Grants talk:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/promoting of contribution in Mon Wikipedia (ID: 21997789)
Follow-up Conversation edit
Hello @Htawmonzel,
Thank you for taking time to connect over the weekend. I'm putting together the notes from our call. Please feel free to edit/ add on.
Regards, Jacqueline
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Local Context
- Could you share about the history and growth of Mon Wikipedia and the community over time?
- Created in 2019.
- 2 more active active members; support Mon Wikipedia. 3 editors, 1 support technical;
- Took about 10 years to get its own domain; but we only have 1,700 content, and some people join and left; we need some more active members
Wikipedia Statistics (Jan 2021- Dec 2022):
- Average 21 editors over the last two years; 6 active editors
- Total 13K edits (average 542 edits/ month)
- Total 3K new pages (average 125 new pages/ month)
- Total 67 new registered users (average 2.8 new registered users/ month)
- Top editors - top two editor accounts belong to Htawmonzel / သ္ဍိုက်ဆာန်မန်
- What are some of the top local issues within the countries facing the local population? How does this impact the general population? Or in-person events, online contributions etc? What type of risks do you foresee to implement the project?
- Internet connection;
- Electricity outages (6 hours/ sometimes the whole day; may need our own power bank) may be an issue as training will be online
- Could you share the URL to Mon wikipedia domain? Do you have a wiki page (example) for Mon Wikipedians User Group?
Impact
- What is the vision or idea that you hope for the Mon wikipedia/ Mon community? (i.e. desired state)?
- 1st grant application
- The main idea is to get more active members (i.e. contribution) and more people to use wikipedia (i.e. consumption)
- Future plan - For mon national school to use Mon wikipedia in classroom
- This will become clearer as the community grows
Programme and Strategy
- How did you decide on the macro and micro strategy? What were your considerations and constraints?
- Macro: Members visit Mon national schools. Distributed printed materials to students and teachers - exercise book and world map.
- Micro: 5 Meet-ups, Edit-a-thons and visual teaching pages in Mon; Regular training sessions and strategy discussion meetings
- Could you share more about the community engagement process and outcomes? https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mon_Wikimedians_User_Group?fbclid=IwAR0zT2fXt9yAIVZt8XzibzeHDpQ0P-iwm6rNR0NcPxVQQ0pTmAnW5AYRT2A
- Project timeline (and person-in-charge)
| Activities | Time | Place | Mean trainers | Recording |
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| Edit-a-thon | 11 March 2023 12:30pm - 02:30pm (UTC) (07:00pm-09:00pm Rangoon) | Online, Zoom | Htaw Monzel | Recording |
| Edit-a-thon | 25 March 2023 12:30pm - 02:30pm (UTC) (07:00pm-09:00pm Rangoon) | Online, Zoom | Aue Nai | |
| Edit-a-thon | 20 May 2023 12:30pm - 02:30pm (UTC) (07:00pm-09:00pm Rangoon) | Online, Zoom | Htaw Monzel | |
| Edit-a-thon | 17 June 2023 12:30pm - 02:30pm (UTC) (07:00pm-09:00pm Rangoon) | Online, Zoom | Manoing Rot | |
| Edit-a-thon | 15 July 2023 12:30pm - 02:30pm (UTC) (07:00pm-09:00pm Rangoon) | Online, Zoom | Aue Nai |
| Activities | Time | Place | Members | Other |
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| Public meeting | June (Date coming soon) | Mon National Middle School Koh Wan Village, Kyaikmaraw Township, Mon State | coming soon | coming soon |
| Public meeting | June (Date coming soon) | Mon National Middle School Kamarwet, Mudon Township, Mon State | coming soon | coming soon |
| Public meeting | June (Date coming soon) | Mon National Middle School Taungpa, Mudon Township, Mon State | coming soon | coming soon |
| Public meeting | June (Date coming soon) | Mon National Middle School Panga, Thanpyuzayat Township, Mon State | coming soon | coming soon |
| Public meeting | June (Date coming soon) | Mon National Middle School Panga, Thanpyuzayat Township, Mon State | coming soon | coming soon |
| Public meeting | July (Date coming soon) | Mon National High School Ain Din, Ye Township, Mon State | coming soon | coming soon |
| Public meeting | July (Date coming soon) | Mon National Middle School Dura, Ye Township, Mon State | coming soon | coming soon |
| Public meeting | July (Date coming soon) | Mon National Middle School Lamaing, Ye Township, Mon State | coming soon | coming soon |
| Public meeting | July (Date coming soon) | Mon National High School Nyi Sar,Ye Township, Mon State | coming soon | coming soon |
| Public meeting | July (Date coming soon) | Mon National High School Weng Sa Paw, Kyainseikgyi Township, Karen State | coming soon | coming soon |
| Public meeting | July (Date coming soon) | Mon National College, Ye Township, Mon State | coming soon | coming soon |
Learning and Evaluation
- What was your thought process behind the key learning questions and metrics? How did you decide on the targets and metrics?
- We need more support in this area
The following links may be useful (Shared by Programme Officer)
1) Programme and Event Dashboard
- Link to the Programme and Events Dashboard - https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org
- Video tutorial (English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fLj6AVSrEo
- Tutorial document form (English): https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Wfp6qYuT2_8aEtHYtmWq5nvJHjY5JzD6fuKf012etk/edit
- Training tools: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/training
2) Wikimedia Hashtage Tool
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guide_on_how_to_use_WPWP_Campaign_Hashtags
- https://hashtags.wmcloud.org/?query=SheSaid
Budget Analysis
- Could you share how the budget was derived and more details on the unit cost estimation? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17wbAdfS4YlXAp1Zcf51iY3-1VZuKIzvBg_BB1lC2qhc/edit?usp=sharing
Team
- Could you share more about the project team (i.e. background, experiences in the movement) and the allocation of responsibilities? For example: Htaw Monzel, Manoing Rot, anyone else?
- We have set op a "Mon Wikimedians User Group" (not recognised officially yet). The group needs more qualified and active members. All of us are volunteers.
- 1. Htaw Monzel - organiser of this project, top contributor for Mon Wikipedia and Mon Wiktionary, a Social Welfare Supervisor in an authority office in Denmark (Jobcenter).
- 2. Aue Nai - Contributor for Mon Wikipedia, PhD. student.
- 3. Mannoing Rot - Contributor for Mon Wikipedia, Project Coordinator for Jeepyah Civil Society Development Organisation.
- 4. Ma Khin Moe - Program Support Director for National Enlightenment Institute. She will be the financial manager for this project.
- 5. Mon Saw Noel - an experienced campaign organiser, Nainghlon Village administrator. He will be the main coordinator for this project.
- We have set op a "Mon Wikimedians User Group" (not recognised officially yet). The group needs more qualified and active members. All of us are volunteers.
JChen (WMF) (talk) 02:53, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
- Dear Jacqueline,
- Our group had a group meeting last Sunday, 15 Jan. 2023. We have chosen the dates for Edit-a-thons. It will be hold two time in March, 1 time in May, 1 time in June and in July also 1 time.
- The schools in Burma will be closed for Summer holidays and open again from the middle of June. That means our public meeting at schools will be take place during June and July. We have three months for preparing such as printing world map and exercise book. I have sat some names in our team.
- Regarding to financial resources it will be wired to Ma Khin Moe when we don't have a group bank account. Ma Khin Moe is in our group. She and I have been working for other projects for a long time. Htawmonzel (talk) 19:54, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
Grant Approval edit
Hello @Htawmonzel,
Thank you so much for your patience. We are delighted to share that your grant application has been approved. We know it has been a journey and we are thankful for your continued openness and curiosity.
Let’s continue having regular conversations over the course of your grant implementation. Please let me know if you require support in any way or would like to share your experiences with a wider community through the Let's Connect Programme. I have noted your preference on learning more using wikimedia tools to track participation and metrics during an edit-a-thon. I have included some resources above. If you need further 1-1 support, please let me know and we can set up peer-learning sessions.
For easy reference, I am also sharing the reporting requirements for the grant can be found here and templates are available here. Timelines for reporting can be found in your grant agreement or on Fluxx. All reports are to be completed and submitted via Fluxx.
Thank you once again for letting us be a part of your journey.
Keep in touch.
Regards,
Jacqueline JChen (WMF) (talk) 03:07, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
Resources to support your learning and implementation edit
Hello @Htawmonzel,
I have started a thread on resources to support you through your implementation process and will add to it over time. Please feel free to also let me know what type of additional support you require and whether these are useful.
If you are leaving a message here, do also ping me on email, just in case I miss it. Thank you.
Regards, Jacqueline
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Training modules compiled from the Wikimedia movement
- https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Training: includes basics of editing and learning and evaluation
- https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/GLAMR_Training: includes introduction to the movement and how wikipedia works
- Education/Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom/Modules: This may be of interest in a future phase of the project as you start reaching out to schools and incorporating wikipedia in classrooms. I'll be happy to connect you with the Community Programmes (Education) team to learn more.