User:ابراهيم عبيدى

Name:ابراهيم عبيدى Age:29 Location: سيدى سالم كفر الشيخ مصر 00201226677594 Languages: English-N, Russian-N, French-1 Editorial: Wikimedian since: June 2005 Active wikis: en.wiki, meta Statement	I've been a Wikimedian for almost ten years, having first started editing in June 2005. In that time, I've held numerous roles across the movement, including serving on Wikimedia DC's board and being a member of the Affiliations Committee, English Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee, and a number of other advisory groups. While the FDC process has matured and improved significantly over the past several years, I believe that further enhancements is always possible, and that a philosophy of continuous evaluation and improvement of such key processes is healthy for the Funds Dissemination Committee, the Wikimedia Foundation, and the rest of the Wikimedia movement. The Ombudsperson has a key role to play in advocating for such continuous improvement and ensuring that participants' and stakeholders' concerns with the process are addressed in a constructive fashion.

Compulsory questions	1. What experiences of yours do you think will enhance the work and recommendation process of the FDC? 1.1. Around directing and/or evaluating annual plans and programs? As a board member of Wikimedia DC, I've been a part of the chapter's annual planning and evaluation processes since they began in 2012; this has included developing annual plans, soliciting corresponding funding through the WMF's grants programs, executing the planned programs, and conducting end-of-year evaluations of program success and impact. I've also had the opportunity to review other affiliate organizations' annual plans during as part of my participation on the Grant Advisory Committee. 1.2. Around grantmaking? I've been involved with the Wikimedia movement's grantmaking processes at various levels for a number of years. I served on the Grant Advisory Committee (GAC) in 2012–2013, and have been a member of the Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) Committee since 2014. In addition, I oversee the Wikimedia DC small grants program. 2. What do you understand to be the Ombudsperson's role?

The role of the Ombudsperson is twofold. First, the Ombudsperson collects, investigates, synthesizes, and documents complaints and other feedback about the FDC process from participants and observers, and provides recommendations based on this feedback to the various stakeholders in the process. Second, the Ombudsperson is available to assist the Board and the FDC in investigating formal complaints when an independent evaluation is requested. 3. What are some potential complaints about the FDC process that you believe could be documented with the Ombudsperson, and how might you deal with them?

Historically, the majority of complaints about the FDC process appear to relate to poor documentation and communication, as well as differences in expectations between the FDC applicant organizations and the WMF staff and FDC members who review their applications. By identifying insufficiently documented or misunderstood process elements and acting as an advocate for process evaluation and improvement from cycle to cycle, the Ombudsperson can help to resolve the sources of these miscommunications and misunderstandings.