Maithili Wikimedians User Group/Events/Photowalk Event in Saptari, 2023

Photographers clicking photos of Birds

Photowalk Event in Saptari is an event organized by Maithili Wikimedians User Group in different part of Saptari, Nepal to increase the reach of Wikimedia Commons by introducing new contributors as well as new photographers into the team. Basically, in a Photowalk photographers collaborate to click pictures for Wikimedia Commons. The theme of the Photowalk event was to capture Natural heritages, Birds around Koshi River Plains, the bird watching hub in Nepal with Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in the vicinity.

July 22, 2023

The first photowalk event in Dharampur, Saptari was conducted on 22 July, 2023. The event was lead by Pankaj Deo and Sanjog Dev and Anant Arjun Dev, a young introduce to the wikipedia via Wikipedia Awareness Program (WAP) conducted by Maithili Wikimedians, excitingly participated in the photowalk.

November 8, 2023

The second photowalk named Mithila Darshan Photowalk, was organized in Bishnupur, Saptari. The event was conducted on 8 November, 2023 to celebrate and mark the special date of Maithili Wikipedia creation. The event was lead by Sanjog Dev, and participated by 8 volunteer members of Maithili Wikimedians.