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{{cquote|Gone are the days when we said encylopedia is the ultimate collection of knowledge. As a kid, I dreamt of buying those books but couldn't even afford it. But now, information is at your click, not only u get info, but u share and feel the joy of sharing knowledge.

I found out that when u share knowledge, it doesn't shrink but expands and grows... }}

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{{cquote| By the time I graduated High School in 1987, I had learned almost nothing. For 18 years I had performed busy work and had been kept off the streets, but beyond the work of a few truly generous teachers I was a blank slate. Television, comic books, and science fiction was the sum total of what I knew, and because of how schools taught, I found it deathly boring, and yet terrifying, since failure would mean my future would presumably also fail.
{{cquote| By the time I graduated High School in 1987, I had learned almost nothing. For 18 years I had performed busy work and had been kept off the streets, but beyond the work of a few truly generous teachers I was a blank slate. Television, comic books, and science fiction was the sum total of what I knew, and because of how schools taught, I found it deathly boring, and yet terrifying, since failure would mean my future would presumably also fail.



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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

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From our 2009-2010 fundraiser

A story from Romania:

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Adama Diop from Senegal

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You can find the article that Adama started in the French Wikipedia: Agnam-Goly.


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