Maithili Wikimedians User Group/Annual Report 2023

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Report of activities: 2023

January

Wikipedia 22 Celebration and Meetup

Wikipedia Day 22 was a fun Birthday bash and Meetups that held on Sunday, January 15, 2023, hosted by Maithili Wikimedians at mid sized town of Nepal, Rajbiraj. The Wikipedians from Nepal and local students of Rajbiraj were invited to gathered and celebrate the Birthday Bash.

The Wikipedian gathering is one of a number of Wikipedia Day celebrations worldwide.

July

Wikipedia Awareness Program

Wikipedia Awareness Program abbreviated as WAP is a program organized by Maithili Wikimedians User Group to aware and train the interested college students about Wikipedia and it's sister projects. This is not only an event for the MWUG members but also to restore the momentum of Maithili Wikimedians User Group and to increase the Wikipedia outreach activities in Nepal.

Mission College, Rajbiraj

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  WAP in Mission College, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Mission College, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Mission College, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Mission College, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Mission College, Rajbiraj

Rajbiraj Polytechnic Institute, Rajbiraj

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  WAP in Rajbiraj Polytechnic Institute, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Rajbiraj Polytechnic Institute, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Rajbiraj Polytechnic Institute, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Rajbiraj Polytechnic Institute, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Rajbiraj Polytechnic Institute, Rajbiraj

Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj

Bachelor of Business Administration

The third Wikipedia Awareness Program was conducted on 26 July, 2023 in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj. The college management collectively gathered the students of all sections of BBA to aware them about Wikipedia. In total, we have around 130 students in the class. We have provided a form sheet to the students and told them to fill the form with their contact details, if they are interested to join our free Wikipedia Workshop. The event was lead by Biplab Anand, Pankaj Deo, Sanjog Dev and Kiran Kumar Sah.

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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj

12 Management (Section B)

The fourth Wikipedia Awareness Program was conducted on 27 July, 2023 in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj. We have decided to took class specifically because it will help us to understand the thought process of students as well as we can connect them easily. Thus, we chose students of class 12 Management and provided them a form sheet and told them to fill the form with their contact details, if they are interested to join our free Wikipedia Workshop. The event was lead by Biplab Anand and Kiran Kumar Sah.

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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj

12 Management (Section A)

The fifth Wikipedia Awareness Program was conducted on 28 July, 2023 in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj. We chose students of class 12 Management and provided them a form sheet and told them to fill the form with their contact details, if they are interested to join our free Wikipedia Workshop. The event was lead by Biplab Anand, Pankaj Deo, Sanjog Dev and Kiran Kumar Sah.

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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj

12 Management (Section C)

The fifth Wikipedia Awareness Program was conducted on 31 July, 2023 in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj. We chose students of class 12 Management and provided them a form sheet and told them to fill the form with their contact details, if they are interested to join our free Wikipedia Workshop. The event was lead by Biplab Anand, Pankaj Deo, Sanjog Dev and Kiran Kumar Sah.

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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj
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  WAP in Kshitiz Educational Foundation, Rajbiraj

Wikipedia Awareness Program Workshop

Wikipedia Awareness Program Workshop abbreviated as WAPW is a program organized by Maithili Wikimedians User Group to train the interested college students about Wikipedia and it's sister projects. The event is focused to share the Wikipedia related knowledge to college students who showed their interest in Wikipedia Awareness Program. The workshop event is organized at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj in regular interval.

July 22, 2023

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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj

July 29, 2023

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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj

Photowalk Event

Photowalk Event in Dharampur, Saptari and Chitwan National Park is an event organized by Maithili Wikimedians User Group to increase the reach of Wikimedia Commons by introducing new contributors as well as new photographers into the team. Basically, in a Photowalk photographers collaborate to click pictures for Wikimedia Commons.

July 22, 2023

Saptari

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July 27, 2023

Chitwan

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  Photowalk Event in Chitwan
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  Photowalk Event in Chitwan
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  Photowalk Event in Chitwan
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  Photowalk Event in Chitwan
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  Photowalk Event in Chitwan
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  Photowalk Event in Chitwan
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  Photowalk Event in Chitwan
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  Photowalk Event in Chitwan
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  Photowalk Event in Chitwan

August

Wikipedia Awareness Program Workshop

Wikipedia Awareness Program Workshop abbreviated as WAPW is a program organized by Maithili Wikimedians User Group to train the interested college students about Wikipedia and it's sister projects. The event is focused to share the Wikipedia related knowledge to college students who showed their interest in Wikipedia Awareness Program. The workshop event is organized at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj in regular interval.

August 5, 2023

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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj

September

Wikipedia Awareness Program Workshop

Wikipedia Awareness Program Workshop abbreviated as WAPW is a program organized by Maithili Wikimedians User Group to train the interested college students about Wikipedia and it's sister projects. The event is focused to share the Wikipedia related knowledge to college students who showed their interest in Wikipedia Awareness Program. The workshop event is organized at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj in regular interval.

September 16, 2023

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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj

September 30, 2023

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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj
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  Workshop at Chai Charcha, Rajbiraj

October

Inter-Community Wiki Meetup

The first in-person meetup of the Inter-Community Wiki Meetup event series is held between Maithili Wikimedians and Commons Photographers User Group in Rajbiraj. After Wikimania 2023, Maithili Wikimedians unanimously agreed in an official meeting to organize an Inter-Community Wiki Meetup series with different Wiki communities and affiliates from SAARC regions. The team members decided to invite CPUG for the first itinerary of this meetup series and offer scholarships^* to three members of their user group.

Thematic discussion
2023 October 6-2023 October 8

The organizers and CPUG members mutually discussed on Wikimedia governance, Partnership, Future of Wikimedia Movement, Wikimedia SAARC Conference and Future collaboration. This discussion will provide an opportunity for both parties to talk more about the governance and structure of the Wikimedia movement, as well as discuss the future of Wikimedia projects and initiatives.

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  Meeting between MW and CPUG members
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  MW and CPUG members
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  Meeting between MW and CPUG members
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  Meeting between MW and CPUG members

Advance Wikipedia Workshop
2023 October 7

Maithili Wikimedians are frequently conducting Wikipedia Awareness Program and Wikipedia Awareness Program Workshop for college students to motivate them to contribute to Wikimedia projects. In the workshop event, there were around 60 students from the Kshitiz Educational Foundation who were part of the Wikipedia Awareness Program. The students were learnt about the different ways to contribute to Wikimedia projects, as well as the benefits of doing so from the members of Maithili Wikimedians and Commons Photographers User Group.

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  Group photos after the event
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  Wikimedians motivating students in a Workshop
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  Wikimedians motivating students in a Workshop
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  Wikimedians motivating students in a Workshop
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  Wikimedians motivating students in a Workshop
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  Wikimedians motivating students in a Workshop

Photowalk event
2023 October 7-2023 October 8

The photowalk event will provide an opportunity for both parties to learn about different skills and ways to contribute images to Wikimedia Commons. The event will also help to explore different places, which are yet to be covered on Wikimedia Commons. The groups also discussed ways to promote the use of free photography in Nepal, such as by working with local media outlets and educational institutions. The groups believes that free photography has the potential to play an important role in promoting education, understanding, and cultural exchange in Nepal.

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  Photowalk event
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  Photowalk event
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  Photowalk event
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  Photowalk event
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  Photowalk event
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  Photowalk event

Gala Dinner Event
2023 October 7

The Gala Dinner event featured different stakeholders like Ishrat Pravin, the Acting Mayor of Rajbiraj Municipality, Subhash Chandra Yadav, Ward Chair of Rajbiraj Municipality Ward No. 7, Jibachh Mandal, Ward Chair of Bishnupur Rural Municipality, Ward No. 5, Bidyanand Chaudhary, Chair of Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality, Shrawan Deo, Chair of the Journalist Association of Saptari, and other journalists, open source enthusiasts, and other personalities. The event brought together people from different sectors to learn about and support the Wikimedia movement. The panel discussion will be followed by a dinner, which will provide an opportunity for participants to network, share ideas, and talk with stakeholders about wiki activities in Nepal. This event will definitely help to identify opportunities for collaboration and support for the Wikimedia community in Nepal.

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  Talk with stakeholders
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  Talk with stakeholders
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  Talk with stakeholders
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  Talk with stakeholders

WikiWomen Meetup
2023 October 9

The WikiWomen Meetup event is focused on gathering interested female students in between Maithili Wikimedians female members and Commons Photographers User Group female delegates. The event was led by Nilam Karn from Maithili Wikimedians and Shreya Dwivedi from the Commons Photographer User Group. The session brought them closer as they discussed various female-oriented topics and projects and learned from each other.

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  WikiWomen Meetup
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  WikiWomen Meetup
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  WikiWomen Meetup
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  WikiWomen Meetup