Grants/Distribution of Wiki Handbooks/Report

Completion

 * Is your project completed?
 * NO
 * 200 copies of the book is remaining. We will distribute it in the coming wiki workshops.


 * Have you submitted all receipts for any expenses paid?
 * YES

Activities and lessons learned
''This section describes what the grantee did, and what the grantee learned from implementing the project. This section should be useful to others implementing similar projects and is an opportunity for the grantee to reflect on the project's performance.''

Activities
We have designed and printed 1200 Wiki handbooks and 1000 Wiki CheatSheets. We have distributed it in Malayalam Wikimedia Workshop held on 26th September 2014 from 10am to 2pm. We have also displayed it in our wiki stall in the Free Software Exhibition and distributed it among the visitors on 26th,27th and 28th of September 2014. We have used the Wiki handbook also for some small Malayalam Wikipedia Events on month of October 2014.

Lessons learned

 * What lessons were learned that may help others succeed in similar projects? Consider the following questions and respond with 1 - 2 sentences.
 * What went well?
 * The 60% of people attended Malayalam wikipedia workshop dont know Malayalam typing. We hope the different Malayalam Keyboard layouts in the wiki handbook will definitely help them. We designed the whole wiki handbook using Free Software. We cannot explain everything to the visitors of our stall in the exhibition, so they can took a wiki hand book and refer from their home.
 * What did not go well?
 * The handbook mainly deals with editing wikipedia. We have just mentioned about wikisource,wikiquotes and all. But it doesn't contain the details. Especially Wikisouce. So many Kerala people are interested in wikisource.
 * What would you do differently if you plan a similar project in the future?
 * Next time we will definitely include a section on wikisource. Creating scans in djvu format etc.

Expected outcomes
This section should reference the expected outcomes and measures of success described in the approved grant submission.
 * Provide the expected outcomes here.
 * We expect more wikipedia editors will come forward. More and more wiki outreach programs will be organised in other parts of Kerala. Delegates from outside Kerala like AP have visited the stall and took handbook with them. They said they were impressed in the event and will plan for such events and printing Telugu wiki handbook.


 * Did you achieve the expected outcomes? How do you know the outcome was achieved?
 * The wiki hand book distribution will be having long term benefits. People will hand over wiki hand book from one person to another. We have given instruction for this. So we cannot measure the goals in such a short while. Anyway 2 wiki workshops has been organised after that.

Impact
This section ties this project to Wikimedia India's broader goals, and shows what the project accomplished.
 * What impact did this project have on WMIN's mission and the strategic goals?
 * As part of the wiki stall and wiki workshop on 26th, 27th and 28th of Sept. 2014, which used the printed wiki handbooks. Nearly 20 people filled the membership form of wikimedia India.

Reporting and documentation of expenditures

 * Did you send documentation of all expenses paid with grant funds to the office? Answer "Yes" or "No".
 * Yes

Final comments

 * Include any final comments you may have.
 * It was really a fruitful project. We have distributed nearly 1000 handbooks for students, teachers, free software activists and Malayalam language workers.