Wikimedians of Kerala/Newsletter/February 2026

This is the Wikimedians of Kerala UG's 25^th newsletter.

User group news

On 28^th February 2026, we held our February 2026 Monthly Meetup from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM IST. The agenda for the meeting was shared by Jinoy and welcomed everyone to the meeting. 13 community members participated in the discussion.
- Shared the details about the Wiki Loves Village campaign.
  - The program was organized to improve geographical details about villages.
  - 135 articles were written, 38 articles improved and 59 images were uploaded as part of the campaign.
- Shared the details about International Mother Language Day program
  - A datathon was conducted from Feb 1 and it will end by March 3.
  - Tasks shared for the same was less difficult compared to the one shared last time.
- Sree1959 updated on efforts to move Malayalam Wikivoyage out of the Incubator.
  - Introducing Wikivoyage day - Contributing to Malayalam Wikivoyage for atleast 1 day per month was announced.
- Ranjithsiji shared details about Wikipedia 25^th Birthday Celebrations organised in and around Kerala.
- Discussed about Women's Day campaign.
  - Planning to conduct Wiki Loves Women followed by an offline workshop program was discussed.
- Discussed about Wiki Loves Theyyam campaign.
  - Ranjithsiji shared about documentation of Theyyam which is currently in progress.
  - Planned to start Wiki Loves Theyyam campaign by mid of March.
  - Ranjithsiji and Jinoy planning to visit Kannur during March 7-8 for documenting Theyyam.
- Discussions were also held about organizing
  - Wiki Loves Birds
  - Open Data Day
  - Wiki Loves Earth

Events & Activities

Ongoing events & activities by the User Group
- Womens Day Edit-a-athon 2026 - 3rd March - 31 March 2026 a edit-a-thon on Malayalam Wikipedia related to creating and improving articles realted to Women health.
- Wiki Loves Theyyam 2026 - a 2 month campaign from 17th March - 17 May 2026 photography campaign in Wikimedia commons related to Theyyam.

Upcoming meeting: 28^th March 2026 – Meeting page | Meetup Registration