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The Affiliations Committee advises and makes recommendations regarding the recognition and existence of Wikimedia movement affiliates.

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The Affiliations Committee (formerly known as Chapters Committee, colloquially AffCom) is a Wikimedia community-run committee entrusted with advising the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees on the approval of new movement affiliates: national and subnational chapters, thematic organisations, and user groups.

The Committee was created on January 15, 2006, by a resolution of the Board of Trustees, along with several other Wikimedia committees. Its original mandate included coordination of the development of Wikimedia chapters—which at the time were at an early stage of organisation—, as well as facilitating communication among the chapters and between chapters and the Wikimedia Foundation.

In 2012, following a community discussion and a resulting Board of Trustees' resolution, the scope of the Committee was expanded to include thematic organisations and user groups. In accordance with the resolution, the Committee drafted its charter which was officially approved by the Board in August, finalizing the transition into the Affiliations Committee. An updated charter was approved in 2022.



The Affiliates Committee comprises volunteers selected for their enthusiasm and their skills in community organising, cross-cultural communication, reviewing bylaws, and providing governance advice for emerging organisations. There are currently ten voting members with terms of two years each; the terms are arranged so that half of the seats are up for election every year.

The Affiliations Committee's process (PDF presentation in 2012).

The Affiliations Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the recognition, approval and existence of Wikimedia movement affiliates, and for facilitating the creation of those organisations. In other words, the Committee helps Wikimedians from all around the world self-organise into chapters, thematic organisations and user groups, and to gain official recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation.

We can guide you through the founding process of your organisation by helping you to prepare bylaws, answering questions about what the Foundation expects from an affiliate, providing help and advice on solving common technical, trademark, administrative and community-building issues, and—if appropriate—by approving limited financial support for starting up your activities (such as covering the costs of registration and running initial projects).

If you're interested in getting in touch with local efforts in your area, feel free to contact us using any of the methods listed below, and we'll be happy to put you in contact with the right people.


وڌيڪ ڄاڻ لاءِ, ڏسو Affiliations Committee/Members.

Voting members of the Committee are helped by an unspecified number of non-voting advisers, either appointed by the Board of Trustees (known as Board liaisons) or by the Committee itself. Advisers provide the Committee with on-the-ground experience, language skills, and governance advice, and are able to take part in discussions at subcommittee meetings.

Certain Wikimedia Foundation staff members are also actively present on the Affiliations Committee's non-public mailing list and internal wiki acting as liaisons and providing insight and advice when needed. They are not formal members of the committee, and are present at the request of the Wikimedia Foundation and with permission from voting members of the committee.

All members of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees have access to the Affiliations Committee's internal wiki.

If you'd like to be a voting member of the Committee, please leave a note on the talk page, and you'll be notified when seats become available. The last elections took place at the end of 2023, with new members joining the Committee in January 2024. The next selection is scheduled for the end of 2024, with new members joining the Committee in January 2025.

Voting members
Photo Name Languages Location (time zone) Term ends Role
١ Jeffrey Keefer en-N, fr-2 United States, North America (UTC-4/UTC-5) 28 فيبروري 2027 Chair
٢ Mehman Ibragimov ka-N, ru-N, tr-N, az-N, en-3 Georgia, Eastern Europe (UTC+4) 28 فيبروري 2027 سيڪريٽري; Vice-Chair
٣ Suyash Dwivedi hi-N, en-3, sa-2 India, South Asia (UTC+05:30) 28 فيبروري 2027 Treasurer; Vice-Chair
٤ Başak Tosun tr-N, en-5 Turkey, Eastern Europe (UTC+3) 30 جُونِ 2024
٥ Joy N. Y Agyepong en-N, tw-N, ak-N Ghana, Africa 30 جُونِ 2024
٦ Maor Malul es, en-5, lad-4, pt-4, de-3, he-3, ca-3, af-2, guc-2, tr-2 Israel, Western Asia (UTC+2) 31 ڊسمبر 2024
٧ Aleksey Chalabyan hy-N, ru-N, en-3 Armenia, Eastern Europe (UTC+4) 31 ڊسمبر 2024
٨ Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz pl-N, en-4, de-2 Poland/Belgium, Central Europe (UTC+1) 28 فيبروري 2027
٩ Harriet Henry Bayel Ghana, West Africa (UTC) 28 فيبروري 2027
١٠ Agus Damanik Indonesia, Southeast Asia (UTC+7) 28 فيبروري 2027
١١ Mari Avetisyan hy-N, en-3, tr-3, ru-3, Armenia, Eastern Europe (UTC+4) 28 فيبروري 2027

Non-voting members

Community advisers
Adviser Languages Location (time zone) Term end Notes
HakanIST tr-N, en-3 Turkey, Eastern Europe (UTC+3) 28 فيبروري 2025
Aaryaa Joshi en-N, mr-N, hi-N India, South Asia (UTC+5.30) 28 فيبروري 2025
Benoît Prieur fr-N France, Europe (UTC+1) 28 فيبروري 2025
Buszmail Philippines, Southeast Asia (UTC+8) 28 فيبروري 2025
Delphine Ménard fr-N, en-5, de-3, es-3, it-2 France, Europe (UTC+1) 28 فيبروري 2025
RebeccaRwanda Rwanda, Central Africa (UTC+2) 28 فيبروري 2025
Lucas Teles pt-N, en-3, es-2 Brazil, South America (UTC-2) 28 فيبروري 2025
Board Liaisons
Liaison Languages Location (time zone) Term end Notes
Mike Peel en-N, es-2, pt-1, fr-1 Europe (UTC+1)
Nataliia Tymkiv
Lorenzo Losa
Staff Liaisons
Photo Name Languages Location (time zone) Role
١   Dumisani Ndubane ts-N, en-4 South Africa (UTC+2)
٢   Manavpreet Kaur pa-N, en-4, hi-3, fr-2 Punjab, India, Asia (UTC+5:30)
٣ Nahid Sultan bn-N, en-3, bpy-1.05, hif-1, as-1 Bangladesh, South Asia (UTC +6) Trust & Safety
٤ Charles Roslof en-N United States, North America (UTC-8/UTC-7) Legal
٥ Stephen LaPorte en-N United States, North America (UTC-8/UTC-7) Legal



  • The best way to contact the Committee is to write an e-mail to affcom lists.wikimedia.org; please note that the Committee might be sometimes slow in responding to e-mails, so if you don't receive a reply to your message in a reasonable time, just send us a reminder.
  • You can also contact the members of the Committee individually by clicking on their usernames in the timeline above; feel free to use our talk pages and e-mails for any questions related to chapters, thematical organisations or user groups.