Africa Environment/Microfunding/Rwanda Climate Change and clean energy edit-a-thon

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This request for micro-funding to Africa Environment has just been submitted by Mrbobax on 23-02-2023 and is awaiting support.

Description

Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges of our time, and renewable energy is a key part of the solution. The burning of fossil fuels for energy production is a major contributor to the release of greenhouse which traps heat in the atmosphere and leads to climate change. By transitioning to renewable energy such as solar and hydropower, we can significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

In Rwanda, like in many other countries, climate change poses significant threats to the environment and the economy, including risks to agriculture, water resources, and human health. However, the country has made significant progress in promoting renewable energy as a key solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change. The country is making significant strides in expanding solar and hydropower capacity, as well as promoting energy efficiency and off-grid solutions.

This project aims at organizing discussions about the topic but also contributes to improving existing content  the Kinyarwanda Wikipedia about the theme. There is still a content gap regarding the theme and it will be a good opportunity to raise awareness and empower participants on the theme which most of the time does not get enough attention and contribution.

Context

This project will be aiming at the:

•  Increase of awareness and knowledge about the theme and know the existing content gap.
• Improve, and create content related to the theme
• Giving an opportunity for new editors
• Fostering collaboration among experts and the user group community members

Team

To run this initiative the following team members will be supporting.

This initiative will be implemented through the Wikimedia Rwanda Community User Group and the funds will be transferred to the user group bank

• Boris
• Clementine
• Ange
• Rebecca

Fallout

These are the following outcomes:

•    We shall organize 2 events

•    Number of participants: 30

•    Number of articles (new content/improved): 60

Budget

Item	Quantity	Unit price ($)	Total ($)
Venue hiring	2	$100	$200
Food and beverages	30	$18	$540
Transportation	30	$10	$300
Internet cost	1	$80	$80
Certificates of participation	30	$3	$90
Organizing team T-shirts (branded)	7	$8	$56
Event coverage (Photos) - Camera hiring	1	$50	$50
Gifts for the top 3 contributors	1	$180	$180
Total			$1,496

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

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