Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki for Human Rights Campaign in Kenya 2023 (ID: 22165539)
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Applicant Details edit
- Please provide your main Wikimedia Username.
Cmwaura
- Please provide the Usernames of people related to this proposal.
User:Cmwaura User:Ms Kabintie User:QueenAsali User:Anitah Pezz
- Organization
Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya
- Are you a member of any Wikimedia affiliate or group, including informal groups like Wiki Fan Clubs, emerging language communities, not recognized Wikimedia groups etc.? Please list them all.
Wikimedia Community UserGroup Kenya
Grant Proposal edit
- M. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wiki for Human Rights Campaign in Kenya 2023
- Q. Indicate if it is a local, international, or regional proposal and if it involves several countries? (optional)
Local
- Q2. If you have answered regional or international, please write the country names and any other information that is useful for understanding your proposal.
- R. If you would like, please share any websites or social media accounts that your group or organization has.
https://twitter.com/WikimediaK
- 1. What is the change that you are trying to bring about and why is this important.
The impacts of climate change within our region have been massive. Unfortunately our community does rarely realise the issue for what it is’; climate change! We recognize that localizing the narrative around climate change and helping the community putting issues into perspective will go along way in increasing awareness.
The main challenges we are trying to solve is lack of awareness and knowledge about the specific impacts of climate change and pollution in the identified areas. Many people may have a general understanding of climate change but may not be fully aware of how it is affecting their local communities. Additionally, there may be a lack of accessible and comprehensive information on the specific consequences of pollution and climate change in these areas.
- 2. Describe your main approaches or strategies to achieve these changes and why you think they will be effective.
The importance of this change has been assessed through various means such as scientific research, data analysis, and consultation with experts in the field. Studies have shown that climate change and pollution have wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems, biodiversity, public health, and the economy. By addressing the knowledge gap and increasing awareness, we can empower communities to make informed decisions and support initiatives that mitigate and adapt to these challenges.
- 3. What are the activities you will be developing and delivering as part of these approaches or strategies?
Edit-a-thons and articles on wikipedia; enwiki and swahili wikipedia swwiki This strategy allows for the dissemination of information through a widely accessible platform, reaching a global audience. Videos and photos are an effective medium to convey the impact of climate change and pollution as they can capture visuals, interviews, and personal experiences, creating a powerful narrative that resonates with viewers.
- 4. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign or event? If so, please select the relevant campaign below. If so, please select all the relevant campaigns from the list below. If "other", please state which.
WikiForHumanRights
- 5. Do you have the team that is needed to implement this proposal?
Carol Mwaura-Project management -User:Cmwaura Anita Wavinya- Logistics (includes car high planning, banner, + documentation-User:Anitah Pezz Terry Boke-Photography training and digital assets: User:QueenAsali Winnie Kabintie-Support coordination and communication: User:Ms Kabintie
- 6. Please state if your proposal aims to work to bridge any of the identified CONTENT knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select up to THREE that most apply to your work.
Geography, Socioeconomic Status, Other global topics for impact (topics considered to be of global importance)
- 6.1 In a few sentences, explain how your work is specifically addressing this content gap (or Knowledge inequity) to ensure a greater representation of knowledge.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words! Images taken during the edit-a-thon will help our community to see and understand that climate change is real and see how i’s affecting our ecosystem.
- 7. Please state if your proposal includes any of these areas or THEMATIC focus. Select up to THREE that most apply to your work and explain the rationale for identifying these themes.
Advocacy, Human Rights, Climate Change and sustainability, Open Technology, Diversity
- 8. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities?
Gender Identity, Geographic , Digital Access
- 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?
Members of the wikimedia UG kenya. This will be the second year for our community to engage in the wiki for human rights campaign and we will use existing community channels to communicate and coordinate this year’s activities.
- 10. In what ways are you actively seeking to contribute towards creating a safer, supportive, more equitable environment for participants?
We plan to facilitate transport and entry fees to all the cites where the photowalks will be conducted. We also plan to have a basic photography training that will go along way in equipping members with the right skills to churn out quality images.
- 11. Please tell us about how you have let your Wikimedia communities know about the planned activities and this proposal. Use this space to describe the processes you carried out to make the community more involved in planning this proposal. Please link the on-wiki community discussion(s) around the proposals.
We will engage community members of WikimediaUser Group Kenya through their social media platforms(WhatsApp group, Twitter ) mailing lists and other platforms to inform the members of the community about this project.
We will also design a branded t-shirt for the project which will be printed and shared amongst some Wikimedians in our community to also create awareness of the project.
- 12. Are you aware of other Rapid Fund proposals in your local group, community, or region that are being submitted and that align with your proposed project?
No
If yes:
- 12.1 Did you explore the possibility of doing a joint proposal with other leaders in your group?
- N/A
- 12.2 How will this joint proposal allow you to have better results?
- N/A
- 13. Will you be working with other external, non-Wikimedia partners to implement this proposal? Required.
No
- 13.1 Please describe these partnerships and what motivates the potential partner to be part of the proposal and how they add value to your work.
- 14. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select a maximum of THREE options that most apply.
Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement, Improve User Experience, Provide for Safety and Inclusion, Coordinate Across Stakeholders, Manage Internal Knowledge, Identify Topics for Impact, Innovate in Free Knowledge
Learning, Sharing, and Evaluation edit
- 15. What do you hope to learn from your work in this fund proposal?
-We hope to learn about the effectiveness of using short videos and community engagement in raising awareness and catalyzing action on climate change and pollution. We aim to understand the impact of our activities on knowledge dissemination, behavior change, and policy advocacy. Additionally, we seek to gather feedback and insights from participants to improve and refine our approaches for future initiatives.
- 16. Based on these learning questions, what is the information or data you need to collect to answer these questions? Please register this information (as metric description) in the following spaces provided.
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Images | We intend to upload 300 images from the four days event | 300 |
| Short Videos | We plan to document 20 short videos from the 4 events | 20 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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- 17. Core quantitative metrics.
| Core metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 20 | |
| Number of editors | 20 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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- 17.1 If for some reason your proposal will not measure these core metrics please provide an explanation.
N/A
- 18. What tools would you use to measure each metric selected? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support.
Creating a Wiki Category on Wikimedia Commons to track all the photos uploaded from this project.
Financial Proposal edit
- 19. & 19.1 What is the amount you are requesting from Wikimedia Foundation? Please provide this amount in your local currency.
519800 KES
- 19.2 What is this amount in US Currency (to the best of your knowledge)?
4290.06 USD
- 20. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tzy8uKAcGBGYrh2d6BkxyKITJEgvqSxQgn79j6_5rZ4/edit#gid=0
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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