Grants:Project/Rapid/WikiForHumanRights HighLevel Workshop in Nairobi

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Ms Kabintie/WikiForHumanRights Workshop in Kenya 2022

The WikiForHuman Rights High Level Workshop seeks to engage experts in the area of Human rights , climate change and Biodiversity to Key among other thing identify information gaps on Kenya’s environmental issues, climate justice, human rights and the right to a healthy environment.

targetEnWiki, Swahili Wikipedia

start dateMarch 24th

end dateMay 10th 30th

budget (local currency)445,700

budget (USD)3,890

grant typeGroup

grantee• [[User:User:Ms Kabintie|User:Ms Kabintie]]

contact(s)• kabintegmail.com• User:Cmwaura

organization (if applicable)• The Planning Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya

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Project Goal

Briefly explain what are you trying to accomplish with this project, or what do you expect will change as a result of this grant. Example goals include, "recruit new editors", "add high quality content", or "train existing editors on a specific skill".

Inline with the theme for the 2022 WikiForHuman Rights camapign; Right to a healthy Environment, the high level workshop in Kenya seeks to;

1. bring together experts in the areas of climate Justice and Biodiversity, to identify gaps in information on Kenya’s environmental issues, regulation and human rights topics.
2. Engage and create a network of environmentalists, human rights advocates and journalists who are passionate about open knowledge.
3. Recruit and build the capacity of new participants/audiences within the above thematic areas to contribute knowdge on Wikipedia
4. Amplify the diversity of Wikipedia Campaigns

Project Plan

Activities

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. What will you and other organizers spend your time doing?

We have a 3-member team who will coordinate the 2-Day Hybrid workshop. Among the team is an expert in Environment, Climate Justice and Biodiversity who will be providing support in the planning and will also help frame the topics to be discussed during the workshop.

The inperson workshop will have a moderated panel discussion and breakout sesions and the audience will include youth voices as well, to document their stories and experiences at the community level. The workshop will also be live streamed on Facebook and Youtube to help reach a wider audience and amplify the campaign.

The second day of the workshop will be a virtual event that will focus on introducing participants to Wikipedia projects and showing them the basics of how to; it will be also moderated and will include afew testimonials from members of the Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya on their experiences in the Wikisphere so far.

How will you let others in your community know about your project (please provide links to where relevant communities have been notified of your proposal, and to any other relevant community discussions)? Why are you targeting a specific audience?

We have updated the event of the WikiForHumanRights events and activities section on meta. We have also highlighted the event in the "upcoming events" section in the Wikimedia Community UG Kenya Meta page. We will also be posting on social media platforms; telegram and whatsApp, twitter and facebook.

What will you have done at the end of your project? How will you follow-up with people that are involved with your project?

By the end of the workshop, we would have identified content gaps on the thematic areas, recruited new wikipedia editors and increased advocasy on the right to a healthy environment. We will aalso be monitoring social media engagement.

Are you running any in-person events or activities? If so, you will need to complete the steps outlined on the Risk Assessment protocol related to COVID-19. When you have completed these steps, please provide a link to your completed copy of the risk assessment tool below:

[[Copy of Risk Assessment Tool- Wiki4humanRights Workshop Kenya]]

Impact

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets and feel free to add more specific to your project:

1. Number of total participants 40-50
2. the level of engagement during the workshop, both online and offline
3. Increased contribution on Wikipedia on the thematic areas over time.

Resources

What resources do you have? Include information on who is the organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).

We have the human resource and have already contacted some high-profile speakers, who have expressed interest in participating in the workshop.

1. Winnie Kabintie (Project Lead) - Responsible for overall support, vision, and success of the project.

Provide oversight on budget, documentation, staffing, and deliverables. Reporting and documenting the progress to communicate with the team and all key stakeholders

1. Carol Mwaura (Coordinator) - Provide administrative tasks that include scheduling meetings and appointments, procuring supplies etc

Identifying volunteers and support documentation and communication.

1. Brian Okoth (Facilitator) - Help develop the workshop’s agenda, structure and determine the activities necessary to achieve the objectives. Identify and review speaker list and key talking points. Help in monitoring of the project throughout each phase.

We are in communication with potential partners for venue provision, possibly at the UN Auditorium in Gigiri or at the Kenya School of Government Auditorium.

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense:

	Budget
No.	Item	Unit Cost	Quantity	Amount (KES)	Amount (USD)	Description
1.	Online Tools & Streaming Services	NA	NA	130,000	1,135
2.	Data for Virtual Event for participants	1,000	20 pax	20,000	185	Data Support for virtual event on day 2.
3.	Meals	1,500	40 pax	60,000	534	Mid morning tea, lunch & refreshments
4.	Stationery	230	45pcs	10,000	87	Includes writing materials (notebooks & Pens) for all participants and program copies.
5.	Social Media Campaign	20,000	1	20,000	184	Social media activities that include Twitter & Facebook promos and e-poster design.
6.	Gift Hampers for Speakers	5,000	8pcs	40,000	359
7.	Banner	10,000	1	10,000	87	Cost of designing and printing banner.
8.	Documentation	15,000	1	15,000	131	Note taking in different sessions and documenting on Meta for day 1 workshop and Day 2 event.
9.	Photographey + Camera	10,000	1	10,000	87	Hiring a camera for purpose of documenting the event.
10.	Cordination & Facilitation	1,000 per hour	65Hrs	60,000	533	Facilitation and cordination fee for 3 pax that covers a total of 65Hrs from planning to close of project
11.	Sanitizer and masks		2 boxes of masks	3,000	26	This includes COVID-19 protective items for all participants.
12.	Transport		7 (3 Coordinators) 4 Volunteers	21,000	194	Transport for organizers and other volunteers that will also cover pre-planning logistics like venue checks and meet ups with service providers.
13.	Childrencare	1000	4pax	8000	70	Childcare support for 4 volunteers for 2 days.
14.	Miscellaneous			28,700	250
	Total			445,700	3,890