Grants:Regions/Middle East & North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa/zh
Regional calendar
Please reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.
2月9日 - 2024年3月1日
Applicant support and eligibility check
2024年3月1日
Submission deadline
3月4日 - 2024年3月29日
Review and translation
3月29日 - 2024年4月19日
Review feedback and applicant engagement
2024年5月3日
Decision announced
5月17日 - 2024年5月31日
Agreement and first payment
2025年1月15日
Midpoint conversation
2025年7月31日
Final or first year report due
General Support Fund - Round 1 (2023-24)
General Support (Wikimedia Community Fund)
Round 1 (2023-24)
- Applicant proposal support starts: 2023年8月11日
- Submission deadline: 2023年9月8日
- Eligibility check: 8月11日 - 2023年9月8日
- Application translation: 9月11日 - 2023年9月15日
- Review process starts: 2023年9月18日
- Feedback received: 2023年10月6日
- Engaging with feedback: 10月6日 - 2023年10月27日
- Decisions announced: 2023年11月10日
- Agreement signed: 2023年12月1日
- First payment sent: 12月1日 - 2023年12月19日
- Midterm conversation due: 2024年7月15日
- Final report due: 2025年1月31日
- Yearly report due for multi-year funds: 2025年1月31日
Conversation Hours
Office hours are available for questions, comments, and any general support around our funding programs in the region. Please review the table below for information and links to these meetings:
| Date | Time | Language | Topic | Grantee Partner Type | Link to meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022年8月4日 | 5 p.m - 6 p.m UTC | 英语 & 阿拉伯语 | MENA Region Conversation Hour: Grants Funding Program - the Middle East and North Africa Community | Open to community members in the Middle East and North Africa region interested in learning about grant funding programs | Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 872 1036 1727 Passcode: 177553 |
| 2022年8月17日 | 3 p.m - 4 p.m UTC | 英语 | MEA Region Conversation Hour: Grants Funding Program - Hausa Wikimedians | Open to community members in the Hausa Wikimedians User Group interested in learning about grant funding programs | Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 874 6899 4589 Passcode: 454018 |
| August 18th 2022 | 4p.m -5 p.m UTC | 英语, 法语 & 阿拉伯语 | MEA Conversation Hour: Grant Funding Programs - General Support Funding - Round 1 | Open to community members in the Middle East and Africa Region interested in Applying to the General Support Fund - Round 1 with the September 9th Deadline | Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 874 6899 4589 Passcode: 454018 |
| 2022年8月20日 | 11 a.m - 12 Noon UTC | 英语 | MEA Region Conversation Hour: Grants Funding Program - Naija Office Hour | Open to community members participating in the Naija Office Hour and interested in learning about grant funding programs | Details shared by Naija Office Hour Organizers |
| 2022年9月1日 | 4p.m -5 p.m UTC | 英语, 法语 & 阿拉伯语 | MEA Conversation Hour: Grant Funding Programs - General Support Funding - Round 1 | Open to community members in the Middle East and Africa Region interested in Applying to the General Support Fund - Round 1 with the September 9th Deadline | Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 874 6899 4589 Passcode: 454018 |
区域委员会
- Azogbonon, August 2021 - Engage in the promotion of free knowledge, the development of Beninese and African content (history, culture, men and women, etc.).
- Aristidek5maya, August 2021 - I am a photography consultant and professional image reporter in working life. As a Wikimedian, I am a volunteer trainer and head of the 維基語錄 project within Wikimedia Cote d'Ivoire. Finally, I am President and co-founder of an NGO which fights for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Côte d'Ivoire.
- Tebhogho, August 2021 - Tebhogho is Librarian at the University of Botswana. Enjoy contributing on gender gap issues. I have participated in the AfLIA #1lib1ref campaigns since 2020. I also hold other volunterring responsibilities within the wikimedia movement that include:
- Fjmustak, August 2021 - I'm a Palestinian volunteer editor on Wikipedia from Jerusalem, founding member and former treasurer of Wikimedians of the Levant User Group and a member of the Arabic Wikimedians User Group.I have been a Wikimedian since 2005, editing both the English and Arabic Wikipedias. I have a passion for the free dissemination of knowledge. Most recently, I have been coordinating activities of the Wikipedia Education Program in Palestine, at both the high school and university levels.
- NANöR, September 2021 - I'm from Syria and living in Sweden. I'm a geologist and have a master's degree in Palynology from Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris. I'm a volunteer editor on Arabic Wikipedia where I created my account in July 2019. My contributions are very various between: Biology, Art, Geology, Currency, History and Movies, but I most focus on lists and featured lists. I believe on teamwork and encourage it by creating and participating in workshops.
- CapitainAfrika, September 2023 - I have joined the Wikimedia Movement from 2017. Certified trainer for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program, I played an important role within the Wikimedia movement in the DRC in programming events and supporting local leaders of new communities in the country.
- Gilbert Ndihokubwayo, September 2023 - I’m Information and communication professional from Burundi, a certified trainer for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program, Kiwix for Schools. I have joined the Wikimedia Movement from 2019. I support the vision of a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
- Ibrahim Elaidy, September 2023 - I'm a Digital Marketing and Content Specialist From Egypt, I'm Admin in Arabic Wikipedia and a founding member of Egypt Wikimedians user group, I have been a Wikimedian since 2007 and I have many contributions and roles in several Wikimedia projects.
- Dnshitobu, September 2023 - My name is Fuseini Mohammed Kamal-Deen, a co-lead of the Gurene Wikimedia Community at the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group and a professional teacher and projects coordinator in Ghana. I am passionate about using technology to promote education, biodiversity, and cultural heritage.I am a member of the Cybersecurity Professional Association in Ghana. I am a co-facilitator in the Dagbani Wikipedia Saha tele-education program on TV.
- Pellagia Njau, September 2023 -I'm a Computer Science Engineer from Tanzania, I joined Wikimedia Movement in 2017, with different contributions and roles. I'm also a Kiwix Co-Ordinator in Tanzania and interesting in gender related programs.
- Reda Benkhadra, September 2023 - I'm from Morocco and have been actively contributing to Wikimedia projects since 2012, serving as a founding member of Wikimedia MA User Group and leading various campaigns and activities, both online and on-site, to promote free knowledge and bridge content gaps.
- Iwuala Lucy, September 2023 - I'm a Language Professional and passionate about Indigenous Language Advocacy. A member of Igbo Wikimedians User Group and Wikimedia User Group Nigeria. I also serve as Core Team Member of Wiki Loves Monuments International Team.
- Nehaoua, September 2023 - I hold a master's degree in Highway and Bridge Engineering and work as a Civil Engineer. I've been an active Wikimedian since 2009, contributing significantly and taking on various roles across multiple Wikimedia projects. I volunteer as an editor on French and Arabic Wikipedia, as well as on Wikidata, WikiSource, and Wiktionary. I am a member of several Wikimedia groups, including Wikimedia Algeria User Group, Wiki World Heritage User Group, and the Arabic Wikimedians User Group.