Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/SKAP 2026 Annual Fund

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Wikimedia Community Fund

SKAP 2026 Annual Fund

Fluxx IDG-GS-2509-20201

proposed start date2026-01-01

proposed end date2026-12-31

approved start date01 January 2026

approved end date31 December 2026

amount requested (local currency)2554960 PHP

amount requested (USD)43945.31 USD

amount recommended (USD)30000

amount recommended (local currency)1699332 PHP

grant typeNonprofit organization with Wikimedia mission

funding regionESEAP

decision fiscal year2025-26

funding program roundRound 1

organization (if applicable)Shared Knowledge Asia Pacific (SKAP) Inc.

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required)

Shared Knowledge Asia Pacific (SKAP) Inc.

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?

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/Shared_Knowledge_Asia_Pacific/en

Main proposal

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

SKAP 2026 Annual Fund

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)

No

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/1WIK_hRNels-ZebX_gPlcFfYxn31aSr8udQ1zZQ6EYCk/edit?usp=sharing

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

Philippines

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)

In 2026, SKAP will focus on opening up government data, amplifying women’s stories, preserving local governance records, and building new communities of editors in underserved areas. Through projects like the National and Local Government Database, DTI Cities & Municipalities Competitiveness Index, InfraData, WikiWomen in Red, local ordinance digitization, and Wikipedia Basics Training, we aim to make reliable information more accessible, close the gender gap on Wikipedia, safeguard historical records, and create safe spaces for new contributors to learn and grow. We are addressing challenges such as scattered and hard-to-access government data, the underrepresentation of women, the inaccessibility of local laws, and the lack of support for new editors. Our strategies like partnerships with government agencies, edit-a-thons, digitization efforts, mentorship programs, and regional collaborations, directly respond to these challenges, ensuring that knowledge is preserved, shared widely, and made equitable and sustainable for all.

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	Yes

Education

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

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

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

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

Vocational, tertiary, or higher education, Teachers or professors, Other groups

Other groups if any: Women groups, LGU staff, civil society partners, grassroots community members

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, Partnering with institutions, professional associations, and allied organizations to raise awareness of open culture, ethical sharing, and related issues, Other

Other programs and activities if any: Online showcases of biographies, community-driven preservation and documentation efforts

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, 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)

Art+Feminism, VisibleWikiWomen, Wiki Loves Women, WikiGap, Wikipedia Birthday or Anniversary, Other

Other programs and activities if any: Local campaigns on Philippine governance data, local ordinance digitization, and regional WikiClubs

Other categories

International collaboration & organizational support

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

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bYYiPgck29grmUtVh6ZvCE3WD4Wynx6mROHWXnMX9kU/edit?usp=sharing

11. Describe your team. (required)

Our SKAP 2026 team is composed of a mix of volunteers, salaried staff, consultants, and contractors, with each person bringing unique expertise to ensure the success of our projects.

1. Vanj Padilla (Lady01v) – Volunteer, Advisor, Advocacy Projects Lead (pro bono) 2. Butch Bustria (Exec8) – Volunteer, Advisor, and WikiGovData Projects Lead (pro bono) 3. Jasverenne Ferrer (JasDolt) – Volunteer, Digitization of Local Laws and Ordinances Project Lead (pro bono) 4. Wisdom Ferrer (WishywizPH) – Volunteer, Data Contributor for Wikidata/Local Government Projects 5. Carrie Joy Salasa – Administrative Staff, supporting daily operations and documentation 6. Aillen Andaya – Volunteer, Data Contributor/ WikiData, Ilocano language 7. Jay Mendoza – Project Consultant, providing guidance on program design and evaluation 8. Remrel Dizon – Contractor, Researcher for data and project-related studies 9. Clark Dean - communications and social media support 10. Jane Bandao – Consultant, Statistician for surveys, metrics, and evaluation 11. User: Kozak005 – Volunteer, Photographer for documentation and content contributions 12. User:LawmedPH – Volunteer, Law student supporting legal content and digitization work 13. User:RomeoOTD – Volunteer, Former news writer contributing to Wikipedia content and outreach 14. Princess Izzy Gacayan User:LighterandPrincess - volunteer, active in edit-a-thons and women’s topics

Our advisors and project leads work pro bono, while operational and technical support roles (administrative staff, consultants, and contractors) are compensated as needed for sustainability.

At present, we are also preparing to open vacant positions for an additional Project Coordinator and a Technical/Training Support Officer in 2026 to strengthen program delivery.

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)

Yes. In 2026, SKAP will work with both internal Wikimedia and external partners.

Internal partners include ESEAP affiliates and Wikimedia communities through joint campaigns, capacity exchanges, and representation at Wikimania and the ESEAP Conference. Locally, WikiClub Cebu and emerging WikiClubs will help deliver trainings and edit-a-thons, supported by experienced Wikimedians in SKAP as mentors and advisors. Key contributors include Exec8, Lady01v, JasDolt, LawmedPH, WishywizPH, and RomeOTD, who provide expertise in governance data, policy advocacy, and community training.

External partners include government agencies such as Department of Education ( DepEd) and Department of Trade and Industry, (DTI) local government units (e.g., Lanao del Norte, Cebu, Pangasinan, Pampanga), universities, and civil society organizations. These partnerships support education data projects, digitization of ordinances, and gender-focused content campaigns.

Significant examples are EduDataPH with DepEd and universities for education data on Wikidata, WikiWomen in Red with civil society groups to expand women’s biographies, LGU Ordinance Digitization with partner municipalities, and ESEAP Collaboration to strengthen regional Wikimedia ecosystems.

These partnerships combine Wikimedia expertise with institutional and community participation, ensuring impact and sustainability.

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, Ensure Equity in Decision-making, Coordinate Across Stakeholders, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Manage Internal Knowledge, 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	500	N/A
Number of all editors	100	N/A
Number of new editors	100
Number of retained editors	50
Number of all organizers	10	N/A
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	550	300
Wikimedia Commons	1000	1000
Wikidata	100000	5000
Wiktionary	2000	2000
Wikisource	2000	2000
Wikimedia Incubator	1000	1000
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
Wikivoyage	200	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)

Yes

Other Metrics	Description	Target
Capacity Development for New Community Leads	We place this metrics to equip our prospective community leads with the fundamental knowledge and skills to sustain and grow their volunteers after a Basic Wikipedia Editing Workshop activity. We learned that aside from teaching volunteers to edit Wikipedia, promising community leads need to be capacitated about the Movement, its culture and organizational processes. We wish to increase the number of newly trained community leads or mini project coordinators across various parts of the Philippines where we will conduct Basic Wikipedia Editing projects to sustain our activities and increase participation for future projects.	8
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)

Padilla Law Office - Office Space Shareable News- Transportation service within Pangasinan province (gas not included)

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

312000

17. Your local currency. (required)

PHP

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

2554960 PHP

Multi-year funding request summary

Year	Amount (local currency)
Year 1	N/A PHP
Year 2	N/A PHP
Year 3	N/A PHP

Requested amount in USD

43945.31 USD

Multi-year funding request summary in USD

Year	Amount USD
Year 1	N/A USD
Year 2	N/A USD
Year 3	N/A 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.

We plan to cover 2 paid staff members with this General Support Fund during the proposal period:

1. Project Coordinator/Manager (full year, 12 months) 2. Admin Assistant (full year, 12 months)

In addition, there will be short-term project-based contractors/staff engaged for specific activities, including: 1. Project Supervisors (per diem, assigned per event across Strategies 1–5) 2. Digitization Staff (short-term honoraria under Strategy 3 for OCR and proofreading work)

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.

Project Coordinator/Manager - 1.0 FTE (12 months full-time)

Admin Assistant - 1.0 FTE (12 months full-time)

That makes a total of 2.0 FTEs for the full year.

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

In 2025, SKAP had only one part-time admin staff (₱120,000) and a short-term researcher contractor (₱32,000), with most work supported by volunteers.

For 2026, we propose two full-time staff: a Project Coordinator (₱300,000) and an Admin Assistant (₱180,000), totaling ₱480,000. This increase is justified by our expanded programs and need for consistent project management, reporting, and coordination across multiple regions. Short-term contractors will still be engaged per event, but the shift to full-time staff ensures organizational stability and sustainability.

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	620000 PHP
Operational costs	354960 PHP
Programmatic costs	1580000 PHP

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1REIClf7QIEWWZt7hSnBsxQNTb7cJiFoI/edit?gid=1317624397#gid=1317624397

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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Yes

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