Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Jordanian Digital Arabic Content Association annual program 2026

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Wikimedia Community Fund

Jordanian Digital Arabic Content Association annual program 2026

Fluxx IDG-GS-2509-20193

proposed start date2026-01-01

proposed end date2026-12-31

approved start date01 January 2026

approved end date31 December 2026

amount requested (local currency)49640.9 JOD

amount requested (USD)70013.53 USD ^{[note 1]}

amount recommended (USD)24000

amount recommended (local currency)17016 JOD

grant typeNonprofit organization with Wikimedia mission

funding regionMENA

decision fiscal year2025-26

funding program roundRound 1

organization (if applicable)Almohtawa Alarabi Alraqami Organization

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required): Almohtawa Alarabi Alraqami Organization

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): Nonprofit organization with Wikimedia mission

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

Do you have a fiscal sponsor?: No

Fiscal organization name.: N/A

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

- Organizational website: https://web.archive.org/web/20231206151412/http://jdaca.org/Home.aspx

https://culture.gov.jo/AR/ListDetails/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%AB%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9/115/705

Detailed financial reporting and/or audits: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CAAiS6reyG3hRpjwMBOYwprAAobsC5YY/view?usp=sharing
Documentation of the governance structure, board list, governance processes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LBPNycqEKbLycuW6wIErei52-vXj-Eru/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/136QHnMMhjwtmi6JtSo5uhWpKK0lKAbuD/view?usp=sharing

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): Jordanian Digital Arabic Content Association annual program 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://drive.google.com/file/d/1scdrVJ6Ak81HAz_kYqruhEHhzX91zcdg/view?usp=sharing

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://docs.google.com/document/d/1eEmt0m5CI_I3GLYuCZGzJqjID8ClKMxSHgwPUacec2E/edit?usp=sharing

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

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)

As a compliance to its commitment to the foundation directions during the last grant, the Jordanian Digital Arabic Content Association (JDACA) has adopted a clear expansion plan. By doubling its partnerships with universities and schools, the association has broadened its reach and impact across the country. JDACA now works with four universities, including the Jordan University of Science and Technology, Mutah University, Hashemite University, and Amman Arab University, and has expanded its school collaborations to a total of eight schools. This growth is not just a matter of numbers; it's a strategic move to enhance the association's governance and transparency. To manage its expansion in activities and facilitate outreach to the partner universities and schools, JDACA established two new branches in Amman and Irbid and created dedicated administrative committees for each one. This decentralized approach ensures that the association's efforts adheres with the movement strategy with focus on education programs and community needs. The results of these education programs in 2024 was promising. The association proudly reported that it exceeded its targets, with a total of 3.38K articles created, 23.9K articles edited, and a 92.9K total edits. This immense effort added 33.2M bytes of new content to the Wikimedia projects. However, the journey has not been without its challenges. The association has faced bureaucratic hurdles detailed in the annual report. The board's strategy to overcome these issues has been proactive, with members holding continuous meetings and even covering their own transportation fees to ensure the work progresses.the association addressed the difficulty of hiring experienced accountants by raising the salary, which was previously below the minimum wage, and by adding the role of internal auditor to the position. Navigating new government regulations was another obstacle. When a new decision in 2024 required a license for trainers to train in schools, the board swiftly directed its coordinator to use social media channels for training until the license was obtained. The association is also working to restore its foundational partnership with Hashemite University, which was affected by administrative changes and the pandemic. The plan is to resume in-person workshops to re-engage students and renew the official Memorandum of Understanding with the new administration.

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	No
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): Wiki Club, Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom or other Reading/Evaluating Wikipedia Training, Editing Wikipedia Training, Translation, Wikimedia Commons 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, 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): 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

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, Building organizer skills in women and diversity groups, Fomenting female leadership within the movement (either staff, members or boards), Sensitize and educate for gender perspective among Wikimedia projects stewards and editors; Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Participation in campaigns and contests

9.5. Select all campaigns that apply. (required): Feminism and Folklore, Wikipedia Asian Month, WikiGap, Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos; 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://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AhEf9irZmQxM0mrjK7WU_1g7cg03p88Sr_V-hXAmv3w/edit?usp=sharing

11. Describe your team. (required)

our board consists of chairpersons who is Mossab Banat who is volunteer and works as general practitioner with extensive wikimedia experience currentely studying Executive professional Master in Public health emergency management , a vicechairperson is Areen Aburumman who is volunteer from al Salt a pharmacist and Master student. Our treasurer is "Mohammad Fares" Younis Ibrahim Fakhoury, who is IT specialist and volunteer from Amman. our secretary is Aseel Al Dalaaeen from Al Karak who has bachelor's degree in French literature and volunteer under the username:أسيل الضلاعين currnntly studying nursing as second degree. our other 3 board members are Israa dubaisiah who is pharmacist and volunteer from Jarash under the username:اسراء دبيسيه and and Sufyan Ihab Musameh who is sport specialist from Mafraq and he is Arabic language calligrapher. there is no plans for any changes to the board structure until the end of the term except for unexpected circumstances. we have now 2 subcommittees from the board as branch comities for Irbid and Amman branch.

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)

Based on our successful partnerships with universities last year, we achieved significant milestones in the Wikipedia Education Program. This year, we aim to expand these partnerships to include other universities such as Amman Arab University, Jordan University of Science and Technology, and Mu'tah University. Additionally, we will strengthen our collaboration with the American Corner at the Hashemite University Library and the HU cardiology club at the Hashemite University regarding medical content. We also have partnerships with eight schools, including Al-Omariya Schools, and additional schools. We aim to renew MOU with the Hashemite University to expand Glam projects and implement Glam in Hashemite University Liberary.

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, Provide for Safety and Inclusion, Coordinate Across Stakeholders, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, 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	400	N/A
Number of all editors	400	N/A
Number of new editors	300
Number of retained editors	100
Number of all organizers	20	N/A
Number of new organizers	10	N/A

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

Contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Created	Edited or improved
Wikipedia	1000	600
Wikimedia Commons	400	300
Wikidata	1000	100
Wiktionary	100	50
Wikisource	400	100
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
Wikivoyage
Wikibooks	10	20
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): Yes

16.1. List other revenue sources. (required)

membership, general support from Ministry of culture

16.2. Approximately how much revenue will you have from other sources in your local currency? (required): 680

17. Your local currency. (required): JOD

18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required): 49640.9 JOD

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

Requested amount in USD: 70013.53 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.

3

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.

1

19.3. Describe any staff or contractor changes compared to the current year / ongoing General Support Fund if any. (required only for returning grantees): new contractor as Wikipedian is residence and as we expanded the work hours of the education program coordinator as the number of the universities and schools doubles and we increased the accounting costs as there is need for internal auditing and experienced accountant.

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	36614.4 JOD
Operational costs	7739.17 JOD
Programmatic costs	25662 JOD

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AhEf9irZmQxM0mrjK7WU_1g7cg03p88Sr_V-hXAmv3w/edit?usp=sharing

Additional information

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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]