WikiIndaba 2023/Microfunding/Wikimedia Usergroup Kenya


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This request for micro-funding to WikiIndaba 2023 has just been submitted by Faith Buyaki on 29-09-2023 and is awaiting support.

Description

The Wikimedia Usergroup Kenya is one of the affiliates in East Africa, officially recognized by AFCOM in October 2022.We are planning a local community meetup to attend WikiIndaba virtually.

The community seeks to apply for a micro-grant from the Wiki Indaba 2023 Local Organizing affiliate [Wikimedia Morocco]to help in facilitating logistics of the event.

Team

Please specify who is submitting the request, and what their experience is to run activities

list all people involved, with their linked username
clarify whether the request is from an affiliate Usergroup, chapter or a yet-to-be/non-affiliated group.
also clarify whether the funds would be transferred to an individual or to an organization bank account
Faith Buyaki-Organizer [buyakifaith@gmail.com] https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Faith_Buyaki Ann Wavinya-Organizer [anitahwavinya@gmail.com] https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Anitah_Pezz
We have both assisted in organizing community meetups and Edit-a-thons pf various Wikipedia projects
The request is from Wikimedia Usergroup Kenya which is an affiliated group in East Africa
The funds will be transferred to the contact person

Outcomes

Please provide a range or estimate for the number of participants the funding will support.

Only 3 folks from our UG will be attending Indaba in-person, the planned meet-up will bring together 10 members to participate in Indaba through data and programming support.
Provide a forum for networking with the wider African Wikimedians attending Indaba
Enable participation and engagement in the Africa Agenda session

Summary

Name of contact person: Faith Buyaki
Username of contact person: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Faith_Buyaki
Affiliate (if applicable): Wikimedia Usergroup Kenya
Country: Kenya
Event date and location: 4th November 2023; Nairobi, Kenya
Other stakeholders (if applicable):

Budget

Item	Unit price ($)	Quantity	Total ($)
Venue Rental	$80	1	$80
Internet	$10	10	$100
Food	$5	10	$50
Printed T-shirts	$7	10	$70
Total			$300

Any changes made to the budget after the application is submitted will void the application. You will then need to submit an updated application

Jury decision

Dear Faith Buyaki and colleagues from Wikimedia Usergroup Kenya,

We are sincerely grateful for the time and effort you invested in applying for a micro-grant for WikiIndaba 2023. Your interest in contributing to this event is highly appreciated.

Unfortunately, we have to inform you that your application was not selected for the micro-grant. We received an overwhelming number of quality applications (77 applications for only 7 grants), which made the decision process extremely challenging. Given the constraints, our focus has been on projects from underrepresented communities or groups that lack on-site representation at the conference. The team decided therefore to provide the grants only to countries where there are no user groups at the moment.

Though your application was not selected, we greatly value your interest in WikiIndaba 2023. To stay engaged and catch all the latest updates, we invite you to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and instagram. Additionally, we encourage you to subscribe to our YouTube channel, where we'll be sharing conference highlights and key sessions. We also suggest reaching out to your group members who will be participating in the conference, so they can share experiences and learnings with you.

Best regards,

Organizing Committee, WikiIndaba Conference 2023 -- WikiIndaba2021 (talk) 13:51, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]