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| full name = Siko Bouterse
| image name = Siko Bouterse-8.jpg
| hover text = Siko Bouterse, Head of CommunityIndividual FellowshipsEngagement Grants
| job title = Head of CommunityIndividual FellowshipsEngagement Grants
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation
| short quote = ''"Be bold, evaluate with data and feedback, rinse and repeat.!"''
| about me = I joined the Wikimedia Foundation in June 2011, first as Head of [[m:Wikimedia Fellowships|Community Fellowships]], withand thelater goalmoved ofinto building[[m:Grants:Start|grantmaking]] afor world-classindividuals. Fellowships programI worthylike ofto thebuild Wikimedianew movementprojects and help others do the same. I've worked with global online communities for manysome time yearsnow, and am reallyparticularly passionateinteresting about online opportunities forin cross-cultural dialogue and collaboration. Before WMF, I worked with organizations like hi5.com, where I buildbuilt a crowd-sourced community translation program to localize the site into not nearly 100as many languages as Wikimedia has, and Meedan.netorg, where I built online community focused on English-Arabic dialogue. I have a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.A. in Middle East History from the American University in Cairo. Now, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and when I'm not online hanging around with people, I like to be outside withsomewhere mybeautiful, familyhanging asaround much aswith possiblepeople.
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*[[m:WikiWomen's Collaborative|WikiWomen's Collaborative]]
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*[[:en:Wikipedia:Teahouse|Wikipedia Teahouse]]
*[[:m:Wikimedia Fellowships|Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellowships Program]]
▲*[[:m:Editor Growth and Contribution Program/Concept|Global Development Editor Growth and Contribution Program]]
 
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Siko Bouterse
Siko Bouterse, Head of Individual Engagement Grants
Siko Bouterse
Head of Individual Engagement Grants, Wikimedia Foundation
"Be bold!"

About me

I joined the Wikimedia Foundation in June 2011, first as Head of Community Fellowships, and later moved into grantmaking for individuals. I like to build new projects and help others do the same. I've worked with global online communities for some time now, and am particularly interesting in cross-cultural dialogue and collaboration. Before WMF, I worked with organizations like hi5.com, where I built a crowd-sourced community translation program to localize the site into not nearly as many languages as Wikimedia has, and Meedan.org, where I built online community focused on English-Arabic dialogue. I have a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.A. in Middle East History from the American University in Cairo. Now, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and when I'm not online hanging around with people, I like to be outside somewhere beautiful, hanging around with people.

My work

As Head of Individual Engagement Grants, my primary responsibility is to support Wikimedians to complete intensive projects (building, organizing, piloting, creating, improving, researching or facilitating things) that benefit the Wikimedia movement. I also work in other areas of individual grantmaking in partnership with the rest of the Grantmaking & Programs team. The best part of my job is learning from community members what we can do together to make this movement even more amazing.

Some current projects I work on, in partnership with other staff and volunteers:

Disclaimer: I work for the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I intend to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Contact me

  • E-mail: sbouterse@wikimedia.org
  • Talk page: Meta wiki and English Wikipedia as Sbouterse (WMF)
  • Seeeko is my volunteer account on English Wikipedia


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