Grants:Project/Rapid/Wikimedia Community Arusha/Monthly Edit-a-thons 3
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Please see the sample Editathon/Training application before drafting your application.
Project Goal edit
Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.
- Increase skills for existing editors
- Add or improve content on Swahili Wikipedia
Project Plan edit
Activities edit
Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?
- A series of editathons
2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.
- I have informed my community through the Wikimedians of Arusha meta page here. [[1]]
3. How will you let participants know about the edit-a-thon? In what ways will you be communicating with them?
For example, these can include on-wiki spaces, social media channels, mailing lists, messaging apps, or physical/online gatherings.
- I will let my community know about the events through the existing social media pages.
4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:I JethroBT
- Yes, there are experienced editors to lead the event.
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- There are experienced editors who have the necessary skills to participate and contribute to high quality content. We will rent laptops to be used by the participants who don't own laptops.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- Through WhatsApp group
7. 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:
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mxh7A8kA3Nr8i69AJ9ZttQUiz6mE7Cjaws84aMNwRP0/edit?usp=sharing
8. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
Impact edit
How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:
- Number of events - 2
- Number of participants - 30
- Number of new editors - 3
- Number of of articles created or improved - 60+
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 25
Resources edit
What resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).
- Ebenezer Mlay - Event Facilitators
- Praygod Mwanga - Event Organiser
- Gladys Gibbs - Event Advisor
- Mary calist mlay - Event Manager
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- Food - 257.602* 2 = 515.203 USD
- Tea, Drinks and Bites - 128.801 * 2 = 257.602USD
- Internet - 38.6403* 2 = 77.2805 USD
- Local Transport (for the participants and event organizers while making arrangements for the events) - 257.602* 2 = 515.203 USD
- Venue - 55.8137* 2 = 111.627 USD
- Stationary and Graphics Designing - 42.9336 * 2 = 85.8672 USD
- Communications(Data,call and sms bundles for the organizers) - 32.2002 * 2 = 64.4004 USD
- Router rent (for internet sharing during the events) - 21.4668* 2 = 42.9336 USD
- Laptop rent(for participants with no laptops at least 4 laptops) - 25.7602* 2 = 51.5203 USD
- Tshirts 10.7334*7 = 75.1338 USD
- Contingency - 42.9336 USD
- Total = USD 1,839.7142 USD
Endorsements edit
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