Altin Ukshini - WikiAcademy Kosovo

Altin UkshiniProgram Assistant - IPKO Foundation

altin.ukshini@ipkofoundation.orgTwitter: @Altin UkshiniFacebook: /altin.ukshini

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Altin Ukshini

Licensed under: CC-BY-SA

VolunteersWiki Academy Kosovo

• Why did we organize it?

• What was our Goal?

• Article competition• Photography competition

VolunteersWiki Academy Kosovo 2013

• 120 participants• 48 hours of intensive work on articles• Mentors and Speakers form local and European community• 38 articles • ~2000 photos in Wikimedia Commons

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VolunteersWiki Academy II - City Marathon

• 500+ applications• 220 participants• 9 days of work on articles• Mentors and Speakers from Kosovo and the World• 78 qualitative articles• 1500+ photos in Wikimedia Commons

Volunteers

VolunteersWikipedia Community in Kosovo

• Arround 400 new Wikipedians• A good number of them continue editing• Spread accross Kosovo• Gender Ratio F:M - 5:4

VolunteersWikipedia Community in Kosovo

VolunteersWikipedia Community in Kosovo

LINK LINK

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VolunteersThe hard work behind

• Focusing in qualitative end-results:• Trainings/Workshops (All 9 municipalities)• Constant monitoring • References• Criteria

• Judges, selectioning and how?

• Benefits?

Volunteers

What next ?

Thank YOU!

Questions?

www.wikiacademykosovo.org

facebook.com/groups/WikiAcademyKosovo

Thank YOU!

Questions?

www.wikiacademykosovo.org

facebook.com/groups/WikiAcademyKosovo