Centre de Diversité Linguistique de Wikimedia
Le Centre de Diversité Linguistique (CDL) de Wikimedia est un centre proposé pour les affilés et bénévoles qui travaillent sur une nouvelle version de Wikipédia ou autres projets Wikimedia. Ceux-ci vont habituellement inclure des communautés linguistiques indigènes, minoritaires, marginalisés et sous-ressourcés. Le centre est une extension et continuation de l'initative Diversité linguistique dans Wikimedia, et il est proposé suite au Recommandations pour la Stratégie 2030 du Mouvement Wikimédia.
Vision et mission
La vision du Centre de Diversité Linguistique de Wikimedia est de créer un monde où chaque communauté linguistique peut contribuer et prospérer dans l'écosystème Wikimedia, favorisant l'inclusion, la diversité linguistique et un accès équitable aux connaissances.
Notre mission vise à autonomiser et soutenir les communautés linguistiques minoritaires, indigènes, mal desservies et sous-ressourcés en fournissant des compétences techniques, des ressources et la revendication, en veillant à ce que leurs voix soient entendues et que leurs connaissances soient partagées selon leurs propres termes pour un écosystème Wikimedia plus inclusif et multilingue.
Content Creation & Capacity Building
Funding Resources: Point towards relevant funding avenues and grants.
- Wikipedia Incubator Fast Track: expedite entry for promising language projects.
- Community Building Toolkit: Provide resources and best practices for fostering a vibrant community.
- Technical Support: Offer training and assistance navigating Wikimedia tools.
- Language Revitalization Tools: Connect communities with resources like Wikitongues and Lingualibre for multimedia dictionary creation.
Beyond the Incubator
- Long-term Support: Offer ongoing guidance and resources after the incubation period.
- Impact Measurement: Track project progress over time (1, 3, 5 years) to evaluate success.
- Active Community Strategies: Share knowledge on fostering engaged communities.
Mentorats
The Hub is currently providing tailored, year-long mentorship to 13 language communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America. This cohort represents diverse stages of growth, from early incubator reactivation to post-graduation strategic development. Mentorship focuses on overcoming specific technical, organizational, and outreach barriers to sustainable growth.
Language Diversity Hub Mentorship Program – 2025 Cohort
- Tibetan (བོད་ཡིག / bo) - Documentation and Progress
- Runyankore (nyn) - Documentation and Progress
- Fante (fat) - Documentation and Progress
- Nupe (nup) - Documentation and Progress
- Kinyarwanda (rw) - Documentation and Progress
- Songhay (son) - Documentation and Progress
- Mandika - Documentation and Progress
- Bauolé (bci) - Documentation and Progress
- Rinconada (Bikol Rinconada / bto) - Documentation and Progress
- Maya Yucatec (yua) - Documentation and Progress
- Náhuat (El Salvador) - Documentation and Progress
- Bono/Abron (abr) - Documentation and Progress
- Fulfulde (ff) - Documentation and Progress
Events & Conferences
Annual General Assembly
The General Assembly (GA) of the Language Diversity Hub (LDH), taking place on Saturday, April 18th, 2026, starting at 13:00 UTC. This is a community-wide consultation and engagement space at the heart of the Language Diversity Hub. It is designed to:
- Keep the broader language and Wikimedia communities informed about LDH activities and initiatives.
- Gather feedback on our work, priorities, and direction from across the community.
- Create clear and open pathways for community members to get involved and contribute.
Language Diversity Conference
Language Diversity Conference 2026 in Accra, Ghana from October 2 to 4, 2026, aims to unite 100+ activists to advance multilingual content and protect underrepresented languages.
Recherches et plans annuels