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[[ #Wikimedia Careers |job openings]] • [[ #Volunteers |volunteer opportunities]] • [[ #We have a high commitment to taking care of our staff |benefits]]
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<span style="opacity: .75; font-family: 'gillsans', sansserif; color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 2em; line-height: 1.5em; <!--text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #000000;-->"> Work with the foundation that supports Wikipedia and sister projects in 285 languages.</span>


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==Top 10 reasons to work for the Wikimedia Foundation==
# Influence hundreds of millions of readers all over the globe.
# Work with super smart, passionate people.
# Support the 5th-most visited web properties in the world.
# Collaborate in an open, transparent environment.
# Innovate solutions to problems that impact millions of people.
# Do work that actually makes the world a better place.
# Work in small teams on huge and important projects.
# Interact with a global community with diverse cultures.
# Be ahead of technological trends.
# Work in a cool downtown San Francisco location.
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Access Wikipedia in English, Sinha, and Tamil from your mobile phone without incurring data charges. Anyone with a valid SIM from [http://www.dialog.lk/ Dialog Axiata] can go to '''zero.wikipedia.org''' for free access to a text-only version of Wikipedia. Accessing images or the regular Wikipedia mobile site will incur standard data charges.
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===What is Wikipedia Zero===
[[Wikipedia Zero]] is a project by the Wikimedia Foundation to provide mobile access, free of data charges, to Wikipedia for people in emerging countries. The Wikimedia Foundation partners with mobile operators to allow for free access to Wikipedia in English as well as local languages. The goal of Wikipedia Zero is to reduce barriers to information, furthering our vision of a world in which every single person on the planet can freely share in the sum of all human knowledge.
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| Uganda || Orange
<span style="color: #BABABA; font-size: 2em; line-height: 1.1em;">we are deeply rooted in the values of the free culture and free software movements</span>
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| Tunisia || Orange
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| Malaysia || Digi
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| Niger || Orange
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| Kenya || Orange
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| Montenegro || Telenor
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| Cameroon || Orange
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| Ivory Coast || Orange
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| Thailand || dtac
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| Saudi Arabia || STC
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| Democratic Republic of Congo || Orange
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| Botswana || Orange
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| Russia || Beeline
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| Indonesia || XL Axiata
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| Pakistan || Mobilink
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| Sri Lanka || Dialog
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=== Additional Information ===
If you are interested in bringing Wikipedia Zero to another operator or country, or would like to volunteer to help promote the program locally, please contact the [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Staff_and_contractors?showall=1#Wikipedia_Zero Wikipedia Zero team] at the Wikimedia Foundation.




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[[m:User:Sue_Gardner/Wikimedia_Foundation_Guiding_Principles#Serving_every_human_being|guiding principles: serving every human being]]

<span style="color: #BABABA; font-size: 2em; line-height: 1.1em;">we aim to make material in the Wikimedia projects broadly accessible to all</span>
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<div style="text-align:left">Every article, every picture, every piece of code&mdash;everything that we produce&mdash;is free.<br />
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"There’s something enticing about being able to work at a small organization that is working on a gigantic website."
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<div style="text-align:left">There’s something enticing about being able to work at a small organization that is working on a gigantic website.<br />
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== Wikimedia Careers ==
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[[File:Facebook Icon.png|20px|link=//www.facebook.com/pages/Wikimedia-Careers/201415069946036]] <span class="plainlinks">[//www.facebook.com/pages/Wikimedia-Careers/201415069946036 Become a fan on Facebook.]</span>

[[File:Twitter Light Blue Bird.png|20px|link=//twitter.com/WikimediaAtWork]] <span class="plainlinks">[//twitter.com/WikimediaAtWork Keep up-to-date with Twitter.]</span>

[[File:Linkedin.svg|20px|link=//www.linkedin.com/company/wikimedia-foundation]] <span class="plainlinks">[//www.linkedin.com/company/wikimedia-foundation Visit our LinkedIn Group.]</span>
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[[m:User:Sue_Gardner/Wikimedia_Foundation_Guiding_Principles#Transparency|guiding principles: transparency]]

<span style="color: #BABABA; font-size: 2em; line-height: 1.1em;">we aim to do much of our work in public, rather than in private, typically on public wikis</span>
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[[m:User:Sue_Gardner/Wikimedia_Foundation_Guiding_Principles#Accountability|guiding principles: accountability]]

<span style="color: #BABABA; font-size: 2em; line-height: 1.1em;">we want to be accountable to the people who create the Wikimedia projects, to donors, and to readers</span>
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== Volunteers ==

==== Engineering ====
[[mw:Wikimedia Engineering|'''Wikimedia engineering''']] refers to the [//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Staff_and_contractors?showall=1#Engineering engineering team] employed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its mission is to build, improve and maintain the technical infrastructure of Wikimedia projects (software and hardware), by supporting and complementing volunteer efforts. You can be involved:
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/How to report a bug|Tell us if you run into a problem]]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/How to contribute|How to contribute to MediaWiki]]
* [[m:Mobile Projects/Contribute|Test our mobile site, or build mobile apps]]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Communication|Talk with us]]
* [[mw:New Editor Engagement|Figure out ways to encourage new Wikimedia editors]]

==== Fundraising ====
You will be part of a team responsible for supporting and sustaining the global Wikimedia community via the Wikimedia Foundation’s Development Department. Your work will involve assisting the team that processes gifts from foundations and donors, providing support in numerous capacities. You will update and maintain the Foundation’s various donation pages and the benefactor page, our most visible and significant communications tools for donors.
* [[Major Gifts (Volunteer Opportunity)]]

==== Communications ====
The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the organization that operates Wikipedia and its sister projects, is currently seeking volunteers to work with the Communications department. Volunteering with the Communications team exposes you to an exceptionally dynamic, mission-oriented community. You will work with international volunteers who are building Wikimedia projects and promoting free knowledge everywhere in the world.
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== Who's working with us now? ==
For a current list of Wikimedia Foundation employees and contractors, see [[staff and contractors]].


== Philosophy and policies ==
* [[Non discrimination policy|Non-discrimination policy]]
* [[Pluralism, internationalism, and diversity policy]]
* [[Media:Wikimedia Foundation Compensation Practices.pdf|Compensation practices]] (PDF)


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==We have a high commitment to taking care of our staff==
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<li>Fully paid medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for employees and their eligible families (yes, you heard that right - fully paid premiums) *</li>
<li>Foundation funded HSA for those electing a high deductible medical insurance plan *</li>
<li>For mind, body & soul - $1800 annual Wellness Program for fitness memberships, massages, cooking classes, house cleaning, etc. *</li>
<li>Professional development *</li>
<li>401(k) retirement plan with matched contributions of 4% of annual salary *</li>
<li>Flexible and generous time off - vacation (starts at 12 days and increases after one year), sick leave (9 days), holiday (11 days), volunteer (2 days) and more *</li>
<li>Pre-tax savings plans for health care, child care, elder care, public transportation and parking expenses *</li>
<li>For those emergency moments - long and short term disability, life insurance (2x salary) and an employee assistance program *</li>
<li>Telecommuting and flexible work schedules available</li>
<li>Appropriate fuel for thinking and coding (aka, a pantry full of treats) and monthly massages to help staff relax</li>
<li>Downtown San Francisco location</li>
<li>Minutes from public transit: BART, SFMuni, AC Transit, SamTrans</li>
<li>International staff speaking dozens of languages from around the world</li>
<li>Fantastic intellectual discourse</li>
<li>Mission-driven and intensely passionate people</li>
<nowiki>*</nowiki> = For benefits eligible employees
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 15 September 2014

Access Wikipedia for free on your mobile phone in Sri Lanka

Access Wikipedia in English, Sinha, and Tamil from your mobile phone without incurring data charges. Anyone with a valid SIM from Dialog Axiata can go to zero.wikipedia.org for free access to a text-only version of Wikipedia. Accessing images or the regular Wikipedia mobile site will incur standard data charges.

What is Wikipedia Zero

Wikipedia Zero is a project by the Wikimedia Foundation to provide mobile access, free of data charges, to Wikipedia for people in emerging countries. The Wikimedia Foundation partners with mobile operators to allow for free access to Wikipedia in English as well as local languages. The goal of Wikipedia Zero is to reduce barriers to information, furthering our vision of a world in which every single person on the planet can freely share in the sum of all human knowledge.

Where is Wikipedia free to access?
Country Carrier
Uganda Orange
Tunisia Orange
Malaysia Digi
Niger Orange
Kenya Orange
Montenegro Telenor
Cameroon Orange
Ivory Coast Orange
Thailand dtac
Saudi Arabia STC
Democratic Republic of Congo Orange
Botswana Orange
Russia Beeline
Indonesia XL Axiata
Pakistan Mobilink
Sri Lanka Dialog

Additional Information

If you are interested in bringing Wikipedia Zero to another operator or country, or would like to volunteer to help promote the program locally, please contact the Wikipedia Zero team at the Wikimedia Foundation.


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