Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Iranian Wikimedians User Group meetup (ID: 22676209)

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Applicant Details

Main Wikimedia username. (required)

Arash.pt

Organization

N/A

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 group leader of a Wikimedia User Group (submitted to the Affiliation Committee).

Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)

I am a member of the Iranian Wikimedians user group.

Main Proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.

Iranian Wikimedians User Group meetup

2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.

2024-07-15 - 2024-10-20

4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)

Turkey

5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)

Not applicable

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)

The Iranian Wikimedians User Group is the only active affiliate in Iran. We face significant challenges, such as the restriction on sending funds to Iran by the Wikimedia Foundation due to the US sanctions, and the difficulty in obtaining visas for Iranians to attend international Wikimedia events, with many applications being rejected. These barriers have led to a lack of experience and blocked the transfer of knowledge between generations within our community.

Despite Persian Wikipedia having over 1 million articles and more than 5,000 active users, our community has minimal impact on Wikimedia decisions due to broken communication channels with other Wikimedia communities and the Foundation. This disconnect prevents us from fully participating in the global Wikimedia movement and leveraging collective resources and expertise.

Our goal is to organize a gathering outside of Iran to discuss our future plans and establish direct communication with experienced Wikimedians from around the world, as well as with staff from the Foundation. By doing so, we hope to gain valuable insights, improve our community's capabilities, and strengthen our influence within the Wikimedia movement. Additionally, we aim to create a sustainable framework for ongoing knowledge transfer and collaboration, ensuring that our community can thrive despite the challenges we face.

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.

We are planning to have 15-20 members of our community and 3-4 experienced Wikimedians or staff gather to discuss and plan the future of our community. The main activities will include training sessions on governance in Wikimedia, community engagement, and collaboration, as well as workshops on Wikisource, Wikidata, and Commons, aiming to enhance member skills and knowledge. We will also have strategic planning sessions focusing on community growth, increasing participation, and enhancing our impact on Wikimedia projects, with the goal of developing a clear action plan with measurable goals. Additionally, there will be networking sessions to strengthen community ties and foster collaboration by discussing best practices and sharing experiences.

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. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.

1. Mohammad Heidarzadeh (User:Darafsh) 2. Amir Sarabadani (User:Ladsgroup) 3. Arash Soleimani (User: Arash.pt)

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)

The target participants are 10-15 active members from the Iranian Wikimedians User Group, along with 3-4 experienced Wikimedians or Wikimedia staff members. These participants will come primarily from the Persian Wikipedia community and other Wikimedia projects relevant to our group, such as Wikisource, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

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.

On our user group page: Iranian Wikimedians User Group

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)

Geography

13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)

Public Policy

14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)

Geographic

15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)

Ensure Equity in Decision-making

Learning and metrics

17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)

We want to learn how to make our community stronger and more impactful on Wikimedia projects. Specifically:

Sharing Knowledge: How can we share knowledge effectively? Increasing Participation: What motivates active contribution? Enhancing Influence: How can we better represent our community's needs? Building Partnerships: What types of partnerships benefit us most? Measuring Impact: How do we measure our success and ensure lasting change? These insights will guide our community's growth and development.

18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)

Number of participants, editors, and organizers
Other Metrics	Target	Optional description
Number of participants	30
Number of editors	20
Number of organizers	2

Number of content contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Number of content created or improved
Wikipedia	20
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

Main Open Metrics Data
Main Open Metrics	Description	Target
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A

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)

I'm not sure

Financial proposal

21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tRb82po5TELwZ8pJZIHKdpcUzgUl-vr2XsfCt3ggWXI/edit?usp=sharing

22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)

4800 EUR

22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.

4984 USD

We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.

Yes

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Highlighting if the proposal focuses on any interesting research, learning or innovation, etc. Also if it builds on learning from past proposals developed by the individual or organization, or other Wikimedia communities.
Analyzing if the proposal is going to contribute in any way to important developments around specific Wikimedia projects or Movement Strategy.
Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).

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