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Wikimedians of Kerala User Group is a vibrant community of volunteers dedicated to contributing to various Wikimedia projects, with a special focus on Malayalam and other languages spoken in Kerala. Established to promote free knowledge and open collaboration, the group is actively involved in creating, improving, and curating content across multiple Wikimedia platforms.

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Wikimedians of Kerala User Group
Location	Kerala
Country code	IN
Legal status	Wikimedia Affiliate
Founding date	27 Aug, 2018
Approval date	12 October 2018
Official language(s)	Malayalam
Other language(s)	Languages in Kerala
Affiliations	Wikimedia Foundation
Mobile number	+91 9446541729
Website	www.wikimediakerala.in ShortShort1
E-mail address	wikimedianskeralagmail.com
Telegram	@wikimedianskerala
Twitter	@wikimediakerala
Facebook	@wikimediakerala

Wikimedians of Kerala is a group of Wikimedians working various Wikimedia projects in Kerala, India. Our main focus is to support people who are working in Malayalam language. We also supporting other languages speaking in Kerala. The group is also working with other organizations to promote Malayalam language and Wikimedia projects. Anyone who interested in these activites can become a member in this group.

The usergroup is mainly focused on working in Kerala but we are also conducting various events for people in other parts of the world. We are promoting Malayalam langauge content in various Wikimedia projects. We are also conducting various programmes to increase the user base of Wikimedia projects in Kerala.

Objectives

• Spreading the ideas of Wikimedia Movement.
• Introducing Wikipedia to Keralites and oversease Keralites
• Encouraging people to become contributors.
• Maintaining the community and obtaining more community members.
• Helping on cooperation with other communities or institutions.
• Helping the growth and development of other Malayalam-based Wikimedia projects.
• Improve content about Kerala state and related topics in English and all other languages.

Plans for activities

• Conducting Workshops and Meetups to attract new users into Wikimedia movement.
• Promotion of Wikimedia projects and Free content in general.
• Encourage the use of Wikimedia resources in education.
• Organize Events to collect Creative Commons Contents and Upload it into Wikimedia Commons.
• Create and maintain portals related to Malayalam Language and Kerala in various Wikimedia projects.
• Develop new local wikis (Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikibooks etc.)