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Welcome to the Movement affiliates' noticeboard. This is a message board for public notices and discussions regarding Wikimedia chapters, Wikimedia thematic organizations, Wikimedia user groups, and the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee. Please post your message at the bottom of the page and do not forget to sign it. Thank you.

• For issues that are relevant to only a single chapter, please start the discussion on the talk page of the chapter or on their wiki.

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Affiliations Committee News (October-December 2024)

AffCom at its Strategic Retreat in Frankfurt

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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.

Affiliates Strategy Update: Notes from the 2024 AffCom strategic retreat

Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: User group application pause lifted

Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world

AffCom Conflict Intervention: Updates on conflict intervention cases

AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at WikiIndaba

AffCom Administration: Mari Avetisyan appointed new AffCom secretary

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:03, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Notification: Letter of intent for WikiLinguila User Group

Dear affiliates and members of the Wikimedia community,

We are pleased to reach out to inform you about the request from our collective, WikiLinguila, which aims to become a Wikimedia user group dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the four national languages of the Democratic Republic of Congo and their cultures. Our goal is to strengthen the digital presence of these languages by creating free and collaborative content, while organizing events and workshops (such as WikiForMotherTongue, WikiNkento, and Wiki100Impact) to raise awareness of cultural and linguistic issues.

Based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we are currently active in three cities (Kinshasa-Lingála, Matadi-Kikôngɔ, and Mbuji-Mayi-Tshiluba), aligned with the country’s major linguistic regions. WikiLinguila also plans to expand its reach through joint activities at the regional level, particularly in the Pool region, in partnership with Angola and the Republic of Congo, where these languages are also spoken.

For more details, please see our letter of intent.

Beheme (talk) 13:42, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Notification: Letter of intent for African Health Initiative

We are excited to announce our intent to form the African Health Initiative User Group, a new Wikimedia user group focused on bridging the health content gap in Africa and uniting health editors from Africa in the Wikimedia space.

This User group aim to identify challenges and proffer solutions to false health information in Africa through collaboration with local health institutions. The key founders of this user group already started working on the initiative since 2023.

Wiki Project Medicine, the thematic organization with similar theme has been duly informed of this user group through its board members and the willingness to collaborate to ensure contribution to health project on Wikimedia projects.

For more details, please see our letter of intent. Tesleemah (talk) 16:46, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee News (January-March 2025)

Wikimedia Brasil, the latest chapter to be recognized by AffCom

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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.

Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: Recognition of Wikimedia Brasil and four user groups

Affiliate Activities and Compliance Report: Activities reports around the world

AffCom Conflict Intervention: Updates on conflict intervention cases

AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom engagement at Wikimedia+Libraries and Wikisource conferences

AffCom Administration: Welcoming new AffCom voting and advisory members

Upcoming AffCom Events: AffCom at ESEAP Strategy Summit

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:28, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Notification: Letter of intent for Wikimedians of Minnesota User Group

Dear Wikimedia Affiliates and Community Members,

We are excited to announce our intent to restart the Wikimedians of Minnesota User Group, a Formerly Active Affiliate Wikimedia User Group with a focus on the State of Minnesota. This user group aims to Encourage and facilitate the engagement of individuals in Minnesota with Wikimedia projects by teaching them how to edit and by organizing in-person gatherings for local Wikimedians. Read full text of letter »

Notification for other affiliates that focus on the same region:
North American Wikimedians

Best regards,
Myotus (talk) 23:47, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Notification: Letter of intent for Wikimedia Libya Community

Dear Wikimedia Affiliates and Community Members,

We are excited to share our intention to establish the Wikimedia Libya Community User Group, focused on promoting free knowledge and Wikimedia projects across Libya. The group aims to enrich Arabic Wikipedia and sister projects with content related to Libyan culture, history, geography, and society. Through outreach, trainings, and edit-a-thons, we will engage diverse Libyan communities and build local capacity and partnerships. Our vision is to represent Libya in the global Wikimedia movement and support regional collaboration.

Best regards, Selimee (talk) 16:36, 6 May 2025 (UTC)