Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/WMISLMFUND2026

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Wikimedia Community Fund

WMISLMFUND2026

Fluxx IDR-GS-2602-22086

proposed start date2026-07-01

proposed end date2026-12-31

amount requested (local currency)13120 EUR

amount requested (USD)15299.23 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)Wikimedians of the Islamic Civilization group

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required): Wikimedians of the Islamic Civilization 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

Main proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required): WMISLMFUND2026

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): 2026-07-01

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

7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required): International (more than one country across continents or regions); All over the world.

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)

تهتم مجموعة الحضارة الإسلامية اهتمامًا خاصًا بتطوير مهارات الأعضاء والعمل على بناء قدراتهم الشخصية من تدريبات تنظيمية وقيادة للفرق وانتقالًا لتدريب التطوير والتحرير في مشاريع ويكيميديا المختلفة وخاصة ويكي مصدر، وويكي بيانات إضافة إلى ويكيميديا كومنز. ونطمح لوصول أوسع للمتاحف والمكتبات والقدرة على تزويد أوسع بالصور والمعلومات حول الثقافة الإسلامية، والعائق الأساسي الذي نواجهه هو عدم وجود المصادر للدعم التقني أو الانتقال أو بناء الشراكات, نطمح عبر هذه المنحة بتوقيع اتفاقيتنا الأولى مع أحد منظمات الغلام، وثوثيق لمعالم إسلامية والمشاركة في أنشطة مؤسسة ويكيميديا وخاصة ويكي تهوى المعالم والتوعية حول التراث الإسلامي. في نقطة أخرى، نسعى للتعاقد مع مترجم (ين) فوريين للترجمة بين العربية والإنجليزية خلال الاجتماعات العامة والندوات التي نعقدها لوصول لمجتمع أوسع ولمشاركة المهتمين بهذه الثقافة وغير متحدثي العربية، وقد وصلتنا عدة طلبات مسبقًا حول الأمر.

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	Yes
Gender and diversity	No
Community support and engagement	Yes
Participation in campaigns and contests	Yes
Public policy advocacy	No
Technology (software development)	No
Other	No

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, 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 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, Supporting community members' participation in events and conferences; Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Participation in campaigns and contests

9.5. Select all campaigns that apply. (required): Wiki Loves Monuments, 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): الجدول الزمني الأساسي للمجموعة على الميتا: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_the_Islamic_Civilization_User_Group/Short_term_Strategy

الجدول الزمني للأعمال المخططة للنصف الثاني من عام 2026: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1miAcPCGfLRjA69nQKUlMGJIK3hcxPwn63EmxwT9xn5M/edit?usp=sharing

11. Describe your team. (required)

يتكون فريق مجموعة مستخدمي ويكيميديا للمهتمين بالحضارة الإسلامية من مجموعة من المتطوعين والمختصين باللغة العربية وبعلوم المخطوطات، ونرغب بتعيين عدة متعاقدين (4 متعاقدين) بفترة عمل لا تتعدى 10 ساعات أسبوعًيا في الجولة المقبلة وفقًا لما سيرد مفصلًا في السؤال المتخصص بالموظفين.

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)

نعم، داخليَا: نعمل ضمن مجموعة الحضارة الإسلامية مع مجموعات المستخدمين العربية ومع الويكيبييدين المقيميين الذين يشاركوننا الاهتمام ذاته. خارجيًا: الشراكات الأكثر أهمية التي نسعى لعقدها وتطويرها هي مع أحد مجامع اللغة العربية والموسوعة العربية.

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, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Identify Topics for Impact

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	100	N/A
Number of all editors	N/A	N/A
Number of new editors	N/A
Number of retained editors	N/A
Number of all organizers	10	N/A
Number of new organizers	N/A	N/A

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

Contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Created	Edited or improved
Wikipedia		200
Wikimedia Commons	200
Wikidata	1000
Wiktionary
Wikisource		500
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote		300
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): EUR

18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required): 13120 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: 15299.23 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.

متعاقدين بدوام جزئي، وهم:

مدير المشروع: بمعدل 35-40 ساعة شهريًا منظم الفعاليات: الأعمال المسؤول عنها: مصمم غرافيك: لتصميم شعارات المسابقات والورشات والتصاميم لوسائل التواصل الاجتماعي مترجم: يعمل على الترجمة الفورية في الجلسات العامة للمجموعة وعند الطلب في فعاليات المجموعة.

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.

مدير المشروع: 0.25 FTE

وباقي الموظفين بنسبة أقل وحسب الحاجة.

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	4980 EUR
Operational costs	1980 EUR
Programmatic costs	6165 EUR

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mr1qoqLDLtk7-Ytgp9QxC2k9dArrrZiK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111343351743604351908&rtpof=true&sd=true

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)

By submitting your proposal/funding request you confirm that you have read and agree to the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy, and the 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]