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Program story edit
Content Gap edit
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One of the main goals of Wikimedia UG Georgia is to increase the content of Wikimedia projects (the most important Wikipedia) in Georgian language. To achieve this goal, Wikimedia UG Georgia will hold various competitions (Article Contests, Photography Contests, Wikimarathon, Wikicamp) on the Georgian Wikipedia. But due to the pandemic (Covid-19), we had to cancel some of the projects that required offline meetings and left only online projects, that didn't require physical meetings.
In view of the changes in the program, we have increased the number of online contests, which are aimed at increasing and improving the content of the Georgian Wikipedia. For six months, from January to June, there were 2 online contests for creating and improving content.
Within the framework of this program, more than 700 articles were created and improved. In total, 51 took part in the contests, from where about 20 participants were newcomers.
As part of this program, we also awarded the winners of last year's contests. Last year we held three contests for which we didn't receive rapid grants, since we received sAPG. Therefore, we decided to finance these contests from our annual budget. We, as a responsible UG, cannot refuse our obligations. In just six months, we managed to award the contestants of two last year's contests: "National Cultural Monuments of Georgia" and "Wiki Loves Caucasus 2019". During these two contests, over 2706 articles were created by 79 contestants.
Increasing Participation edit
In May, we planned a marathon in honor of the Georgian Democratic Republic, but with new circumstances (Covid-19), we decided to change this and held a marathon with a different theme.
From May 1 to May 31, Wikimedia UG Georgia held a marathon “Stay at home with Wikipedia” in Georgian Wikipedia. The aim of the marathon is to create the necessary thematic articles (history, geography, politics) in Georgian Wikipedia and to improve the existing articles, as well as to refine them and increase the total number of articles (content). The marathon also contained a social message - to stay home safe during a pandemic, so we were able to cover several issues in one competition. During the marathon in Georgian Wikipedia 229 new articles were created and 24 articles were improved by 17 users.
Unfortunately, due to the pandemic (Covid-19), Wikimedia UG Georgia was unable to implement one of the most important projects - WikiCamps. We are looking for opportunities to implement this project next year.
Community Support, Development & Promoting Wikimedia edit
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Within the framework of this program, Wikimedia UG Georgia implements several projects, including supporting and developing WikiClubs, actively holding community meetings and promoting of WMF and Wikimedia UG Georgia projects in media.
On January 19, 2020, Wikimedia UG Georgia organized the "19th Birthday of Wikipedia" in the campus of Tbilisi State University. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects in Georgia, as well as to share news with Wikipedia editors. During the event, they also talked about the problems and current developments in the Georgian Wikipedia.
At the moment, we have created and support two Wikiclubs in two regions of Georgia (Surami WikiClub and Marneuli WikiClub). One of these clubs was created in a region where the ethnic minority of Georgia lives compactly and this club also plays an important role in the integration of the population.