Grants:Simple/Applications/PhilWiki Community/2021

Application or grant stage: draft

Applicant or grantee: applicant

Amount requested: PHP 1,091,298.00 (USD 22,533.51)

Amount granted: TBD (to be added by WMF)

Funding period: 1 January-31 December 2021

Midpoint report due: 15 July 2021

Final report due: 31 January 2022

Application

Background

Annual Plan

• Annual Plan 2021

Budget Plan

• Link to your budget plan [1]

Staffing Plan

• Link to your staffing plan - if you're asking for staff for the first time, please give a rationale (and talk to your program officer)

Strategic plan

• Link to your strategic plan if you have one

Introduction

• Introduce your organization, give some context about it, highlight your strategic plan and some activities to give an overview.

PhilWiki Community is aiming to be a Wikimedia Chapter in 2021. It has been incorporated as Philippine Wikimedia Community Inc. for over year and it is the first time it is applying for a simple annual plan grant after several individual and group rapid grants. Our main objective is to build capacity as an emerging community. In 2021, it will sustain its programs and activities it has been conducting since 2015 such as different advocacy initiatives, building contents and closing knowledge gaps, networking and partnership with organizations and institutions, and bringing the Movement to the academe and vice versa. It will maintain its status as a not-for-profit company serving volunteers and affiliates in the country.

Programs

Capacity Building

Since its foundation, the community has grown from strength to strength as evidenced by the numerous activities it has organized and participated in to further its aims to promote the nation’s languages and cultural heritage, as well as the different Philippine language-based Wikipedia editions. It has always welcomed volunteers and participants who share our broad vision with us and we encourage anyone who is interested to take part.

Preparing for the group photo at the 10th Bikol Wikipedia Anniversary

Advocacy - As part of its inclusive and pluralistic focus, the organization is currently presiding over various outreach programs aimed at reaching out to marginalized groups in the Philippines. PhilWiki Community has created 5 different programs namely Advocacy, Diversity, Education, GLAM, and Outreach.

The objective of the Advocacy program is to engage in various activities for the promotion of free knowledge using different platforms.

The SMART objectives of the Advocacy program are:

• to create 6 program episodes on social media featuring local Wikipedians and their contributions to the movement
• to collaborate with 3 local social media influencers featuring Wikipedia and the free culture
• to participate in 3 cultural and historical celebrations and in various fora

Diversity - As a free, open, and vibrant organization of Filipino content editors, the community also aims to engage diverse participation to address the gender and knowledge gaps.

The SMART objectives of the Diversity program are:

• to organize and participate in activities which focus on women and LGBT+
• to organize a monthly Wikipedia Philippine Month inspired by Wikipedia Asian Month that aims to promote Philippine content in different Philippine Wikipedia editions and beyond
• to conduct 2 editing activities to build contents on Philippine language-based Wikimedia projects currently in Incubation
• to contribute 500 entries to a Philippine language in Lingua Libre

Education - The organization believes that Wikipedia, among other Wikimedia projects, belongs in Education hence it engages in projects, programs and activities that promote free, responsibly open-content resources and reference materials, through academia among other entities. It supports active learning and the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom pilot program of the Education Team of Wikimedia Foundation.

The SMART objectives of the Education program are the following:

• to produce at least 10 teachers involved in editing activity participated by teachers and students during the year
• to introduce Wikipedia as a learning tool and platform in 3 schools, educational institutions, or academic communities
• to organize an advocacy program in 3 schools through the teachers engaged in the projects
• to increase the number of content provided within the activities in education, creating at least 500 articles

Outreach - Outreach activities are being conducted to reach more people both online and offline thru collaboration with organizations and institutions.

The SMART objectives of the Outreach program are the following:

• to organize 2 lecture-workshops on Wikimedia Commons for photography and art enthusiasts
• to utilize 2,000 images on Wikipedia through in editing activities
• to organize 2 events on the anniversary of a local Wikipedia outside the Bicol region

GLAM - The organization also aims to engage with galleries, libraries, archives, and museums or GLAM as these institutions are the foundation for our verifiable information such as original books and manuscripts. Partnership with these institutions means more collaborations toward the promotion of accessible information.

The SMART objectives of the GLAM program are the following:

• to conduct 3 activities at GLAM partner institutions during the year such as editing activities, fora, and exhibits
• to at least 1 Wikipedian In Residence (WIR) who will train 10 employees of GLAM institutions and at least 50 new articles edited by them
• to establish a partnership with 3 GLAM institutions

Organization - PhilWiki Community aims to achieve these SMART objective:

• to conduct a monthly physical meeting and 10 physical meetups with new contributors within and outside Camarines Sur during the year
• to submit on time the required documents and secure permits necessary to continue to operate as a non-profit company
• to send at least 1 delegate in regional, global and thematic Wikimedia Conferences, and at least 3 delegates in Wikimania
• to get a Chapterhood recognition from the Affiliations Committee within the year

Wiki Loves Earth and Wiki Loves Monuments

Since its recognition as an affiliate organization, offline activities have been conducted in Metro Manila and in sixteen (16) of the eighty-one (81) provinces of the Philippines, most of which are community outreach activities for Wiki Loves Earth and Wiki Loves Monuments. In 2018, WLE PH 2018 photography walks and promotions were conducted in Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Catanduanes, and Sorsogon. On its 2nd edition, photography walks were organized in Batangas, Catanduanes, and Masbate. For Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 PH, the provinces covered were Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Quezon Province, and Quezon City. Historically, photography haunts were done covering Pangasinan, Baguio City situated within Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Albay, and Camarines Sur. Photo contests including Wiki Loves Earth and Wiki Loves Monuments have been very successful for the past couple of years with its high-quality contributions to Wikimedia Commons.

Wiki Loves Monuments PH 2018 group photo

Wiki Loves photography contests proved to have a considerable impact on Wikimedia projects. Offline activities such as photography walks have engaged new contributors and volunteers. These contests have brought new partners into the movement and it also created networks and linkages with various groups of individuals, organizations, and institutions. Photographs submitted from the Philippines have won in the international round.

The SMART objectives of the Wiki Loves Earth and Monuments are:

• to increase the number of contributions to 5,000 images
• to increase the number of participants to 500 contributors
• to conduct 2 community outreach activities outside Bicol region

Grant Metrics Reporting

Metrics, targets and results: grants metrics worksheet here.

Midterm report

Program story

Please tell or link to one program story that showcases your organization's achievements during the reporting period. This can be another meta page, a blog post or any other source that tells your program story.

Program Progress

PROGRAM TITLE

Spending update Midterm

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Please include the total amount of Simple APG funds you spent during the grant period:

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Grant Metrics Reporting Midterm

Metrics, targets and results: grants metrics worksheet here.

Final report

Program story

Please tell or link to one program story that showcases your organization's achievements during the reporting period. This can be another meta page, a blog post or any other source that tells your program story.

Learning story

Please link to one learning story that shows how your organization documents lessons learned and adapts its programs accordingly.

Programs Impact

PROGRAM TITLE

Spending update Final

Please link to a detailed financial report for your spending during the grant period. This should be in the same format as your detailed budget from your Simple APG application.

Please include the total amount of Simple APG funds you spent during the grant period:

• XXXXXX.XX USD/Local currency

Grant Metrics Reporting Final

Metrics, targets and results: grants metrics worksheet here.