TTT2026 Group Photo, (Ramkottapalli, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

When I think about organising a Wikimedia activity, I usually consider how to bring people together, explain a project, and help them make their first contribution. But what happens after the session ends? Do participants know how to continue? Do they feel comfortable asking questions? And how do we make sure that our work genuinely serves the communities we aim to reach?

These were some of the questions I kept returning to during Train the Trainer (TTT) 2026 , organised by the Open Knowledge Initiatives (OKI) team at IIIT Hyderabad from 10 to 12 July 2026.

Working with student communities and contributing to efforts that support smaller-language Wikimedia projects has made me interested in how people discover Wikimedia, what motivates them to participate, and what helps them stay involved.…