Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Iranian Wikimedians User Group Annual Grant 2025-2026

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Applicant information

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

Do you have any approved General Support Fund requests? (required): No, it is my first time applying for 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

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Wikimedians_User_Group/Report/2024

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Wikimedians_UG_meeting_2024/Outcomes/Structure_(en)

Main proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required): Iranian Wikimedians User Group Annual Grant 2025-2026

2. Do you want to apply for the multi-year base funding for 3 years? (required) (only for returning applicants): N/A

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): 2025-07-01

4. Proposed end date. (required): 2026-06-30

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/Iranian_Wikimedians_User_Group/Timeline/2025-2026

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jjRM3BiC9zr_IGI05ogpF4pS5HS-MPij_lMqBjkDDVE/edit?gid=0#gid=0

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/Iranian_Wikimedians_User_Group/Strategic_Plan/2025-2026

7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required): International (more than one country across continents or regions); Due to U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Wikimedia Foundation restricts sending funds to Iran. As a result, we will not use this grant inside Iran under any circumstances.

Our operational area will primarily be in Europe (Germany, the Netherlands, France, England, Sweden, Austria, Turkey, and Armenia) and Canada, and the United Arab Emirates.

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: The Iranian Wikimedians User Group focuses on Content Development, Increasing Participation, Community Support, Partnerships, and Promoting Wikimedia.

Key Programs & Approaches: Content Development: Edit-a-thons, contests, and partnerships with educational institutions. Participation: Training workshops, engaging the Iranian diaspora, and diversity-focused initiatives. Community Support: Iranian WikiConference, meetups, and skill-building workshops. Partnerships: Collaborations with GLAM institutions, universities, and other Wikimedia communities. Promotion: Public outreach, social media campaigns, and awareness programs.

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


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

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, Building organizer skills in women and diversity groups, 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): 1Lib1Ref, CEE Spring, Feminism and Folklore, Wikipedia Asian Month, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, 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): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Wikimedians_User_Group/Timeline/2025-2026

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jjRM3BiC9zr_IGI05ogpF4pS5HS-MPij_lMqBjkDDVE/edit?gid=0#gid=0

11. Describe your team. (required)

Darafsh – Project Manager (Salaried)
Ladsgroup – Technical Lead & Mentor (Volunteer)
Arash.pt – Partnerships Coordinator (Volunteer)
Arian – GLAM Coordinator (Volunteer)
Persia – Edit-a-thon Organizer (Volunteer)
WASP-Outis – Community Outreach & Engagement (Volunteer)

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 actively collaborate with internal Wikimedia affiliates and external organizations to expand outreach and strengthen our initiatives. Our partnerships focus on knowledge-sharing, capacity-building, and promoting Wikimedia projects.

Internal (Wikimedia) Partnerships: Wikimedia CEE Hub – Engaging in knowledge exchange and networking opportunities within the Central and Eastern European community.

External Partnerships: We partner with Divar and Alibaba, two leading Iranian tech companies, to leverage their resources and promotional platforms inside Iran. These collaborations help us reach a wider audience, promote Wikimedia initiatives, and engage new contributors.

13. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select all that apply. (required): Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Manage Internal Knowledge, 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	2000	The number of people who attend our events, programs or activities, either in person or virtually.
Number of all editors	1500	New and active editors on Wikimedia projects.
Number of new editors	1000
Number of retained editors	300
Number of all organizers	50	People who're involved in organizing edit-a-thons, competitions, thematic weeks, meet-ups, conferences and community events in general.
Number of new organizers	25

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

Contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Created	Edited or improved
Wikipedia	6000	2000
Wikimedia Commons	10000	1000
Wikidata
Wiktionary
Wikisource	2000	500
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
Wikivoyage	100	200
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)

We will receive 1 billion IRR from Divar and 2 billion IRR from Alibaba. However, these funds will be used exclusively for activities inside Iran and do not apply to the activities outlined in this proposal.

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

17. Your local currency. (required): EUR

18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required): 54208 EUR

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

Requested amount in USD: 58112.06 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.

1. Part-time Project Manager, 20 hours per week

2. Mini-job Graphic Designer, 4 hours per week

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.

none

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	18720 EUR
Operational costs	6238 EUR
Programmatic costs	29250 EUR

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cX0Gj4mGnSfn52qMy8biLZmFiIRj7J2Y/edit?gid=2082344268#gid=2082344268

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)

We will receive 1 billion IRR from Divar and 2 billion IRR from Alibaba. However, these funds will be used exclusively for activities inside Iran and do not apply to the activities outlined in this proposal.

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

Feedback

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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]