San Francisco, September xx, 2010
I am delighted to write this letter on behalf of Raina Ophelia Sunggiardi, to outline her significant contribution as a participant in Bebaskan Pengetahuan 2010 (Free Your Knowledge 2010), a writing competition for Indonesian Wikipedia from April 1 to June 16, 2010.
The "Bebaskan Pengetahuan 2010" (BP2010) is a three month program developed by Wikimedia Indonesia to leverage public participation to improve Indonesian language Wikipedia articles. It is a pilot project to introduce the Wikimedia mission "Free Knowledge" worldwide. The ultimate goal is to provide an open source of information for everyone. The competition targets talented young writers from universities and partners with mainstream media. By providing information and inspiring discourse, Wikimedia is hoping to promote a stronger demand for improved information and increased community participation from the local to national level.
Raina was introduced to the program by the head of department in her faculty, and after being filtered internally, her participation was then confirmed. Each university is permitted to submit no more than nine of their best students as participants to compete on behalf of the university. As one of the chosen nine, Raina competed on behalf of the Faculty of Language and Culture majoring in Chinese Literature at BINUS University, Jakarta. According to the Project Director supervisor Siska Doviana, during her three months competition, Raina was a resourceful, creative, a fast learner and a persistent participant. She also possesses a positive attitude and a strong desire to grow and improve, allowing her to respond maturely and constructively to critique.
Raina successfully wrote 56 (fifty-six) high-quality articles within 72 days of the competition. The articles, both long and short, cover a consistent topics of Chinese culture. Raina's hard work culminated in the successful completion of the competition; she became one of only seventeen participants (out of an initial 90) who managed to complete the demanding three-month competition.
We would like to congratulate Raina for her achievement and her tireless work to improve and create articles. Wikimedia wishes her happiness and success in her future endeavors.
- Sincerely,
- Sue Gardner
- Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation