Community Resources and Partnerships/India Rapid Project/2025 Rungh Wikipedia Scholars Program
Applicant
edit- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
z_suleman
- Organization
Rungh Cultural Society
- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
I'm a staff member or contractor in a Wikimedia Affiliate, group, or allied organization.
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
I am the Executive Director and the project lead on this grant project.
Project
edit- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
2025 Rungh Wikipedia Scholars Program
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-04-15 - 2025-08-31
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Canada
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Art+Feminism
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
Rungh Cultural Society is not-profit society in British Columbia Canada that focuses its work on Indigenous, Black and people of colour artists and communities. We publish a magazine, manage an archive, and engage in various initiatives. [1]
Since 2019, Rungh has been active with Art and Feminism to host Wikipedia Edit-a-thons with in partnership with the Surrey Art Gallery ( [2] ). In 2024, Rungh launched the 2024 Rungh Wikipedia Scholars program ( [3]).
Rungh is applying for funding for the 2025 Rungh Wikipedia Scholars program. We plan to accept seven (7) scholars and work with them to engage in education about Wikipedia, Art and Feminism, IBPOC identified artists, research, creation of Wikipedia entries, and public engagement events. We plan to encourage the Scholars and the public who attend to create and edits Wikipedia entries about women, LGBTQ2S+, gender non-binary, people of colour, Black and Indigenous artists, creators, organizations and movements. We will apply an intersectional lens which respectfully engages with issues of race, class, privilege, disability, and sexuality. Our focus is to create new pages, where possible. These new pages will also be announced on the Rungh platform to draw attention and to create a dialogue with new audiences.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
Timeline:March 8 - Rungh will partner with Surrey Art Gallery for a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon event ("Critical Collaborations" which will encourage attendees to research and create Wikipedia entries (See [4] )
March 15 - Rungh will partner with Centre A Gallery for a reading group event with artist Rahat Kurd as part of the 2025 Art + Feminism series of event which Centre A is planning. (See [5] )
FUNDING IS BEING SOUGHT FOR BELOW 2025 SCHOLARS PROGRAM, WORKSHOPS AND EVENT
April 2025 - Select scholars and begin prep sessions with scholars to equip them with necessary research and editing skills. Rungh is a partner with Wikimedia Canada and will work with Chelsea Chiovelli, Program Officer Wikimedia Canada, to workshop research and editing sessions. Rungh has hosted successful sessions from 2019-2024. There will be three online workshops with in-person follow ups, where possible.
May - July 2025 - Scholars will conduct research, draft entries, and communicate with Rungh's Project Lead, Zool Suleman, as needed. Scholars will also be urged to write "reflection" pieces which trace their journey as they learn about Wikipedia, find a topic/subject to write about, conduct research, and create their entries. These reflection pieces will be published in Rungh Magazine.
August 9, 2025 - Launch event - online and in person (at either Centre A or BLAC Arts Centre [6] to be finalized). The 2025 Rungh Wikipedia Scholars will present their completed Wikipedia entries after they have been submitted to Wikipedia for posting.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc.
User: z_suleman Zool Suleman, Program Lead, Contractor, Rungh Cultural Society.
Sameena Siddiqui, Project Lead, Surrey Art Gallery (salaried)
Diane Wong, Artistic Director, Centre A Gallery (salaried)
Maliv Khondaker, Gallery Coordinator, Centre A Gallery (salaried)
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
For the 2025 Rungh Wikipedia Scholars program we will build upon the 2024 program and our partnerships with the Surrey Art Gallery and Centre A Gallery since 2019. Our focus will be on racialized artists, creators, and communities. The public programs will take place in Vancouver's Historic Chinatown and in Greater Vancouver in the City of Surrey (a region with a large South Asian, Asian, MENA, and other racialized communities).
Rungh will be promoting the program via social media posts on Instagram, Twitter (X), and on Rungh's arts platform.
The scholars will be selected in partnership with the BLAC Arts Centre, the University of British Columbia, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Simon Fraser University. In addition, member of the public will participate as they wish by attending the in person or the online sessions. The main focus in the scholars program. The public component in when the scholars present their research and Wikipedia entries. The public component will the events held on March 8, March 15 and August 9.
- 9.1. If your project includes in-person activities, are there any international participants travelling to India for them? (required)
- No
- 9.1.1. List all countries of participation. (required)
- 9.2. Will the project be transferring funds to any international participants? (required)
- No
- 9.2.1. List all international participants receiving funding and their countries. (required)
N/A
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
- No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
N/A
- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
Rungh has a variety of existing relationships with Indigenous, Black and racialized artists, and communities. Rungh will work within these relationships which have been built since 1992 to engage with IBPOC scholars and communities.
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Culture, heritage or GLAM
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Identify Topics for Impact
Metrics
edit- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
We want to continue to engage with a diverse range of racialized arts and creative communities in Vancouver/Greater Vancouver by sharing stories, skills and research.
1.0 How can Rungh better support and engage with diverse IBPOC arts communities in Greater Vancouver?
2.0 How can events like the 2025 Rungh Wikipedia Scholarship work to create networks of learning and knowledge exchange?
3.0 How can artists and arts organizations with engage with IBPOC communities like Rungh and Centre A Gallery and the Surrey Art Gallery, learn from past collaborations and contribute to the growth of IBPOC focussed entries on Wikipedia?
4.0 What is the role of Wikipedia research in "archiving" and documenting IBPOC cultural histories which are being lost and erased?
Desired Outcomes:
To grow annual Wikipedia events with more community engagement and to learn with respect and reciprocity about IBPOC artists and communities.
To add to IBPOC knowledge to Wikipedia.
To transfer skills and knowledge about IBPOC artists and communities to new learners and scholars.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 50 | |
| Number of editors | 10 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
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- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
None
Budget
edit- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
- 22. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in Indian Rupees. (required)
6900 INR
- 22.1. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD. (required)
4824.71 USD
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Yes
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