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{{cquote|I put in a netbook lab in a remote village in the mountains of the Dominican Republic that has no electricity, no potable water, no library, few books beyond government issue textbooks, and barely trained teachers. Using Kiwix, I was able to make all of Spanish Wikipedia available to the student offline. It is practically the sole source of information besides textbooks and is used extensively for reading and researching topics, both by the students in the village, and the graduates who have gone on to a highly rated high school in the suburbs of Santo Domingo. }} |
{{cquote|I put in a netbook lab in a remote village in the mountains of the Dominican Republic that has no electricity, no potable water, no library, few books beyond government issue textbooks, and barely trained teachers. Using Kiwix, I was able to make all of Spanish Wikipedia available to the student offline. It is practically the sole source of information besides textbooks and is used extensively for reading and researching topics, both by the students in the village, and the graduates who have gone on to a highly rated high school in the suburbs of Santo Domingo. }} |
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Revision as of 05:03, 20 February 2011
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Wikipedia is Changing Lives
Here are just a few of the amazing stories that our users shared with us. We thank them for their willingness to tell their story about Wikipedia.
- From our 2010-2011 Fundraiser
- From our 2009-2010 fundraiser
A story from Romania:
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You can find the article that Adama started in the French Wikipedia: Agnam-Goly.
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