Knowledge has a beginning but no end.

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Welcome to the
Wikimedia UK Strategic Report 2021/2022

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Introduction

This report celebrates the achievements made by our staff and UK community members towards demystifying and increasing open knowledge engagement, especially during 2021.

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Impact in numbers

  • Total audience reached 56,445

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  • Content pages created or improved across all Wikimedia 843,440

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  • Total participants 7,040

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  • Volunteer hours donated 28,667

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  • Volunteers feel valued by Wikimedia UK 95%

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  • Events where the focus is on underrepresented content 46%

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  • Leading volunteers 856

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  • Reach of content 15 billion views of images and articles

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  • Events with a geographic focus outside of London 68%

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Aim 1 · Increasing Knowledge Equity

The long-term outcome of this aim is that Wikimedia projects reflect the world in all its diversity and are free from systemic bias.

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Aim 2 · Developing Digital Literacy

Access to high-quality, unbiased information based on reliable sources helps to create a shared understanding of the world.

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Aim 3 · Changing Policy and Practice

The long-term outcome for this aim is that Wikimedia UK’s work significantly increases free, online access to knowledge and information.

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Aim 4 · Growing Wikimedia UK’s Profile and Capacity

The long-term outcome for our work to grow Wikimedia UK’s profile and capacity is that Wikimedia UK is recognised as a leading organisation for open knowledge.

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Conclusion

Looking Forwards and Wikimedia 2030

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