Hello everyone
After the series of discussions with the team members, we are all set to
organize Wiki Loves Earth 2017 in Nepal form May 1, 2017.
As an introduction, Wiki Loves Earth (WLE) is a public photo competition on
Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other project websites of the
Wikimedia Foundation. The aim of this project is to deliver (upload) the
quality photographs of natural sites of Nepal.
The WLE will be held *between May 1st to May 31st*. We are also inviting
volunteers for the event to broad this event all over Nepal. To become a
volunteer, please mail us at *maithiliwikimedians(a)gmail.com
<maithiliwikimedians(a)gmail.com>*
Prizes for this WLE are
1. 1st Prize - NPR 15,000
2. 2nd Prize - NPR 10,000
3. 3rd prize - NPR 5,000
4. Top Contributor Award - NPR 5,000
You can find all the details related to the event here.
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2017_in_Nepal>
Best
Biplab Anand
Forwarding it to you.
Let's do something on this.
Thanks,
Saroj
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Eric Luth" <eric.luth(a)wikimedia.se>
Date: Apr 18, 2017 1:11 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] UNESCO Challenge
To: <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc:
Dear Wikimedians,
>
> On 18 April (today), the International Day for Monuments and Sites is
> celebrated. On the same day, the first edition of the UNESCO Challenge
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_Challenge> will also take place.
> The challenge will last for a full month.
>
> The UNESCO Challenge is a challenge co-arranged by UNESCO, the Swedish
> National Heritage Board and Wikimedia Sverige, with the purpose to improve
> Wikipedia articles on world heritage sites. UNESCO are going to release a
> couple of thousand images (they will be added in this category
> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_UNESCO_2017-04>),
> and a lot of Open Access texts about the sites, which may be used in the
> challenge.
>
> Write in whatever language you like! You find the page for participation
> and points registration here
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_Challenge/Participants>.
>
> Please help us spread the word!
>
> *Eric Luth,*
> Wikimedia Sverige
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