Grants/Malayalam Wikipedia-Workshop/Report

Completion

 * Is your project completed?
 * YES


 * 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
More than 60 participants attended the session. The workshop was not meant for serious editing, but to introduce fresh and prospective users into reading and then editing Malayalam Wikipedia. It covered the philosophy, eco-system, positioning of Wikipedia among the education and knowledge systems, its five pillars and the user interface.
 * Provide a brief list of activities performed to complete this project, and descriptions of these activities. This section should also include links to pictures, blog posts, or videos from the project or event if appropriate.

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?
 * Covered the philosophy, eco-system, positioning of Wikipedia among the education and knowledge systems.


 * What did not go well?
 * Most of the participants didn't know Malayalam typing. So it was difficult for them edit for the first time.


 * What would you do differently if you plan a similar project in the future?
 * For the next events, we should take online sessions or one hands on session before Wikipedia session to make them familiarize with Malayalam typing.

Expected outcomes
This section should reference the expected outcomes and measures of success described in the approved grant submission.
 * Provide the expected outcomes here.
 * To have an open interaction within the editors, existing as well as new.
 * To spread the awareness of Wikipedia as a powerful tool.
 * To encourage community building among the many contributors of Wikimedia & its sister projects.
 * Use the occasion for a massive outreach programme.
 * Did you achieve the expected outcomes? How do you know the outcome was achieved?
 * Yes. More than 60 participants have attended the event. The workshop enabled the users to create a new ID and then set their preferences for local languages, watchlists and communication channels.

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?
 * Created awareness of editing Wikipedia amoung Students and Professors who have participated in the event
 * Created a platform to discuss about the future events
 * Many new Wikimedia Chapter members have joined from the event.

Reporting and documentation of expenditures

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


 * Total project budget (from your approved grant submission)
 * ₹ 20,500


 * Total amount requested from WMF (from your approved grant submission, this total will be the same as the total project budget if the Project and Event Grant is your only funding source)
 * ₹ 20,445