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The Santali Wikipedia (Incubator) community is coming together to organize their first workshop on March 11. The event will have a hands-on workshop for the new contributors, and a meet up for the existing ones.

 Venue and time 
 North Odisha University, Baripada, Odisha, India
 March 11, 2018 at 10 AM

 Background 
The Santali Wikipedia has been in the Incubator for over years. Today, there exist  articles out of 260 are written in Ol chiki, the standard writing system for the language which is also used in the Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal for text book and other publications. As the community is growing bigger day by day, a workshop is being planned to organize to discuss how more people can be educated about the project who can eventually bring it to a live Wikipedia.

 Organizers 
 Ramjit Tudu
 R Ashwani Banjan Murmu
 Subhashish Panigrahi, Odia Wikimedians User Group
 Jnanaranjan Sahu, Odia Wikimedians User Group
 Sailesh Patnaik, CIS-A2K
 Ansuman, Odia Wikimedians User Group

 Participants 
 Prof Jateendra Nath Beshra. HOD(Head Of The Department)Santali Language, North Odisha University. India
 Prof. Hima Bindu Maringanti, HOD( MCA Department) North Odisha University.India
 Sanjay Kumar Hembram . Lecture Dept. of Santali, M.P.C Autonomous College , Baripada, India
 Dukhu Marndi. Lecture, Dept. of Santali, M.P.C Autonomous College , Baripada, India
 Thakura Chandra Marndi. Lecture Dept. of Santali, M.P.C Autonomous College , Baripada, India
 Fagu Baskey. Editor Santali Wikipedia
 Biram Soren. Editor Santali Wikipeida
 Biswamitra Kisku. Editor Santali Wikipedia
 Durga Marndi
 Panamani Soren
 Basanti Soren
 Parbati Hembram
 Hiramani Hembram
 Sarati Murmu
 Mansa Mohan Hembram
 Mamata Murmu
 Jamuna Tudu
 Raj Laxmi Kisku
 Siniga Marndi
 Samai Marndi
 Fulamani Soren
 Dillip Kumar Majhi
 Purnamee Majhi
 Mithun Majhi
 Supriya Marndi
 Phulamani Hembram
 Raghunath Murmu
 Sriram Tudu
 Gobinda Chandra Soren
 Mahesh Marndi
 Phulaswari Hansdah
 Hiramani Hansdah
 Lasa Hembram
 Kshirod Kisku
 Rama Majhi
 Jitendra Hansdah
 Dasmat Majhi
 Pratima Hansdah
 Chuda Soren
 Khetramani Hembram
 Lilly Marndi
 Sitamani Murmu
 Shalha Tudu
 Durga Soren

 Report 
Some of the contributors of the Santali Wikipedia, which is currently in the Incubator, reached out to us seeking help in organizing a workshop. Three editors including two administrators worked with three active Santali Wikipedians from Odisha, and organized a workshop at the North Odisha University, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha. With support from CIS-A2K this workshop brought together nearly 30 new contributors. Though it was challenging—to teach all the new editors about the input tools, and basics of Wikipedia—all in one session, there was quite some productive engagement. The community that is currently spread across India, Bangladesh and Nepal are sharing resources with each other, to reach out to more people, and bring the project out of Incubator. Odia Wikimedians User Group was fortunate to contribute a little part in enabling this.

 Resources 
 Presentation for the workshop
 Digital assets for printing and other such purposes
 Tutorial for new editors