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[edit]The mandate for the ESEAP Hub Interim Committee was not extended. After a discussion during the ESEAP Strategy Summit at Wikimania, the seating arrangement for the Preparatory Council has been extended to include community and individual contributors on top of the original affiliate seatings.
For more information see ESEAP Preparatory Council/Process.
Nominations has to be turned in by 19 August 2023. As this is a short notice, efforts to reach out to members of this community group will be done primarily on enwiki's wikiproject singapore, and as well as on WSUG's telegram group expeditiously.
The voting process will start on 21 August, and ends on 2 September 2023.
As the documented start of the user group on wiki is vague, we will be seeking endorsement from Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia for the community seat.
Nominations
[edit]Nominees to be listed below if there's intention to participate as a Council member
- Robertsky. Self nominated. Coming hot from organising Wikimania 2023, participating in the discussions for establishing the hub will be beneficial for the Singapore user group and the other user groups in the region administratively/financially in the future. Robertsky (talk) 07:57, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
Discussions
[edit]Discussions below
To be filled by nominator only (start)
Endorsement
[edit]- With this, I, Dody Ismoyo from Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia gives my endoresemnt for UserːRobertsky for his nomination to the community nomination of ESEAP Preparatory Council/Nomination
̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴Dody Ismoyo (talk) 08:13, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
- Robert has my Complete and Total Endorsement! Kingoflettuce (talk) 08:26, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
- Endorsed nomination, robertsky is actively involved in the organisation of Wikimania Singapore and also the setting up of the Singapore User Group (pending approval), his experience will help in ESAP and also the Singapore User Group. --Justanothersgwikieditor (talk) 08:33, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
To be filled by nominator only (end)
ESEAP Preparatory Council voting
[edit]The voting period for the ESEAP Preparatory Council has been opened and will close on 23:59 UTC, 3 September 2023 for the Community Seats and Individual Seats.
Community Seats
[edit]Relevant voting guidelines for a community
[edit]- Each ESEAP community can cast at most 3 votes and at most 1 vote to each nominee.
- Other votes representing communities must be casted by a leading member of the community, with a link to the discussion within the community.
- A Community voting twice for the same candidate will nullify their entire cast of votes.
Our voting process
[edit]We shall adopt the Voter's eligibility criteria for our criteria for the community seats, as transcluded:
For you to be eligible to cast your vote for the individual ESEAP Preparatory Council nominee, you must be:
- Existing Wikimedia editor in good standing (not permanently blocked or locked in more than 1 project)
- Account must be created before 1 August 2023
- Shall not be sockpuppet/bot account
- Shall have edited in other ocassions apart from the intention or action to cast this vote
Additional voting rules:
- Each voter is a member of the Wikimedia Singapore User Group as of 23 August 2023.
- Each voter has up to three votes.
- Each voter cannot double or triple vote for one candidate. If double or triple voted, these votes will count as one for that candidate.
Selection:
- Top three candidates will be forwarded to ESEAP Preparatory Council/Voting sometime after 23:59 UTC+8, 3 September 2023 and before 23:59 UTC, 3 September 2023
Nominations
[edit]Johnny Alegre (User:Buszmail), Pilipinas Panorama Community
[edit]Please cast your vote (as signature) for the said candidate below
Irvin Sto. Tomas (User:Filipinayzd), Bikol Central Wikipedia
[edit]Please cast your vote (as signature) for the said candidate below
Youngjin Ko, Korean Wikipedia
[edit]Username:
*Youngjin
Note: Youngjin's username will break the header so the username is separated from the header
Please cast your vote (as signature) for the said candidate below
Robert Sim (User:Robertsky), Wikimedians of Singapore User Group
[edit]Please cast your vote (as signature) for the said candidate below
- ZKang123 (talk) 10:27, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- Endorsed by Justanothersgwikieditor (talk) 23:39, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Individual Seats
[edit]The Voter's eligibility criteria for Individual Seats, as transcluded:
For you to be eligible to cast your vote for the individual ESEAP Preparatory Council nominee, you must be:
- Existing Wikimedia editor in good standing (not permanently blocked or locked in more than 1 project)
- Account must be created before 1 August 2023
- Shall not be sockpuppet/bot account
- Shall have edited in other ocassions apart from the intention or action to cast this vote
Voting guidelines:
- Each individual can cast at most 2 votes and at most 1 vote to each nominee.
- Please refer to these criteria for who can vote.
- Any individual voting twice for the same candidate will nullify their entire cast of votes.
Nominations:
| Name | Username | User's Global account information (Special:CentralAuth) | Nominated by | Experience / Qualifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasagorn Waeson | Azoma | Special:CentralAuth/Azoma | Azoma | Admin in th.wp |
| Vanj Padilla | Lady01v | Special:CentralAuth/Lady01v | Markadan | (1) Juris Doctor
(2) Wikimania 2021 & 2023 COT |
| Agus Damanik | Agus_Damanik | Special:CentralAuth/Agus Damanik | Agus_Damanik | (1) Admin in id.ws and id.wp
(2) Wikimania 2023 COT (3) Founder of Komunitas Wikisource Indonesia (4) event assistant for WikiNusantara 2023 |
| Thomas Bell | Chipmunkdavis(CMD) | Special:CentralAuth/Chipmunkdavis | Chipmunkdavis | ESEAP RGC member |
| Gnangarra | Gnangarra | Special:CentralAuth/Gnangarra | Buszmail | (1) Pioneer of ESEAP
(2) Wikimania 2021 and 2023 COT |
Please proceed to ESEAP Preparatory Council/Voting#Individual Seats to cast your votes for the Individual Seats.
Notifications
[edit]Following members are pinged: @Robertsky, Kingoflettuce, Justanothersgwikieditor, Angal26, HolyCrocsEmperor, R22-3877, Osama Eid, and Exec8: Robertsky (talk) 06:07, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
ESEAP Council nomination discussion
[edit]@Robertsky, Kingoflettuce, Justanothersgwikieditor, Angal26, HolyCrocsEmperor, R22-3877, Osama Eid, and Exec8:
I am pinging everyone here to clarify and summarise the ESEAP Council nomination process and also to discuss who to vote for for the Community Seats. The pinged editors are eligible, based on the voting criteria, to discuss and vote for their desired candidate. Note that we are able to discuss and then vote for Robertsky.
There are three different type of seats that are up for nomination : Affiliate Seats, Community Seats and Individual Seats.
- Affiliate Seats - We are not eligible to vote for the Affiliate Seats.
- Community Seats - The admin or a community leader of a community is able to vote for the community subject to a discussion by the community who to vote for, aka a proxy vote.
- Individual Seats - Anyone can vote for the individual seats as long as it is not a new account setup to vote for the individuals (see ESEAP Preparatory Council/Voter's eligibility criteria)
This section is to discuss which of the 4 nominated candidates to vote for. Please state your reason who you like to vote for. For each candidate, you can list your 
Support/
Oppose/abstain vote and the reason for your vote. You do not need to list your vote and reason for every candidate.
Candidates
[edit]Johnny Alegre (User:Buszmail), Pilipinas Panorama Community
[edit]Please write your reason and vote for the said candidate below
Irvin Sto. Tomas (User:Filipinayzd), Bikol Central Wikipedia
[edit]Please write your reason and vote for the said candidate below
Youngjin Ko, Korean Wikipedia
[edit]Username:
*Youngjin
Note: Youngjin's username will break the header so the username is separated from the header
Please write your reason and vote for the said candidate below
Robert Sim (User:Robertsky), Wikimedians of Singapore User Group
[edit]Please write your reason and vote for the said candidate below
Support: Robertsky has been instrumental in Wikimania 2023 and also organising and putting in plan for our Singapore User Group. Active editor who is interested in furthering the Wikimedia movement in Singapore. With him in the ESEAP council, we will be able to leverage on his position to finally form the group (we are still pending Affcom to approve our application) and starting our activities. Wikimania 2023 held in Singapore had interested a few Singapore agencies and organisation in Wikimedia activities. It is a good opportunity for us to have a seat on ESEAP and then leverage on ESEAP (as we do not have the manpower and time) to kick off activities in Singapore. --Justanothersgwikieditor (talk) 09:10, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Introducing Let's Connect!
[edit]Dear Wikimedia Singapore User Group,
We hope this message finds you well and that you are in good spirits. We are the Let’s Connect working group - a team of movement contributors/organizers who are liaison representatives of 7/8 regions. We are connecting with you to see if you are interested in and/or know about the peer-to-peer program, Let’s Connect!
The program creates an open and safe learning space for any Wikimedian who is part of an organized group to share and learn different skills (organizational/interpersonal / grant related / learning & evaluation ...) with other peers to add value and contribute collectively to the community. The purpose is to further develop skills, share knowledge and promote human connections and mutual support between different groups and communities, in alignment with the Movement Strategy.
Every month, we host 2-3 live 2-hour learning clinics with interesting topics selected by our team and our interested sharers. Our live learning sessions have up to 4 interpreters translating the clinic for our participants. Our main languages are Spanish | Arabic | French | Portuguese. If there is a specific language you would like to see in the calls, we are happy to see how we can accommodate it.
Let’s Connect is directed at Wikimedians in all regions that are part of organized groups (this can range from a group of individuals that are not formally organized user groups, chapters and mission-aligned organizations). Please see our Meta page for more criteria. To participate as a sharer, you can register in this initial registration form where you can register your learning and sharing interests and state if you want to share your knowledge through Learning Clinics.
Below, you will find our team of 8 who are excited to meet with you if you are interested. Please email our team at letsconnect@wikimedia.org if you have any questions :) We look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Anthony Diaz
The Let’s Connect Working Group
Kunokuno (talk) 11:36, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
Affiliations Committee News (July-September 2024)
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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.
Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: Recognition of Togo, Wayúu, and Singapore user groups
Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world
AffCom Conflict Intervention: Updates on conflict intervention cases
AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at Wikimania
AffCom Administration: Results of the officers elections
Upcoming AffCom Events: AffCom at WikiIndaba and a strategy meetup
Other Movement News: Regional conferences, mental health support, and new committee support inboxMediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:53, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
Affiliations Committee News (October-December 2024)
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You can find this newsletter translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Please help translate to your language
Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.
Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: User group application pause lifted
Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world
AffCom Conflict Intervention: Updates on conflict intervention cases
AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at WikiIndaba
AffCom Administration: Mari Avetisyan appointed new AffCom secretaryMediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:03, 5 February 2025 (UTC)
[Learning Clinic] Let’s Connect with Your Community!
[edit]Hi everyone,
We’re the Let’s Connect working group—a team of liaison representatives from seven Wikimedia regions—and we would like to invite you to our next online learning clinic:
Exploring Diff Blog: Sharing Your Story & Understanding Technical Implementation
🗓 Date & Time: Tuesday, May 6, 12:00 – 14:00 UTC
🌐 Language: English (with simultaneous translation into Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Japanese)
What to Expect
- History & Impact: Origins of Diff, communication benefits, and key site statistics
- Best Practices: Tips for writing strong posts and overcoming common challenges
- Technical How-To: How to find, translate, and archive Wikimedian activities
- Movement Engagement: Using Diff to explore and showcase Wikimedia projects
Register here: Registration Link
(After registering, you will receive a Google Calendar invitation.)
We would also be happy to set up a quick Google Meet or Zoom call to introduce our team or brainstorm future clinic topics with you. If you’re interested, please email us at letsconnectteam@wikimedia.org.
Thank you for helping us amplify this opportunity—please feel free to share this announcement with your networks!
The Let’s Connect Team Bukky658 (talk) 10:16, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
Affiliations Committee News (January-March 2025)
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You can find this newsletter translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Please help translate to your language
Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.
Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: Recognition of Wikimedia Brasil and four user groups
Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world
AffCom Conflict Intervention: Updates on conflict intervention cases
AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at Wikimedia+Libraries and Wikisource conferences
AffCom Administration: Welcoming new AffCom voting and advisory members
Upcoming AffCom Events: AffCom at ESEAP Strategy SummitMediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:28, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
Join the 6th Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign – 2025 Edition
[edit]Dear Wikimedia affiliate,
We invite your community to participate in the 6th edition of the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign, a global campaign taking place from July 1 to August 31, 2025.
Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photos, then add a suitable photo from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, Wiki Loves Monuments, etc.) over the years.
More than 60 Wikimedia affiliates have participated since the campaign was launched in 2020 and have added images to more than 400,000 Wikipedia articles in over 245 Wikipedia languages. Thanks to the volunteer contributors!
We now invite your affiliate to organize and lead the campaign within your community. As a local organizer, you may:
- Encourage individual members to take part by adding images to Wikipedia articles.
- Host edit-a-thons focused on improving visual content.
- Organize training workshops to teach contributors how to correctly integrate images into Wikipedia.
These activities will help build local capacity and increase visual content across Wikipedia.
Please note that for participants to be eligible to participate in the campaign, they need to have registered an account for at least a year before the official start date of the contest. That is, for the 2025 edition, they must have registered an account on or before July 1, 2025. The account can be from any Wikimedia project wikis.
The organizing team is looking for a contact person to coordinate WPWP participation at the Wikimedia user group or chapter level (geographically or thematically) or for a language Wikipedia.
We would be glad for you to sign up directly at WPWP Participating Communities.
With kind regards,
User:Reading Beans On behalf of the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos campaign 2025. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:03, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 - Call for Candidates
[edit]Hello all,
The call for candidates for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now open from June 17, 2025 - July 2, 2025 at 11:59 UTC. The Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's work, and each Trustee serves a three-year term. This is a volunteer position.
This year, the Wikimedia community will vote starting in August and ending in September 2025 to fill two (2) seats on the Foundation Board. You can see the timeline of the full selection process here.
Traits
Wikimedia is a global movement and seeks candidates from the broader community. Ideal candidates are thoughtful, respectful, community-oriented and align with the Wikimedia Foundation mission. The Board is looking for candidates with experience guiding organizational strategy, navigating change, and driving long-term strategic objectives. Candidates should think about what experiences and perspectives they will bring to the Board.
The Board would like to find perspectives and voices that are essential but underrepresented in our movement. Accordingly, all candidates will be asked to include statements in their application that speak to their experiences in the world, the perspectives they bring to the movement and share how these help them to include those not already here.
Time Commitment for Trustees
Trustees serve a three year term and can serve up to three consecutive terms. The expectation is that Trustees serve on at least one of the Board’s committees. The time commitment is about 150 hours per year, excluding travel. This time is not evenly spread throughout the year. The time is concentrated around meetings.
Requirements to be a Trustee
English is the language of business for the Board. Candidates must be fluent in written and spoken English. Previous experience serving on a collective decision-making body, especially Boards or committees, and significant experience in Wikimedia (or equivalent) movement building and organizing are expected from candidates. You can review the candidate guidelines here.
How to Apply
Candidates from all projects and communities who meet the criteria to become a Wikimedia Trustee are welcome to apply. Could you - or someone you know - be a good fit to join the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees? Encourage them to run for election. Candidates can find information and submit their nomination on the candidate application page. If you want to learn more about the role of Trustees or have questions, refer to this candidate resources page.
Community questions for candidates
The questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer have been published as part of the candidate application. From the list of questions submitted by the community, the Election Committee selected 5 questions which the candidates are required to answer. Learn more about the community questions on this Meta-wiki page.
Best regards,
The Elections Committee and the Governance Committee
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:02, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
2025 Board of Trustees selection process – Candidate shortlisting process
[edit]The candidates application period for the Wikimedia Foundation 2025 Board of Trustees selection was closed on July 9, 2025. The Elections Committee has announced the list of 12 (twelve) eligible candidates.
A shortlisting process will be conducted to produce 6 (six) final candidates that will be voted on by the wider community. Representatives of Wikimedia movement affiliates that are currently compliant with their reporting obligations (list of all Affiliates currently compliant) has been notified to participate in the shortlisting process based on the candidates’ alignment with the requirements and desired criteria for candidates. The process is open from now until Monday, July 28, 2025 at 23:59 UTC.
After the shortlisting process concludes, the 6 (six) candidates who receive the highest number of votes will be announced by the Elections Committee on Wikimedia-l and Meta-wiki, but without publicly mentioning their ranking. As mentioned on the Meta page, the results of this shortlisting process will be shared after the election closes, to avoid influencing the vote.
On behalf of the Elections Committee and the Governance Committee,
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:16, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
Affiliations Committee News (April-June 2025)
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You can find this newsletter translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Please help translate to your language
Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.
Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world
AffCom Conflict Intervention: Updates on conflict intervention cases
AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at the ESEAP Strategy Summit
AffCom Administration: Results of the AffCom officers election
Upcoming AffCom Events: Meet AffCom at WikimaniaMediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:26, 5 August 2025 (UTC)
Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees
[edit]Each year, typically from October through December, several of the movement’s committees seek new volunteers.
Read more about the committees on their Meta-wiki pages:
Applications for the committees open on October 30, 2025. Applications for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee close on December 11, 2025. Learn how to apply by visiting the appointment page on Meta-wiki. Post to the talk page or email cst
wikimedia.org with any questions you may have.
For the Committee Support team,
- MKaur (WMF) 14:10, 30 October 2025 (UTC)
Call for Applications for WikiDebates from Wikimedia Affiliates
Dear Wikimedia Affiliates,
The Core Organising Team for WikiDebates is pleased to invite interested Wikimedia affiliates to apply to participate in the upcoming WikiDebates.
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- About WikiDebates
WikiDebates is a collaborative knowledge-engagement initiative designed to strengthen critical reasoning, public discourse, and community participation across the Wikimedia movement. The program uses structured debate as a tool to deepen understanding of open knowledge, digital citizenship, and the role of Wikimedia projects in shaping informed societies.
- Program Objectives
- Promote constructive dialogue on themes connected to free knowledge and public information.
- Strengthen community members' capacity in research, argument development, and public speaking.
- Encourage cross-affiliate collaboration and relationship building.
- Highlight shared movement values such as openness, verifiability, diversity, and community governance.
- Who Can Apply
- Recognised Wikimedia User Groups, Chapters, and Thematic Affiliates.
- Affiliates must have an active community and be able to field a small team (2–3 participants) to represent them.
- Teams may include new and experienced contributors; no previous debate experience is required.
- Expected Participation
- Attend a virtual orientation and training session.
- Participate in scheduled debate rounds between affiliates.
- Demonstrate respect, collaboration, and adherence to friendly space policies throughout the program.
- Support Provided
- Orientation and training resources on debate structure and research.
- Coaching sessions and topic guides.
- Publicity and movement-level visibility for participating affiliates.
- How to Apply
Interested affiliates should complete the application form.
- Please provide:
- Affiliate name and contact details.
- Names of proposed team members (3–5 participants).
- A short statement (150–200 words) on why your affiliate wishes to participate.
- Any preferred support needs or time-zone constraints.
Application Deadline: 30 November 2025 Notification of Selected Affiliates: 15 December 2025
We welcome your participation in building a vibrant, informed, and collaborative knowledge community through WikiDebates.
For inquiries, please contact: WikiDebates.Global[at]gmail.com
'Sincerely,
: Suyash Dwivedi (💬) 08:50, 17 November 2025 (UTC)
The Core Organizing Team, WikiDebates
Affiliations Committee News (July-December 2025)
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Recognition Status Report: Updates of affiliate applications
AffCom Conflict Intervention: Updates on conflict intervention cases
AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom at WikiConference North America
AffCom Administration: AffCom and EDs Discuss Affiliate Ecosystem
AffCom Events: AffCom at WikimaniaThis newsletter is best translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Please help translate to your language
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:11, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
Discover CapX: New Design, Features, and Ways to Connect
[edit]Hello Wikimedians of Singapore User Group!
My name is Amanda Jurno and I’m writing to you on behalf of the Capacity Exchange (CapX) team. We would like to invite you and your community to start using the CapX tool.
CapX is a platform designed for Wikimedians around the world to connect through skills and collaboration. It offers a simple and user-friendly way to find and engage with people who can offer specific expertise, helping make collaboration across the movement more efficient and accessible.
If you’d like a clearer sense of where we’re headed, you can read more about our Vision and Purpose here'. We’ve also prepared a simple visualisation of how CapX works. Additional documentation, FAQs, tutorials, and how-to videos are available on our Meta-Wiki page. The more your community joins CapX, the clearer your view becomes of how capacity-building is growing across your region via the CapX's Data Analytics dashboard.
If you experience any difficulties using the tool, you can consult our User Guide, which includes step-by-step tutorials and short videos explaining each feature. To get in touch with the CapX team, share feedback, or suggest improvements, feel free to email us at capxwmnobrasil.org. For quick questions and updates, you can also join our Telegram channel.
We would be delighted to have Wikimedians of Singapore User Group join CapX’s growing network. Creating your organization profile only takes a few minutes and helps other affiliates discover your expertise, initiatives, and potential areas for collaboration. Here is what we need from you before you can start.
Finally, we invite you to subscribe to our newsletter channel to receive regular updates about CapX and the Capacity Exchange project - click here to subscribe.
We hope to see you exchanging soon!
Sincerely, AJurno (WMB) (talk) 22:01, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
Affiliations Committee News (January-March 2026)
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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.
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Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: This past quarter, AffCom recognized no new Affiliates due to the pause in recognizing new affiliates.
AffCom Conflict Intervention: AffCom is currently addressing eight ongoing affiliate conflict cases received in previous quarters.
Affiliate Recognition Pause Extension: The Wikimedia Foundation, together with the AffCom, has extended the pause on new affiliate recognition until September 1, 2026.
New Affiliate Model Development Efforts: The Affiliations Committee held collaborative meetings with the Global Resource Distribution Committee (GRDC) to explore the development of a new affiliations model.
Towards a Healthy Ecosystem of Wikimedia Organizations: Two major pilot initiatives were launched to address long-standing questions about the roles of movement organizations and the future of resource allocation.