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What languages do you speak, and at what fluency level? (Please include your English proficiency.) English 5, Hausa N, Arabic 1
What region(s) of the world do you have experience with, and what kind of experience do you have? (“Experience” can mean you have lived or worked there or are currently living or working there; you’re familiar with the culture and language; etc.) Nigeria (both Northern and Southern Nigeria. I was a teacher and I worked with a bank.
What Wikimedia project(s) do you actively edit? And in what language(s)? Wikipedia, Wikiquote, Wiktionary (English & Hausa), Wikidata & Commons
What affiliate(s) are you actively involved with? In what capacity are you involved? Do you serve in a leadership role or have you in the past? Founder Wikimedians of Northern Nigeria User Group (under review by Affcom)
Have you served on any committees (movement-related or otherwise)? And what was your role on the committee(s)?
Please describe any experience you have with conflict resolution and/or consensus building. As a leader of the newly formed User Group, I had to mediate in a number of desputes, more especially in structuring direction for the group and bringing everyone to a common goal.
In your ideal world, what does the affiliate model and ecosystem look like? It's a group of dedicated volunteers that ensure all affiliate groups meet the standard requirement and are in compliance with the Wikimedia Guidelines. And from their experience design the framework for affiliates recognition or de-recognition and make recommendations to Board of Trustees for approval or disapproval of affiliates groups all around the World.
In your ideal world, what are AffCom’s roles and responsibilities in relation to the movement and affiliates? * Make recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the recognition, approval and existence of Wikimedia movement affiliates, and for facilitating the creation of those organisations.
  • Provide governance advice and guide emerging groups on how to form by-laws and facilitate their activities.
  • Help groups access financial support in carrying out their activities etc.
What role within AffCom are you most interested in: advisory or voting member? voting member