Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Community engagement activities in the Wikimedians of Tabora 2.0 (ID: 22677561)
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Applicant Details
edit- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Anuary Rajabu
- Organization
N/A
- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
I'm a group leader of an informal Wikimedia group.
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
I'm a group leader of Wikimedians of Tabora, where my responsibilities include overseeing, managing, and coordinating the various activities and projects within the group.
Main Proposal
edit- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Community engagement activities in the Wikimedians of Tabora 2.0
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-07-20 - 2024-12-01
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Tanzania
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Not applicable
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
The change we aim to bring involves deepening community involvement, building capacity, improving editor relations and skills, and fostering community development within the Wikimedians of Tabora community. Building upon the successes of our previous grant, (https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/05/20/evaluation-report-community-engagement-and-participant-retention-in-wikimedians-of-tabora/), our primary goal is to further empower our community members. We seek to equip retained members with enhanced skills and encourage their continued involvement in the Wikimedia ecosystem.
While women’s involvement in Wikimedia projects typically lags behind that of men, our previous project achieved nearly equal retention and recruitment of women and men editors. We aim to maintain and enhance this remarkable level of female involvement within the Wikimedia movement.
To achieve these goals, we will implement strategies such as training workshops, editathons, community gatherings, and collaborations with other communities. These initiatives will build on our past successes and continue to develop a vibrant and active Wikimedians of Tabora community.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
We are committed to furthering community engagement, building the capacity of community members, and enhancing the skills of retained editors. To achieve this, we will host training workshops and edit-a-thons to actively involve our community. Additionally, we are planning to organize a photowalk to enable community members to engage with Wikimedia Commons.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.
User: Anuary Rajabu, Co-founder of Wikimedians of Tabora, Swahili Wikipedia administrator, and Certified Organizer, who has organized and led several successful projects, will lead the overall project development, implementation, and reporting on the project's progress and status. User: Diana Dickson, She will be responsible for communication and logistics in this project. We will also seek experienced Wikimedians for training assistance in other established communities in Tanzania as a way of collaborating.
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
Our target participants are members of the Wikimedians of Tabora Community. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_Of_Tabora/Members_list
We have an existing WhatsApp group where we communicate and share information. Additionally, we used to share updates on our meta regarding the upcoming project and event, and every member is aware of how to stay updated.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
N/A
- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
Members of Wikimedians of Tabora were engaged in discussions about the proposed project on our WhatsApp group and the meta discussion page. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_Of_Tabora/Activities_%26_Events
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Content Gender gap
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Gender and diversity
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Geographic
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement
Learning and metrics
edit- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
1. The community is aware that there are different ways to contribute to Wikimedia and are interested in doing so.
2. The existing editors have the skills and motivation necessary to continue contributing to Wikimedia projects.
3. How to effectively manage an open community
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 35 | |
| Number of editors | 33 | |
| Number of organizers | 2 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 100 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 30 |
| Wikidata | 150 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
Programs & Events Dashboard tool, and some other metrics will be collected manually
Financial proposal
edit- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
Kindly find the budget here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H_gnrVbFEf45eDv8wYxfqC4RpEI9BHroUPMGxofxQ1I/edit?usp=sharing
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
12841466 TZS
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
4955.99 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
Endorsements and Feedback
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Community members are invited to share meaningful feedback on the proposal and include reasons why they endorse the proposal. Consider the following:
- Stating why the proposal is important for the communities involved and why they think the strategies chosen will achieve the results that are expected.
- Highlighting any aspects they think are particularly well developed: for instance, the strategies and activities proposed, the levels of community engagement, outreach to underrepresented groups, addressing knowledge gaps, partnerships, the overall budget and learning and evaluation section of the proposal, etc.
- Highlighting if the proposal focuses on any interesting research, learning or innovation, etc. Also if it builds on learning from past proposals developed by the individual or organization, or other Wikimedia communities.
- Analyzing if the proposal is going to contribute in any way to important developments around specific Wikimedia projects or Movement Strategy.
- Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).