Wikipedia:Wikimedia Morocco User Group
 Official logo of Wikimedia Morocco User Group | |
| Founded | 6 October 2015 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Reda Benkhadra Anass Sedrati Ismael Zniber |
| Type | Wikimedia user group |
Executive Team | Anass Sedrati Reda Benkhadra Ideophagous Rachida Ourkia |
Program Coordinator | Rachidourkia |
| Website | Official page on Meta-Wiki |
Wikimedia Morocco User Group, also known as Wikimedia Morocco or Wikimedia MA User Group, is a Wikimedia user group dedicated to supporting contributors to Wikimedia projects in Morocco, promoting free knowledge, and developing content related to Morocco, its culture, history, heritage, and languages.
The group was officially recognized on 6 October 2015. It was founded by Reda Benkhadra, Anass Sedrati, and Ismael Zniber with the aim of bringing together Moroccan Wikimedia contributors and supporting their activities and initiatives.
The group is active across several Wikimedia projects, including the Arabic Wikipedia, Moroccan Arabic Wikipedia, Amazigh-language Wikimedia projects, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, and Wikisource. It organizes editing campaigns, photography contests, training workshops, educational programs, technical projects, and documentation activities across Morocco.
Vision, mission and objectives
[edit]Vision
[edit]Wikimedia Morocco User Group seeks to build an active and sustainable Moroccan community within the Wikimedia movement and to make knowledge related to Morocco freely accessible to everyone.
The group also aims to support content in the languages used in Morocco, expand Moroccan participation in the free knowledge movement, reduce knowledge, linguistic and geographical gaps, and encourage people from different backgrounds to contribute to open knowledge.
Mission
[edit]The group works to promote, improve, and develop free knowledge and free culture by supporting the creation and improvement of encyclopedic content, books, structured data, photographs, documents, and educational resources.
It also seeks to empower volunteers, local communities, educational institutions, cultural organizations, and researchers to use and contribute to Wikimedia projects.
Objectives
[edit]Developing Moroccan content
[edit]- Local content: Creating and improving content related to Morocco, including its history, culture, heritage, geography, education, sciences, economy, sports, and notable people.
- Languages of Morocco: Supporting Wikimedia content in Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Amazigh languages, and other languages used in Morocco.
- Documenting Morocco: Encouraging the upload of freely licensed photographs and documents about Moroccan cities, villages, landmarks, natural heritage, and cultural heritage to Wikimedia Commons.
- Open data: Supporting the development of Moroccan-related data on Wikidata and connecting it with other Wikimedia projects.
Community development
[edit]- Recruiting new contributors: Introducing Wikimedia projects to the public and training new contributors.
- Supporting volunteers: Providing training, guidance, resources, and opportunities for Wikimedia contributors.
- Skills development: Organizing workshops on editing, photography, Wikidata, technical tools, automation, and Wikimedia platforms.
- Encouraging participation: Promoting the participation of young people, students, teachers, researchers, and cultural and educational institutions.
Education and digital literacy
[edit]- Organizing educational programs and workshops for teachers, students, and educational institutions.
- Promoting information and media literacy.
- Supporting responsible and critical use of Wikipedia and other online knowledge sources.
- Supporting the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program and other educational initiatives.
Cooperation and partnerships
[edit]- Building partnerships with educational, cultural, research, and civil society organizations in Morocco.
- Cooperating with Wikimedia affiliates and communities in the Arab world, Africa, and internationally.
- Participating in regional and international Wikimedia conferences and initiatives.
- Developing joint projects and exchanging knowledge and experience with other Wikimedia communities.
Activities and projects
[edit]Editing campaigns and competitions
[edit]The group organizes and participates in editing competitions and campaigns across several Wikimedia projects. These activities aim to improve Moroccan, Arab, African, and global content while encouraging new contributors to join Wikimedia projects.
The group participates in thematic campaigns related to culture, literature, science, women, Moroccan cities, heritage, and other areas of knowledge.
Photography and documentation
[edit]The group participates in and supports photography and documentation initiatives, including:
- Wiki Loves Earth
- Wiki Loves Monuments
- Wiki Loves Africa
- Photography walks and field documentation
- Documentation of Moroccan cities, villages, and regions
- Documentation of cultural, architectural, and natural heritage
- Photography of cultural, scientific, educational, and sporting events
Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
[edit]Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom is one of the educational programs supported by Wikimedia Morocco User Group.
The program aims to strengthen media and information literacy among teachers and learners, helping them understand how knowledge is created on Wikipedia, how to evaluate sources and online information, and how to use Wikipedia responsibly in education.
The group has organized training sessions and workshops for educators and participants in different regions of Morocco.
Technical activities
[edit]Wikimedia Morocco User Group works to develop technical capacities within the Moroccan Wikimedia community and encourage the use of tools and automation across Wikimedia projects.
Activities include:
- Developing bots and Wikimedia tools
- Automating repetitive tasks
- Working with Wikidata and structured data
- Using QuickStatements and OpenRefine
- Developing templates and Lua modules
- Training contributors to use Toolforge
- Using Phabricator
- Organizing technical workshops and hackathons
- Sharing technical knowledge between community members
Community meetings
[edit]The group organizes local meetings bringing together Moroccan Wikimedia contributors.
These meetings aim to strengthen communication among members, exchange experiences, discuss the group's strategy and projects, organize training sessions, and plan future Wikimedia activities.
Members
[edit]Executive Team
[edit]Program coordination
[edit]- Rachidourkia – Program Coordinator
Members
[edit]The group includes contributors and volunteers active across different Wikimedia projects, including:
- Taloubant
- ايوب قريش
- Lhoussine AIT TAYFST
- الناجم العاجم
- Mohamed Belgazem
- حاتم البوعناني
- DERDAKI ILIAS
- Bonnjalal00
- فاطمة الزهراء
- Abdeaitali
- Houssam Atlas
- إيان
- Essaidib2
- راشراش
- Elbekkari Bouchra
- هشام أبورجاء
- نجية بنت محمد
- ZacharyB
- AyourAchtouk
- RACHID BAYA
- AdilElouarti
- سعيد الشاعر الغريب
- Kadimi hasna
- Soumia elmo
- Fatima YACINE Lasri
- Idare oualla
- WikiLearner2025
- Hajji lahcen
- ايمان اهياض
- Samira hiba
- Atikahachimi70
- Ahlamine
- Bisel91
- Houssain tork
- توفيق محسن
- O.alaoui
- Farajiibrahim
- Elmbarik
- Belbachirkamal
- زكريا
- Saad Nabbi
- SharryX
- Abdessamia
- Saidelfellak
- Jajou1210
- Zahiraty
- SMAYOU
- Naoual Sardi
- EL-MASOUDYMOHAMED
- محمد مختاري
- أيوب
- Achraf112
- Babarach
- Oumaima Loudini
- Mico2022
- Ulmert95
Outputs
[edit]| Year | Total edits | Content pages created | Wikimedia Commons files | Active users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,334,449 | 22,097 | 2,025 | 144 |
| 2026 | Statistics to be updated after completion of the annual report | |||
Gallery
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Wikimedia Morocco community meeting
Official logo of Wikimedia Morocco User Group
Former logo of Wikimedia Morocco User Group
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