Community Resources and Partnerships/India Rapid Project/Wikimedians of Kerala UG Feb-March 2025 Strategic Activity Plan
Applicant
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Ranjithsiji
- Organization
Sahya Digital Conservation Foundation
- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
I'm a group leader of a Wikimedia User Group (submitted to the Affiliation Committee).
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Coordinator : I am one of the primary contact of Wikimedians of Kerala User Group. (https://w.wiki/t9) Event Organizer : I am one of the main event organizers of Wikimedians of Kerala User Group organizing online edita-a-thons, offline workshops, talks, conference etc. (https://w.wiki/tN) Project Leader : I have experience leading various online wikicampaigns and offline wikipedia workshops. (https://w.wiki/tN)
Project
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wikimedians of Kerala UG Feb-March 2025 Strategic Activity Plan
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-02-10 - 2025-04-02
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
India
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Other (please specify) International Mother Language Day 2025 Wikidata Data Reuse Days 2025 Open Data Day 2025
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
Main challenges we are trying to address given below.
Malayalam Wikivoyage: Malayalam Wikivoyage has been in incubator since 2012 : Malayalam Wikimedia community is continuously trying to bring this project into the main webspace.
Low content contribution: Increasing the volume and quality of India related data on Wikidata is a persistent challenge.
Limited awareness: Many people in India are unaware of Wikimedia projects and their potential impact. Also, there are many travel related communities who aren’t aware of wikivoyage and connecting them with wikimedia projects may enhance the contributions.
Lack of resources: Insufficient resources, including human, financial, and technical, hinder the growth of Wikimedia in Language communities present in India.
Technical limitations: Technical challenges such as language support and software compatibility pose obstacles to content creation and editing.
Wikimedians of Kerala User Group has organised several programmes to promote Wikimedia projects in Kerala. We also collaborated with other communities in India to bring more local language content in Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons etc. Some of the notable programmes arranged by us include workshops and hands on training sessions([1]), Edit-a-thons([2]), photography events ([3]), Conferences ([4]) and regular meetups([5]).
We are striving to increase the availability and accessibility of knowledge in Malayalam, promoting digital literacy and bridging the knowledge gap in Kerala. Our goal is to empower the local language communities in India and benefit from the vast repository of knowledge on Wikidata and its sister projects. We are also trying to motivate the younger generation to engage in contributing to the Wikimedia projects.
Main approaches to solve these challenges: To address these challenges, we are organising a series of events to connect with more people and bring more contributors to the wikimedia ecosystem in Kerala and also collaborating with other language communities in India. Wikivoyage Workshops: We are organizing wikivoyage workshops to build an ecosystem around wikivoyage and bring Malayalam wikivoyage live. Wikidata Label-a-thon : A label-focused event where participants work on improving and adding local language labels to Wikidata. We are collaborating with other language communities to improve labels in other Indian languages. Wikidata Data Reuse: The event will bring together contributors to collaborate on the reuse of data from Wikidata. Participants will have the opportunity to design, explore, and develop innovative tools that harness the wealth of Wikidata. A key focus will be on creating solutions that utilize local language content, aiming to bridge language barriers and improve access to information for diverse communities. Open Data from Wikidata: Our goal is to systematically curate and import open data related to diverse aspects of India into Wikidata. By exploring and leveraging advanced tools that streamline data edits and facilitate efficient management within Wikidata, we aim to enhance the accuracy, comprehensiveness, and accessibility of information related to India. This effort will not only improve the quality of data on the platform but also serve as a catalyst for enhancing data related to India .This initiative will promote the development of reliable, open data resources that support research, policy-making, and education in India.
These events aim to: Take initial efforts to bring awareness about the Wikivoyage projects among the public and engage the community members to start contributing to it and bring the project out of the incubator. On International Mother Language Day, we aim to increase the representation of local language content on Wikidata, enhancing the platform’s linguistic diversity. This initiative will empower global communities by promoting underrepresented languages, ensuring greater accessibility and inclusivity of knowledge. By expanding local language entries, we foster the preservation of cultural heritage and strengthen the global knowledge network. Connect with other language communities in India working towards Open Knowledge, Language, Culture and Technology and bring more open data related to India. Raise awareness about the importance of Wikimedia and its potential to promote education, research, and cultural preservation. Foster a community of Wikimedians in Kerala who can support and sustain these efforts.
By organising these events, we hope to bring about a positive change in the digital landscape of Kerala, promoting knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovation.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
Wikivoyage Workshop at Coimbatore ( March 2025) : A training workshop on Wikivoyage in collaboration with Tamil wikimedia community. User:Rangan Datta Wiki will lead a two days workshop on wikivoyage and give insights and training for how to add more content into wikivoyage.
Wikivoyage Workshop at Palakkad ( March 2025) : A training workshop on Wikivoyage in Kerala. User:Rangan Datta Wiki will lead a two days workshop on wikivoyage and gave insights and training for how to add more content into wikivoyage.
International Mother Language Day Data-a-thon: (February 2025) A data-focused event where participants work on improving and adding local language labels and descriptions to Wikidata. The event will be conducted in collaboration with Opendata Kerala and other language communities in India. Wikidata Data Reuse Days Workshop : (February 2025) To promote reuse of WIkidata among the technical and academic community, we are organizing a hybrid workshop to build tools and applications that leverage the power of Wikidata. We will also cover technical aspects of Wikidata and share research and ideas for the future of reusing Wikidata’s data.
Open Data day Workshop on Wikidata: A data-focused event where participants can add and improve data in Wikidata. We are planning to conduct this hybrid workshop to introduce tools that can update data in Wikidata. We will try to cover tools to edit lexemes in Wikidata.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc.
Wikivoyage Workshop at Coimbatore : Coordinator: Ranjithsiji, (User:Ranjithsiji)([6]) Primary contact person of Wikimedians of Kerala User Group and Administrator in Malayalam Wikipedia.
Wikivoyage Workshop at Palakkad: Coordinator: Manoj K, (User:Manojk)([7]) Administrator in Malayalam Wikisource.
International Mother Language Day Data-a-thon: Coordinator: Jinoy Tom Jacob, (User:Gnoeee)(https://w.wiki/$8g) Administrator in Wikidata.
Wikidata Data Reuse Days Workshop : Athul R T, (User:Athulvis)([8]) Data Scientist & Developer, Functioneer at Wikifunctions, Technical coordinator of Free Software user group Thiruvananthapuram ([9]).
Open Data day Workshop on Wikidata: Coordinator: Jinoy Tom Jacob, (User:Gnoeee)(https://w.wiki/$8g) Administrator in Wikidata.
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
Participants will be Wikimedia contributors from Kerala and Tamilnadu and other language communities in India.Before each event: We will post all details related to the project when publishing official notice for the event. We will organise one or two calls for Wikimedians of Kerala User Group members and other community members to engage all and to provide details and information regarding each event and subsequent online events. We will post notices about each event on our telegram group, website, twitter and other related social media channels.During each event:
1) Presentation will be given to the participants on each day of the workshop, to explain progress so far and expectations moving forward
2) Track progress of online events using outreach dashboard, xtools, superset and quarry tool.
3) Required support will be provided to the participants by other colleagues during offline events.
4) Required support will be provided to the participants through online meetings throughout online events.
Follow up after the event:
1) All participants will be invited to participate in online data-a-thons after the offline events.
2) Invite for the participation will be sent to email IDs and through a notice in their Talk Page of Malayalam Wikipedia, Wikidata
3) Notice will be published in Village Pump page, saying that all users can participate in online drives to follow the strategic criteria.
4) All participants are invited to join our telegram group.
- 9.1. If your project includes in-person activities, are there any international participants travelling to India for them? (required)
- No
- 9.1.1. List all countries of participation. (required)
- 9.2. Will the project be transferring funds to any international participants? (required)
- No
- 9.2.1. List all international participants receiving funding and their countries. (required)
N/A
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
- No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
N/A
- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
We will discuss about these events in the Wiki Conference Kerala 2024 and in January monthly community online meeting and in the Telegram group. We already discussed about the wikivoyage events in the Monthly community online meeting in November (https://w.wiki/BuHf) Malayalam Wikipedia Village Pump(https://w.wiki/CFUm) (https://w.wiki/CFUv).
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Geography
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Open Technology
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Linguistic / Language
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Innovate in Free Knowledge
Metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
We want to learn how to make our community stronger and more impactful on Wikimedia projects. Specifically:
- Increasing Participation: What motivates active contribution?
- Enhancing Influence: How can we better represent our community's needs?
- Building Partnerships: What types of partnerships benefit us most?
- Measuring Impact: How do we measure our success and ensure lasting change?
- Welcome New people: How to engage new people into the wikimedia ecosystem?
These insights will guide our community's sustainable growth and development.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 40 | We expect 20 people in each offline events and 20 people in online events. |
| Number of editors | 30 | Newly Registered Users: 20
Returning editors: 10 |
| Number of organizers | 6 | The organizing team contains Ranjithsiji(User:Ranjithsiji), Manoj K(User:Manojk), Athul RT(User:Athulvis), Jinoy Tom Jacob(User:Gnoeee), Bhuvana Meenakshi |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 |
| Wikidata | 1000 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | 25 |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | 10 |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
We are trying to improve Malayalam Wikivoyage in Incubator. Also we are trying to conduct events that celebrates open data day.
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
Yes
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Templates in Incubator Wikivoyage | Necessary templates to setup main page and other pages in Malayalam Wikivoyage | 5 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
The project outcome can be measured through the contribution measurement in Incubator of Wikivoyage. Also we use quarry tool to get the statistics in Wikidata.In addition, we are planning to use the tool: outreach dashboard. We have subject matter experts, User:Gnoeee, User:Ranjithsiji.
Budget
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CD3QFiZTBEVuZMXV0o9fbxtG1uPwmUR4wnE-jroDJik/edit?usp=sharing
- 22. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in Indian Rupees. (required)
360950 INR
- 22.1. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD. (required)
4257.09 USD
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Yes
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