About Wikimedia Belgium
Wikimedia Belgium NPO is an independent association of volunteers in Belgium that actively seeks to engage all people in the quest to unlock knowledge, supports and organises (or co-organises) any initiative and activity with the objective to unlock (contribute) to (the sum) of free knowledge. Wikimedia Belgium adheres to a worldwide Wiki-vision and works to contribute to A world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
The aim of the association and its volunteer member is to support the wiki-naut community in Belgium of people who are active contributors to the unlocking of knowledge on all different Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, and it organises social events like Wiki Loves Monuments.
Our Mission & Vision
Mission
Our mission is to promote free knowledge in Belgium. We support the creation, collection, and distribution of educational and cultural material under a free license or in the public domain.
Vision
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment.
What we do
- Organizing workshops and editing sessions for Wikipedia.
- Collaborating with museums, archives, and libraries (GLAM).
- Promoting open data and free licenses (such as Creative Commons).
- Supporting the Belgian Wikimedia community.
The broader context: About Wikipedia
Wikipedia is an online encyclopaedia for everyone and by everyone. The content may be added, edited and reused by anyone, anywhere. The project started at 15 January 2001 with an English-language version in the United States and the Dutch, French and German version following in June 2001. The technical management of the site lies with the Wikimedia Foundation in the United States. Wikipedia has more than 285 language versions, and globally 100,000 volunteers - who keep more than 48 million articles up-to-date - and gets more than 450 million monthly unique visitors worldwide. The English Wikipedia has more than 4,000,000 articles. The Dutch, French and German Wikipedia each have more than a million articles.