Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Recognition Wikimedia Community User Group Sri Lanka

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Whereas:
  1. Recognizing Wikimedia User Groups is the responsibility of the Affiliations Committee;
  2. Wikimedia Community User Group Sri Lanka has submitted an application for recognition, which has been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee;
  3. The scope of the group, which can be found on their meta page, is "is a non-profit community with an aim of unifying, empowering, and growing the Wikimedian community in Sri Lanka. The initial objectives of this community includes increasing awareness of Wikimedia and its projects, introducing more people to the editing environment, and scaling-up the coverage on Sri Lankan history, geography, and other key topics. Future plans include holding edit-a-thons and collaborating with the local government to digitize and upload historic documents, photographs, and other information."; and
  4. It is the opinion of the Affiliations Committee that the group meets the requirements for Wikimedia User Group status.
Therefore be it resolved that Wikimedia Community User Group Sri Lanka is recognized as a Wikimedia User Group for a one-year, renewable period, effective on February 18, 2016.

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Liaison's Approval[edit]

  1. JAnstee (WMF) (talk) (10:37, February 26, 2016)