Grants:Project/MSIG/FromPunjab/Movement Charter Ambassador Program
Applications are not required to be in English. Please complete the application in your preferred language.
Project Goal edit
What will be the outputs of your project and how will those outputs contribute to advancing a specific Movement Strategy Initiative
- The expected outcome of this project is to help the community know more about the Movement Charter. To support Punjabi speaking Community members review the content and share feedback. This engagement is expected to increase awareness, engagement, support, and sustainable development of communities.
- What specific Movement Strategy Initiative does your project focus on and why? Please select one of the initiatives described here
- This project focuses on the initiatives to increase the sustainability of Movement and Ensure Equity in Decision Making.
Project Background edit
- When do you intend to begin this project and when will it be completed?
- March 25, 2024 - April 25,2024
- Where will your project activities be happening?
- This project is about the creation and translation of content. The materials created by FromPunjab will be uploaded to Wiki Commons. The rest of the work will take place on Meta-Wiki.
- Are you collaborating with other communities or affiliates on this project? Please provide details of how partners intend to work together to achieve the project goal.
- The ultimate goal of multiple engagements and collaboration is to create a suitable platform by inviting other communities so, I collaborate and coordinate with other regional MC Ambassadors to learn from their experiences and ideas and also the discussion with them on shared drafts.
- What specific challenge will your project be aiming to solve? And what opportunities do you plan to take advantage of to solve the problem?
- The foremost goal is to inform the Punjabi community about the Movement Charter by discussing and communicating the actions and initiatives of the MSG/MCDC. By taking advantage of these opportunities, we hope to raise awareness and engage the community members in these conversations for the future of the movement. The priority will be to review & discuss the published drafts by MCDC and any future releases for fair community feedback.
- Does this project aim to apply one of the examples shared in the call for grants and if so which one?
- Engaging the community in informed discussions by first translating the shared drafts and relevant sections. To review the current scenarios and anticipated changes for feedback on whether those proposed changes will resolve the community's problems and challenges.
Project Activities edit
- What specific activities will be carried out during this project? Please describe the specific activities that will be carried out during this project.
- The following documents will be translated into Punjabi:
- Movement Charter content pages/ Meta Pages
- Reports pages
- Forms / Survey translations
- Conversation events pages
- Announcements
- Online meetings with the Punjabi community and their documentation.
Schedule : (tentative dates)
| Task | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Page Translation | 25 March 2024 | 5 April 2024 |
| Online Meetup (I) | 7 April 2024 | |
| Online Meetup(II) | 14 April 2024 | |
| Documentation and Report Writing | 15 April 2024 | 25 April 2024 |
- How do you intend to keep communities updated on the progress and outcomes of the project? Please add the names or usernames of these individuals responsible for updating the community
- We will arrange Online meetings with the Punjabi Community to update and explain the Movement Charter work.
- Who will be responsible for delivering on this project and what are their roles and responsibilities?
- Sandeep is responsible for delivering on this project. Their roles and responsibilities are taking care of translation and reviewing the content of the Movement Charter, updating and engaging the Punjabi community.
Additional information edit
- If your activities include community discussions, what is your plan for ensuring that the conversations are productive? Provide a link to a Friendly Space Policy or UCoC that will be implemented to support these discussions.
- We will adhere to the friendly space policy. The first step is to translate the information, after which we inform the Punjabi community via an online meeting so that they may assess the content and provide feedback in the second online meeting.
- If your activities include the use of paid online tools, please describe what tools these are and how you intend to use them.
- We will use google meet or Zoom platform for online meetings.
- Do your activities include the translation of materials, and if so, in what languages will the translation be done? Please include details of those responsible for making the translations.
- The translation will only be done in the Punjabi Language. Sandeep is responsible for making the translations
- Are there any other details you would like to share? Consider providing rationale, research or community discussion outputs, and any other similar information, that will give more context on your proposed project.
- The Punjabi community along with many others in the region needs this project significantly. Being a small community, there are several obstacles, including misunderstandings, language issues, and lack of awareness. This project is a good effort to better comprehend and participate in the Movement Charter Drafting Committee work.
Outcomes edit
After your activities are complete, we would like to understand the draft implementation plan for your community. You will be required to prepare a document detailing this plan around a movement strategy initiative. This report can be prepared through Meta-wiki using the Share your results button on this page. The report can be prepared in your language, and is not required to be written in English.
In this report, you will be asked to:
- Provide a link to the draft implementation plan document or Wikimedia page
- Describe what activities supported the development of the plan
- Describe how and where you have communicated your plan to relevant communities.
- Report on how your funding was spent
Your draft implementation plan document should address the following questions clearly:
- What movement strategy initiative or goal are you addressing?
- What activities will you be doing to address that initiative?
- What do you expect will happen as a result of your activities? How do those outcomes address the movement strategy initiative?
- How will you measure or evaluate your activities? What tools or methods will you use to evaluate your activities?
To create a draft implementation plan, we recommend the use of a logic model, which will help you and your team think about goals, activities, outcomes, and other factors in an organized way. Please refer the following resources to develop a logic model:
- Overview of logic models on Meta-wiki
- Example logic models for reference for other movement activities (such as partnerships and edit-a-thons)
- Blank logic model template on Google Drive
Please confirm below that you will be able to prepare a draft implementation plan document by the end of your grant:
- I agree
Optionally, you are welcome to include other information you'd like to share around participation and representation in your activities. Please include any additional outcomes you would like to report on below:
Budget edit
How you will use the funds you are requesting? List bullet points for each expense. Don’t forget to include a total amount, and update this amount in the Probox at the top of your page too!
The requested budget and budget breakdown should be in your or recipient’s local currency. We send grant payments preferably in your local currency. In some exceptional cases (e.g. hyperinflation), we allow grant payments to be made in US dollars. If you are requesting a grant in a currency other than your local currency, please reach out to your Program Officer to discuss.
- Research (time needed to review, perform analysis, or investigate any information needed to support implementation ideas or planning):NIL
- Facilitation (facilitation time including facilitator preparation, meeting facilitation time, and debriefing):10000 INR
- Documentation (document preparation time, time spent documenting of discussion, post-meeting work): 20000 INR
- Translation (translation costs for briefs and global materials):30000 INR
- Coordination (coordinator work to manage or support multiple workflows to prepare for meeting): 10000 INR
- Online tools or services (subscription services for online meeting platforms, social media promotion):4000 INR
- Data (internet or mobile costs for organizers or participants to access or participate in activities): 4000 INR
- Venue or space for meeting (costs of renting a physical meeting space): NIL
- Transportation costs (costs of supporting organizers or participants to attend the meeting): NIL
- Meals (costs related to refreshments, lunches, or other meals during in-person activities): NIL
- Other: 20000 INR (Child Care, Food coupons and Miscellaneous etc.)
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED IN LOCAL CURRENCY:98000 INR
- I am organizing a strategic meeting for Indian representatives attending the Wikimedia Summit with the support of CIS-A2K. The grant of this project for this initiative is currently under review, and scheduled date is 23-24 March, 2024. The event will organized in Delhi.
Completing your application edit
Once you have completed the application, please do the following:
- Change the application status from
status=drafttostatus=proposedin the {{Probox}} template. - Contact strategy2030
wikimedia.org to confirm your submission, as well as to request any support around your application.
Endorsements edit
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