th December 2025, a Wikimedia Technical Workshop was conducted at Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth - Global Campus, Piravom.
- 50 students participated in this event and received training on the Wikimedia technical ecosystem. The students worked on fixing issues and developing tools, which they presented on the last day of the event.
- User:Athulvis, User:Gnoeee, and User:Ranjithsiji from the UG attended as mentors.
- 980 contributions were made to the Wiki Loves Museums initiative from 20 November to 31 December 2025.
- On 20th December 2025, WikiConference Kerala 2025 was organised at the Kerala Institute of Local Administration, Thrissur.
- The 23rd Birthday Celebration of Malayalam Wikipedia was held during this time.
- 90+ participants attended the WCK and its sessions.
- This month, we held our 4th Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) at the Kerala Institute of Local Administration on 21st December 2025.
- Twenty-two UG members and two guests attended the meeting.
- Shared and discussed upcoming annual plans and the Wikipedia 25th Birthday celebrations.
- Discussed preparations for WikiConference India 2026. (Read the detailed report here...)
- Events & Activities
- Ongoing events & activities by the User Group
- Wiki Loves Schools – A photography campaign to collect and add high-quality, freely licensed images of educational institutions. (16th Sept 2025 – 31st Mar 2026)
- Quantum Century Exhibition 2025 – A campaign to document the International Year of Quantum Science & Technology on Wikimedia Commons.
- Wiki Loves Village – A multi-year campaign to document villages on Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia. (17th Dec 2025 – 31st Jan 2026)
Upcoming meeting: 31st January 2026 – Meeting page | Meetup Registration