Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Building the Wikimedia Movement in Georgia

statusYear 2 plan funded

Wikimedia Community Fund

Building the Wikimedia Movement in Georgia

start date2024-01-012024-01-01T00:00:00Z

end date2026-12-312026-12-31T00:00:00Z

budget (local currency)591087 GEL

amount requested (USD)227252 USD

amount recommended (USD)183972.49

amount recommended (local currency)463453 GEL

grant typeWikimedia Affiliate (chapter, thematic org., or user group)

funding regionCEECA

decision fiscal year2023-24

funding program roundRound 1

organization (if applicable)Wikimedia Community User Group Georgia

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required)

Wikimedia Community User Group Georgia

Do you have any approved General Support Fund requests? (required)

Yes, I have already applied and received a General Support Fund

You are applying as a(n). (required)

Wikimedia Affiliate (chapter, thematic org., or user group)

Are your group or organization legally registered in your country? (required)

Yes

Do you have a fiscal sponsor?

No

Fiscal organization name.

N/A

Main proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required)

Building the Wikimedia Movement in Georgia

2. Do you want to apply for the multi-year funding or renewal process? (required)

Yes, multi-year funding with different programs and budgets every year (a strategic plan is required)

2.1. For how many years of multi-year funding are you applying? (required)

3 years

2.2. Provide a brief overview of Year 2 and Year 3 of the proposed plan and how this relates to the current proposal and your strategic plan? (required)

1. Bridging Gaps: Addressing content gaps is crucial for promoting knowledge, reducing misinformation, and supporting communities. Wikimedia UG Georgia is working on bridging gaps within the content of the Georgian Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects and on developing the Georgian Wikipedia in relation to other language versions of Wikipedia. The organization will hold various programs, contests, and events for the next three years to eliminate this problem. The organization will continue to work in this direction. 2. Community Development: Community development within the Georgian Wikimedia movement is crucial to the sustainability and growth of Wikimedia projects. As an organization, we recognize that community development is an ongoing process that requires patience and dedication. Building a strong and vibrant Wikimedia community takes time and the involvement of passionate individuals committed to free knowledge. We will continue to work in this direction over the next 3 years to develop the local community. 3. Advocacy: Developing an effective advocacy strategy requires careful planning, research, and execution. This is an extremely important factor in our case, and we will advocate at the legislative level for changing state policy and copyright laws. Over the next three years, the organization will conduct research, develop a strategy, and try to change copyright laws. 4. Partnership: Wikimedia UG Georgia collaborates with cultural institutions, museums, libraries, and other organizations to digitize and share their resources via Wikimedia projects. Also, Wikimedia UG Georgia also cooperates with governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In the coming years, the main goal of Wikimedia UG Georgia is to develop relationships and make them sustainable with existing Wikimedia partners and establish new relationships with other Wikimedia regions and affiliates. 5. The organizational development of Wikimedia UG Georgia is crucial for several reasons, as it directly impacts the effectiveness and sustainability of the affiliations efforts in promoting and supporting Wikimedia projects. The organization will continue to make efforts for the organizational growth of the affiliation.

3. Proposed start date. (required)

2024-01-01

4. Proposed end date. (required)

2026-12-31

5. Does your organization or group have an Affiliate or Organizational Annual Plan that can help us understand your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (required)

Yes

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Georgia/Annual_Plan/2024

6. Does your affiliate, organization or group have a Strategic Plan that can help us understand your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (required)

Yes

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Georgia_Strategic_Plan/2024-2026

7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)

Georgia

8. What are your programs, approaches, and strategies? What are the challenges that you are trying to address and how will your strategies support you in addressing these challenges? (required)

The Wikipedia UG Georgia strategy for the development of Wikipedia projects and movement locally in Georgia consists of 5 program areas:

1. Bridging Gaps: Closing the content gap in Wikimedia projects is a crucial and ongoing effort to ensure that knowledge is more inclusive and representative. Through various projects and initiatives, we are trying to involve more volunteers in projects and the Wikimedia movement to bridge this gap in knowledge and content. 2. Community Development: Community development, support, and preservation of community sustainability is one of the most important goals of Wikimedia UG Georgia. With this goal, Wikimedia UG Georgia wants to attract new volunteers, editors, and people to the initiative of the Wikimedia movement to develop and improve Wikimedia projects. To achieve your goals, the organization undertakes such projects as WikiClubs, WikiCamps, training, workshops, etc. 3. Advocacy: Wikimedia UG Georgia has planned to conduct research in 2024 on the state policy and legislation of Georgia on copyright policy. Also, the research will include the study of European law and the legislation of EU countries on copyright. The research will subsequently provide an opportunity to develop an advocacy strategy for Wikimedia UG Georgia. 4. Partnership: Wikimedia UG Georgia will continue strengthening partnerships with all existing partners, including government, educational, and non-governmental organizations. Also, the organization will continue to expand its network of partnerships with new organizations. 5. Wikimedia UG Georgia plans to become a new chapter of Wikimedia in 2024. During this process, Wikimedia Georgia will change its charter and adjust official documents and registration at the local level, following the requirements of the legislation of Georgia and the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikimedia UG Georgia will develop a plan and hold meetings with members of the organization to plan better the involvement of members of the organization in working in the chapter and attract new members to the organization.

9. What categories are your main programs and related activities under? Please select all that apply. (required)

Category	Yes/No
Education	Yes
Culture, heritage or GLAM	Yes
Gender and diversity	No
Community support and engagement	Yes
Participation in campaigns and contests	Yes
Public policy advocacy	Yes
Other	No

Education

9.1.1. Select all your programs and activities for Education. (required)

Wiki Club, Wiki Camp, Editing Wikipedia Training, Research, Wikidata programs, Wikimedia Commons programs, Other Wikimedia project programs

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

9.1.2. Select all relevant audience groups for Education. (required)

Primary school students, Secondary school students, Vocational, tertiary, or higher education, Teachers or professors

Other groups if any: N/A

Culture, heritage or GLAM

9.2. Select all your programs and activities for Culture, heritage or GLAM. (required)

Supporting institutions to open up their collections, data, metadata, and research, Supporting GLAM professionals to incorporate use of Wikimedia in their work, through documentation, training, or Wikimedian in Residence programs, Partnering with institutions, professional associations, and allied organizations to raise awareness of open culture, ethical sharing, and related issues

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Community support and engagement

9.4. Select all your programs and activities for Community support and engagement.

On-wiki training of community members, Off-wiki training of community members, Organizing meetups, conferences, and community events, Supporting community members' participation in events and conferences, Offering non financial support and services to community members (equipment, space, books, etc.)

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Participation in campaigns and contests

9.5. Select all campaigns that apply. (required)

CEE Spring, Wikipedia Asian Month, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Monuments, WikiGap, Wikipedia Birthday or Anniversary

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Public policy advocacy

9.6.1. What specific laws, or legislative topics, are you targeting with your advocacy plans? Please be as specific as possible. (required)

-

9.6.2. What are the main methods and tactics via which you plan to advocate for this public policy change? Please be as specific as possible. (required)

Wikimedia UG Georgia has planned to conduct research in 2024 on the state policy and legislation of Georgia on copyright policy. Also, the research will include the study of European law and the legislation of EU countries on copyright. The research will subsequently provide an opportunity to develop an advocacy strategy for Wikimedia UG Georgia.

The organization will also continue advocating for Freedom of Panorama and its partners in Georgia. In this matter, the organization will also actively cooperate with the Legal Department of the Wikimedia Foundation to eliminate the issues existing in Wikimedia projects.

In the design and advocacy process, Wikimedia UG Georgia will actively collaborate with the Wikimedia Foundation's Global Advocacy team and Wikimedia Europe.

All resources created by the affiliation will be shared with partners and Wikimedia communities.

9.6.3. Approximately, how much of the requested budget will you dedicate to public policy advocacy (local currency)?

0

10. Please include a link to or upload a timeline (operational calendar) for your programs and activities. (required)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbzTp3pEYu8d-UyvWj9y9r21c_4fX_Vvjp2Rev-bOKM/edit?usp=sharing

11. Describe your team. (required)

1) Mehman Ibragimov (User:Mehman (WMGE)) – ED of UG, is engaged in the preparation of reports and grant applications on behalf of the UG and controls the layered work of the organization. Also, supervises the staff of the UG, establishes and ensures the stable work of staff, checks monthly staff reports, collects monthly reports, and prepares final organization reports for the Foundation. Keep track of bank accounts and allocate finances within the organization. (Paid Staff) 2) Mikheili Chabukashvili (User:MIKHEIL and User:Mikheil (WMGE)) – UG Program and Social Media Manager, is involved in the preparation and implementation of all programs and projects of the UG. (Paid staff) 3) Jaba Labadze (User:Jaba1977) – WikiClubs coordinator. (Paid staff) 4) George Melashvili (User:Melberg) – Helps in the development of programs. (Volunteer) 5) David Asriashvili (User:David1010) – Assists in contests preparation. (Volunteer) 6) Mikheil Chkhikvadze (User:Surprizi) – Helps in evaluating contests. (Volunteer) 7) Nino Turmanidze – Actively conducts trainings. (Volunteer) 10) Akaki Balanchivadze - Actively conducts trainings. (Volunteer) 11) Zurab Lebanidze - Actively conducts trainings. (Volunteer) 12) Leila Karajaeva - Accountant. (Paid staff)

12. Will you be working with any internal (Wikimedia) or external partners? Describe the characteristics of these partnerships and bring a few examples of the most significant partnerships. (required)

1. Wikimedia UG Georgia actively cooperates with the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. We already have an active Wikipedian in the library, which integrates library resources to the Georgian Wikipedia and Wikidata. In 2024, it’s also planned to incorporate the library’s photo archive into Wikimedia Commons, for which Wikimedia UG Georgia will provide human and technical resources for a joint library and affiliation project. Wikimedia UG Georgia will also continue to provide training for National Library staff on working on Wikimedia projects. 2. This year, we will continue to work with our partners, the Administration of the President of Georgia, to promote the Freedom of Panorama project at the legislative level. In addition, we plan to hold joint edit-a-thones in different thematic areas. 3. Wikimedia UG Georgia, as the founder and partner of Wikimedia Europe, cooperates with the affiliation in the field of advocacy. 4. Wikimedia UG Georgia continues to cooperate with the Ministry of Education to popularize and integrate Wikimedia projects in the educational institutions of Georgia. With the facilitation of the ministry, the organization opens new WikiClubs on the basis of educational institutions.

13. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select all that apply. (required)

Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement, Improve User Experience, Ensure Equity in Decision-making, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Manage Internal Knowledge, Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt

Metrics

Wikimedia Metrics

14. Please select and fill out Wikimedia Metrics for your proposal. (recommended)

14.1. Number of participants, editors, and organizers.

All metrics provided are optional, please fill them out if they are aligned with your programs and activities.

Participants, editors, and organizers

Metrics name	Target	Description
Number of all participants	140	Participants who will participate in WMGE projects (WikiClubs, WikiCamps, training, workshops, edit-a-thons, lectures, meetings, training, and article contests).
Number of all editors	100	We want to increase the number of active contributors to Wikimedia projects in Georgia.
Number of new editors	60
Number of retained editors	35
Number of all organizers	12	The number of Organization Members overseeing the implementation of Wikimedia Georgia projects and programs will increase.
Number of new organizers	5

14.2. Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects. (recommended)

Contributions to Wikimedia projects

Wikimedia project	Created	Edited or improved
Wikipedia	1500	600
Wikimedia Commons	1000	200
Wikidata	2000	1000
Wiktionary
Wikisource	500	150
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote	200	50
Wikivoyage
Wikibooks
Wikiversity
Wikinews
Wikispecies
Wikifunctions / Abstract Wikipedia

Description for Wikimedia projects contributions metrics. (optional)

The main Wikimedia projects the organization will work on in 2024.

Other Metrics

15. Do you have other quantitative and qualitative targets for your project (other metrics)? (required)

Yes

Other Metrics	Description	Target
Open new WikiClubs	We want to develop a network of WikiClubs in different regions of Georgia and plan to open 2 new clubs.	2
New partnerships	We want to develop a network of our partners and ally with new organizations.	4
WikiCamps	We will hold 2 WikiCamp for teachers and young people.	2
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A

Budget

16. Will you have any other revenue sources when implementing this proposal (e.g. other funding, membership contributions, donations)? (required)

No

16.1. List other revenue sources. (required)

N/A

16.2. Approximately how much revenue will you have from other sources in your local currency? (required)

N/A

17. Your local currency. (required)

GEL

18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required)

591087 GEL

Multi-year funding request summary

Year	Amount (local currency)
Year 1	163084 GEL
Year 2	194547 GEL
Year 3	233456 GEL

Requested amount in USD

227252 USD

Multi-year funding request summary in USD

Year	Amount USD
Year 1	62432 USD
Year 2	74918.4 USD
Year 3	89901.6 USD

19. Does this proposal include compensation for staff or contractors? (required)

Yes

19.1. How many paid staff members do you plan to have? (required)

Include the number of staff and contractors during the proposal period. If you have short-term contractors or staff, please include them separately and mention their terms.

In 2024: 4 staff (1 ED, 1 WikiClub Coordinator, 1 Project Manager, 1 accountant)

In 2025: 5 staff (1 ED, 2 WikiClub Coordinator, 1 Project Manager, 1 accountant) In 2026: 6 staff (1 ED, 2 WikiClub Coordinator, 1 Project Manager, 1 Advocacy officer, 1 accountant)

19.2. How many FTEs (full-time equivalents) in total? (required)

Include the total FTE of staff and contractors during the proposal period. If you have short-term contractors or staff, please include their FTEs with the terms separately.

In 2024: 3 FTE staff

In 2025: 4 FTE staff In 2026: 5 FTE staff

19.3. Describe any staff or contractor changes compared to the current year / ongoing General Support Fund if any. (required only for returning grantees)

N/A

20. Please provide an overview of your overall budget categories in your local currency. The budget breakdown should include only the amount requested with this General Support Fund (required).

Budget category	Amount in local currency
Staff and contractor costs	26811 GEL
Operational costs	35621 GEL
Programmatic costs	62432 GEL

21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10kwB2j5C_fp8I4gnit9TwRWsAh-9qD8V/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101115743245955179476&rtpof=true&sd=true

Additional information

22. In this optional space you can add any other additional information about your proposal or organization that you think can help us when reviewing your proposal. (optional)

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By submitting your proposal/funding request you agree that you are in agreement with the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and the Universal Code of Conduct.

We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.

Yes

Year 2 Plan

Annual Plan for Year 2

1.1. Please upload or indicate a link for Year 2 Annual Plan. (required)

• Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aiShNv0FnX6qEdgAj9N9xfwo_d7fgM6Fl1dhtRNx7Pk/edit?usp=sharing

1.2. Please describe any major changes in your Annual Plan. If there are changes that require a budget change, please specify. (required)

Wikimedia Georgia does not make very major changes to its annual plan. The only change in the annual plan is related to the Advocacy program, where we will analyze the current political situation in the country and accordingly we will develop an advocacy strategy and its implementation.

Also, because of the new Georgian law on "foreign agents", Wikimedia Georgia will temporarily reduce its interaction and cooperation with state agencies.

Budget for Year 2

2.1. Do you request an increase or decrease from what has been approved for Year 2? (required)

No, my budget request for Year 2 has not changed

2.2. Please upload a detailed budget file or indicate a link to it for the Year 2 proposal. The revised budget should show your anticipated yearly budget from the beginning of Year 2 through the end date of the grant. (required)

• Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hfKVsQQCvFXuIMGeY7xDt59sD4mMp3M4/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101115743245955179476&rtpof=true&sd=true

Metrics for Year 2

3.1. Main open metrics (required)

Main Open Metrics

Metrics Name	Description	Target
New partnerships	We want to expand a network of our partners and ally with new organizations	3
WikiCamps	We will hold 2 local WikiCamp for teachers and young people and planning to hold at least one joint WikiCamp with WM Turkey.	3
Open new WikiClubs	We want to develop a network of WikiClubs in different regions of Georgia and plan to open 2-3 new clubs	3
Scholarship	We plan to provide more scholarships for representatives of the Georgian Wikimedia community for regional and international Wikimedia events.	5
N/A	N/A	N/A

3.2. Core metrics (required)

Core Metrics Summary

Core metrics	Description	Target
Number of participants	Participants who will participate in WMGE projects (WikiClubs, WikiCamps, training, workshops, edit-a-thons, lectures, meetings, training, and article contests).	150
Number of editors	We want to increase the number of active contributors to Wikimedia projects in Georgia.	110
Number of organizers	The number of Organization Members overseeing the implementation of Wikimedia Georgia projects and programs will increase.	9

Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects

Wikimedia Project	Description	Target
Wikipedia	New and improved articles	1300
Wikimedia Commons	New images	800
Wikisource	New pages	300
Wikidata	New and improved items	3000
Translatewiki	Translated items	500

3.4. If you are introducing new metrics related to a major change in your budget or programmatic plans, please describe them below. (optional)

N/A

Additional information for Year 2

4.2. If there are additional links, files, or information you would like to share related to Year 2 planning, please add them here. (optional)

1. Wikimedia Georgia's partnerships to protect cultural heritage with WM Sweden, WM Poland and WM Ukraine: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/03/25/a-new-initiative-aims-to-protect-endangered-heritage-using-crowdsourcing/

2. Story about WikiCamps in Georgia: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/01/17/wikicamps-in-georgia-more-new-volunteer-editors-on-wikipedia/

3. Joint WikiCamp with Wikimedia Turkey: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/06/06/the-first-student-wikicamp-in-turkiye-was-held-with-great-enthusiasm/

4. Celebrating 20 years of Georgian Wikipedia!: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/01/21/celebrating-20-years-of-georgian-wikipedia/

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