Hello Wikimedians!
I am Khushi Shah, the director of Khushtar Heritage Collective. As per our conversation, I am sending the details of the World Heritage Volunteer program that I am hosting in Ahmedabad, India, from August 1st to August 10th, 2023.
*The World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Initiative, launched in 2008 in partnership with the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS), aims to engage and mobilize young individuals and youth organizations in the preservation and promotion of World Heritage sites. Presently, the initiative is jointly coordinated by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Better World.*
Our 10-day workshop, titled *"Ahmedabad: From the lenses of built heritage,"* will focus on interactive learning activities that delve into the concepts of heritage, the significance of heritage and culture in society, and the technical aspects of conserving historical properties.
For the same, I was wondering if any of the Wikimedia Research team would like to collaborate with us.
The collaboration can benefit both of us while also engaging more youth in heritage and culture.
Would you be interested in talking further about a possible collaboration? I have attached a brochure of a tentative list of activities planned during the workshop.
I would love to hear your thoughts.
Best regards.
Hello Khushi Shah,
I am Pavan Santhosh, the Program Manager of the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge program (CIS-A2K). For the past decade, we have been working with Wikimedia communities in India to catalyze the growth of the open knowledge movement in South Asia and Indic languages.
As part of our work, we have a keen interest and experience in documenting various forms of heritage in Wikimedia projects. Additionally, we closely collaborate with several Wikimedia communities and user groups in India who are actively involved in similar efforts. Your initiative, "Ahmedabad: From the lenses of built heritage," has caught our attention, and we believe there is potential for collaboration and synergy in this area.
We would like to request an online call to explore this collaboration further. Please write to me at pavan@cis-india.org to schedule a suitable time.
Looking forward to a fruitful collaboration.
Best regards, Pavan Santhosh Program Manager CIS-A2K
Hi Khushi,
Thanks for writing to us (and a special thanks for writing this email publicly:). You refer to another conversation that you seem to have had with specific individuals. I'm unaware of that conversation. However, I would be happy to explore with you how we may be able to directly support your effort as WMF's Research team. If you're interested, please book one of my public office hours posted at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Office_hours#Schedule and I'd be happy to connect.
And good luck with your event planning. :)
Best, Leila
-- Leila Zia Head of Research Wikimedia Foundation
On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 7:45 PM pavan@cis-india.org wrote:
Hello Khushi Shah,
I am Pavan Santhosh, the Program Manager of the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge program (CIS-A2K). For the past decade, we have been working with Wikimedia communities in India to catalyze the growth of the open knowledge movement in South Asia and Indic languages.
As part of our work, we have a keen interest and experience in documenting various forms of heritage in Wikimedia projects. Additionally, we closely collaborate with several Wikimedia communities and user groups in India who are actively involved in similar efforts. Your initiative, "Ahmedabad: From the lenses of built heritage," has caught our attention, and we believe there is potential for collaboration and synergy in this area.
We would like to request an online call to explore this collaboration further. Please write to me at pavan@cis-india.org to schedule a suitable time.
Looking forward to a fruitful collaboration.
Best regards, Pavan Santhosh Program Manager CIS-A2K _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list -- wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to wiki-research-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org
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