Grants talk:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Conference Fund/Wikimedia Youth Conference 2023

Endorsed. Justice Baako NTARMAH Greater Accra Region Ghana

Endorsements

•  Strong support I give my full support for the conference in Spain this year. I can not wait to learn, share and connect with young wikimedians across the globe --James Moore200 (talk) 22:06, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
•  Strong support I fully support the conference as a gathering for young people to connect and engage against the backdrop of the movement strategy.This would serve as a lauchpad for more collaborations around the world --Xibitgh (talk) 13:46, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

I fully support the conference as a gathering to contribute to Wikipedia and to share ideas Praze02 (talk) 14:02, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

• Favourdare123 (talk) 14:44, 10 February 2023 (UTC) The conference goal is a massive one that once is funded its impact will be felt even admist the Young Wikimedians who aren't well structured in knowledge of what Wikimedia is all about. I do love to get together with well knowledgeable young Wikimedians to learn from their experiences as a Wikimedian, during the conference.

•  Strong support I strongly endorse this grant application, I believe this conference will be a better platform for Youths within the movement to share their experiences,and learn from each other on the best practices that can be implemented in under-developing communities and adress challenges being faced as youths .ɴᴅᴀʜɪʀᴏ ᴅᴇʀʀɪᴄᴋ 🐎 (talk) 14:49, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
•  Strong support, J'ai eu la chance de travailler avec l'équipe Wikivibrance cette année et je peux assuré que c'est une équipe extraordinaire, Malgré les barrières de la langue (Français/anglais), cette équipe a fait de ma communauté un vrai model d'inclusion, pour cela mon soutien est total pour cette initiative que je trouve noble.--Azogbonon (talk) 15:44, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
•  Strong support I am delighted to endorse the Wikimedia Youth Conference 2023, which brings together young leaders and advocates from around the world to celebrate the power of knowledge-sharing and collaboration. By providing a platform for the next generation of change-makers to connect and engage in meaningful dialogue, this conference will undoubtedly inspire new ideas, foster innovative solutions, and drive positive impact in communities across the globe. I applaud the organizers for their commitment to empowering young people and look forward to the valuable insights and contributions that will emerge from this important gathering. Romeo Ronald Lomora (talk) 22:06, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

• I endorse this grant because it is pertinent to the success of this conference. The coming together of youths to discuss the present and future of Wikipedia in our societies is a necessary and welcome opportunity .

•  Strong support I strongly Support this conference, because I think it will leave the concrete impacts which were not there before. They are many youths who are contributing tirelessly towards the movement goal, due to different languages, regions and cultures they all face different challenges. The conference will leave the platform of sharing their experiences in addressing the challenges they face and It will help them to have same vision of future for Wikimedia Movement. MrTallBoy (talk) 15:44, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

•  Strong support This conference will be a first of it's kind in the movement and will go along way to give young people in the movement a platform to connect, synergize and empower each other. I believe the publicity that will come with this event will also go along way in creating the much needed advocasy to encourage other young people out there to understand the free knowledge ecosystem and join the movement. --Ms Kabintie (talk) 20:44, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

• This is a great opportunity bringing together youths from different parts of the world to learn from each other. Magotech (talk) 13:23, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

• I strongly support this movement Husseyn Issa (talk) 16:32, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
•  Strong support I think that networking among young Wikipedians will lead to many synergies in encyclopedic work. With the Jungwikipedianer, we already have a successful example of this in the German-language Wikipedia -New York-air (talk) 14:43, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
•  Strong support Similar to New York-air, I think it would be nice to have a global community for young people. In a meeting, we get to know each other, so that we also trust each other online. --958s (talk) 18:48, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
•  Strong support I endorse this move by WikiVibrance, it is much needed and a welcome development to enable collaboration amongst the youth and foster exchange of ideas.It is a novel idea and has a great potential for growth.--Zend2020 (talk) 17:13, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
•  Strong support The Wikivibrance from its inception, has been a gateway to the creation of more content on the youth of the 21st century who are currently making difference in the various spheres of live. Now that the proponent of this project has thought it to have it in-person where the youth from different walks of life would meet, connect and share ideas, I think is a step in the right direction. Dnshitobu (talk) 19:18, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Movement

In this movement of the meeting, I hope to learn from other participants and also to discuss perspectives that will create new ideas for the participants. Edward ambele (talk) 17:00, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Comference

I strongly support the coming together because it create room young wikimedian to be known all across the globe and too is a fine movement for the young wikimedian members which they can possibly be equip by knowledge of editing reasonable edit on Wikipedia. Levi wan I Charles (talk) 17:18, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Members Selection

I think the selection of members should be based on their respective Countries. Husseyn Issa (talk) 16:37, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

I totally agree because if it will be limited to the regions, that could be very disadvantageous. Dnshitobu (talk) 19:13, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Endorsment from Pojo07 (talk)

The Wikivibrance project has contributed immensely to young Wikimedians since inception. It has proved pivotal in bridging the gap between elderly experienced contributors and young inexperienced Wikimedians. Wikimedia contributors at the University of Ilorin campus are a testament to the effectiveness and importance of the Wikivibrance program, International Youth Day 2022. In light of previous successes of the program subsequent plans and proposals are highly welcomed, and earnestly anticipated.

--Pojo07 (talk) 21:15, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Endorsment from Anuary Rajabu (talk)

With open heart I strongly endorse this grant application, because this conference will be a better way for Youths within the movement from different part globally to share their experiences and learn from each other for the better thriving of the Wikimedia movement

--Anuary Rajabu (talk) 13:12, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Endorsement from Kitanago (talk)

Une espace physique pour que les jeunes du mouvement puisse se rencontrer, discuter, et prendre des initiatives ensemble est une excellente initiative pour l’avenir du Mouvement Kitanago (talk) 02:23, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Support

 Strong support This is a well-thought-out program with a strong desire for chatting a clear path and understanding of youth participation in the Wikimedia movements. Furthermore, it will afford the COT and participants the to learn from the experiences of others in their engagement of youths in the movement. Atibrarian (talk) 16:41, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

WMF review and feedback

Hi @TaronjaSatsuma, @Ptinphusmia, @James Moore200, @CaliBen, @Douglaseru and @Mrb Rafi,

Thank you for submitting this proposal. We are very happy for this initiative and for the possibility of supporting the first ever Wikimedia Youth Conference. Thank you so much for the work and planning you have put it this proposal. I think there is a balanced level of clarity on the vision and desired focus areas, but I also acknowledge there is a certain level of ambiguity as this is the first time this community will gather to address strategic priorities.

As we started the discussions about this conference a few months ago, I already had a chance to review the drafted version of the proposals and to make comments, so I do not have a lot of comments to add. But here are just a few that I still have:

• I understand that Wikimedia Spain will not be acting as the fiscal sponsor, and Kiwix will be the FS. So can you please explain if Wikimedia Spain will still have a role in this conference organizing? And what will be the updated roles and responsibilities of all the parties involved? (Wikivibrance; Wikimedia Spain; Wikix). Please also update the original proposal on Fluxx.
• WMF participation - I appreciate the focus. It's great that you are clear as to the kind of outcomes your'e expecting.
• Risks - Will you require that legal guardians will escort minors attending the conference?
• Can I ask why did you specifically choose La Marina as the location in Spain?
• I see you calculated 95 people on the budget, but you said you will have 105 total participants. Can you please clarify?
• You mentioned that you will allocate scholarships considering equal regional distribution, but I see 25% will be for participants in Europe. Can you please clarify this? Also - will you be welcoming local participants as well?

Looking forward to hearing from you. CAlmog (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Response on behalf of Wikivibrance team

1. *Wikimedia Spain*: Although Wikimedia Spain will not be our fiscal sponsor due to their staff capacity, they are going to be working with the conference COT to support the design of the conference program. They would also act as the onground representative to sign any relevant documents in the case of local partnerships like the Valencia Institute of Youth who we are expecting in-kind support in the form of accommodation for the conference. In addition, they would also support local contacts for conference participation and other minor logistics where their staff capacity permits.

• WikiVibrance*: WikiVibrance will be the main driver of the conference from constituting a COT, Subcommittees, Scholarship criteria & selection process, liaising with different stakeholders/partners, logistics, program design, onground conference activities to communications around the conference.

• Kiwix*: Kiwix will be responsible for receiving, disbursing and managing the conference funds.

2. *WMF participation* -

We hope to learn from WMF staff from departments that are community-faced, to share knowledge around their learnings or research about youth participation/engagement in the movement, some of the ways youth have been reflected or would like to be reflected in strategic documents or programs such as movement charter, UCOC, and community development or even how the Foundation communication efforts strategically targets young people in the movement. We will love to learn about relevant objectives that will be useful for us to plug in to the work we are doing, and the kind of support we could seek or get working on youth related matters in the movement. Beyond this, we would really love to have WMF staff from community programs particularly those with a focus on Wikisource to share their knowledge about the project, some of the work done and skills needed to contribute.

3. *Risks*-

This will depend on where the capacity to do this is available. We hope to get WMF support and recommendations on this. We hope to explore the possibility of a community leader overseeing a youth group to act in this role where possible.

4. We decided to choose La Marina in Alicante Spain because of the significant in-kind support offer we received from Valencia Institute of Youth, which provides for entirely free accomodation for 90-100 conference participants.

5. We hope to welcome local participants who might not need a scholarship to attend but happy to attend as well as WMF staff whose work might be relevant to our objectives. Hence, we gave accommodation for an extra 10 people aside the 90 scholarships we hope to make. The remaining 5 is for the staff from WMF which has been earlier explained in terms of roles to be carried out.

6. We will be welcoming local participants. We intend to consider equal regional representation in the scholarships. And this will be easily ascertained from the number of regions we will receive scholarship applications once a call is made. This is the easy part. But the tricky part is that because we don't know how many regions that will apply in the moment, it is difficult to make these statistics now. But we would need to make a budget that reflects the numbers and we are not sure how it works to assign the exact amount of cost to everyone when we know that it should cost less for participants from Europe. So we made a temporary number at this stage of the application that might change depending on the regional scholarship applicants we will receive. We are also open to your thoughts here on how to best work around it.

We have updated the proposal in order to add those clarifications to our text.

On behalf of the Wikivibrance team.--TaronjaSatsuma (talk) 10:21, 3 March 2023 (UTC)