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Wikimania 2022/Scholarships/Wikimedia South Africa

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statusfunded
WikimediaZA
South Africa is composed of a diverse Wikimedia Community owing to the country's 11 official languages, different ethnic groups and cultural diversity. This proposal aims to unite diverse communities under the motto "United in Diversity".
start date25 July
start year2022
end date31 August
end year2022
budget (local currency)62 205 ZAR
budget (USD)4 147 USD
typeorganisation
nonprofitYes
grantee• Bobbyshabangu
contact(s)• bobbyshabangu(_AT_)gmail.com• bobby.shabangu@Wikimedia.org.za
Wikimedia Affiliate• WikimediaZA
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Project Plan

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Activities

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What Wikimedia movement affiliate do you represent?

  • Wikimedia South Africa

How will the funding requested support your community’s participation at Wikimania?
Please review following eligible activities and expenses below, and write below any that will be included in your activities.

  • Childcare services (or similar family services) to support Wikimania participation
  • Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants
  • Administrative or operational costs for to distribute funds to community members, such as transfer fees
  • Small hardware expenses to support access (such as webcams, microphones, head/earphones)
    Note: Requests for computers, laptops, tablets, and other personal devices are not eligible.
  • Translation services for a Wikimania session
  • Video production support for pre-recorded Wikimania sessions (such as equipment or space)
  • In-person meetups that coincide with Wikimania activities (food, beverage, meeting space)
  • Printed artwork, conference swag/merchandise for event participants
  • Childcare services (or similar family services) to support Wikimania participation
  • Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants
  • Administrative or operational costs to distribute funds to community members, such as transfer fees
  • Small hardware expenses to support access (such as webcams, microphones, head/earphones)
  • Video production support for pre-recorded Wikimania sessions
  • In-person meetups that coincide with Wikimania activities (food, beverage, meeting space)
  • Printed artwork, conference swag/merchandise for event participants

If you are planning to distribute funds to community members, such as by running a local scholarship program, please provide additional detail on how you will organize this process.
Please provide a summary explaining the following:

  • how you will invite community members to apply for funding,
  • the criteria you will use to determine eligibility, and
  • the processes or services you will use to distribute funds.

This description does not need to be comprehensive, but should generally explain the process for how community members will receive funds or support to participate in Wikimania. For support on eligibility criteria, feel free to review this reviewer's guide for previous Wikimania scholarship programs.
If you are not distributing funds to community members, please write N/A below.

how will you invite community members to apply for funding,

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To ensure our message reach all our community members we will:

  • use our WikimediaZA chapter's social media platforms e.g Facebook, LinkedIn, Discord & Zulip
  • send the invite to our chapters mailing list
  • use our database which contains list of contact details for Users who have participated in our outreach activities, meet-ups and edit-a-thons.

the criteria we will use to determine eligibility

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Our criterion will be based on applicant's

  • Wikimedia Usernames ( whether they have a Wikimedia Username or not)
  • the number of edits,
  • their Gender
  • where they are based in South Africa
  • and motivational statement

This will be done by way of applicants filling a google form.

the processes or services you will use to distribute funds

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Our staff together with our bookkeepers will:

  • purchase data for applicants
  • purchase small hardware for applicants
  • pay service providers for video/ catering and venue for both Cape Town & Johannesburg
  • send funds directly to members who needs child care [1]

[1] We already have an established system where payment for service providers are done internally by our staff and bookkeepers for better accountability. In this regard, every purchase will be done within the chapter and the only funds that will be send directly to applicants will be child care, but still we need a report from the applicant.

Outcomes

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Please provide a range or estimate for the number of participants the funding will support.
It is OK if this is estimate is based on limited information, but we want to have an idea of how your activities will support community participation in Wikimania. Some examples:

  • 3-5 participants will receive childcare support to support their participation at Wikimania.
  • 10 participants will receive hardware support
  • 10-20 participants will receive data packages to support their participation at Wikimania
  • 5 participants will receive childcare support to support their participation at Wikimania.
  • 7 participants will receive hardware support
  • 26 participants will receive data packages to support their participation at Wikimania
  • 15 In-person meet ups both in Johannesburg and Cape Town

Budget

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How you will use the funds you are requesting? Please use the following categories for your expenses. Don’t forget to include a total amount, and update this amount in the Probox at the top of your page too!

  • Childcare services (or similar family services)
  • Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants
    In addition to a total budget, please indicate the average data cost per person who will receive funds for this need.
  • Administrative or operational costs for distributing funds
  • Small hardware expenses to support access
  • Translation services for a Wikimania session
  • Video production support
  • Wikimania meetups and watch parties during the days of the event
  • Printed artwork, conference swag/merchandise for event participants
List of Planned Activities and Expenses
No. Item Quantity Rate Amount in USD
1. Childcare services (or similar family services) 5 130 650
2. Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants 26 30 780
3. Administrative or operational costs to distribute funds 1 250 250
5. Small hardware expenses to support access 7 20 140
6. In-person meetups that coincide with Wikimania activities (food, beverage, meeting space) 2 333 667
7. Video production support 2 670 1340
8. Printed artwork, conference swag/merchandise for event participants 2 160 320
9. Total 4147

Completing your application

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Once you have completed the application, please do the following:

  • Change the application status from status=draft to status=proposed in the {{Probox}} template.
  • Contact wikimania wikimedia.org to confirm your submission, as well as to request any support around your application.


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