Hello everyone,
The Open Knowledge Conference 2027 (OKC 2027)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Open_Knowledge_Conference_2027> is now
accepting applications for scholarships and program proposals. Organised by
the Open Knowledge Initiatives (OKI)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IIITH-OKI> at IIIT Hyderabad, OKC 2027 is
a conference for technologists, knowledge contributors, policy advocates,
and community leaders working across the open knowledge ecosystem.
If you have been thinking about applying but haven't started yet, now is
the time. The form is a one-time submission for both scholarship
application and program submission. Please note that your responses cannot
be edited after submission, so we recommend preparing them in advance.
Key details:
→ Conference scheduled for 22–24 January 2027 (tentative) in Hyderabad,
India
→ Deadline: 31 August 2026, 23:59 UTC (In your local time
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1788220740>)
→ Apply here: https://forms.oki-india.org/s/exuz4t
→ Scholarship covers travel, accommodation, food, visa, and insurance
→ Applicants who submit both a scholarship application and a program
proposal receive priority in scholarship selection
If you have already applied, thank you! If you know someone in the open
knowledge ecosystem who would benefit from attending, please forward this
to them.
We are organising a 30-minute open call for a quick walkthrough of the
application process and address if there are any queries around the process:
→ Date and Time: 22 August 2026, 14:00 UTC (7:30 PM IST)
→ Call link: https://meet.google.com/zdm-ienh-jpc
→ Add to your Google Calendar using this link
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&text=OKC+2027+A…>
Read before applying:
→ Scholarships and Program submission information:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Open_Knowledge_Conference_2027/Scholarships…
→ Concept note:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Open_Knowledge_Conference_2027/Concept_Note
Questions? Reach out at contact.oki(a)research.iiit.ac.in or on the Meta-Wiki
talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Open_Knowledge_Conference_2027/Scholar…>
.
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
Best regards,
Nivas
(On behalf of the Organising team, OKC 2027)
Hello everyone 👋
The call for submissions for the June 2026 edition of *WikiDhara – The
Echoes from South Asia*. [1]
WikiDhara is a collaborative space that showcases stories, updates and
highlights from Wikimedia communities across South Asia. It serves as a
space to document community activities, amplify diverse voices, and
strengthen connections across the region.
We warmly invite community members and affiliates to contribute stories
about their Wikimedia work or community initiatives to our upcoming edition
of WikiDhara.
*📅 Submission deadline: 2 July 2026📰 Publication date: 12 July 2026*
If you're wondering what kind of stories we publish, take a look at the May
2026 edition of WikiDhara
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/May_2026>. [2]
For more details and submission guidelines, please visit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/Guidelines
We look forward to reading your stories and highlighting the inspiring work
taking place across South Asia.
Warm regards,
South Asia WikiDhara Team
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/Newsroom
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/May_2026
Hello everyone,
We are pleased to share the May 2026 edition of the *WikiDhara - The echoes
from South Asia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter>.*
*This edition highlights:*
- Dhaka Wikimedia Meetup (May 2026) Sparks New Wiki Collaborations
- Sylheti Wikipedia:A Language Movement that Began a Decade Ago and is
Now Thriving
- How WikiClub Tech India Trained 90+ Students Across 12 Universities to
Contribute to the Wikimedia Technical Ecosystem
- OKI-Summer Internship - 2026: Open Knowledge and Development of Indian
Language Resources on Wikimedia Platforms
- Train The Trainer 2026 (India) Updates
- WikiConference India 2026 Updates
- Yercaud Elango:A Man Who Uploaded 25,000 Photographs on Wikimedia
- Clip2Commons Helps Contributors Bypass Video Upload Bottlenecks on
Wikimedia Commons
- WikiEval is Now Live:A Platform for Wikimedia Contest Management
🌐 Read the detailed content here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/May_2026> [2]
We invite everyone to read, share, and contribute content to future
editions of WikiDhara.
Community stories, campaigns, tools, research, and ideas from across South
Asia are always welcome. :)
Warm Regards,
WikiDhara Editorial Team
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/May_2026
Hello everyone 👋
This is a friendly reminder that the submission deadline for the *May 2026
edition *of *WikiDhara - The Echoes from South Asia* is tomorrow.
*WikiDhara <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter> *is a
collaborative space for sharing stories, updates and highlights from
Wikimedia communities across South Asia. It aims to document our community
activities, amplify diverse voices, and strengthen connections across the
region.
We invite community members and affiliates to contribute stories about
their Wikimedia activities or those of their communities, including
community projects, events, partnerships, learnings, technical work and
personal reflections to the upcoming edition.
📅 *Submission deadline:* 2 June 2026
📰 *Publication date:* 12 June 2026
For submission guidelines, please visit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/Guidelines
We look forward to your contributions and to highlighting the amazing work
happening across South Asia.
Warm Regards,
South Asia Wikidhara Team
Hello everyone,
Happy to share the April 2026 edition of *WikiDhara - The echoes from South
Asia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter>*,[1] featuring
stories, campaigns, tools and community updates from across the South Asian
Wikimedia movement.
*This edition highlights:*
- Awareness programmes on preserving Tulu culture and living heritage
through Wikimedia projects in Mangaluru.
- Wiki Loves Fish Prize Distribution Ceremony at St Aloysius University
- The ongoing Wiki Loves Theyyam campaign invites contributors to
document the magnificent traditional ritual dance of Kerala
- Community Language Documentation and Archiving Training organised by
OpenSpeaks for Adivasi and low-resourced languages.
- Feminism and Folklore workshop organized by Wiki Club SATI in Vidisha
empowering first-time contributors.
- Wikisource Summit 2026 that brought together South Indian Wikisource
communities at the University of Calicut.
- Announcement of the theme for WikiConference India 2026 - "Reimagining
the Knowledge Commons".
- WikiScriptSync, a new tool for tracking gadget script updates.
- Appointment of Chinmayee Mishra and Jnanaranjan Sahu to the Wikimedia
Ombuds Commission 2026-28.
*🌐 Read the detailed content at here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/April_2026>* [2]
We invite everyone to read, share and contribute the content to future
editions of WikiDhara.
Community stories, campaigns, tools and ideas from across South Asia are
always welcome. :)
Warm Regards,
WikiDhara Editorial Team
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/April_2026
Hello everyone 👋
With the submission deadline approaching, we warmly invite you to
contribute to the April 2026 issue of *WikiDhara*.
*WikiDhara – The Echoes from South Asia* is a collaborative space dedicated
to collecting, curating and sharing stories, updates and highlights from
across South Asian Wikimedia communities. It serves as a platform to
document activities, amplify diverse voices and strengthen connections
across the region.
We welcome submissions that reflect your contributions to the
Wikimedia movement; this includes community projects, events, partnerships,
research, learning journeys or reflections from your Wikimedia engagement.
🗓️ Submission deadline: *2nd May 2026*
📰 Publication date: 12th May 2026
For more details and for the submission, please visit our Guidelines page
on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/Guidelines> [1]
and take a look at the WikiDhara March 2026 edition
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/March_2026> (our
first issue) [2] to see the kind of stories we feature.
Let’s continue to collaborate, share and celebrate the incredible work
happening across South Asia.
We look forward to your contributions.
Warm regards,
Jinoy
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/Guidelines
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/March_2026
Dear Wikimedians,
We are pleased to announce the upcoming Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Hyderabad
2026, organized by Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_MediaWiki_Developers_User_Group>
(aka Indic-TechCom). The hackathon is scheduled to take place in Hyderabad
from 26 - 28 June 2026 (with 25 June as Day 0), in collaboration with the Open
Knowledge Initiatives team <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IIITH-OKI>and OSDG
club <https://www.osdg.in/> at International Institute of Information
Technology, Hyderabad
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Institute_of_Information_Techno…>
.
Wikimedia hackathons are spaces for developers, designers, content editors,
and other community stakeholders to collaborate on building technical
solutions that help improve tools, workflows, and overall user experience
across Wikimedia projects.
The hackathon is intended for:
-
Technical contributors active in the Wikimedia technical ecosystem,
which includes developers, maintainers (admins/interface admins),
translators, designers, researchers, documentation writers etc.
-
Content contributors having an in-depth understanding of technical
issues in their homes Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wikisource,
Wiktionary, etc.
-
Contributors to any other open-source community or have participated in
Wikimedia events in the past, and would like to get started with
contributing to Wikimedia technical spaces.
-
Participants may work on curated hackathon tasks and are also encouraged
to propose their own ideas, supported by a clear problem statement and a
proposed approach.
To encourage participation and support promising contributions, we have
scholarships to support participants' related expenses.
You can apply by filling out the form below:
Scholarship application form (Deadline: 2nd May 2026): Google form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSej8JvGsvQ7mYmkXdUDriMrKNPajCqH4e3…>
A curated list of hackathon tasks will be shared with the selected
participants once the application review is finalized.
Further details, including the venue and program schedule, will also be
shared soon. We encourage you to follow the essential details & updates on
Meta-Wiki regarding this event.
Event Meta-Wiki page: Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Hyderabad 2026
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_Hyderabad_2026>
If you have any questions, concerns, or need any support with the
application reach out via the Meta-Wiki talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon…>
or email at contact(a)indicmediawikidev.org
Best regards,
Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group
Hello everyone 👋
We are happy to invite submissions for the *South Asia Newsletter*
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter> (pilot edition).[1]
This initiative aims to bring together updates, stories and highlights from
across the community, focusing on activities from the South Asia region.
We welcome submissions such as project updates, campaigns, collaborations,
announcements and community highlights - both big and small. :)
*👉 Submission form:* https://forms.gle/FFqbFek4EXyNBPfE8
*🗓️ Submission deadline:* End of day, 6 April 2026
We appreciate your contributions in helping build a stronger and more
connected South Asia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia> Wikimedia
community.
You can also share your feedback or suggestions at:
connect(a)sa.wikimedia.asia
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter
Best regards,
*Jinoy*
[[User:Gnoeee]]
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consume a tree. Conserve Trees for a better tomorrow!*
The community proposal to host the regional [SAARC Conference in 2026 in Nepal](https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Programs/Wikimedia_Commu… was declined. The reasons provided was the event would be redundant and an unnecessary expense because a similar conference is planned in India in the year of 2025. However in 2025 conference in India didn't happened and surprisingly our proposal was declined beacuse of that. But why.!!!
While Nepal’s proposal was viewed with skepticism regarding our capacity, the 2025 conference in India failed to materialize due to a failure in financial management and a lack of understanding regarding local FCRA regulations in India. This resulted in a substantial huge waste of Wikimedia Foundation resources. It is disheartening that the Conference Grant Program Officer applied Indian legal constraints as a blanket assumption for Nepal, hindering our community's growth based on a misunderstanding of our local context.
I have a question: How did the legal situation in India affect the decision on a proposal of Nepal?
Looking ahead to 2026 I was doubtful by the current grant applications from the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad. I see that a request for 207,000 USD has been submitted for WikiConference India 2026. Simultaneously, the same individual representing the same institution, has applied for an separate 87,554.81 USD for an Open Knowledge Conference within a gap of few months of the first event with same purpose and target participants.
As a Wikimedian this raises serious questions about the equitable distribution and potential misuse of community resources. While Nepal is told to scale down and gain experience with smaller events, a single institution is requesting nearly 300,000 USD for overlapping projects with same people in the organization role and same theme.
If the Wikimedia Foundation is concerned about redundancy and extra costs when it comes to Nepal, why is it being overlooked when a single institution in India applies for two major grants for nearly identical purposes? We need more accountability and a fairer distribution of resources to ensure that all communities not just one can grow. We urge the foundation and the community to investigate these for the benefit of the entire regional community and stop wasting the resources make the process more transparent and accountable.
Regards,Pankaj
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