[Foundation-l] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees

[Béria Lima]

that is a bit OT but...

*It is difficult to get involved in chapters when, like me, you live in
> Africa, and the only approved chapter for the entire continent is 8,000
> kilometres away.*
>

Create one in your country! :D That is basicaly what we are doing in
IberoCoop - help groups from all over Latin World with guidance and help.
And IF they want to became a chapter, we help them (talk with ChapCom
members, each month we have a new request from a Latin Chapter ;) )

I know isn't easy in Africa, but isn't easy either in Latin America, and we
are doing it.
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*Béria Lima*
<http://wikimedia.pt/>(351) 925 171 484

*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter
livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a
construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>*


On 1 February 2012 20:59, J Alexandr Ledbury-Romanov <
alexandrdmitriromanov at gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > Having seats appointed by movement organizations like the chapters offers
> > a chance to involve of another subset of our community:  those who are
> > interested enough in governance issues to get involved in the leadership
> /
> > decision-making of movement organizations. That's also an important
> subset
> > of our community.
> >
> >
> > The existing chapter presence is a barrier to entry. It is difficult to
> get involved in chapters when, like me, you live in Africa, and the only
> approved chapter for the entire continent is 8,000 kilometres away.
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