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written by Anthony Diaz December 09, 2023 – Our group has been involved in advocating human rights in the past several years, from climate justice through the Philippines Climate Change Translate-a-thon, freedom of the press, right to a healthy environment through participation in the WikiForHumanRights Campaign, and labor rights. This year, in celebration of International Human Rights Day 2023, the Wiki Advocates…
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12 February 2024 by Anthony Diaz The Central Bikol Wiktionary celebrated its third birthday on January 13, 2024! Narrating the story of the Central Bikol Wiktionary is the same as with any language request on Wikimedia Incubator: requesting the project, developing it, until such time it’s ready to be hatched. But the highlight of this story would be during…
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Written by: Imelda R. Brazal and Anthony B. Diaz The Wiki Advocates Philippines User Group is a community of Filipino volunteer Wikimedians advocating free knowledge through the different Wikimedia projects, promoting the use of these Wikiprojects in education, and promoting equal gender representation. We empower communities through project development, supporting global human rights advocacy, and hosting campaigns promoting the open…
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Imelda Brazal and Anthony Diaz Wiki Advocates Philippine User Group joined this year’s international Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign. This annual contest provides avenue for Wikipedia editors to improve Wikipedia language projects with images and other relevant media. Adding more visuals to any Wikipedia article makes it more instructive and engaging to read. Since 2021,…
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For years, it has been a challenge for the volunteers of the Wiki Advocates Philippines User Group to meet, convene and even collaborate regularly because of the unavailability of accessible learning and coworking spaces within the area where the volunteers reside. Poor internet connection also adds on the struggle of a volunteer to actively participate…
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Hatch A Wiki Project was a term coined by the first developers of the Central Bikol Wiktionary, although developing incubator projects were already the group’s objective even before the name itself. It started on November 16, 2020, during the Bikol Wiktionary Trainer’s Training and Edit-a-thons, wherein the proponent’s (Imelda Brazal) goal is to train editors on how…
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Anthony Diaz Summary: Imelda R. Brazal, Reading Wikipedia Local Coordinator, Education Team, Wikimedia Foundation, discussed about Wikimedia: As Creative Commons and its Educational Benefits and Online Educational Resources (OERs) Creative Commons and Public Domain during the 3-Day Division Online Seminar-Workshop on Developing and Validating Localized Self-Learning Modules and Blended Learning Delivery Modalities for Social Studies and…
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The Philippines Climate Change Translate-a-thon was held last January 24, 2021, at Naga City, Philippines, and was attended by a total of 7 teachers, 4 students, and 3 Wikimedian volunteers. This initiative was led by Wiki Advocates PH who are also members of Pagsirang Inc., a group of writers and artists who also contributes to…
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March 17, 2021 / Anthony Diaz The Department of Education of the Philippines has held its week-long In-service training for the teachers. Tinago National High School, a secondary school in Naga City, has expressed interest in incorporating the Wikimedia Projects, particularly Wikipedia, into its teaching. The short training was held in the school on March…