Grants:Project/Rapid/magotech/Wiki4HumanRights (University Students Wikimedians)

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Rapid Grants

magotech/Wiki4HumanRights

Wiki4HumanRights will be a campaign focused on documentating in the Wikipedia on topics related to information around our Rights to Healthy Environment. We will be conducting the campaign in Dodoma region.

targetSwahili Wikipedia, English Wikipedia, Wiki Commons, Wikidata

start date10 ^{th April}

end date14^{th May}

budget (local currency)6,462,690TZS

budget (USD)2,715USD

grant typeindividual

grantee• magotech

contact(s)• ceomagotech.net

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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. Add or 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?

We are doing a series of edit-a-thons

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.

We will send emails about the event to our mailing list which includes anyone who has RSVP'd or attended UniStu Love Wiki event in the past. We will also use geolocated banners to advertise the contest to local Wikipedia readers, and promote it on our Facebook page, moreover we will use the UniStu Love Wiki meta page meta page to notify the Wikimedia Community Members about this proposal.

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 will post on different social media and on the meta page. We will communicate with participants via: Social media, Mailing lists, Online gathering, posters.

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

Yes we have two experienced editors who will lead the events User:magotech, User:CaliBen

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

As this will be the third project being ran in Dodoma yes we have many participants with the skills needed, however, we will rent laptops to support the participants with no usable equipments.

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

We will be conducting online meetings each week and setting goals for each participant weekly. This will help all the participants to be active always.

7. 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:

Kindly find the Risk Assesment tool via this link.

8. 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: 25
3. Number of new editors: 5
4. Number of of articles created or improved: At least 150
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events): 25

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).

Magoiga Mtatiro - Program lead & Assistant trainer

Ebenezer Mlay - Lead Trainer

Awadhi Mpogole: Communications & Logistics

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

Venue: 150USD X 4 Events= 600USD

Food and refreshments: 8USD X 25 Participants= 800

Internet Support: 100USD

Laptop rental: 14USD X 5 Laptops X 4 Events= 280

Transport reimbusment for participants: 15USD X 25 Participants= 525USD

Transport for facilitators: 50USD X 2 Facilitators X 2 Events= 200USD

Accommodation for facilitators: 40USD X 2 Facilitators X 2 Events=160USD

Bank Rates: 50USD

TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED: 2,715USD

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