Dear Indic community members,
I am writing to share to share with you an update from the Malayalam Wiki
community. The Malayalam Wikipedia Education Programme<http://goo.gl/gpFuQ>[1]
- a partnership between the Malayalam Wiki Community and the Government of
Kerala's IT@School Project was inaugurated on June 4th in Anchal, Kollam.
There are inspiring pictures of the function on
Commons<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Malayalam_wiki_-It@sc…
.[2]
This has already been covered in a very nice way by the press in this
article<http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article558…
.[3]
Shiju has posted a blog about this
Programme<http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/06/wikipedia-education-a-mod…
There are some useful tips for all Indic communities who might be
interested in education programmes. These include a focus on importance of
local content as well as the crucial involvement of community members who
are teachers and students as new editors. There is also an example of how
to build strong partnerships with education authorities with support from
community members involved in education.
Do join me in congratulating the Malayalam community, in wishing this
project the very best of success, in welcoming the students as new editors
and in looking forward to fantastic content from the beautiful Kollam
region of Kerala.
Noopur
[1]
http://goo.gl/gpFuQ
[2]
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Malayalam_wiki_-It@school_education_pro…
[3]
newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article558969.ece
[4]
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/06/wikipedia-education-a-model-from-malay…
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Noopur Raval