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Chapters (39)
- CH Wikimedia CH
- GB Wikimedia UK
- KR 위키미디어 한국
- RU Викимедиа РУ
- US-NYC Wikimedia New York City
- CAT Amical Wikimedia
Wikimedia user groups (136)
- ESP-WE Wikiesfera Grupo de Usuarixs
- H-GAPS H-GAPS User Group
- MK-SK Shared Knowledge
- NGA-HA Hausa Wikimedians User Group
- NGA-IG Igbo Wikimedians User Group
- RU-Don Don Wikimedians User Group
- US-NE New England Wikimedians
- WJ WikiJournal
- WK? Whose Knowledge?
- "Local chapter/s" redirects here. To see other possible uses, see Chapters, a disambiguation page.
Wikimedia chapters are independent organizations founded to support and promote the Wikimedia projects in a specified geographical region (in most cases, a country). Like the Wikimedia Foundation, they aim to "empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally". There are currently 39 chapters, with at least one on every inhabited continent.
This page lists current and planned chapters. Please see the step-by-step chapter creation guide and the movement affiliates FAQ for more information. The Affiliations Committee advises on and assists the creation of and to support affiliates.
Some chapters have an office.
Find an overview of chapter-related Meta pages on Chapters Portal.
Existing chapters
There are currently 39 recognised Wikimedia chapters.
| country code |
Chapter | Founding (approval) date | Bylaws | W: Website I: Identi.ca T: Twitter F: Facebook |
L: Mailing list G: Google Groups |
I: IRC M: Mail contact U: User contact O: Other Contact |
Non- profit? [1] |
Last verified | Members | Yearly membership fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AM
|
Wikimedia Armenia | 2013-05-14 (2013-03-26) | hy, en | W: www.wikimedia.am T: @wikimedia_am F: WikimediaArmenia |
M: info wikimedia.am
|
yes | 2013-12-10 | 16 | 2000 AMD (~5 USD) | |
 AR
|
Wikimedia Argentina | 2007-09-01 (2007-12-11) |
es, en | W: wikimedia.org.ar/ T: @wikimedia_ar F: WikimediaArgentina |
L: Wikimedia-AR | M: correowikimedia.org.ar
|
yes | 2013-09-19 | 65~ | full members ARS 100 (~USD 17) adherents ARS 50 (~USD 8.5) minors ARS 30 (~USD 5) |
 AT
|
Wikimedia Österreich | 2008-05-02 (2008-02-26) |
de, en | W: wikimedia.at (website), mitglieder.wikimedia.at (member wiki) T: @WikimediaAT F: WikimediaAustria |
L: VereinAT-l | I: #wikimedia-atconnect M: verein wikimedia.atvorstand wikimedia.at
|
yes | 2015-10-21 | 150~ | 20 € legal entities 100 € sponsoring members 100€ |
 AU
|
Wikimedia Australia | 2008-08-06 (2008-03-04) |
en | W: wikimedia.org.au T: @wm_au F: Wikimedia.AU |
L: WikimediaAU-l | I: #wikimedia-auconnect M: contact wikimedia.org.au
|
yes | 2010-01-19 | 47 | AU$10 |
 BD
|
Wikimedia Bangladesh |
2014-06-09 (2011-10-03) |
en | W: wikimedia.org.bd T: @wikimediabd F: WikimediaBD I: @WikimediaBD |
L: Wikimedia-BD | I: #wikimedia-bdconnect M: info wikimedia.org.bdU: Nahid Sultan, Moheen |
yes | 2011-05-24 | 41 | Regular member: 500 BDT Supporting member: 100 BDT |
 BE
|
Wikimedia Belgium | 2014-10-08 (2014-06-23) | nl, fr, en | W: be.wikimedia.org W: www.wikimedia.be T: @Wikimedia_BE F: WikimediaBelgium |
L: WikimediaBE-l | I: #wikimedia-beconnect M: info wikimedia.beM: wmbe wikimedia.org
|
yes | 2014-11-24 | 90+ | 20 € free for Wikipedia/Wikimedia editors |
 CA
|
Wikimedia Canada | 2010-11-05 (2011-05-24) |
en, fr | W: wikimedia.ca T: @WikimediaCA (en) T: @WikimediaCAfr (fr) F: WikimediaCA |
L: mailing list | I: #wikimedia-caconnect M: info wikimedia.caU: JP Béland (WMCA) |
yes[2] | 2020-08-12 | 33 | $10 CAD |
 CO
|
Wikimedia Colombia | 2019-06-14 (approved) | es, en |
W:
|
L: Wikimedia-CO | I: #wikimedia-coconnect M: contacto wikimediacolombia.orgU: Monica Bonilla, Racso, Baiji |
yes | 2019-06-28 | One day of Minimum Legal Wage (MLW) of the year in which payment is made | |
 CH
|
Wikimedia CH | 2006-05-14 | de, fr, it, rm, en | W: wikimedia.ch T: @WikimediaCH F: Wikimedia CH |
L: WikimediaCH-l | M: infowikimedia.ch I: #wikimedia-chconnect |
yes[3] | 2013-02-06 | 486 | CHF 50 Reduced: CHF 20 Sponsors: min. CHF 75 Legal entities: min. CHF 100 |
 CL
|
Wikimedia Chile | 2011-07-16 (2011-06-13) | es, en | W: wikimediachile.cl T: @wikimedia_cl F: Wikimedia Chile |
L: Wikimedia-CL | M: contactowikimediachile.cl
|
yes | 2011-07-16 | 34 | CLP 12,000 (USD 17,1) |
 CZ
|
Wikimedia Česká republika | 2008-03-06 (2008-02-26) |
cs | W: wikimedia.cz T: @Wikimedia_CR F: Facebook |
L: WikimediaCZ-l | M: infowikimedia.cz
|
yes[4] | 2012-01-26 | 60~ regular members, 1 sympathizing member, 3 honourable members | CZK 200 (~USD 10) Minors: CZK 100 (~USD 5) Sympathizing: CZK 200 (~USD 10) The Board can reduce the fee to 0 CZK |
 DE
|
Wikimedia Deutschland | 2004-06-13 | de (official), en, it |
W: wikimedia.de I: wikimediade T: @wikimediade F: WMDEeV |
L: VereinDE-l | M: infowikimedia.de I: #wikimedia-deconnect |
yes | 2015-05-10 | 50,000+ | €24 reduced: €12 Min. fees, members may choose to pay more. |
 DK
|
Wikimedia Danmark | 2009-03-14 (2009-07-03). | da, en | T: @wikimediadk | L: WikimediaDK | I: #wikimedia-danmarkconnect U: Fnielsen O: on dk.wiki |
? | 2017-11-21 | 20 | DKK 100 |
 EE
|
Wikimedia Eesti | 2010-07-25/ 2010-10-06 (2010-08-31) |
et, en | W: wikimedia.ee F: WikimediaEesti |
G: wikimedia-eesti | M: info@wikimedia.ee U: Kruusamägi |
yes | 2020-09-21 | 9 (founders) 39 (current) |
5 € |
 ES
|
Wikimedia España | 2011-02-11 (2011-02-07) |
es, en | W: wikimedia.es W: Blog I: wikimediaes T: @wikimedia_es F (group): Wikimedia España F (profile): Wikimedia España |
L: Wikimedia-Es (open list) | I: #wikimedia-esconnect M: info wikimedia.esO: Wikimedia España |
yes[5] | 2016-03-09 | 110~ | Registration fee: 5 €. Membership fee: Adults, 15 €; Young Adults (16-18 yrs): free. |
 FI
|
Wikimedia Suomi | 2009-06-14 (2009-09-21). |
fi (en) | W: wikimedia.fi | L: Wikimedia-FI | I: #wikimedia-ficonnect M: info wikimedia.fi
|
? | 2010-09-25 | 21 | € 10 reduced: € 5 |
 FR
|
Wikimédia France | 2004-10-23 | fr (statuts) | W: wikimedia.fr (blog) T: @Wikimedia_Fr |
L: WikimediaFR-l | I: #wikimedia-frconnect M: contact wikimedia.fr
|
yes | 2012-01-25 | 250 | normal : 12 € honorary : 100 € |
 GB
|
Wikimedia UK | 2008-11-05 (2009-01-12) |
en | W: wikimedia.org.uk T: @wikimediauk F: WikimediaUK |
L: WikimediaUK-l | M: infowikimedia.org.uk U: MichaelMaggs |
Yes (UK charity) | 2012-02-17 | 360~ | GBP 5 |
 HU
|
Wikimédia Magyarország | 2008-09-27 (2008-11-03) |
hu, en | W: wikimedia.hu F: WikimediaHU |
G: huwiki-egyesulet | M: boardwikimedia.hu U: Bence Damokos (Executive Vice President) |
yes[6] | 2019-05-22 | 40~ | 1000 HUF (~3€, 3.4$) |
 ID
|
Wikimedia Indonesia | 2008-09-05 (2008-10-07) |
Bylaws: id, en AoI: id, en |
W: wikimedia.or.id T: @wikimediaid F: wikimedia.indonesia |
G: wikimedia-indonesia | M: infowikimedia.or.id U: Biyanto Rebin - Chairman (biyanto.rebin wikimedia.or.id)
|
yes | 2012-01-30 | 19 (founders) 105 (members in 2020) |
IDR 250K (~USD 23) for public IDR 150K (~USD 14) concession IDR 100K (~USD 9) for students 17-20 years old.[7] |
 IL
|
Wikimedia Israel | 2007-07-15 (2007-03-06) |
he (legally binding), en | W: wikimedia.org.il | L: Wikimedia-IL | M: mailwikimedia.org.il
|
yes | 2012-01-11 | 35~ | 20 ILS(~7 USD / 4 €) |
 IT
|
Wikimedia Italia | 2005-07-17 | it, en | W: wikimedia.it I: wikimediaitalia T: @WikimediaItalia |
M: infowikimedia.it
|
yes | 2017-12-31 | 410~ | 25 € (members removed after a year if they don't renew the subscription) | |
 KR
|
Wikimedia Korea | 2014-10-19 (2018-11-11) |
en, ko | W: wikimediakr, wikimedia.kr (on Meta) T: @Wikimedia_KR F: wikimediakr |
L: Wikimedia-KR | M: officewikimedia.kr (mail to secretary-general) |
yes[8] | 2015-11-10 | 35~ | 10,000 KRW per 6 months |
 MX
|
Wikimedia México | 2011-08-03 (2011-08-03)[9] |
es, en | W: on Meta (es, en) | L: Wikimedia-MX | I: #wikimedia-mxconnect U: User:Wotancito O: on Meta |
yes[10] | 2013-02-08 | 15 | Pending for define. |
 NL
|
Wikimedia Nederland | 2006-03-27 (2006-09-21) |
AoI, Bylaws (en/nl) | W: wikimedia.nl T: @wmnl |
L: WikimediaNL-l | M: infowikimedia.nl (general inquiries) U: Grijz (chair) |
yes[11] | 2013-01-01 | 200 | € 24 recommended (Members may choose less or more, min. € 12) |
 NO
|
Wikimedia Norge/wikimedia.no | 2007-06-23 (2008-11-03) |
nb, nn, se, en | W: no.wikimedia.org T: @Wikimedianorge F: WikimediaNorge |
– | U: Hogne Neteland (chair) U: Andrea Hegdahl Tiltnes (deputy chair) M: wikimedia@wikimedia.no O:on meta |
Yes | 2017-03-25 | 108 | Ordinary: 200 NOK reduced: 100 NOK |
 PL
|
Wikimedia Polska | 2005-08-14 | pl, en | W: pl.wikimedia.org T: @wikipedia_pl / @WikimediaPL F: polska.wikipedia / Wikimedia Polska |
L: WikimediaPL-l | I: #wikimedia-plconnect M: zarzad wikimedia.pl
|
n/a[12] | 2010-03-13 | 130 list | 1 PLN (0.2 USD) min. Members may choose to pay more: average is ~ 20 PLN / 5 USD |
 PT
|
Wikimedia Portugal | 2009-09-21 (2009-07-03) | Estatutos pt, en | W: pt.wikimedia.org T: @wikimediapt I: @wikimediapt F: Wikimedia Portugal |
L: WikimediaPT | I: #wikimedia-ptconnect M: geral wikimedia.ptO: Contacto |
yes[13] | 2011-03-01 | 40~ | None |
 RS
|
Wikimedia Србије | 2005-12-03 | sr (copy), en | W: rs.wikimedia.org | L: WikimediaSR-l L: Serbia-Internal-l (internal) |
M: info-rswikimedia.org U: Dungodung |
n/a[14] | 2011-09-24 | 80~ | None |
 RU
|
Викимедиа РУ, Wikimedia RU | 2008-11-11 (2008-05-24) |
ru, en | W: wikimedia.ru W: ru.wikimedia.org (wiki) T: @Wikimedia_RU F: Wikimedia RU |
L: Wikimedia-RU L: WikimediaRU-l (internal) |
M: infowikimedia.ru M: press wikimedia.ruU: Ctac U: Dr Bug |
yes | 2014-04-24 | 23 list | Registration fee: 5000 RUB (~64 USD) Membership fee: 1200 RUB (~15 USD) |
 SE
|
Wikimedia Sverige | 2007-10-20 (2007-12-11) |
sv, en | W: wikimedia.se T: @WikimediaSE F: Wikimedia Sverige |
L: WikimediaSE-l | M: infowikimedia.se (info) M: press wikimedia.se (press)
|
yes | 2015-03-22 | 629 | SEK 100 / EUR 10 / USD 15 Organisations: 1000 SEK |
 TH
|
Wikimedia Thailand | 2019-06-14 (approved) | www.wmth.org | wikimedia-th.lists.wikimedia.org | User:Athikhun.suw | yes | 2019-06-28 | 0 (per bylaws) | ||
 TW
|
Wikimedia Taiwan | 2007-02-11 (2007-07-04) |
zh, en | W: wikimedia.tw T: @WikimediaTW F: Wikimedia Taiwan G: Wikimedia Taiwan |
G: Wikimedia Taiwan (Board) L: Wikimedia-TW |
M: infowikimedia.tw U: Ted Chien (chair) U: Reke Wang (secretariat) |
yes | 2015-01-24 | 30 | TWD 1000 / ~USD 35 |
 UA
|
Wikimedia Ukraine | 2009-05-31 (2009-07-03) |
uk, en | W: ua.wikimedia.org F: Вікімедіа Україна Y: Wikimedia Ukraine |
L: WikimediaUA | M: WikimediaUA M: wm-ua wikimedia.org
|
yes | 2020-06-30 | 66 list | 100 UAH (3.3 €) min |
 US-DC
|
Wikimedia District of Columbia | 2011-05-07 (2011-09-12) |
en | W: wikimediadc.org T: @wikimediadc |
L: Wikimedia-DC | I: #wikimedia-northeastconnect M: info wikidc.orgU: Harej |
yes | 2014-01-11 | 71 | USD 10 |
| US-NYC
|
Wikimedia New York City | 2009-07-07 (2009-01-12) |
en | W: nyc.wikimedia.org T: @wikimedianyc |
L: Wikimedia_NYC | I: #wikimedia-northeastconnect M: wm-nyc wikimedia.orgU: Megs |
yes | 2012-05-14 | 35 | USD 5 |
 UY
|
Wikimedia Uruguay | 2013-11-16 (2013-07-12) |
es, en | W: wikimedia.uy T: @wikimedia_uy F: Wikimedia.Uruguay |
G: wikimedia-uy | O: on Meta | Yes | 2017-03-12 | 30~ | 900 UYP (~35 USD) |
 VE
|
Wikimedia Venezuela | 2012-02-14 (2011-10-28) |
es | W: wikimedia.org.ve T: @wikimedia_ve F: Wikimedia.Venezuela |
L: Wikimedia-VE | I: #wikimedia-veconnect M: info wikimedia.org.ve
|
yes | 2016-01-14 | 15~ | USD 25 |
 ZA
|
Wikimedia South Africa | 2012-02-27 (2011-03-26) |
en | W: wikimedia.org.za F: Wikimedia ZA |
L: WikimediaZA | O: on Meta M: info wikimedia.org.zaU: Discott |
yes | 2017-02-05 | 18 | R 30 (USD 2) |
Former chapters
The following were recognized Wikimedia chapters during the periods indicated.
| country code |
Chapter | Founding (approval) date | De-recognition date | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 KE
|
Wikimedia Kenya | Never incorporated (2012-02-08[15]) |
2013 | Provisional recognition expired |
 HK
|
Wikimedia Hong Kong | 2007-07-14 (2008-03-04) |
2017-02-01 | Derecognized for prolonged non-compliance[16] |
 MK
|
Wikimedia Macedonia | 2009-09-21 (2010-02-01) |
2017-09-10 | Derecognized for prolonged non-compliance[17] |
 MO
|
Wikimedia Macau | 2009-04-09 (2011-04-24) |
2017-08-01 | Derecognized for prolonged non-compliance[18] |
 PH
|
Wikimedia Philippines | 2010-04-12 (2010-03-17) |
2017-02-28 | Derecognized for prolonged non-compliance[19] |
 IN
|
Wikimedia India | 2011-01-03 (2010-06-15) |
2019-09-14 | Derecognized for prolonged non-compliance[20] |
Chapters in discussion phase
Chapters in active preparation to become a chapter. You should add here any chapter that is under discussion to be started up. Please provide link to a page (in meta) with more detailed information (at best with a short summary in English) and provide a contact for questions about the present state.
- Key
- A yellowish background means organizations are currently in active contact (as of the "last update" date) with the Affiliations Committee;
- A light grey background means awaiting an update (from the proposed organization? from AffCom?)
- A light blue background means the AffCom has asked the Board to approve the organization's formation.
| country code | Chapter | Status | Articles of Incorporation/ Statute |
Website | Mailing list | Contact | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BW
|
Wikimedia Botswana | Early development | — | Meta, wikimedia.bw (doesn't exist yet) |
wikimediabw (doesn't exist yet) | tn:User:Oarabile Mudongo (kck, tn, en-3, zu-1, sn-1), Facebook, talk on Meta, talk on Wikipedia |
2012-12-19 |
 BY
|
Wikimedia Belarus | In discussion | — | Meta, wikimedia.by |
wikimediaby | ru:User Talk:Track13 (en, ru, be), ru:User Talk:Pessimist2006 (ru, be) |
2010-05-29 |
 BG
|
Wikimedians of Bulgaria | In discussion | — | wikimedia.bg | info-l | See Wikimedians of Bulgaria | 2014-04-18 |
 CI
|
Wikimedia Côte d'Ivoire | Writing bylaws | fr, en | Meta | Wikimedia-CI | Zenman (talk) | 2014-06-30 |
 DZ
|
Wikimedia Algeria | In discussion | to come | Meta | Wikimedia Algeria/Gestion/Membres and Mohammed Bachounda | 2007-07-01 | |
 EG
|
Wikimedia Egypt | Writing bylaws | Proposed by-laws | Wikimedia Egypt | mail:wikimediaeg-l | Mido or/and #wikimedia-eg | 2009-03-01 |
 GE
|
Wikimedia Georgia | Development. | ka | http://wikimedia.ge/ | — | infowikimedia.ge
|
2010-12-17 |
 GR
|
Wikimedia Greece | In discussion | Research stage | wikimedia.gr/wiki | Geraki or/and #wikimedia-el | 2011-06-01 | |
 HR
|
Wikimedija Hrvatske | Formally established under Croatian law on January 17, 2009. | hr, en | SpeedyGonsales, #wikimedija-hr | 2011-01-12 | ||
 IE
|
Wikimedia Ireland | In discussion | — | Wikimedia Ireland Community | mail:wikimediaie | wikimediaireland@gmail.com | 2014-07-26 |
| IN-DL
|
Wikimedia Delhi City | Memorandum of Association has been posted on Meta. | — | Meta | Wikimedia-in-del | Vibhijain | 2011-06-05 |
 IR
|
Wikimedia Iran | Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Iranian Wikimedians User Group - Liaison approval, July 2015 | — | Meta | info wikimediairan ir
|
Mardetanha | 2008-07-07 |
 KG
|
Wikimedia Kyrgyzstan | In discussion | — | Wikimedia Kyrgyzstan | — | Aidabishkek (en, ru, tr, ky), Maksat (en, ru, ky) |
2012-05-02 |
 KZ
|
Wikimedia Kazakhstan | Reviewing bylaws with AffCom. No currently ongoing communication. | en | Ashina, Alash, Rauank | 2012-08-05 | ||
 LT
|
Wikimedia Lietuva | Stopped at discussion phase | — | — | none | none | 2009-12-10 |
 MY
|
Wikimedia Malaysia | Early development | Research stage | Wikimedia Malaysia (on meta) | — | Talk:Wikimedia Malaysia | 2009-01-12 |
 NP
|
Wikimedia Nepal | Community Approved Draft By-Laws in Nepali Now in Lawyer's revision/ By-laws translation into English | Affcom studying on proposal | Meta (on meta), T:@WikimediaNepal, F:Wikimedia Nepal |
nepaliwiki@gmail.com; nepaliwiki@googlegroups.com | Rajesh Pandey, Ganesh Paudel, Saroj K. Dhakal (en, hi, ne), Nirmal Dulal (en, hi, ne) |
2013-04-24 |
 RO
|
Wikimedia România | Early stages (planning) | ro (drafts) | wikimedia.ro (currently a portal) | WikimediaRO-l | IulianU or Razool | 2005-09-26 |
 SA
|
Wikimedia Saudi Arabia | Early development | — | Wikimedia Saudi Arabia | — | Alrwaikm | 2008-12-26 |
 SG
|
Wikimedia Singapore | Early development | — | Wikimedia Singapore | Wikimedia-SG | Mailing list or #wikimedia-sgconnect | 2011-04-27 |
 SI
|
Wikimedia Slovenia | In discussion | Writing first draft | Wikimedia Slovenia (on meta), w:sl:Wikipedija:Društvo on sl.wikipedia.org |
none yet | Wikimedia Slovenia, Miha / xJaM / Yerpo |
2013-03-14 |
 TR
|
Wikimedia Türkiye | In discussion | Early development | Wikimedia Türkiye (on Meta), tr.wikimedia.org |
wikimedia-tr | #wikimedia-tr | 2011-11-01 |
 US-CAS
|
Wikimedia Cascadia | In discussion, drafting bylaws | pending | Meta | wikimedia-cascadia | Another Believer | |
| US-MW
|
Wikimedia Midwest US | In discussion | — | Meta | — | Varnent (talk) | 2012-06-22 |
 US-TX
|
Texas Wikimedians | In discussion | pending | Meta | WhisperToMe |
Former chapters in discussion
Chapters formerly in preparation to become a chapter, which have either stalled or been absorbed into other chapters.
| country code | Chapter | Status | Articles of Incorporation/ Statute |
Website | Mailing list | Contact | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 US-CA
|
Wikimedia California | Inactive | pending | Meta | wikimedia-california | Geoff Plourde | 2010-05-05 |
| US-PA
|
Wikimedia Pennsylvania | Stalled, merged with Wikimedia New York City | en | pa.us.wikimedia.org | Wikimediapa-l | Cbrown1023 talk, SB_Johnny, Whiteknight, or #wikimedia-pa | 2009-04-29 |
Ideas for chapters
See the movement affiliates FAQ to understand what a local chapter is, and what it entails to create a new one. If you wish to create a local chapter, follow the step-by-step chapter creation guide. In case you have any questions, contact the Affiliations Committee.
In Europe
- Wikimedia Galiza – In discussion and calling for supporters. Discussion and planning is at w:gl:Wikipedia:Wikimedia Galiza.
In North America
- Wikimedia United States Coalition – mailing list
- Wikimedia Cascadia – a chapter in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington and possibly including Northern California and/or British Columbia)
- Wikimedia Florida – Possibility of a chapter for Florida
- Wikimedia Oklahoma – Possibility of a chapter for Oklahoma
- Wikimedia Texas – Possibility of a chapter for Texas and the south-central United States
In Asia
- Wikimedia Mainland China – The discussion of establishing a chapter started in 2009 on Chinese Wikipedia. The discussion was ended due to the political problems and no possibility of being legally incorporated. While the discussion restarted in 2013 when WMF start to recognize User Group, and the Wikimedia User Group China has been recognized since August 2014. There is no further plan for forming a chapter before the NPO can be freely incorporated in mainland China.
- Wikimedia Japan – 設立の是非について投票中です。 The page reads "There are currently no active arguments to establish a local Japanese chapter, mainly because very few Japanese language community members are interested in it. Lack of legal knowledge and accounting skills among the community is also a large contributing factor."
- Wikimedia Nepal विकिमिडिया नेपाल is recognized as a user group Wikimedians of Nepal on 29th May, 2013. Now it is in the way of becoming national chapter. Wikipedia was begun in Nepal on June 3, 2002 with Nepali Wikipedia. Now Wikipedias are avaible in five languages spoken in Nepal. Wikimedia Nepal begun regular meetups and discussions from 17 July 2010. It has been organizing outreach and various programs to promote Wikipedia in Nepal.
- Wikimedia Pakistan is recognized as a user group.
In Africa
- Wikimedia Botswana – in discussion.
- Wikimedia Ghana – in discussion.
- Wikimedia Maroc – in discussion.
- Wikimedia Tunisie – in discussion.
- Wikimedia Uganda – Initiating discussion and calling for supporters.
- Wikimedia Mauritanie – in discussion.
In Oceania
- Wikimedia New Zealand is being discussed.
In South America
- Wikimedia Ecuador – Recognized on September 18th as Wikimedians of Ecuador user group. Still calling for supporters.
In Central America
- Wikimedia Costa Rica – Calling for supporters.
Composition of chapters
See also Wikimedia chapters/Summaries. This list may be partially outdated; provided in alphabetical order by country codes:
[AM] Wikimedia Armenia (Armenia)
- President
- Board
- Chair of the Board-Vahagn Piliposyan
- Tigran Azizbekyan
- Narek Avetisyan
- Davit Poghosyan
- Supervision Commission
- Chair of the Supervision Commissionn-Vardan Mnatsakanyan
- Norayr Bagdasaryan
- Davit Arevyan
- Staff
- Mher Bekaryan (Treasurer, Administrative Officer)
- David Sargsyan (Event Manager)
- Artur Khumaryan (Local Project Coordinator)
- Mary Avetisyan (Administrative Coordinator)
- Ashot Janibekyan (Technical Manager)
- Violla Mosikyan (Wikipedia trainings coordinator)
[AR] Wikimedia Argentina (Argentina)
- Board
- Ivana Lysholm, president
- Galileo Vidoni, vice-president
- Mariano Pérez, secretary
- Ivana Molena, vice-secretary
- Nicolás Giorgetti, treasurer
- Patricio Molina, vice-treasurer
- Andrea P. Kleiman, member
- Esteban Zárate, member
- Jorge Abreu, member
- Leandro Kibisz, alternate member
- Beatrice Murch, alternate member
- Malena Lorente, audit committee
- Nahuel Kahles, audit committee
- Lucas A. Reynoso, audit committee
- Staff
- Anna Torres Adell, executive director
- Giselle Bordoy, communications manager
- Luisina Ferrante, education manager
- Constanza Verón, community manager
[AT] Wikimedia Österreich (Austria)
- Board
Elected 2018-06-02 until 2020.
- Ulrike Zeller president
- Thomas Planinger deputy president
- Beppo Stuhl secretary
- Michael Karolzak vice-secretary
- Arno Grumbeck treasurer
- Friedrich Schipper vice-treasurer
- Martina Oesterreich adviser
- Philip Kopetzky adviser
- Staff
- Raimund Liebert Executive Director (temporary)
- Claudia Garád Executive Director (on maternity leave)
- Annemarie Buchmann Project Manager
- Manfred Werner Community Manager
[AU] Wikimedia Australia (Australia)
Committee (elected 13 September 2020):
- Alex Lum, president
- Caddie Brain, vice-president
- Steve Crossin, secretary
- Pru Mitchell, treasurer
- Amanda Lawrence, ordinary member
- Jacinta Sutton, ordinary member
- Sam Wilson, ordinary member
- Tom Hogarth, ordinary member
[BD] Wikimedia Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
- Shabab Mustafa, president
- Ankan Ghosh Dastidar, secretary
- Tanweer Morshed, treasurer
- Munir Hasan, Member
- Ali Haidar Khan, Member
- Tanvir Rahman, Member
- Moheen Reeyad, Member
- Masum Al Hasan, Member
- Subrata Roy, Member
[BE] Wikimedia Belgium (Belgium)
See wmbe:Board for an overview of the board positions within Wikimedia Belgium.
- Board members (2020)
- President: Geert Van Pamel - User:Geertivp - geert.van.pamel [at] wikimedia.be in Dutch, English or French.
- AnneJea - User:AnneJea - annejea [at] wikimedia.be in French and English.
- Mike - User:Taketa - mike [at] wikimedia.be in Dutch, or English.
[CA] Wikimedia Canada (Canada)
In 2021, the Board of Directors is:
- Lëa-Kim Chateauneuf, President
- Michael David Miller, Vice President
- Ha-Loan Phan, Secretary
- Guillaume Lafrance, Treasurer
- Benoit Rochon, Board member
- Catherine Bernier, Board member
- Jean-Michel Lapointe, Board member
- Thérèse Ottawa, Board member
- Sarah Severson, Board member
[CH] Wikimedia CH (Switzerland)
- Muriel Staub, president
- Bagawathram Maheswaran, board member
- Mauro Cassina, board member
- Matthias Nepfer, board member
- Jon Becker, board member
- Neko Rama, board member
[CL] Wikimedia Chile (Chile)
- Rocío Consales, president
- Marco Correa, vice-president
- Carlos Figueroa, secretary
- Osmar Valdebenito, treasurer
- Dennis Tobar, board member
- Claudio Loader, board member
[CO] Wikimedia Colombia (Colombia)
- Mónica Bonilla, president
- Leidy Sandoval, secretary
- Frank Ballesteros, treasurer
[CZ] Wikimedia Česká republika (Czechia)
Board and Audit committee elected by the general assembly.
- Board Members
- Audit committee
[DE] Wikimedia Deutschland (Germany)
Board elected in 2020:
- Lukas Mezger (chair)
- Daniel Reisener (treasurer)
- Sabria David (vice-chair)
- Alice Wiegand (vice chair)
- Kilian Kluge
- Christina Dinar
- Valerie Mocker
[DK] Wikimedia Danmark (Denmark)
- Board Members
- Finn Årup Nielsen, formand (chairman)
- Karen Mardahl, næstformand (vice-chairman)
- Steen Thomassen, kasserer (treasurer)
- Matthias Smed Larsen, sekretær (secretary)
- Jan Friberg, menigt medlem (board member)
- Asger Nørgaard, menigt medlem (board member)
- Auditor
- Thyge Larsen, revisor (auditor)
- Simon Van Studinski, revisor (auditor)
[EE] Wikimedia Eesti (Estonia)
- Board Members:
- Eva Lepik
- Märt Põder
- Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren
- Ursula Erik
- Teele Vaalma
- Audit committee:
- Tanel Pern
- Luc Saffre
[ES] Wikimedia España (Spain)
See https://www.wikimedia.es/inicio/nuestro-trabajo/ for a current list and biographies of board members.
- President: Santiago Navarro Sanz
- Vice-president: Florencia Claes
- Secretary: Miguel García
- Treasurer: Pedro Pacheco
- Board member: Jorge Sierra
- Board member: María Bolado
- Board member: José Emilio Mori
[FI] Wikimedia Suomi (Finland)
Effective 2020-01-01.
- Jaakko Pirinen, president, board member since 2018
- Tero Toivanen, vice president, board member since 2017
- Hanna Mäki, secretary, board member since 2018
- Tove Ørsted, GLAM, new member
- Kimberli Mäkäräinen, languages
[FR] Wikimédia France (France)
See https://www.wikimedia.fr/conseil-dadministration/ for a current list and biographies of board members.
[GB] Wikimedia UK (United Kingdom)
See wmuk:board for a current list and biographies of board members.
[HU] Wikimédia Magyarország (Hungary)
- Board: (elected: 2020-11-21)
- Péter Gervai, president
- Bence Damokos, executive vice-president
- Balázs Viczián, financial vice-president
- Anna Krizsán, board member
- Tímea Baksa, board member
- Supervisory committee: ((re-)elected: 2018-05-19)
- Péter Báthory, president
- László Slemmer, member
- Attila Szervác, member
[ID] Wikimedia Indonesia (Indonesia)
Board of Trustees (Dewan Pengawas, 24 Jan 2019-31 Dec 2021):
- Rinto Jio, Chair
- Fachria Marasabessy, Trustee
- Fajarwati, Trustee
Board of Executives (Dewan Pengurus, 24 Jan 2019-31 Dec 2021):
- Biyanto Rebin, Chair
- Ivonne Kristiani, Deputy Chair
- Rachmat Wahidi, Secretary-General
- Hillun Vilayl Napis, Deputy Secretary-General
- Djohan Satria Hasibuan, Treasurer
- Thirza Ria Vandari, Deputy Treasurer
[IL] Wikimedia Israel (Israel)
- Board Members
- Itzik Edri (chairperson and spokesperson)
- Ido Ivry (secretary)
- Laliv Gal
- Dana L. Dekel
- Deror Lin
- Sheizaf Rafaeli
- Karine Nahon
- Audit committee
- Sandra Zonensein
- Orit Simon
- Other major functions
- Michal Lester, executive director
[IN] Wikimedia India (India (derecognized))
- Rahul Deshmukh (President)
- Sanket Oswal (Treasurer)
- Yohann Thomas (Secretary)
- Viswanathan Prabhakaran
- Santosh Shingare
For biographical summaries, please visit Wikimedia India Chapter Executive Committee Members
[IT] Wikimedia Italia (Italy)
- Iolanda Pensa, president
- Stefano Dal Bo, vice-president
- Paolo Mauri, secretary
- Marta Cecilia Pigazziini, treasurer
- Lucia Marsicano, members liaison
[MX] Wikimedia México (Mexico)
Updated 2018-06-09
- Carmen Alcázar, president
- José Flores, vice-president
- Paulina Lordméndez, secretary
- Claudia Muñoz, treasurer
- Jackeline Bucio, board member
- Luis Alvaz, board member
- Omar Sandoval, board member
[NL] Wikimedia Nederland (Netherlands)
A new board was elected on April 13, 2019. On April 18, 2020 two members resigned according to the roster of appointments. The current members of the board:
- Justus de Bruijn, secretary
- Lizzy Jongma, open knowledge and partnerships
- Bart Nieuwenhuis, treasurer
- Jan Bart de Vreede, çhair
- Michel Wesseling, fundraising
[NO] Wikimedia Norge (Norway)
Updated 2019-03-31 Elected board as of annual meeting 9 March 2019:
- Hogne Neteland chairman
- Andrea Hegdahl Tiltnes vice-chairperson
- Sigrun Espe board member
- Tore Sætre – board member
- Trond Trosterud – treasurer
- Hilde Blix assistant member of the board*
[PL] Wikimedia Polska (Poland)
Board is elected by General Assembly for a two-year term. Board elected in 2020:
- Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom), president
- Wojciech Tadeusz Mężyk (WTM), treasurer
- Szymon Grabarczuk (Tar Lócesilion), vice-president
[PT] Wikimedia Portugal (Portugal)
A new board was elected on September 1, 2018. The current members of the board:
- Directory
- Gonçalo Themudo, president
- Ana Cravo, secretary
- André Barbosa, treasurer
- General Assembly
- Paulo Santos Perneta, president
- Carlos Barradas, secretary
- João Carvalho, member
- Supervisory Board
- Waldir Pimenta, president
- Manuel de Sousa, secretary
- João Lemos, member
[RS] Викимедија Србије (Serbia)
- Đorđe Stakić
- Filip Maljković, president, chairman
- Marko Adam
- Miroslav Loci
- Miljan Simonović
- Vladimir Burgić
- Vukašin Živković
- Bojana Satarić
[RU] Викимедиа РУ (Russia)
[SE] Wikimedia Sverige (Sweden)
- Mattias Blomgren, chairman
- Sven-Erik Jonsson, treasurer
- Bengt Oberger, member
- Ylva Pettersson, member
- Brit Stakston, member
- Sofie Jansson, member
- Göran Konstenius, member
- Johanna Berg, member
- Sofie Wennström, member
[TW] Wikimedia Taiwan (Taiwan)
See the Chapter page.
[UA] Wikimedia Ukraine (Вікімедіа Україна) (Ukraine)
See the Chapter page.
[US-DC] Wikimedia District of Columbia (United States)
See Wikimedia DC's official list.
[US-NYC] Wikimedia New York City (United States)
See Wikimedia NYC's official list.
[UY] Wikimedia Uruguay (Uruguay)
- Rodrigo Barbano, president
- Mariana Fossatti, secretary
- Jorge Gemetto, treasurer
- Gustavo Ginares, ordinary member
[VE] Wikimedia Venezuela (Venezuela)
- Oscar Costero, president
- Tomás Guardia, vice-president
- Ybsen Manuel Lucero, treasurer
- Kevin Landaeta, secretary
- Jin Kadaba, spokesperson
[ZA] Wikimedia South Africa (South Africa)
2020 Board
- Douglas Scott, president
- Adri Baard, director
- Bobby Shabangu, director
- Deon Steyn, director
- Coenraad Loubser, director
- Ian Gilfillan, director
- Michael Graaf, director
- Rossouw van Rooyen, director
- Wynand van der Walt, director
Inter-chapter initiatives
See also: Interchapter groups
Active:
- Chapters Council, a proposed central organization for chapters intended to promote coordination and accountability. See Wikimedia Chapters Association.
- Regional Cooperation Initiative for Ibero-America (Iberocoop)
- Wikimedia United States Coalition
- Central and Eastern European Wikimedia Group
- Wikimedia Asia, a regional cooperation initiative for chapters and working groups in Asia and Australia.
- Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU, an initiative in the European Union to have a clear and coherent position on major legislative and political changes affecting the vision, mission and values of the Wikimedia movement.
Ideas:
Mailing lists and wikis
Apart from public mailing lists (most notably Chapters-reports) and websites listed elsewhere, there are two main private channels for communication and coordination among chapters, which existing chapters must follow and participate in:
- Internal wiki[21] and Internal-l – Local Chapters, board and officers coordination: each chapter can subscribe an unlimited number of board members (as of 13th August 2010), with an e-mail to the list admin by the president; additional members can be subscribed following the usual procedure (endorsement by a subscribed person + consensus on wiki);
- Chapters wiki[22] and chapters mailinglist[23] for discussions and decisions among chapters: each chapter can subscribe unlimited board members (and some staffer) and an email by the president of the chapter to the list admins with the list of email addresses to add/remove is the usual process; there are also other lists for working groups, generally subsets of the previous one, apart some more open lists (e.g. GLAM).
2014-07-27Following a request for comments, Affiliations Committee publishes best practices guide for creation of Wikimedia movement affiliate logos.2014-06-23Affiliations Committee recommends Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees vote to recognize Wikimedia Belgium as a Wikimedia chapter.2013-11-25Recommendation to the Board to recognise Wikimedia Iceland as a chapter. The board decided not to do so.2013-07-12Based on advice provided by the Affiliations Committee, Wikimedia Uruguay has been recognized as a chapter.- Other news and archives...
See also
- Affiliations committee
- Local chapter FAQ
- Chapters email management
- Chapters per Wikimedia language
- Interorganizational relations among chapters: a summary of a long discussion on IRC
- Sub-national chapters
- Reports
- Guidelines for future chapters
- Requirements for future chapters
Notes
- ↑ Is the chapter formally recognized as a Nonprofit organization under its nation's laws? "n/a" should be used if the country's laws do not recognize a nonprofit status.
- ↑ corporation information
- ↑ A small no profit association doesn't require the formal approval. It's sufficient to follow the law and to have a bylaws compliant with to the law[1][2]. The tax exemption has been formally approved [3].
- ↑ All associations are non-profit by definition in the Czech republic.
- ↑ All associations in Spain have Non profit status.
- ↑ Wikimédia Magyarország is a registered association at the Court and all registered associations are non-profit by definition in Hungary. Wikimédia Magyarország is recognized as "organization for the public benefit" status which means: transparency requirements, tax exemptions, tax deductibility etc.
- ↑ Based on Wikimedia Indonesia Board of Executive Meeting.
- ↑ Officially approved by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea since 2015.
- ↑ At the founding team's request, the provisional approval was extended by the WMF executive director until April 2013.
- ↑ Officialy recognized as Wikimedia México A.C. (civic association) under Mexican laws since February 2013.
- ↑ There is no separate official non-profit status. However, we have been granted charity status (ANBI) by the tax office since January 2010, which, among other demands, requires that the organization is a non-profit by its bylaws and operates as a non-profit in practice. During 2012 we were busy to prepare the chapter for the CBF certificate for 'small charities'.
- ↑ All associations are non-profit by definition in Poland
- ↑ All organizations in Portugal have Non profit status.
- ↑ All associations are non-profit by definition in Serbia.
- ↑ board resolution here
- ↑ Announcement from the Affiliations Committee, Feb 7th, 2017.
- ↑ Announcement from the Affiliations Committee, Sep 9th, 2017.
- ↑ Announcement from the Affiliations Committee, Aug 13th, 2017.
- ↑ Announcement from the Affiliations Committee, April 22nd, 2017.
- ↑ Wikimedia movement affiliates/Formerly Active Affiliates
- ↑ internal.wikimedia.org
- ↑ chapters.wikimedia.ch
- ↑ https://intern.wikimedia.ch/lists/listinfo/chapters