Wiki Advocates Philippines User Group We are a community of Filipino volunteer Wikimedians advocating free knowledge through the different Wikimedia projects; promoting the use of these projects primarily but not limited to education and in promoting equal gender representation. Empowering communities through project development, supporting global human rights advocacy, and hosting campaigns promoting the free knowledge ecosystem.

Objectives

Wiki Advocates Philippines User Group
Wiki Advocates Philippines User Group
Legal status	Non-stock; non-profit
Founding date	August 10, 2023
Approval date	February 6, 2023
Main office	Pasacao, Camarines Sur
Membership	20 regular members, 10 associate members
Staff	4
Volunteers	87 community volunteers
Official language(s)	Central Bikol
Other language(s)	Tagalog, English
Chairman of the Board	Bianca Brazal
Key people	Founders Anthony; Imelda; Incorporators Anthony Diaz; Imelda Brazal; Judy Olpate; Board Members 2023-2024 Bianca Brazal; Angelica Mirras; Trisha Mae Bigcas; Camille Puri;
Incorporation paper	Registration Certificate
Budget	USD 67,653.38 for FY 2023-2024
Reports	Link to Report
Affiliations	ESEAP
Phone number	(054) 811-4302
Website	https://wikiadvocatesph.org/
E-mail address	admin@wikiadvocatesph.org
Twitter	WikiAdvocatesPH
Facebook	WikiAdvocatesPH
Mailing address	Zone 4 San Cirilo, Pasacao, Camarines Sur, Philippines, 4417

Develop the Bikol Wiktionary through series of edit-a-thons and language preservation activities such as studying orthography, adding vocabularies, and recording pronunciations through the Lingua Libre and Spell4Wiki application.
Improve contents of Central Bikol Wikiquote and Tagalog Wikiquote through involvement in campaigns such as SheSaid and Art and Feminism, and programs such as Hatch-A-Wiki.

Specific goals

Meet-ups. The group will be organizing meet-ups for its members in order to exchange ideas and to find ways to support them to continue editing the projects in areas where they would need help.

Translate-a-thons. The group will be helping new Wikimedians learn editing techniques, and translate and improve the content in Wikimedia projects using the content translation tool.

Trainings. The group will be conducting online and offline training on how to effectively contribute to the different Wikimedia Projects and how to participate in the different global campaigns.

Resource Sharing. The group will develop open-access materials related to accessing the different Wiki projects and develop an offline Wikipedia suitable for the Philippine communities and share it among the remote communities here in the country.

Community Office Hours. The group will be conducting online tutorials, talks, Q&A sessions, and Wikiprojects on-boarding for newbies experienced Wikimedians or anyone who is up for open knowledge and Wikimedia-based projects.