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[[File:100wikidays books.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Just a few of the books Rebecca used during 100wikidays]]
[[File:Karla_Marte.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Karla Marte in the Wikimedia UK office]]


''This post was written by Rebecca O’Neill''
''This post was written by Daria Cybulska, Head of Programmes and Evaluation''


It is hard to believe that I completed the <span class="plainlinks">[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/100wikidays #100wikidays] challenge on the 9th August, as the time absolutely flew by. The challenge, as many people know, is to write an article a day for 100 days straight and draws on the idea of the 100 days of happiness. Within a few days of the challenge being mentioned to me by Asaf from the foundation, I had fallen down the rabbit hole and created a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Smirkybec/100wikidays To Do list] in my user space. Unlike the project’s originator, Vassia, I could not place my faith in finding a subject on each day or letting the article subject find you, I needed a plan of attack. As I’m involved in [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Ireland Wikimedia Community Ireland]</span>, I had become familiar with the list of Irish National Monuments through our running of Wiki Loves Monuments, and knew that many did not have articles. That was my jumping off point. From there I went to my own areas of interest, Irish naturalists from around the turn of twentieth century, and Irish museums. I choose these areas as I worked for a number of years in the Natural History Museum in Dublin and had become intrigued by the social history and people behind the specimens. My excuse on the museums is a childhood spent in local museums dotted across the county as my parents attempted to entertain children and visitors over the years. Soon enough I had a list of almost 100 potential articles right there.
We are excited to introduce to everyone a new addition to the team, Karla Marte, who is joining us as our Administration and Programme Assistant.


Although I was not entirely new to creating new articles, I certainly had not created many, so had a lot of the new(ish) editor fears of deletion or criticism. Particularly as I am a woman, you sometimes come primed to expect a little push back, and as I began to focus on women more and more I wondered would I ever have the notability of my articles contested. I was pleasantly surprised. All of my articles are surviving as of right now, and I’m delighted to say that some have been improved upon since I created them. There was no greater pleasure for me than to see an article on an Irish botanical artist or collector edited by someone else adding to the story. It meant that I’m not the only one on Wikipedia who cares!
Having recently undergone a process of refocusing of our activities, we are now entering an exciting new phase where we want to build on large scale partnerships with external organisations. Strong reporting and administration will be a key element of that.


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Karla will be providing both core administration and financial support for Wikimedia UK activities, with focus on its programmes and reporting. The role spans across the organisation though, providing administrative help wherever needed, which will make her much appreciated! She will also be the first port of contact for the organisation, so you will definitely come across her soon.
 
Karla has a very interesting background, coming to us from the Dominican Republic. Here she's introducing herself:
 
"I recently relocated to the UK from the Dominican Republic. I have worked for an international development donor agency in the Caribbean region for the last ten years providing a range of administrative, financial and programmatic support to its education, health, youth, democracy and governance, and environmental programmes. I have an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and a masters degree in Management and Productivity.
 
"In my spare time I enjoy reading, baking, watching films, exploring museums and historic places and am a big follower of Formula 1.
 
"I am really looking forward to using what I have learnt from my previous work experience to further Wikimedia UK’s objectives."
 
Please join us in welcoming Karla to the team!
 
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