Template:Wikimedia chapters

Wikimedia chapters are legally independent non-profit organizations founded to support and promote the  (WMF) within a specified geographical region; such as a country or state. Like the Wikimedia Foundation, they aim to "empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally".

As of June 2023, there are 38 chapters which currently exist (up from the 37 in existence at October 2018), with at least one chapter on every continent of the world (except Antarctica). Existing chapters sign an agreement, known as with the Wikimedia Foundation. Individual chapters can seek help from fellow chapters via the (WCA). New chapters are created via the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee ('AffCom', previously known as Wikimedia Chapters Committee, or 'ChapCom'). as a parameter before
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