Grants:Project/Rapid/Clementine Nyirahabihirwe/Arts + Feminism 2022 in Rwanda

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Rapid Grants

Art + Feminism in Rwanda 2022

The project Art + Feminism 2022 in Rwanda will organize four (4) phyisical Editathons in 4 different districts in Rwanda where arts activities are mainly located and we find there many women artists ( Rubavu, Musanze, Gakenye and Kigali town), to improve visibility of women artists through editing / creating articles on wikipedia, uploading images on Commons / linking relevant articles and improving adding wikidata items.

targetEnglish and Kinyarwanda Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata

start date1st June

end date31st August

budget (local currency)4 020 000

budget (USD)4020 Us

grant typeIndividual

grantee• Cnyirahabihirwe123

contact(s)• cleparfait2012@gmail.com• Mrbobax (boris.bahire@gmail.com)

organization (if applicable)• Individual

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Create your report

Please see the sample Editathon/Training application before drafting your application.

Project Goal

Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.

1. Add or improve content (and visibility) about women artists / 'artivists
2. Recruit new editors, particularly women
3. Engage existing editors

Project Plan

Activities

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:

1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?

We aim at organizing

4 edit-a-thons in person. This entails the 1st event being: Launching the project; 2nd and 3rd being an edit-a-thon and the last one event being the closing ceremony.

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

The project will be announced via our meta-page.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Wikimedia_User_Group_Rwanda/events#2021_Activities_%26_Projects

3. How will you let participants know about the edit-a-thon? In what ways will you be communicating with them?
For example, these can include on-wiki spaces, social media channels, mailing lists, messaging apps, or physical/online gatherings.

We shall reach them using Emails, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, radio stations and phone calls and other Local communication channels such as:

Rwanda Wikimedia Community User Group Facebook page

WhatsApp Platforms

And the project has been announced via our meta-page.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Wikimedia_User_Group_Rwanda/events#2021_Activities_%26_Projects

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:I JethroBT

1. Clementine
2. Boris
3. Derrick
4. Rebeccah

5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?

Participants are provided with links to Tutorials before the event, as well as a guide to signing up on Wikipedia / editing Wikipedia and adding Commons Uploads. At the venue, they are trained again, and sometimes, also in updating Wikidata, etc. We also provide a list of women artists / pages to be created or edited along with a list of online reference links, participants are asked to carry their own laptops to the event. Our team is able to support with 2-3 additional laptops when necessary.

6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?

I expect to maintain a list of past Art+Feminism participants who are sent regular updates / stories about women in art; thank them for their contributions and update them about the impact (including statistics). After the event, I will also send them a feedback form, and encourage them to share women-in-art stories on social media throughout the year.

I expect to have more new members join the community and contribute to the Wikimedia movement

7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?

Impact

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:

1. Number of events: 4
2. Number of participants:50
3. Number of new editors:20
4. Number of articles created or improved with pictures:80
5. Number of Pictures of artists women uploaded:75
6. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)

Resources

What resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).

I'm an experienced editor and organizer of edit a thons. I also have experienced Wikimedia editors in my community.

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.

1. Refreshments: $100 x 4 sessions = $400
2. Venue: $100 x 4 events = $400
3. Hygiene package (Masks, Sanitizers) : $200
4. Transport (Local and Inter-City) for all:$10 x 50 = $500
5. Photohunt of Artists Women in 4 districts in Rwanda :$800
6. Internet support: $100 x 4 events = $400
7. T-shirts:$10 x 80 = $800
8. Marketing material (banner and banner stand, Flyer design) = $100
9. Communication outreaches (Facebook, Instagram) = $50
10. Small gifts & Certificates for participants (like: pens, bookmark etc)= $300
11. Miscellaneous and contingency funds = $70

TOTAL $4020

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