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Protecting the people: Some recommendations for safety while contributing to Wikimedia projects: Members of the Human Rights Team presented at Wikimania in Poland to raise awareness about some of the human rights risks that may be associated...; Jackie Koerner 2024-09-08 12:00:00
Celebrating 100 guest speakers (and their audience): A pandemic baby of the Wikiverse has come to stay. For Wikimedia Deutschland in Germany and Wikimedia Österreich in Austria, the video conferences of the...; Raimund Liebert WMAT 2024-09-08 07:00:00
Inaugural ‘Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom’ workshop for Dagbani Language Teachers in Tamale, organized by the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group: As part of its annual programs, the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group held a training workshop to train Dagbani teachers on how to use Wikipedia as...; Sadik Shahadu 2024-09-07 17:59:00
An Introduction to Wikipedia: A free online course for beginners: There are many ways to learn about Wikipedia when you’re just beginning. Previously I ran edit-a-thons and introduction sessions with Wikimedia Australia, as well as...; James Gaunt 2024-09-07 12:40:26
Bangla Wiktionary: A Major Milestone of 100,000 Entries!: Recently, Bangla Wiktionary has achieved a remarkable milestone by surpassing 100,000 entries, marking a significant moment for the Bengali language. After Bangla Wikipedia, this is...; Shakil Hosen 2024-09-06 21:01:50
Nigeria Oral History Documentation hosts one of the world’s largest repositories of freely licensed Indigenous content.: Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria — August 26, 2024 — The Nigeria Oral History Documentation Project, a pioneering cultural preservation initiative led by the Wikimedia User...; Olaniyan Olushola 2024-09-06 16:30:44

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The Foundation manages the budget, which pays primarily for computer equipment and hosting. Other costs include human resources necessary to the running of the Wikimedia projects, though most people are volunteers. This site includes minutes from Board meetings.

The latest Board decisions may be found at resolutions.

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Projects of the Wikimedia Foundation (read more...)

Wikipedia Free encyclopedia	Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus	Wikinews Free content news source
Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals	Wikiquote Collection of quotations	Wikisource Free source documents
Wikiversity Free learning tools	Wikispecies Directory of species	Commons Shared media repository

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