Wikimedia regions
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- See also Movement Charter/Affiliates by Region.Wikimedia regions are approximate split of the world into 7, 8 or 9 mutually exclusive regions for purpose of exact representation and management. The lists below are ordered geographically, from East to West.
Eight regions[edit]
It has been proposed that Wikimedians from eight regions of the world should be represented on a Movement Charter drafting committee.
- ESEAP: East and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific region
- SAARC: South Asia
- MENA: Middle East and North Africa
- Indaba: Africa, as per Wiki Indaba, an approximately annual conference
- CEE and CA: Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Northern and Western Europe
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- North America (sometimes including the Caribbean); see WikiConference North America
2022 Wikimedia Foundation regions[edit]
As of 2022, the Wikimedia Foundation is organizing its activities around the following eight regions:
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East & North Africa
East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific
Northern & Western Europe
North America
Seven regions[edit]
The 7 grants regions.
A different definition of SEVEN regions is here: Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund. They are:
- ESEAP
- SAARC
- Middle East and Africa (merge of MENA & Indaba)
- CEE and Central Asia
- Northern and Western Europe
- Latin America and The Caribbean
- United States and Canada
Nine regions[edit]
Sometimes a ninth category appears, for Thematic Groups, which are not defined or linked mainly to a geography.
Here's in important example, from the representation process for Movement Charter drafting