Deoband Community Wikimedia
| Deoband Community Wikimedia | |
|---|---|
| Location | India |
| Affiliate code | DCW |
| Country code | IN |
| Founding date | July 31, 2021 |
| Approval date | January 16, 2022 |
| Membership | 50+ |
| Staff | 3 |
| Volunteers | 40+ |
| Official language(s) | English and Urdu |
| Key people | Governance |
| Incorporation paper | AffCom Resolution (2022) |
| Budget | Financial Overview for 2024 |
| Reports | Reports Index |
| Affiliations | Affiliations Committee, Wikimedia |
| Website | dcwwiki.org |
| E-mail address | Email us |
| Mailing list | wikimedia-dcw |
| Telegram | dcwwiki |
| Public channel | |
| dcwwiki | |
| dcwwiki | |
| dcwwiki | |
| YouTube | @dcwwiki |
| Remarks | Vision and Objectives |
Deoband Community Wikimedia (abbreviated as DCW) is a recognized user-group affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. Named after the Deoband Islamic seminary, DCW aims at improving Wikipedia and its sister projects with knowledge and information related to but not limited to global Muslim academia, scholarship, history and culture, at a global level, in any language.
Established on 31 July 2021, DCW was recognised by the Affiliation Committee on 16 January 2022. Its initiatives include DCW Conversation Hour, Heritage Lens, and collaborative projects such as Deoband Yoruba Collaborative Project and DCW-K Editathon. In January 2024, DCW briefly organised the first edition of Wiki Loves Muslim Academia, and initiated Train a Wikipedian as a pilot program in February 2025.
News and announcements
[edit ]- 19-02-2025: A rapid grant request has been submitted to the Wikimedia Foundation for supporting our activities from April 2025 to September 2025. Endorsement and feedback is requested from the community.
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