Wikimedia Ukraine | |
Native Name: | Вікімедіа Україна |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Abbreviation: | WMUA / ВМУА |
Type: | Nonprofit organization |
Status: | Public benefit organization |
Purpose: | To help people and organisations create and preserve open knowledge, to support various Wikimedia-related initiatives and to help provide easy access for all. |
Headquarters: | 01001, Kyiv, Kniaziv Ostrozkykh St. 2 (de-facto) 01001, Kyiv, Levandovska St. 3-V (official)[1] |
Location: | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Area Served: | Ukraine |
Coords: | 50.4419°N 30.543°W |
Methods: | Public outreach |
Leader Title: | Chair |
Leader Name: | Ilya Korniyko |
Leader Title2: | Deputy chairs |
Leader Name2: | Bohdan Melnychuk (secretary) Mykola Kozlenko (treasurer) Anton Obozhyn |
Leader Title3: | Chief manager |
Leader Name3: | Anton Protsiuk |
Affiliation: | Wikimedia Foundation |
Staff: | 7[2] |
Wikimedia Ukraine is the regional chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation in Ukraine. The chapter was created on May 31, 2009. On this day the First Annual Meeting was held and the Board was elected.
On July 3, 2009, the Wikimedia Foundation approved Wikimedia Ukraine as its regional chapter.
On July 13, 2009, Wikimedia Ukraine received a certificate of registration of organization from the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
, the Board comprises:[3]