ESEAP Hub/Governance/Community Connector/Endorsement/Cycle 2/Candidate/Diamantino Soares
Diamantino Soares
[edit]Introduction: My name is Diamantino Soares, and I have been contributing to Wikimedia projects since 2023. I am also one of the initiators of the effort to establish a Tetum Wikipedia user group in Timor-Leste, supporting the growth of the local Wikimedia community. .
Movement contribution: I am genuinely active involved in developing the Wikimedia community in Timor-Leste, particularly supporting the growth of the Wikipedia tetum user group and I have contributed around 656 edits on Wikipedia and Commons since 2023. In early February 2026, with the collaboration of Wikimedia Indonesia (WMID) We conducted an online training program for new Wikipedia contributors. The program accumulated approximately 40 participants from a Catholic university in Timor-Leste and shared an introduction to the Wikimedia movement, the wikipedia tetum user group and building participants' editing skills and encouraging active engagement in Wikimedia projects. Building on this effort, in collaboration with Wikimedia Indonesia (WMID), we are continuing community outreach and capacity-building activities through offline Wikipedia training sessions at the National University of Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL) in 27-28 June 2026, involving approximately 80 participants. These activities focus on introducing new contributors to Wikimedia projects, developing editing skills, strengthening the wikipedia tetum user group, and promoting free knowledge in the Tetum language. Through these training sessions, we aim to empower students and young people to become active contributors to Wikimedia projects and advocates for open knowledge in Timor-Leste.
Governance experience: To be honest, I do not have any formal governance experience within the ESEAP region. However, I committed to work harder to develop wikipedia tetum user group through community organizing, outreach, and capacity-building activities in Timor-Leste. I have coordinated training programs for new contributors in collaboration with Wikimedia Indonesia and have helped introduce students and new community members to Wikimedia projects and the Tetum Wikipedia community. Through these activities, I have gained experience in communication, partnership building, event coordination, and community engagement. I am eager to learn more about Wikimedia governance processes and to contribute to discussions that support the growth, sustainability, and inclusiveness of Wikimedia communities across the ESEAP region.
Statement: I want to building connections between communities, support new contributors, and promote local-language content in underrepresented regions.
Eligibility verification
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- Edit times: 660 (47 (only in Meta) in the past year)
- Register Date: 14 June 2023
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Unqualified, currently lack of Movement contributions, check here. --Biyanto (ESEAP Hub) (talk) 01:26, 17 June 2026 (UTC)
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