Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/GSF WikiDZ 2026

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Wikimedia Community Fund

GSF WikiDZ 2026

Fluxx IDR-GS-2603-22125

proposed start date2026-07-15

proposed end date2027-07-14

amount requested (local currency)5653344.4 DZD

amount requested (USD)43530.75 USD ^{[note 1]}

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

funding regionMENA

decision fiscal year2025-26

funding program roundRound 2

applicant and people related to proposal[[User:|]] ([[User talk:|talk]] • accounts • contributions • edit count)

organization (if applicable)WikiDZ

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required): WikiDZ

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.: Kiwix

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): GSF WikiDZ 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): 2026-07-15

4. Proposed end date. (required): 2027-07-14

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; the link to the Annual Plan of WikiDZ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Algeria/Gestion/plan/Plan_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

Stratégic Plan 2026 2027 .pdf

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

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)

Programs, approaches, and strategies WikiDZ implements contribution-focused programs to improve content about Algeria across Wikipedia and its sister projects. These include training new contributors (Algerian Wiki Academy), thematic content initiatives (cinema, books, heritage, visual arts), digitization of free books, field contributions through photowalks (Wikinomad), and partnerships with cultural institutions (GLAM). Our approach is community-driven and based on learning by doing, where participants contribute directly while being supported by volunteers. The programs are flexible and supported by a project manager (coordination) and an advocacy role (partnerships and outreach). We focus on producing structured, sourced, and illustrated content while connecting contributions across Wikimedia projects (Wikipedia, Commons, Wikidata, Wikisource). Promote collaboration and peer support inside the communities Challenges and how we address them We address low contributor retention, gaps in Algerian content, limited access to free resources, and weak institutional engagement. Our strategies respond by:

Engaging contributors through hands-on activities and mentoring
Focusing on specific thematic gaps
Building partnerships to access and share content
Improving content quality through training and structured contributions

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
Technology (software development)	No
Other	No

Education

9.1.1. Select all your programs and activities for Education. (required): Wiki Camp, Translation, 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): Vocational, tertiary, or higher education, Senior citizens; 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; 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; 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.: Organizing meetups, conferences, and community events; 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 Monuments, Wikipedia Birthday or Anniversary

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

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

the link of timeline: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Algerian_Wikimedians_User_Group/Activities/Events_2026-2027_TimeLine

Wikidz project proposal for 2026 - Time Line .pdf

Wikidz project proposal for 2026 - Time Line .pdf

11. Describe your team. (required)

WikiDZ Team Structure WikiDZ is a volunteer-driven team composed of members contributing across various aspects of the organization’s operations: General Coordinator: Dezedien — oversees overall operations and strategic direction Secretariat: Dzkouslavia & KamalS — manage meetings, documentation, and reporting Finance Officer: Gettfenyan — responsible for funding and financial support Communications Officer: Nehaoua A — leads communication and outreach efforts Education Program Coordinators: Gettfenyan, & KamalS — supervise and develop educational programs Project, Partnerships & External Events Coordinators: Great11 & Nehaoua A — manage projects, internal partnerships, and external events Technical Support Leads: Oldstonage & Dezedien — handle technical matters and infrastructure Fayçal Rezkallah: Photography projects and event coverage Cosmic girl 31: Community manager Plans for 2026 Subject to available resources, WikiDZ plans to recruit two additional collaborators in 2026: Project Coordinator: 20 hours/month for 12 months Advocacy Role: 12 hours/month for 12 months General Overview As a relatively small but functionally diverse team, WikiDZ operates with a multi-role structure. The planned expansion reflects both sustained member retention and a growing level of project activity, with increasing needs in coordination and advocacy.

More information: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Algeria/Gestion/Members

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)

WikiDZ is engaged in a collaborative dynamic with local actors such as Feye Agency, the Museum of Moudjahid of Mostaganem, as well as universities and associations.

These partnerships represent a key opportunity: we have everything to gain from working together. They allow an informal initiative like WikiDZ to benefit from structured support, strong local anchoring, and institutional recognition. Through these collaborations, WikiDZ is able to:

Access spaces, logistical resources, and organizational support
Develop better structured and more sustainable activities
Strengthen its visibility primarily within the Wikimedia community
Facilitate access to cultural and academic content

This framework is particularly important for an informal initiative, as it helps secure activities, improve their quality, and position them within a locally recognized ecosystem. These partnerships, built on trust and a shared commitment to free knowledge, are a key lever to ensure the continuity, structuring, and impact of WikiDZ’s activities.

13. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select all that apply. (required): Coordinate Across Stakeholders, Identify Topics for Impact, Innovate in Free 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	241	N/A
Number of all editors	161	N/A
Number of new editors	80
Number of retained editors	29
Number of all organizers	19	N/A
Number of new organizers	2	N/A

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

Contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Created	Edited or improved
Wikipedia	255	285
Wikimedia Commons	550
Wikidata	380
Wiktionary
Wikisource	500
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): No


Other Metrics	Description	Target
N/A	N/A	N/A
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): DZD

18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required): 5653344.4 DZD

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

Requested amount in USD: 43530.75 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.

We plan to support two team members through this General Fund.

Contractor 1: 12 hours per week (part-time) Contractor 2: 20 hours per week (part-time) Total combined workload: 32 hours per week → Equivalent to 0.82 FTE (based on a 39-hour full-time schedule)

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.

All supported positions are part-time

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	1152000 DZD
Operational costs	964857.4 DZD
Programmatic costs	3536487 DZD

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

Wikidz project proposal for 2026.xlsx

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)

Key message for 2026

More events ≠ more impact
Doing less ≠ losing ground
A smaller group is a reality, not a weakness

Key principle for 2026 Simplify to reinforce. Reduce to improve.

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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]