Translations:Wikimedia Blog/Drafts/Affiliations committee blog post/3/en

It seems like a long time since Wikimedia Deutschland--the first Wikimedia chapter--was founded on June 13, 2004 in Berlin. Since then, 39 chapters (and counting!) have come to life around the world. These groups of volunteers work to support the Wikimedia projects and attract new contributors. By collecting and developing free knowledge under free licenses and disseminating it globally, these chapters engage and empower people in communities around the world. In order to support them and help with "chapter coordination," a Chapters Committee was created in 2006 by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation.