Africa Environment/Microfunding/Everyday Stories of Climate Change in Northern Uganda

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This request for micro-funding to Africa Environment has just been submitted by AmaraHub on 14-02-2023 and is awaiting support.

Description

This proposed activity proposal is to convene 15 women leading the fight against climate change in Northern Uganda to a full-day Wikipedia content co-creation session to take place on Africa Environment Day / Wangari Maathai Day (03 March 2023). This co-creation session will be hosted at Amara Hub — a nonprofit community space that provides access to skills and resources for underserved communities and local leaders in northern Uganda to learn, connect and grow. The goal shall be to document real-life stories of women from northern Uganda working at the frontline of efforts to mitigate the negative effects of climate crisis on people's lives.

Activities on this day shall include:

1. An introduction to the project, the Wikipedia platform, and the guidelines for creating content on Wikipedia;
2. Breakout groups to inform the collective understanding of the impacts of climate change from the community perspective and review story content that forms potential content for the Wikipedia articles;
3. Group session to create or update Wikipedia articles about the story content. Each group will be guided by a facilitator and encouraged to work collaboratively to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness;
4. Collecting testimonials and lessons learned from the Wikipedia content co-creation session from the participants.

Context

The activities outlined above are intended to help document the impact of climate change on women and girls in northern Uganda. Women are considered among the most vulnerable to climate change effects due to socio-economic disparities. Yet, they remain ideal climate champions since their presence and leadership strengthen climate action. With more frequent extreme weather events taking place in this region, it is essential to document how it affects the lives of local people and amplify the voices working to counter the negative effects.

Team

• Bridget Kezaabu and Benjamin Ojok from Amara Hub: To lead community engagement and outcomes reporting
• Sandra Aceng: To provide mentorship and guidance for the activities
• This application is from a nonprofit community organization
• Funds shall be transferred to an organization bank account

Fallout

• By engaging local champions, these activities will help to create a comprehensive and accurate record of the situation in the region for a broader audience on Wikipedia.
• Through the proposed activities, we shall raise awareness of climate change and empower local women and girls to take action in their communities.
• Leveraging this activity taking place on Africa Environment Day / Wangari Maathai Day 2023 to celebrate the contributions made by women as change-makers in adaptation, mitigation and response to the multiple challenges arising from climate change.

Budget

Object	Unit price ($USD)	Quantity	Total ($USD)
Additional Internet Capacity for Event Venue	100$	1	100$
Transportation Lira City—Amara Hub, round trip	15$	15	225$
Food served during Co-creation Session	12$	20	240$
Certificates of Participation	1$	15	15$
Professional Photography	200$	1	200$
Event Babysitting Services	100$	1	100$
Laptop Rental	10	15	150$
Total			1030 $

Any changes made to the budget after the application is submitted will void the application. You will then need to submit an updated application