FindingGlams/Minor grants/Wikipedia training for archivists in Botswana

This project has been approved a grant from WMSE.

Wikipedia and Wiki-data training for archivists at the national archives of Botswana. The wiki-data will be conducted after a successful training of Wikipedia editing, we will introduce the wiki-data training to the archivists and other participants

Summary

We need information more than ever, our community proposed this in order to help add un-available content to the public domain using Wikimedia tools. There is need to validate content using wiki data therefore we propose to have sessions that will aid people learn how to contribute.

Budget

Gaborone arch

Food for participants - 30 * 10$ = 300$ Small gifts of appreciation - 30 * 5$ = 150$ Stationery mini pad and ball pen - 30 * 3$ = 90$ Local transportation - 30$ Internet connection (Mascom router) - 90$ Power Supply - $95 Total - $755

Gaborone reading room

Food for participants - 30 * 10$ = 300$ Small gifts of appreciation - 30 * 5$ = 150$ Stationery mini pad and ball pen - 30 * 3$ = 90$ Local transportation - 30$ Internet connection (Mascom router) - 90$ Power Supply - $95 Total - $755

Grand total = ̯$1510

Timetable

1. 10 February 2020

2. 12 February 2020

Expected results, with SMART goals

1. Introduction to Wiki-data, Wikipedia, Wikimedia and other related projects

2. There will be a great number of validations on wiki-data about Botswana

3. Partnerships will be established between the movement and Glam

About me

My name is Mompati Dikunwane I volunteer for the Wikimedia movement as an editor (from Africa, precisely Botswana) working on Commons, English Wikipedia, Tswana Wikipedia & learning other Wikimedia projects. As part of my core activities. Mompati Dikunwane (talk) 22:42, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Supporting organization

Discussion

@Mompati Dikunwane: Are you planning on completing this application? --Alicia Fagerving (WMSE) (talk) 13:30, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

@Alicia Fagerving (WMSE):, thank you for reaching out, Oh yes let me complete it ː)

@Mompati Dikunwane: thank you, just ping me when you feel it's ready! --Alicia Fagerving (WMSE) (talk) 08:22, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

@Alicia Fagerving (WMSE):, its completeǃMompati Dikunwane (talk) 22:50, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Decision

We are happy to support the events, but unfortunately we are not able to cover the entirety of the requested sum. Thus we are going to provide funding up to the amount of $1030 (the suggested budget reduced by the values of the gifts and stationery posts).

@Mompati Dikunwane: please reach out to us at alicia.fagervingwikimedia.se so that we can keep in touch about the practicalities. Best, Alicia Fagerving (WMSE) (talk) 10:07, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

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