Affiliations Committee/Candidates/December 2018

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Reda Kerbouche (Reda Kerbouche)

I am Reda Kerbouche, founding member and manager of Wikimedians of Tamazight User Group and head of communication of Wikimedia Algeria since 2014. I am an active member of the community with various contributions to Wikimedia projects since 2010. I have organized several Wikimedia project in the last few years (I am proud of the Arabic Wikipedia MOOC). I support all languages communities, mostly indigenous languages. I have organized with my group several Wikimedia contests (Wiki Loves X). I presented several projects at several conferences around the world about Wikimedia.

I speak in French, Arabic, Russian, Tacawit, and English. I work for developing African and indigenous languages. I was in the scholarship committee of WikiIndaba and WikiArabia. I am also a member of Wiki Indaba Steering Committee.

I know how the Wikimedia community work and how to influence the new communities to start working. With my new user group, now we are about to start a new project sister of Wikipedia in a new language.

How do you think affiliates work best together to partner on effective projects and initiatives?
I think the key to building high-impact projects is frequent meetings between affiliates who share common interests. Also the affiliates have quite active Wikimedians as members from all around the world that's make it very helpful for them to take effective decisions on recommendations.
What do you see as the role of affiliates in the Wikimedia movement in the next three years?
At this moment we have over than 100 user groups. I believe that we will see in the next three years, new chapters who have grown up from these user groups. as a result, it will extend the geography and ideologies of the Wikimedia movement, in the education, cultural and in the everyday life of the communities.
What do you feel you will bring to the committee that makes you a uniquely qualified candidate?
I feel I will bring experience in community building, as well as working within a diverse group. And as I said above I'm working on indigenous languages and in my sector, there are not many active users, if I will have the opportunity to be a part of the committee, my goal will be to help these communities to organize themselves and work in the Wikimedia movement.

I have international experience and I know a lot of specificity of several countries (I was born in Asia, I grew up in Africa and I live in Europe). I am sure I will be an asset to AffCom if my application is given a consideration.

Endorsements

Strong support -- I strongly support the application of Reda as we have worked closely in different contexts and projects. He has proven to be a true leader and an inspirational person that can make people sit together and work actively on several projects. The results that he had achieved are the best proof of his character. Besides that, Reda has an extensive experience in managing, participating and organizing many Wikimedia related events, and has been member of different committees and jurys related to them. His international profile and ability to speak several languages and combine different cultural background comes also to play in my opinion, as a role in the Affiliation Committee requires this kind of profile. I believe that the Wikimedian community in general and the Affiliation Community in particular will win a lot by accepting Reda in this position. Anass Sedrati (talk) 10:21, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support -- Based on my experience working and dealing with Reda, he has always shown diligence in working on different kinds of projects. I do think that he is going to bring added value to the work of AffCom thus my strong support. Good luck! --Abdeaitali (talk) 11:16, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support - Based on Reda excellent qualifications, and on Anass evaluation, whom I trust. But please, in case you are chosen, don't be just another sheep in the flock.- Darwin ^Ahoy! 15:04, 1 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support -- Reda, He is a member who has many years of experience and has done a lot of projects in wikimedia, and is the founder of several user groups. He is very active with the community and has very good contact with international communities, especially in the African community. He attended several conferences (Wikimania, Wikiarabia, WikiIndaba, Wiki Convention froncophone, Wiki conference Berlin and Wiki conference Russia). He is very skilled in communication. He is doing interviews in the international press about wikimedia projects. Technically it is available and dedicated in software design and offline and online project. He has piloted several projects (all the Wiki Loves X, the MOOCs) he has developed communication strategies. And he masters several languages. He defends minorities. Finally he is very open and he knows how to listen to others.--Great11 (talk) 14:26, 2 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support --Mehman 97 08:25, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support --Jaba1977 (talk) 16:04, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support Always supported kind and hard working persons!-Surprizi (talk) 16:54, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support -- Before the creation of Wikimedia Algeria UG Reda has given us considerable support and strengthened the activity between the community of Algerian Wikimedans. He has participated in many regional conferences around the world. He is known to the international community and has good relations with all. as a member of the affcom, we trust his abilities to give more to the committee, we wish good luck to Reda--Mohammed Bachounda (talk) 10:03, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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David Cuenca Tudela (Micru)

I am the co-founder of the Wikisource Community User Group and active Wikidatan. I am also a member of Amical Wikimedia, Wikimedia Deutschland, and Wikimedia Belgium. I am currently volunteering at the Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU in Belgium because I am interested in giving our movement a voice in politics. I have presented at several conferences, and I have attended two Wikimanias and two WMCON. I was in the scholarship committee for the first Wikidata Conference. I am also involved with Creative Commons and Open Knowledge Belgium.

My motivation to join the AffCom is to achieve expertise about the challenges that our movement faces around the world, so that I can serve the movement better. I'm also interested in knowing the inner workings of the AffCom and help conceptualize tools (technological or social) that streamline its processes.

How do you think affiliates work best together to partner on effective projects and initiatives?
The organized part of the movement is based on personal relationships and trust, when that is present, then it is possible to assemble a group of volunteers that bring energy and dedication. Sometimes it is necessary to rely on paid staff or full-time volunteers because some projects are too time-consuming for the organizers. Additionally there should be an interest to start and join partnership projects, which is something that can be declared.
What do you see as the role of affiliates in the Wikimedia movement in the next three years?
If our movement aspires to be democratically steered, then the affiliates will have to get involved in internal political activities, which can be seen as time-consuming, but are necessary to keep the movement evolving and adapting to new circumstances. Affiliates can be the driving force of change in the structure of the movement, which should be editable just like any wiki policy.
What do you feel you will bring to the committee that makes you a uniquely qualified candidate?
Besides of the outlined experience, and my passion for the movement, I frequently come up with new ideas, which are not necessarily practical, however they always bring insight and inspiration. I am also quite experienced at identifying and crafting consensus.

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Questions for the candidate

Andrea Patricia Kleiman (Jaluj)

I am a passionate wikipedian and wikimedian and I have a clear commitment to the movement. I am a sysop in Wikiquote. I am a founding member of Muj(lh)eres latinoamericanas en Wikimedia, Wikimedia Uruguay, Wikitherapy and Inter WikiWomen Collaboration. I am a very committed member of Wikimedia Spain and, currently, a Board Member of Wikimedia Argentina for the second term. I’ve been engaged with the Community Health and Harrasment Working Group, I am a member of the Wikimedia diversity Group and I am involved in the Iberocoop regional cooperation network. Online, I am a founding member of Wikiproyecto Mujeres, Mujeres en la Arquitectura, Proyecto mujeres árabes y latinoamericanas and Mujeres africanas in Wikipedia in Wikipedia in Spanish. I am the founder of Wikiquote en el hospital.

1- How do you think affiliates work best together to partner on effective projects and initiatives?

I believe that affiliates work best together when they know each other. Affiliates need to have many meetings, to share experiences and to establish realistic priorities when developing a collaborative work plan. In a collaborative environment, each user’s past experience, work style, cultural values, expectations, and self-interest will surface and impact the ability of the group to effectively work together. Communication is the key to work through challenging situations.

2- What do you see as the role of affiliates in the Wikimedia movement in the next three years?

The role of affiliates in the Wikimedia movement has a significant impact in the movement so it is very important to have healthy interplay among them and we need to understand it. Making a decision at the top of the organization it is useless if the affiliates don’t share it. There are many more chances of meeting the objectives and expectations when affiliates share the decision-making, so the role of affiliates should increase and should be much more important in the Wikimedia movement. We need direct communication channels and we need to encourage the movement to own the issues more collectively.

3- What do you feel you will bring to the committee that makes you a uniquely qualified candidate?

I can speak Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portugues and I understand some Hebrew. I have traveled a lot around the world and I have lived in several countries. I have strong experience in building new communities inside the movement. As a professional, part of my job as a counselor is to mediate between people in conflict. I am very good with interpersonal relationship building and I feel very comfortable working with collaborative groups. I am committed to learn and grow facing every new challenge and any new role which I would like to do. I believe that we should represent the movement's diversity and include more sensitive and diverse people. As a woman and as a Latin American, I believe that I can contribute not only with my experience and expertise but with my vision of the world.

Endorsements

Support Andrea is a passionate Wikimedian who has been active on several Wikiprojects for many years now. She is also an admin on Spanish Wikiquotes. Her work surrounding women and people with disabilities is quite notable. Given her passion, experience and hardwork, she makes the best candidate for AffCom. I wholeheartedly support Andrea's nomination to the AffCom. --Netha Hussain (talk) 14:07, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Andrea has been a wikipedista for quite some time and has demonstrated her capacity for the position.--Fedaro (talk) 14:37, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support B25es (talk) 15:10, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support I met Andrea Patricia Kleiman in Mexico and over time, I have been continually excited watching her grow in the movement. She comes complete with high analytical and people skills. -- Blossom (talk) 16:15, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Roberto Fiadone (talk) 15:42, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support Una mujer muy proactiva y comprometida con su trabajo. --Flomarciani (talk) 16:46, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]