The Wikimedia Foundation has never attempted to increase impact inside a particular geography via the establishment of an on-the-ground presence. However, it is clear that Wikimedia volunteers in the Global South face more numerous and difficult challenges in self-organization, compared with volunteers in the Global North. We therefore plan to establish a temporary presence in three priority regions, one of which will be India, as initial pilots aimed at increasing short-term impact and accelerating volunteer self-organization. The three regions will be chosen from this list: India, Brazil, Russia, the Arabic-speaking parts of the Middle East & North Africa, Indonesia and Turkey. We will actively monitor and learn from these on-the-ground investments to evaluate the success of the approach and share best practices.