San Francisco, September xx, 2010
I am delighted to write this letter on behalf of Adelheid Astrid, 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.
Adelheid became interested in joining the program after seeing a poster advertisement. Her friends further encouraged her to take the next step. Her participation was then confirmed by her lecturer, Erwin Sentausa. 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, Adelheid competed on behalf of the Faculty of Biotechnology at Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta. According to the Project Director supervisor Siska Doviana, during her three months competition, Adelheid was a resourceful, creative, fast learner and 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.
Adelheid successfully wrote 34 (thirty four) high-quality articles within 72 days of the competition. The articles, both long and short, cover a diverse range of topics including biology, environmental, and craft articles. Adelheid'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 Adelheid 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