Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Establishing a Community (ID: 22830550)

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Applicant Details

Main Wikimedia username. (required)

Kheng Singye Dorji (KSD)

Organization

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Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)

Main Proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.

Establishing a Community

2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.

2024-12-10 - 2025-02-27

4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)

Bhutan

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 challenges for Dzongkha Wikipedia is that few in Bhutan know it exists and only a handful of people contribute to it. As of September 2024, it had just 291 articles. Developing the site is further complicated by the status of Dzongkha in the country, where not all citizens speak it at home and may not be proficient in the language. It is an ongoing national project that all Bhutanese citizens become fluent in Dzongkha and since 2024, all government business must be conducted in Dzongkha. Dzongkha Wikipedia is an untapped resource for this national ambition and I am excited about the great benefit a well-resourced Dzongkha Wikipedia could offer to the people of Bhutan. My overarching aim is to build a strong, vibrant community of editors and the aim of this funding application is a first step towards that. I have identified 10-15 people with either existing knowledge of Wikipedia editing, or who are proficient in the national language Dzongkha and have expressed interest in learning to edit Dzongkha Wikipedia. This project will bring them together three times over three months to try to establish a core of people to take us forward.

Main challenges or problems to be addressed :

Lack of awareness of Dzongkha Wikipedia; lack of content; lack of contributors.

Main Approaches to Achieve the Change By bringing together the various people interested in developing Dzongkha Wikipedia, over a period of three months, we hope to create a core group of people with a long long-term interest in maintaining and updating the content.

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.

1. December Meetup with invited keynote presenter from India and 15-20 invitees. This will be a catered, 4-hour launch event at a central location in the capital Thimphu. The following day-long event shall be organized:

We would invite Satdeep Gill, Senior Program Officer, Culture and Heritage at Wikimedia Foundation, India to present us and inspire our group.
We would conduct a review of Dzongkha Wikipedia’s existing content to identify gaps in coverage.
Editing workshop on the current contents on Dzongkha Wikipedia providing references both online and in print.
Lunch and debrief with keynote presenter.
Distribution of Mugs and Dzongkha keyboard.

2. January Meetup This will be a two-hour event at a restaurant or coffee shop in Thimphu, offering light refreshments, aimed at bringing the group back together. We will share what we have edited since December, discuss editing challenges, and try to establish a coherence among the group.

3. February Meetup This will be a two-hour event at a restaurant or coffee shop in Thimphu, offering light refreshments. We will share what we have edited since January, discuss editing challenges, discuss strategies for going forward, ways to expand the group, establish regular monthly meetings in person or via zoom.

During this meetup, the SA PO shall be invited to present us the governing laws of Wikimedia, encourage the community and guide the Dzongkha Wikipedia community on how to move forward.

However, the SA PO may decide to attend to either of the Meetup as per her availability.

Timeline Meetup.xlsx

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.

SL # Name Username Roles 1. Karma Dhendup athangkarma Administrator 2. Singye Dorji Kheng Singye Dorji(KSD) Administrator/Project Coordinator 3. Tshering Nidup Tshering Nidup Administrator 4. Ugyen Dorji ugyen2021 Language Expert 5. Tshering Tshering Representative 6. Tenzin Namgyel Tenraj Representative

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)

1. Who are the target participants and from which community? Our target participants are the language experts, newspaper editors and contributors from diverse communities. 2. How will you follow up with participants after the activities? We will establish a WhatsApp group of the participants in December, and after each of the three events we will run a short survey via WhatsApp asking 1)what did you enjoy about the event and 2) what would you like us to include at our next event.

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.

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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.

The idea of writing a proposal came to limelight as the turn out for article contribution was minimal. Majority sections of people around were not even aware that the Dzongkha Wikipedia existed, therefore, it was concluded that it was due to lack of advocacy and awareness, and we need to develop community based teams by establishing community.

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)

Language

13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)

Not applicable

14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)

Age (diversity of age groups)

15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)

Innovate in Free Knowledge

Learning and metrics

17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)

The team expect to learn several key things like collaboration and community engagement to understand how diverse communities come together to contribute knowledge, resolve disputes, and build consensus on content which is a tool for both improving Wikipedia and fostering a sense of shared ownership and responsibility and maintain information accurately, concisely, and neutrally. We also expect to learn to manage or contribute to Wikipedia projects which involves organizing tasks, setting goals, and tracking progress and improving digital literacy and open Knowledge sharing and understanding Wikimedia’s policy and laws.

18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)

Number of participants, editors, and organizers
Other Metrics	Target	Optional description
Number of participants	20
Number of editors	5	5 editors shall be nominated amongst the participants.
Number of organizers	6

Number of content contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Number of content created or improved
Wikipedia	850
Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata
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 Data
Main Open Metrics	Description	Target
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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)

Dzongkha Wikipedia group established, customized Wiki mugs distributed and articles edited during the events. Bills and receipts evidence shall be provided after the project de-briefing.

Financial proposal

21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)

(MAKE YOUR COPY) Rapid Fund Budget Template Meetup.xlsx

22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)

167920 BTN

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.

1999.93 USD

We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.

Yes

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