Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikiloves Monuments 2024 in Tanzania (ID: 22761531)

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Applicant Details

Main Wikimedia username. (required)

Jonny Frosty

Organization

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Main Proposal

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

Wikiloves Monuments 2024 in Tanzania

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

2024-10-01 - 2024-11-01

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

Tanzania

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

Wiki Loves Monuments

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)

Wiki Loves Monuments strives to make a substantial impact on cultural heritage preservation, education, and community building through collaborative efforts on Wikimedia platforms. This project encourages participants to photograph and document monuments in Tanzania, ensuring that these cultural treasures are recorded and shared with a global audience. By uploading pictures to Wikimedia Commons, the information about these monuments becomes freely available and accessible to everyone, significantly contributing to education and research.

This project ensures the documentation and preservation of monuments by continuously updating and expanding articles with monument images. This ongoing process helps to document and preserve cultural heritage for future generations, providing a rich, visual history that can be used for various educational purposes. Additionally, it fosters a sense of pride and awareness within local communities, encouraging them to engage in the preservation of their own cultural heritage.

Moreover, Wiki Loves Monuments serves as a powerful tool for community building. It brings together photographers, historians, students, and volunteers who share a passion for preserving cultural heritage. Through workshops, photo walks, and online collaborations, participants can learn new skills, share knowledge, and contribute to a meaningful cause. This collaborative effort not only enriches the Wikimedia projects but also strengthens the ties within the community, creating a network of dedicated individuals working towards a common goal.

By participating in Wiki Loves Monuments, individuals have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on cultural heritage preservation. Their contributions help to create a comprehensive and accessible repository of information that supports education, research, and the preservation of history for future generations. Through this collective effort, Wiki Loves Monuments continues to play a crucial role in safeguarding our cultural legacy.

By general search about by using Category: Monuments and memorials in Tanzania, the result is giving very few articles(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Monuments_and_memorials_in_Tanzania).These creates content ,contribution and reader gap.To bridge this gap Tanzanian experienced editors and photographer will add more information about Monuments in order to reduce the gap on Wikipedia and Wikimedia commons.

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.

Organizing Photo Walk Activities Organizing Photo Walks is a key part of the Wiki Loves Monuments campaign. These events bring together local photographers, cultural enthusiasts, and community members to capture images of important monuments and landmarks. During the Photo Walks, participants receive training on how to take high-quality photos and document their subjects effectively. This hands-on experience helps them improve their photography skills and ensures they are ready to contribute valuable images to the campaign.

Conducting Edit-a-thons

Edit-a-thons are another important part of the campaign, involving both experienced and new Wikipedians from Tanzania. These events focus on teaching participants how to edit and expand Wikipedia articles, with a special emphasis on translating content into Swahili. Experienced Wikipedians guide new editors through Wikipedia’s editing rules and best practices. Participants also learn how to upload images to Wikimedia Commons, including how to add important details, categories, and descriptions. These Edit-a-thons help build editing skills and improve Swahili Wikipedia, making Tanzanian cultural heritage and monuments more accessible to a wider audience.

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. Team Leader:

-Name: Johnson Massawe (Global WikiEducation Initiative)
-Role: Oversees the overall planning, grant writing, coordination, and execution of the campaign activities, and reporting.
-Wikimedia Username: Jonny Frosty

2.Workshop Facilitator

- Name: Hussein Issa (Global WikiEducation Initiative)
- Role: Experienced Wikimedian and Swahili admin who participated in organizing different Campaigns in Tanzania such as WikiForHuman Rights Campaign, Africa WikiChallege,Kiwix4school program in Tanzania and Afrocreatives +Film Project. 
-Wikimedia Username: Husseyn Issa

3. Outreach & Partnership Coordinator

- Name: Pellagia Njau (Global WikiEducation Initiative)
- Role: Leads outreach efforts to secure partnerships with Historical and local Monuments and institutions or  NGOs supporting historical and monuments projects. 
- Wikimedia Username:

4. Project Advisor

-Name: Melchior Shukuru
-Role: Melchior Shukuru is an academician affiliated with Mbeya University of Science and Technology(MUST). He has actively participated in various campaigns aimed at promoting  free knowledge including Wiki Loves Africa, WikiForHuman Rights, and Wiki Loves Earth. His involvement in these initiatives reflects his commitment to leveraging academic and digital platforms for social and environmental causes

Wikimedia Username:Surv_Melch

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 main participants in the Wiki Loves Monuments Campaign will be members of the Global WikiEducation Initiative Community, experienced photographers from Tanzania, and other interested individuals. The Global WikiEducation Initiative Community will provide essential support and guidance, ensuring that participants receive the necessary training and resources. Experienced local photographers will contribute their expertise in capturing high-quality images of Tanzanian monuments, mentoring less experienced photographers and sharing best practices.

Additionally, interested participants from various backgrounds, including students, cultural enthusiasts, and community members, will be encouraged to join. This diverse group will work together in Photo Walk activities and Edit-a-thons, enhancing the documentation and preservation of Tanzania's cultural heritage on Wikimedia platforms. Through this collaborative effort, the campaign aims to enrich the available content while fostering a strong sense of community and shared purpose among participants.

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.

We have actively informed the Global WikiEducation Community about the Wiki Loves Monuments project through WhatsApp and Telegram groups to maximize reach and engagement. To support open communication and gather valuable feedback, we’ve set up a discussion page connected to our Meta page [here](https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Global_WikiEducation_Initiative). This platform facilitates detailed exchanges, allowing community members to provide feedback, ask questions, and share their ideas effectively.

In addition, we’ve strategically promoted the campaign and our discussion platforms across social media, community forums, and through targeted outreach efforts. This approach is designed to engage a diverse audience, ensuring a broad spectrum of perspectives and enhancing the project’s overall impact.

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)

Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement

Learning and metrics

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

1. Participant Engagement: How did participants perceive their involvement and interest in the campaign, and what factors influenced their level of engagement?

2. Training and Support: What types of training and support were most effective in helping newcomers develop their skills, and how did these resources impact participants' continued engagement after the events?

3. Content Contribution and Support: How successful were participants in uploading targeted pictures and creating articles during the campaign? Additionally, which support mechanisms and activities were most valued, and what challenges did participants encounter?

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	20
Number of editors	15
Number of organizers	4

Number of content contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Number of content created or improved
Wikipedia	60
Wikimedia Commons	90
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
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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)

-Outreach Dashboard

Event Registration tool

Financial proposal

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZgTWdhJeFEgDGa88TGsdraM1MlGMwVBRD-lP5uOoUKA/edit?gid=0#gid=0

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

5440000 TZS

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.

2004.74 USD

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

Yes

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