Wikimediaโ Foundation Bolsters Globalโค Knowledge access withโ Community-Driven Initiatives
San โFrancisco, โCA – November 26,โ 2025 – โAs โคWikipedia approaches its quarter-century milestone, the nonprofit Wikimedia foundation is doubling down โฃon its mission to provide โคfree โknowledge to the world, expanding its support for local communities and investing in theโ futureโ of facts access. The Foundation, responsible for โฃWikipedia andโ its sisterโค projects, detailed its โฃongoing work in a recent post, highlighting a diverse range of initiatives from grassroots edit-a-thons to long-term endowment planning.
Wikipedia, โutilized by millions daily, isn’t simply a website – it’s a collaborative project powered by a global networkโ of volunteers and supported by the Wikimedia foundation.The organization’s work extendsโฃ far โbeyond maintaining the โขEnglish-language โencyclopedia, actively fostering knowledge creation andโ access in underrepresented languages โฃand regions.
Recent projects includeโ supporting localized โ Kyrgyz โwikipedia progress in central Europe, bolstering โข Wikimedia contributors in โฃNigeria, and equipping teachers with resources to integrate Wikipediaโฃ into classrooms in Morocco. The Foundation also actively encourages local engagement through initiatives like edit-a-thons across Japan.
“theโข people who do โall this โคcan’t be seen โon โขyoruโข computer screen, but they power the human world of Wikipedia, one that makes โeverything elseโฆpossible,” stated โคwikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander.
Theโฃ Foundation operates on a unique funding model,โ relying on contributions โfrom just 2% of its readers to remain ad-free and self-reliant. โThese funds areโข crucial for not only maintaining existing infrastructure but also for future-proofing the organization.Current plans includeโข growing a long-term endowment to accelerate โtechnical innovation and pursuing strategicโฃ investments toโค address the โevolving role โขof โlanguage onโ the internet.
Wikipedia distinguishes itself as an encyclopedia dedicated to representing the best of humanโ knowledge,โข intentionally avoiding theโค characteristics of social media or opinion platforms.It remains a unique and vital resource, accessible to โขall.
Those interested in supportingโข the โWikimedia Foundation can donate at donate.wikimedia.org.
Maryana Iskander is Chief Executive Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation.
This โฃpost was originally โขpublished on October 30, 2023, and updated with more recentโ information in November 2024 โand November 2025.