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This region includes the following countries and territories:
Anguilla; Antigua da Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Bolibiya; Caribbean Netherlands; Bouvet Island; Brazil; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Chile; Kolombiya; Costa Rica; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominika; Jamhuriyar Dominika; Ecuador; Salvador; Falkland Islands; French Guiana; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guatemala (ƙasa); Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaika; Martinique; Mexico; Montserrat; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Kitts da Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint-Martin; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Saint Barthélemy; Sint Maarten; Suriname; Trinidad da Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Uruguay; Venezuela; United States Virgin Islands
Program Officer
Regional calendar
Upcoming Round 1 (2023-24)
- Applicant proposal support starts: 25 Agusta 2023
- Submission deadline: 29 Satumba 2023
- Eligibility check: 25 Agusta - 29 Satumba 2023
- Application translation: 2 Oktoba - 6 Oktoba 2023
- Review process starts: 9 Oktoba 2023
- Feedback received: 27 Oktoba 2023
- Engaging with feedback: 27 Oktoba - 10 Nuwamba 2023
- Decisions announced: 1 Disamba 2023
- Agreement signed: 15 Disamba 2023
- First payment sent: 15 Disamba 2023 - 19 Janairu 2024
- Midterm conversation due: 15 Yuli 2024
- Final report due: 31 Janairu 2025
- Yearly report due for multi-year funds: 31 Janairu 2025
Round 2 (2023-24)
- Applicant proposal support starts: 16 Faburairu 2024
- Submission deadline: 8 Maris 2024
- Eligibility check: 16 Faburairu - 8 Maris 2024
- Application translation: 8 Maris - 12 Maris 2024
- Review process starts: 18 Maris 2024
- Feedback received: 5 Afirilu 2024
- Engaging with feedback: 5 Afirilu - 26 Afirilu 2024
- Decisions announced: 10 Mayu 2024
- Agreement signed: 24 Mayu 2024
- First payment sent: 24 Mayu - 1 Yuni 2024
- Midterm conversation due: 15 Janairu 2025
- Final report due: 31 Yuli 2025
- Yearly report due for multi-year funds: 31 Yuli 2025
Contact us
Rapid Fund
If you want to apply or if have any questions about the Rapid Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: lac_rapid
wikimedia.org
General Support Fund
If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: lac_fundwikimedia.org
Awanni tattaunawa don Zagaye 1 Oktoba-Nuwamba 2023
Conversation hours are available for questions, comments, and general support around our regional funding programs. Please review the table below for information and links to these meetings:
- Kwanan wata da lokaci:
- Language: Sifaniyanci, Faransanci, Harshen Potugis, Turanci
- Topic: Applications for new round
- Link to meeting: Google Meet link
The regional program officer is available several times during the week to meet with you to answer questions, receive feedback, and provide any general support or guidance around our funding programs in the region. The meetings can be held in Spanish, French, Portuguese, or English. Please review the program officer's calendar on Google Calendar below and reserve a time that is most convenient for you:
To support preparation needs, please provide a brief explanation about the purpose of the meeting and your preferred language when reserving a time. This information can alternatively be provided via e-mail (mcaso(_AT_)wikimedia.org). If none of the available times works for you, please contact the program officer via e-mail to suggest a few alternatives of dates and times that will work well for you.
Regional Committee
The primary role of the committee is to contribute as thought partners in strategic thinking to understand the complexities of the Latin America and Caribbean region and to make funding decisions for applications in the region, providing expertise and experience to applicants to support the effective functioning of the movement's activities.
Contact the LAC committee: lac-regionalcom@wikimedia.org
- Hedestad, August 2021- Sou historiador, atualmente fazendo mestrado, e Wikimedista desde 2018. Sou membro do Wiki Movimento Brasil e vivo em Porto Alegre, no Brasil.
- Lilian Viana, August 2021- Eu me chamo Lilian. Atuo como bibliotecária em universidade no Brasil e integro a iniciativa. GLAM Bibliotecas da USP. Sou doutora em Ciência da informação. Comecei a explorar o universo Wikimedia em 2019, sobretudo Wikidata e Wikipédia em português. Sou de São Paulo, Brasil.
- Salvador alc, August 2021- Abogado. Co-fundador de Wikimedia México. Wikimedista desde 2006. Actualmente estudio una Maestría en Tecnologías de la Información. Vivo en Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
- Ivonne Dos Santos, January 2023- Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Maricarmen Sequera, January 2023- Paraguay.
- Paulakindsvater, January 2023- Paraná, Argentina.
- Superzerocool, January 2023- Santiago, Chile.
- PilarSaenz, September 2023- Colombia.
- Vanett Graneros, September 2023- Bolivia. Soy bibliotecaria-archivista de profesión, wikimedista desde el año 2019, voluntaria en el grupo de usuarios de Wikimedistas de Bolivia. Vivo en la ciudad de La Paz.
- Onica aguilar, September 2023- Oaxaca, México.
Inactive and Past Committee Members
Resources
Meet the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Funding Committee
LAC Regional Funds committee and proposal review process
Browse Applications
Wikimedia Community Fund
General Support Fund