[OLPC-DE] Wikikids, eine Enzyklopädie für 8-bis 13-Jährige

[Mathias Damour]

Hi,

Sorry for writing in English, my German is very poor...

Anyway, this link is in german :
https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Kurier&oldid=121296947#Neues_Schwesterprojekt_.E2.80.9EWikikids.E2.80.9C.3F
"Auf Meta findet die Diskussion über den Vorschlag für ein neues 
Wikipedia-Schwesterprojekt statt. „Wikikids“ soll eine Enzyklopädie für 
8- bis 13-Jährige werden, die aus dem ursprünglich französischen Projekt 
Vikidia hervorgeht. Vikidia umfasst derzeit knapp 15.000 Seiten..."

I opened such a project in French (Vikidia), and it also exists in 
Dutch. There were some attempt in other language including german but I 
would say that only these two are doing well.

The proposal aims to make it possible to open or develop such 
"Enzyklopädie für 8- bis 13-Jährige" in other language, as children need 
and appreciate it when it does exist.

Your support on https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikikids would be 
welcomed, for either showing interest, ask questions, qive your opinion 
or even more join the project (especially in German when it would be 
opened) or communicate on it (a blog post...).

You can find plenty to read on 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikikids if you want more 
information on this project,
(principles, questions and answers, existing wikis akin to Wikikids, 
relation to the Rights of the Child, "for children or by children ?"...)
If the "adoption process" by the Wikimedia foundation would not be 
accepted, another possibility is to open it in German in the same family 
as the existing Vikidia (which is supported by Wikimedia France) and it 
would be likely to be supported by Wikimedia Deutchland (or Austria...) 
provided there is a sufficient group of volunteers that stand out to 
launch it.

I believe that this resource can be very useful to children when 
available, they write on the Vikidia guidebook how they appreciate it.

Thuss !

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Mathias Damour
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