Grants:Project/Rapid/Ebenezer Mlay/Edit-a-thon Arusha

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Rapid Grants

Ebenezer Mlay/Edit-a-thon Arusha

I would like to host the edit-a-thon to improve the articles that were created during the past events by new editors.

targetSwahili Wikipedia

start date1st December

end date31st December

budget (local currency)1,180,000 TZS

budget (USD)USD 508.796

grant typeIndividual

grantee• Ebenezer Mlay

contact(s)• ebenmlay.tzgmail.com

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Review 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. Recruit new editors
2. Increase skills for existing editors
3. Improve content

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?

One Edit-a-thon

2. How will you let your community know about the event? Please paste links below to where relevant communities have been notified of your proposal, and to any other relevant community discussions.

I will let the community know about the event through social media platforms, direct communications over the phone also through Meta- Wiki and Swahili Wikipedia.

3. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event?

There are experienced editors who are willing to lead the event. Usernames for the editors who are willing to lead the event are:

1. Innocent Massawe
2. Praygod mwanga
3. Alexander Demetro
4. Gladys Gibbs
5. Ebenezer Mlay
6. John Massawe
7. Godson

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

The participants have the skills and equipment needed to fully participate fully in the event.

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

After the event, I will engage the participants through the WhatsApp group for Wikimedians in Arusha and also through social media as lots of youth are in social media.

6. Are you running any in-person events or activities? If so, you will need to complete the steps outlined on the Risk Assessment protocol related to COVID-19. When you have completed these steps, please provide a link to your completed copy of the risk assessment tool below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NrDHP9sa9m2Z_6H227MCyO95XXOHxZGlxjxc6KkOsfo/edit?usp=sharing

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 - 1
2. Number of participants -15
3. Number of new editors -5
4. Number of of articles created or improved - 30+
5. 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).

1. Ebenezer Mlay - Organizer
2. John Massawe - Event advisor

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

• Food 15* 18.624 - USD 129.355
• Tea, Drinks and bites - 15* 4.31 - USD 64.6775
• Internet - USD 21.5592
• Local Transport 15* 18.624 -USD 129.355
• Stationary (printing costs, notebooks,pens, poster design) - USD 43.1183
• Venue - USD 34.4947
• Camera rent - USD 43.1183
• Contingency - USD 43.1183

• Total - USD 508.796

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