Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Egypt Wikimedians UG Grant 2026

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Wikimedia Community Fund

Egypt Wikimedians UG Grant 2026

Fluxx IDR-GS-2509-20153

proposed start date2026-01-01

proposed end date2026-12-31

amount requested (local currency)3122150 EGP

amount requested (USD)64316.29 USD ^{[note 1]}

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

funding regionMENA

decision fiscal year2025-26

funding program roundRound 1

organization (if applicable)Egypt Wikimedians User Group

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required): Egypt Wikimedians User Group

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): No

Do you have a fiscal sponsor?: Yes

Fiscal organization name.: The Arab Studies Institute - Research and Education Methodologies

Please provide links to the following documents if they are available

These documentation can be provided in your local language(s), no translations required.

Organizational website
Detailed financial reporting and/or audits
Documentation of the governance structure, board list, governance processes
Documentation of the general assembly decision on your plan

Main proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required): Egypt Wikimedians UG Grant 2026

2. Do you want to apply for the multi-year base funding for 3 years? (required) (only for returning applicants): No

2.1. 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)

N/A

3. Proposed start date. (required): 2026-01-01

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/Egypt_Wikimedians_User_Group/links/2026

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/Egypt_Wikimedians_User_Group/links/2026

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

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)

Our program in 2026 will focus on several topics: Wikipedia training and workshops, education program, GLAM, Photography, Photography competitions, Tech and Hackathon, Wikidata workshops, Raise Awareness, Documentation Projects.

Our goal in 2026 will focus more on cultural content in our country, developing content, and improving the quality of articles in Wikimedia projects.

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	Yes
Community support and engagement	Yes
Participation in campaigns and contests	Yes
Public policy advocacy	No
Other	No

Education

9.1.1. Select all your programs and activities for Education. (required): Translation, Wikidata programs, Wikimedia Commons programs, Other Wikimedia project programs, Editing Wikipedia Training; Other programs and activities if any: N/A
9.1.2. Select all relevant audience groups for Education. (required): Secondary school students, Vocational, tertiary, or higher education; Other groups if any: N/A

Culture, heritage or GLAM

9.2. Select all your programs and activities for Culture, heritage or GLAM. (required): Documenting or incubating languages on Wikimedia projects, Introducing new approaches to underrepresented culture and heritage, e.g. decolonising or reparative work; oral and visual knowledge; outreach to communities of origin, indigenous and first nations self-determination, 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; Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Gender and diversity

9.3. Select all your programs and activities for Gender and diversity.: Bringing in women and/or gender diverse participants and editors, Focusing on creating content about women and/or gender diverse groups, including biographies, intersectional topic areas and/or adding images, Focusing on creating content about marginalized (underrepresented) communities and their knowledge, Focusing on knowledge equity by bringing in contributors from underrepresented communities, Fomenting female leadership within the movement (either staff, members or boards); 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): Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos, Wikipedia Birthday or Anniversary; Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Technology (software development)

T1. Describe the technical project(s) or provide relevant links. (required) Include the following information

Project goals, impact, and product strategy
Technical approach, integrations, and dependencies
Milestones, progress tracking and success metrics
Demand and community consultations

all details in annual plan and strategic plan

T2. Describe the project team, maintenance, and risk management. (required) Include the following information

Security and privacy considerations and expertise
Mitigation of security or privacy risks
Long-term maintenance, code documentation and licensing
Team description with expertise, roles, contribution (hours & compensation)

-

T3. Approximately, how much of the requested budget will you dedicate to technical projects (local currency)? (required): 50000 EGP
10. Please include a link to or upload a timeline (operational calendar) for your programs and activities. (required): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Egypt_Wikimedians_User_Group/links/2026

11. Describe your team. (required)

Board of Trustees (5 members) next election on Jan 2026

Staff: Executive Director (Paid) - Project manager (Paid) - Events manager (Paid) - Social media coordinator (Paid) - Secretary (Paid)

User Group team:

1 Education program leader and two Coordinator 4 Region Coordinator (four regions) 1 Marketing & Research manager Logistics manager 1 Photo Competitions Organizer 2 Technical Support

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)

we make partnership with: AfroCreatives WikiProject (ACWP) in 2025, and We may partner with the Million Wiki Project.

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, Identify Topics for Impact, Innovate in Free Knowledge

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	1500	This includes: all attending sessions - Edit-a-thon - workshops - events - competitions of all kinds - conferences - meetings (online and in-person) - including lectures (online and in-person)
Number of all editors	200	N/A
Number of new editors	80
Number of retained editors	55
Number of all organizers	17	We are looking to attract a number of new organizers through: Training of Trainers program (ToT) - staff training - volunteers training
Number of new organizers	10

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

Contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Created	Edited or improved
Wikipedia	2900	26000
Wikimedia Commons	10000	18000
Wikidata	9000	20000
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
Wikivoyage
Wikibooks
Wikiversity
Wikinews
Wikispecies
Wikifunctions / Abstract Wikipedia

Description for Wikimedia projects contributions metrics. (optional)

Other Metrics

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


Other Metrics	Description	Target
تحسين مقالات على ويكيبيديا	نسعى لتحسين عدد كبير من المقالات القديمة والبذور في ويكيبيديا	3000
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
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): EGP

18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required): 3122150 EGP

Multi-year funding request summary
Year	Amount (local currency)
Year 1	N/A EGP
Year 2	N/A EGP
Year 3	N/A EGP

Requested amount in USD: 64316.29 USD ^{[note 1]}

Multi-year funding request summary in USD
Year	Amount USD ^{[note 1]}
Year 1	N/A USD
Year 2	N/A USD
Year 3	N/A USD

↑ ^a ^b ^c The following amount in US dollars was calculated by Wikimedia Foundation staff using the fixed currency rates. This amount is approximate and may not reflect the actual currency exchange rates on the day of submission or distribution. If the application is funded, the funding will be sent in the recipient’s local currency.

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.

as full time: Executive Director - Project manager

as part time: Events manager - Social media coordinator - Secretary short-term contractors: graphic designer - website developer - quality reviewer

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.

Two persons: Executive Director - Project manager

19.3. Describe any staff or contractor changes compared to the current year / ongoing General Support Fund if any. (required only for returning grantees): Most of last year's contractors have completed their assignment (their role was to design and implement permanent works). in 2026, we will only need a few contractors to ensure the continuity of the group's work.

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	865470 EGP
Operational costs	1142150 EGP
Programmatic costs	1114530 EGP

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

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Egypt_Wikimedians_User_Group/links/2026

Additional information

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

Yes

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[fixedrate-1] The following amount in US dollars was calculated by Wikimedia Foundation staff using the fixed currency rates. This amount is approximate and may not reflect the actual currency exchange rates on the day of submission or distribution. If the application is funded, the funding will be sent in the recipient’s local currency.

[note 1]