Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/MS Initiatives Translation (ID: 22268246)

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Rapid Fund

MS Initiatives Translation

proposed start date2023-11-01

proposed end date2024-01-31

budget (local currency)8485 SAR

budget (USD)2252 USD

grant typeIndividual

funding regionunknown region

decision fiscal year2023-24

applicant• Mr. Ibrahem

organization (if applicable)• N/A

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Mr. Ibrahem

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MS Initiatives Translation

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

2023-11-01 - 2024-01-31

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

Saudi Arabia

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)

Support and enhance the participation of the Arabic-speaking Wikimedia community and help them understand the movement's charter and implement movement initiatives. Translating these pages will help simplify and make information more clear when communicating with Arabic speakers and encourage them to participate in these initiatives to improve Wikimedia and improve the quality of content available in Arabic.

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.

Translations: I will translate the pages of the movement's strategy initiatives and the missing pages of the movement's charter to help the community understand the strategy and its recommendations and initiatives.

Movement Strategy/Initiatives
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Adaptable UX to various devices
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Adaptive Policies
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Bridging Content Gaps
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Communication and collaboration with partners
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Community engagement around product design and UX
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Compatibility with Accessibility Guidelines
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Comprehensive evaluation system
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Content Initiatives in Underrepresented Communities
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Continuous experimentation
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Cross-Wiki Tools
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Culture of Documentation
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Flexible resource allocation framework
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Funding for Underrepresented Communities
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Global revenue generation policy & fundraising strategy
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Guidelines for board functions and governance
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Healthy community atmosphere
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Identify Wikimedia's Impact
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Increased Wikimedia Awareness
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Iterative change processes
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Knowledge Base
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Leadership Development Plan
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Living documents to define responsibilities
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Local capacity development for advocacy
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Methodology to improve User Experience
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Misinformation
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Monitoring, evaluation and learning
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Peer spaces
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Platform functionality and documentation standards
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Platform mechanisms for safety
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Policies for experimentation
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Policies that hinder knowledge equity
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Private incident reporting
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Resources for Newcomers
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Revenue generation for the Movement
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Safety assessment and execution plan
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Skill Development Infrastructure
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Support Environmental Sustainability Practices
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Systematic approach to improve satisfaction and productivity
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Technology Council
Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Third party ecosystems

Movement Charter:

Movement Charter/17-25 June 2021 Online Spanish Conversation
Movement Charter/31 May 2021 Conversation
Movement Charter/Content/Categories
Movement Charter/Content/One-page draft
Movement Charter/Content/Wikimedia Summit 2022 Survey
Movement Charter/Drafting Committee
Movement Charter/Feedback
Movement Charter/Frequently Asked Questions
Movement Charter/Options
Movement Charter/Skills etc needed in the committee
Movement Charter/Wikimania 2022

Create Learning Materials: Create a presentation of the movement's initiatives in Arabic, which will be presented to the community and can be used later in any educational sessions or meetings.

“Community Participation” Conducting a group of meetings that may reach about 5 meetings via the Internet to keep the community informed of what has been achieved in the project, and to inform it of the translated materials and the presentation. Each session will last approximately an hour.

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:Mr. Ibrahem. role: translating the materials into Arabic, and creating an interactive learning material

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)

The Arabian Wikimedia Community

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.

We had many discussions about the movement's strategy and the lack of materials available in Arabic

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)

Education

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

Linguistic / Language

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

I do not know

Learning and metrics

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

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	5	online meetings
Number of editors	1
Number of organizers	1

Number of content contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Number of content created or improved
Wikipedia
Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki	52
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
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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)

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qkqNEudzOzFPR8UWRUzDqoqZhzTKkUgmr5Y6g6MR-Bs/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)

8485 SAR

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.

2252 USD

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Yes

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