Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Veterans (ID: 22892204)
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Applicant Details
edit- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
HoneyBeeZA
- 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)
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- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Main Proposal
edit- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wiki Veterans
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-02-07 - 2025-07-31
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
South Africa
- 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 Wikimedia movement invites all to share in the sum of knowledge and aims to break down obstacles to participation for under represented groups.
A Veteran is : a person who has had long experience in a particular field. And veterans would greatly add to Wikimedia strength as they are the true definition of talent, dedication and integrity. But how do we get the veterans to contribute? With the introduction of : Wiki Veterans
There is an untapped wealth of knowledge within the veteran community of South Africa due to their non-exposure to Wikipedia and tools on how to access/use/edit/contribute to Wikipedia and associated sister projects.
Retired nurses, teachers, professors, health scientists, lawyers, botanists etc. while enjoying their retirement, on most days have time on their hands to participate in capturing and sharing their knowledge on career topics, skills, life experiences, hobbies etc.
Job 12:12 says: "so with old age is wisdom and with length of days understanding"
Wiki Veterans will contribute to the Wikimedia movement strategy of becoming the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge by 2030
The Wiki Veterans Project is looking at three 3-day events which will introduce Wikimedia to a group of 10-15 elderly people hosted at a Library venue.
1. What is Wikipedia (history) 2. Why veterans should be participate ? 3. How veterans can contribute ?
Following the events I would like to host a online competition for all the veterans who participated and contributed. To announce a winner in completion of this pilot phase.
- 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 document uploaded
- 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.
Currently this is my idea and I will facilitate the event/workshop planning. I will reach out to other volunteers in the community (Wikimedia ZA Chapter) to assist with facilitation in terms of Wikipedia History, navigation, tools, etc. My hope is that after the successful completion of this pilot project that the scope can be modified to include other locations and greater audiences in South Africa then I will implement a team to assist with future workshops and events to increase the Wikimedia movement / Wiki Veteran awareness to ensure sustainability.
- 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 retired professionals. i.e. veterans. Prior to project initiation I will engage with potential veterans via a pre-survey form to isolate interest and to isolate areas of knowledge.I will also use social media. I will track contributions of these veterans during the events by there usernames. After each event I will review the performance of the event via a post event survey/form as well as continue to track outputs at the 5 month interval as well as post online competition.
- 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.
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- 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.
If my idea has any merit and I am awarded the grant I will schedule a meeting to present my project idea to the Wikimedia South African community. At this meeting I hope to discuss, inform and get feedback from the community on how to successfully implement Wiki Veterans. I hope to infuse the movement as a new leader with great ideas and passion for veterans.
- 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)
Age (recency)
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Other
- 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)
Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement
Learning and metrics
edit- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
How impactful this project is - measured by veteran contributions Each event will provide insight on engagement methods with this exclusive community. I will learn what works well or does not work well in this socio-economic setting to improve following workshops. I will find ways on how to grow and sustain the Wiki veterans contribution to Wikipedia and sister projects by listening, learning and testing.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 45 | New Participants |
| Number of editors | 45 | Newly Registered Users |
| Number of organizers | 5 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 90 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 40 |
| 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 | Description | Target |
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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)
Post event survey to isolate success of workshop and participant engagement. Contributions will measured for each participant (tracking by their username) The online competition will ensure veterans are engaged and contributed and aim for a certain title and prize Having stated the above support will be appreciated if other tools are available.
Financial proposal
edit- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
90500 ZAR
- 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.
5000 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
Endorsements and Feedback
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- Stating why the proposal is important for the communities involved and why they think the strategies chosen will achieve the results that are expected.
- Highlighting any aspects they think are particularly well developed: for instance, the strategies and activities proposed, the levels of community engagement, outreach to underrepresented groups, addressing knowledge gaps, partnerships, the overall budget and learning and evaluation section of the proposal, etc.
- 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).