Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy/Implementation/Affiliate health criteria/Reports/2024/Punjabi Wikimedians
| Affiliate basic information | ||
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| What is the affiliate name? | Punjabi Wikimedians | |
| Please list the languages supported by this affiliate | Punjabi | |
| Please list countries where this affiliate operates | India | |
| Reporting timeline (e.g. January-December) | January - December | |
| Reporting year (e.g. 2024 or 2024-2025) | 2024 | |
| Primary contact (user name) | Nitesh Gill | |
| Secondary contact (user name) | Gaurav Jhammat | |
| Goal delivery | ||
| What is the affiliate mission? | Punjabi Wikimedians is a group of volunteers dedicated to contributing to and promoting various Wikimedia projects related to the Punjabi language and culture. The group also collaborates with other organizations to support and promote the Punjabi language. Anyone interested in contributing is welcome to become a member. While Punjabi Wikimedians actively support the Wikimedia (Free Knowledge) movement in Punjabi, the user group is not responsible for the content on Punjabi Wikimedia projects. | |
| What are the affiliate goals? Link to the strategic plan, if there is one. | Spreading the ideas of the Wikimedia Movement. Introducing Wikipedia to more Punjabi people. Encouraging people to become contributors. Maintaining the community and obtaining more community members. Helping in cooperation with other communities or institutions. Helping the growth and development of other Punjabi-based Wikimedia projects. link | |
| Organizational development | ||
| How does the affiliate make decisions? How are decisions communicated? | Village pump or monthly meetings | |
| What is the current state of the affiliate finances? Link to the latest financial report, if there is one. | N/A | |
Affiliate health and resilience
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| How many people participate in the decision-making process in the affiliate? | Active community members | |
| Has there been any significant changes in the level of the affiliate membership body (e.g. increase/decrease of number of dues-paying members)? | We are focusing on bringing new people into the community. Membership is not a primary discussion point at this stage. | |
| Are there any affiliate activities in the past year that were led by affiliate members? Please share the highlights. | Yes, we organized the Punjabi Wikimedians Conference, held virtual and in-person meetings, and ran a campaign to develop more content on Wikisource. The community also worked on an annual proposal, which outlines our planned activities for the year. | |
| Leadership and inclusion | ||
Diverse, skilled, and accountable leadership
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| What kind of skills does the affiliate leadership possess? | Online Training sessions, In-person events, collaborations and partnerships, Education Program (eg SEABA School), | |
| Is there any kind of succession plan for the affiliate leadership? | Yes, some new community members are coming forward to claim leadership, and right now, mostly the activities or initiatives are handled by active editors of the community. | |
| Are there any trainings that affiliate leadership undergo before they assume their leadership position? | The guidance is given by the community leaders, and the community is also planning to have different kinds of training sessions to build leadership among the group. | |
| Are there any requirements for affiliate leadership to disclose their conflict(s) of interests? | Not sure | |
Diversity balance (especially gender)
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| What is the diversity level of the affiliate leadership and membership body? | In the Punjabi community, the majority of active contributors are women, and they are leading various initiatives across different Wikimedia projects. | |
| How is the affiliate leadership encouraging gender diversity in the decision-making process(es) of the affiliate? | All the active editors or contributors play a crucial role in decision making, including women contributors and senior Wikimedians. | |
Universal Code of Conduct compliance
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| How does the affiliate leadership ensure, enforce, and evaluate compliance with the Universal Code of Conduct obligations? | The community also ensures adherence to the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) during all events and activities. Event organisers and participants are regularly reminded of the importance of maintaining a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment. If needed, appropriate steps are taken to address any behaviour that violates the UCoC. | |
| Engagement and Collaboration | ||
| Please share the publicly available records of regular meetings, activities, events, or conference in the past year where the affiliate has participated. | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_Wikimedians/Annual_Report/2024 | |
| Community connection | ||
| How many affiliate members are active contributors to the Wikimedia projects? | 35+ are active contributors in the Punjabi Wikimedians User Group | |
| How many affiliate members are not active contributors to the Wikimedia projects? | The list needs to be updated on Meta, as some users have left the group while many new members have joined the community. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_Wikimedians/Members | |
| How many affiliate members are active organizers (of projects, events, conferences, initiatives, etc) within the Wikimedia movement? | 10 | |
| How many people have participated in affiliate projects, events, conferences, and/or initiatives in the past year? | 100+ | |
| Partnerships and collaboration | ||
| Please list all activities/initiatives that the affiliate has organized or co-organized in past 12 months. | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_Wikimedians/Annual_Report/2024 | |
| What would affiliate leadership list as the top 3 (three) capacities of the affiliate? (e.g. evaluation, community governance, programs and events, organizational governance and resource policies, conflict management, partnerships, fundraising, communication and media relations, contributor development, on-wiki technical skills, policy advocacy, etc) | Program Events | |
| Partnership | ||
| Contributor development | ||
| What are the 3 (three) capacities that the affiliate would like to strengthen in the next 12 months? | communication and Media relations, | |
| Leadership Development | ||
| Policy Advocacy | ||
| What are the organizations, community projects, or groups that the affiliate had been working or seeking to work with to develop and support the 3 capacities? | Punjabi Wikisource, Partner with Educational institutes | |