Dear EduWikimedians,
We are excited to bring you the latest updates and inspiring stories from the EduWiki community in the May 2024 edition of the EduWiki Newsletter! Here’s a sneak peek at our highlights!:
🇦🇱 *Albania – Georgia Wikimedia Cooperation 2024:* The Wikimedia Community User Group Georgia and Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group have joined forces to launch a collaborative project. This initiative aims to support free knowledge and foster engagement within the Georgian and Albanian communities on Wikipedia.
🇦🇱 *Aleksandër Xhuvani University Editathon in Elbasan:* In May 2024, twelve journalism students participated in an edit-a-thon at Aleksandër Xhuvani University. Under the guidance of Professor Hektor Çiftja and the Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group, the students contributed to Wikipedia articles about Elbasan, including its notable personalities, history, geography, and much more.
🇵🇭 *Central Bicol State University of Agriculture LitFest:* The Central Bicol State University of Agriculture celebrated National Literature Month with a festival featuring translation and article writing on Wikipedia. As part of their Wiki Education program, over 200 participants have engaged in writing and translating Wikipedia articles in Bikol since October 2023. Delimaangelo19 and Shiela Maulion were the competition winners.
🇦🇱 *Empowering Youth Council in Bulqiza through Editathons:* On June 1, 2024, the Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group organized a 4-hour Wiki edit-a-thon in Bulqiza, Albania. Fifteen students from the Youth Council participated, enhancing their skills and contributing to Wikipedia.
🇹🇷 *We Left a Piece of Our Hearts at Arhavi:* The first-ever Wiki Camp in Türkiye was held with the cooperation of Wikimedians from Türkiye and Georgia. Students from the Wikipedia Student Clubs of Turkish universities attended, with eight high-school students from Georgia's Wikipedia Clubs joining the event.
🇧🇷 *Wiki Movimento Brasil at Tech Week and Education Speaker Series:* Wiki Movimento Brasil participated in Tech Week's Human and Artificial Intelligences event at SENAC in Osasco, São Paulo, and took part in the Wiki Education Speaker Series webinar, contributing to discussions on education and technology.
🇲🇰 *Wikimedia MKD Trains New Users in Collaboration with MYLA:* Wikimedia MKD held a workshop with the Macedonian Young Lawyers Association to train new Wikipedia editors. Participants learned the basics of editing and using Wikipedia, with each creating at least one article by the end of the session.
See full stories and more in the May 2024 edition of the EduWiki Newsletter! Contribute Your Story!
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