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I started writing Wikipedia in my language to take away the sad feeling I had whenever I searched for articles that didn’t exist.

I didn’t realize it at first, but I was joining a community of volunteers across the world who created Wikipedia for the simple purpose of sharing.

Today Wikipedia is the 5th most visited website in the world. It is trusted because it is supported by its own readers, not by advertisers. It is a community creation, written by volunteers like me making one entry at a time. You are part of our community. And today I’m asking you to protect and sustain Wikipedia.

If you have knowledge, why keep it to yourself? You must share it.

In some places, knowledge is an easy thing to get. But in many countries, access to education and to media is limited. Because Wikipedia is free, it is filling a gap for millions of people hungry for knowledge.

We don’t need a superhero to change the world. We just need people like you who support Wikipedia. With your help, Wikipedia will continue to make history as the largest free encyclopedia in everyone’s language.

When you write an article or make a small donation to Wikipedia, it means you share something with all of the people in the world. More than six billion people on this planet are free to access this site without being disturbed by any ads, and without worrying about its independence being compromised. If we want to keep Wikipedia free, then we need to protect it.

Every year at this time, we ask you and others all across the Wikimedia community to make a donation of $50, $25, $10 or even $1. The sooner we raise our annual budget, the sooner we can take down the fundraiser banners and get Wikipedia back to normal.

I hope I have inspired you to act! Please make a donation to Wikipedia today.

Thank you,

Kartika,

Jakarta, Indonesia