Access To Knowledge: September 2012 - January 2013

● Events organised by A2K● Meetups attended by A2K● Programs initiated by A2K● Technical initiatives by A2K● Numbers and Data● Success Stories● Support required from WMF● Plans ahead

Agenda

Events conducted1. SRM University, Chennai 2. NMAIT, Karkala, Karnataka3. KMBB College of

Engineering, Bhubaneswar4. AML, Bhubaneswar5. Pune Odia Wikipedia

workshop6. British Council, Chandigarh7. Tata Institute of Social

Sciences, Mumbai8. Bharati Vidyapeeth College

of Engineering, Delhi9. St.Xaviers, Goa

10. Goa University11. GLAM workshop, Goa12. Konkani Department, Goa

University13. Punjabi Wikipedia

Workshop, Patiala

14. Hyderabad Workshop 15. Inmantec, Gaziabad16. Springdale School, Amritsar167. St.Stephen's College, Delhi18. Delhi University, Delhi19. TGES, Rajkot 20. Christ College, Rajkot 21. TGES II, Rajkot22. Gujarat Sahitya Parishad workshop, Ahmedabad

22 Events in 4 months

Covered 7 languages

Across 14 cities

Outreached 2250 participants = 560 participants pm

Age group - 15 to 52

Events conducted

City No. City No.

1. Bangalore 2. Pune3. Chennai4. Mumbai5. Bhubaneswar6. Dhenkanal7. Anugul8. Kolkata

35152111

9. Bangalore 10. Delhi11. Goa12. Karkala 13. Hyderabad14. Ahmedabad15. Rajkot

1112211

Meetups & Discussions

Total 27

Touched 150 People

Within 7 language communities

Meetups & Discussions

1. Gujarati Article Competition2. Gujarati Education Program3. Assamese Education Program4. Odia Education Program5. Konkani Wikipedia6. Wikipedia Takes Pune

Programs

Technical initiatives1. Support:

● Bugs filed for PA, AS, OR, HI, GU, Wikiclub Pune

2. Events and initiatives: ● 2 mini hackathons, devcamp BITS - Pilani

hackathon, Gujarati MediaWiki group● Started mobile typing app for Indic

languages● Started typing scheme for OR-WP● Supported implementation of 4 gadgets on

GU-WP● Technical training for volunteers

Numbers and data● Total participants attended the sessions = 2050

● No. of participants in our database = 1020● % of contacts in our database = 49.75%

● No. of usernames collected = 387● % of usernames collected = 37.9%

● No. of female participants = 288● % of female participants = 28.2%

Success stories

● Increased readership, awareness and functionality on Gujarati Wikipedia

● Technical volunteer training and MediaWiki groups● First ever free Indic typing tool for cross platforms

mobile devices● Phonetic typing tool for Narayam on Odia Wiki

projects● First Odia Education Program initiated ● Bringing Konkani Encyclopedia on Wiki● Kick starting Wikipedia community in Goa● Progress of Assamese WEP

Support needed from WMF

● Data Analysis● Global learnings and blogs● Unblocking of IPs

Plans ahead

● Starting monthly community IRCs● Upcoming hackathons and supporting more

technical volunteers● Running contribution campaign in Bengali

Wikipedia● Taking part in other FOSS activities● Education program in at least 2 more languages● Conducting monthly meet ups in Delhi office● Creative Commons Day celebrations● Submitting RTI Applications