Grants talk:Project/Rapid/Pilot Project WIR F/town

Hi Mompati Dikunwane, thank you for your patience with us as we review this request. We would like to support your community to work with the archive, but this seems like a project that can be done with a group of volunteers in one or two events rather than by one person for two months as a WIR. We suggest talking to your community about how they would like to work with the archives.

• If images need to be photographed to add to articles, the archive event could be focused on photographing or scanning materials. You should be able to work through 150 - 200 images with the help of other volunteers in a one day event.
• If the archive already has digitized materials, do a training event at the archive to teach employees how to upload images to Commons. Later, host an event at the archive with other volunteers and people who are interested in learning about Wikipedia. At this event you can teach people how to add images from the archives to articles.
• You might also consider making a contest or photo hunt type event. If the archive can provide a list of photos that they can release, participants can start by creating lists of articles that could be improved with archive images, and lists of articles that could be started using archive images. Once you have the lists, you could host one or two events at the archive to teach people how to upload images to Commons and add them to articles. Once the images are on Commons, the contest could focus on starting or improving articles using the materials.

We have sent you an email to set up a phone call to discuss the current projects that you are planning. We can discuss this project in more detail then, but it would be good to get your feedback or questions about the recommendations we have posted. Cheers, --KHarold (WMF) (talk) 22:29, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi Kacie, I am really sorry for responding late to your questions/recommendations. I was trying to find out the volunteers that might be interested in helping out, and thank you so much for your ideas I really think it makes sense to upload images as in an event from like say 2 events with the help of volunteers and later 1 of which we might include improving articles using the uploaded material or introduction of Wikimedia projects or training to the archives employees so that they may continue contributing content to Wikimedia even in our absence, how does that sound?. It was nice talking to you and Alex over google plus call last week, and was awesome to hear from you hey. Best, Mompati

Hi, Mompati Dikunwane. The project is very interesting. Scanned images are very usefull for wikipedia articles. So I support the idea. Just could you please clarify about "Monthly Stipend 700 USD * 2 months". Who will get it? --A1 (talk) 18:02, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi A1 , thank you so much for your question. We have discussed about this with Kacie (WMF) through a phone call, I requested to be WIR for two month, then she recommended that I should only do one or two events to upload images with the help of volunteers, in that way I am modifying this proposal. Best Mompati

Thank you so much for that A1 any way I have just updated the budget proposal because I will be working with others so no one will be paid. Best Mompati

Thanks for clarification! Wish you success! --A1 (talk) 19:50, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

Budget questions

Hi Mompati, we are happy that you found our suggestions helpful, and that you have found other volunteers to help support the project. Could you please add more information to the budget section so that we understand how you plan to spend the funds. I have added a table to the budget section with questions about each of the budget line items. Please also update the impact section to set a goal for the number of images that will be added to articles and the number of new articles that are written. Thank you, --KHarold (WMF) (talk) 16:29, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi--Kacie , the information has been filled to the table, thank you so much for the help. :)

Regards Mompati Dikunwane

Change of Project Start date

Hi--Kacie, I would like to request for change in project start date from 08 December 2017 to 08 May 2018 this is because of the holidays in Botswana, most of people are travelling and others are preparing for Christmas day and other holidays. Thank you for taking time looking at my request. Best regards Mompati Dikunwane

Approved change of project start and end date

Hello [User:Mompati Dikunwane|Mompati Dikunwane]] thank you for letting us know the need for a project start and end date. I have gone ahead and approved your changes. Please consider holidays in the future before setting project periods to avoid last minute changes. Best regards, WJifar (WMF) (talk) 23:45, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

Noting here that the grant report and documentation of expenses will be due 30 days after, or 9 June 2018. If you have any questions or updates about your grant, let us know. Thank you, Mompati Dikunwane! Morgan Jue (WMF) (talk) 22:37, 15 March 2018 (UTC)