Wikimedia Foundation kicks off fundraising campaigns in India, Latin America, and South Africa
Puede encontrar la versión de este artículo en español aquí.Você pode ler a versão em português deste artigo aqui. This month, the Wikimedia Foundation — the global nonprofit that makes knowledge free and accessible to everyone around the world — kicks off a series of fundraising campaigns on Wikipedia in India, Latin America, and South….
Wikimedia Foundation kicks-off fundraising campaign in India
Recently, the Wikimedia Foundation began a fundraising campaign on Wikipedia in India, inviting anyone who relies on Wikipedia to support its future. Banners are appearing on the English Wikipedia in India, asking readers to consider contributing with a donation. The banners have generated a lot of conversation online. We wanted to address some of the….
‘Bootcamp’ teaches India’s Wikimedia editors the intricacies of vector graphics
Have you ever tried zooming in on an image on your computer? Did you notice how the quality steadily got worse and worse? This is an unfortunate feature of “raster graphics,” the file formats that use a rectangular grid of pixels to make up an image, and present a particular problem for people making maps,….
India’s Wikimedia communities adapt the Wikipedia Library to their own contexts
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Meet some featured Wikimedia volunteers from India
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A snapshot of Wikimedia education activities in Asia
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How we’re building awareness of Wikipedia in India
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Pranayraj Vangari has written a new Wikipedia article every day for the last thousand days
Today, Pranayraj Vangari concluded a 365-day challenge where he created a new article on the Telugu Wikipedia every day for the past year—including when he got married.