User:Ravan

At Wikimania in Washington DC in 2012, photo by Victor Grigas

Ravan

MCDC Member / Active Wikimedian

“A year from now you may wish you had started today.”

About me

My Name is Ravan, I am an active editor & a former admin in Arabic Wikipedia. I'm a member of MCDC, drafting the new Movement Charter for Wikimedia Movement. I have attended :

• Wikimania Washington, D.C 2012
• Wikimania Hong Kong 2013
• WikiArabia Monastir 2015
• Wikimania Mexico 2015
• WikiArabia Amman 2016
• WikiWomenCamp 2017
• WikiArabia Cairo 2017
• Wikidata Conference Berlin 2017
• Wikimedia Conference Berlin 2018
• Wikimedia Summit Berlin 2022

My work

I've been editing Wikipedia since 2008 and a former admin for 4 years, I have more than 900 new articles created by me and more than 20,000 edits, I've founded Iraqi Wikimedians user group, and organized Wiki Loves Monument 3 times for my country. I managed more than 7 workshops and editathons in several cities in Iraq, I've created two Wiki-Educational curriculums to teach newbies how to edit, I co-founded Wikiwomen prize to increase the content of females in Wikipedia. Currently, I'm an active member of MCDC, drafting the Movement Charter.

Contact me

ravan.jaafar at gmail dot com

This user is @RavanJaafar on X.

Videos

• Talking in Washington DC as a part of Wikimedia annual fundraising campaign.
• Introducing the Movement Charter to the community.

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Special moments

Representing Wikipedia in receiving Princess of Asturias award in Spain 2015.

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  The Cermony
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  The Ceremony
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  At university of Gijón

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