Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Wiki In Africa General Support for 2026
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Applicant information
[edit]- Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required)
- Wiki in Africa
- 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
- Organisational website:
AFS reports, Budget, and Financial GFS reports:
Documentation of the governance structure, board list, and governance processes:
- https://sites.google.com/site/wikiinafrica/organisation
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa/Organisation
- https://www.wikiinafrica.org/people-of/
- https://www.wikiinafrica.org/about/wiki-in-africa-documents/
Documentation of the general assembly decision on your plan
- https://sites.google.com/site/wikiinafrica/strategy/impact-strategy-2030 (AGAM in October 2025)
Main proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required)
- Wiki In Africa General Support for 2026
- 2. Do you want to apply for the multi-year base funding for 3 years? (required) (only for returning applicants)
- Yes
- 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)
Please note: This application was initially intended to cover 3 years. It now relates only to 1 Year (2026). We have kept the text that related to the Multi-Year plan for historical reasons.
Programme expectations: Years 2 and 3 will continue to expand and scale the work of Year 1, and will be equally aligned to our Impact Strategy 2030. This approach is especially true of the flagship projects, Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Women, WikiChallenge African Schools, WikiAfrica Hour, ISA Tool, and other associated initiatives and drives. The Funding Pathway is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2025 and ready to function at full capacity entering 2026.
For some newer projects, such as WikiAfrica Skills, it will be fully functioning by Years 2 and 3, continuing at full capacity as outlined for 2026. In contrast, other new projects will undergo research and development throughout 2026. The findings from this research will influence projects such as WikiAfrica Environment. Additionally, the WikiFundi/Offline research, which will be published in 2026, will help shape our plans for this offline platform from end-2026 onwards. WikiAfrica Cares will begin in 2026 and will involve all staff; however, once the program has achieved its expected goals, we anticipate it will require a light touch to continue until 2028.
Budget expectations: An essential component of the 2027 budget is a planned All-Hands meeting. Our team is international, and while some members have been with us since 2022, many have yet to meet in person. This All-Hands meeting will serve as a crucial opportunity for us to collectively conduct a mid-grant assessment and make plans for the final year of the grant, as well as for the future of the organisation. This is not to be expected for 2028.
From an inflation perspective, and due to fiscal fluctuations and uncertainty in 2025 surrounding the USD, in year 2, we have anticipated a conservative 4% rise for 2027 and a 5% for 2028 for most expenses.
- 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
- 2026 activities incorporated into Multi-Year Plan:
Please note that, due to budgetary considerations to adapt to the now single-year plan, only programs with specific line items in the revised 2026 budget will be implemented. We will seek external funding to supplement any additional planned activities (that are not funded in this application).
- 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://sites.google.com/site/wikiinafrica/strategy/impact-strategy-2030
- 7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
- International (more than one country across continents or regions)
- International
Up to 51 countries across Africa Beyond Africa – Ukraine, Philippines, France, Netherlands, Haiti, etc.
- 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 2025, the Wiki In Africa staff and board, in consultation with the community, embarked on a strategic planning process. In the second and third quarters of 2025, the Wiki In Africa team devoted considerable energy to reviewing the impact of its work to date and consulting with community members on their impressions of the work and their hopes for the future. This process has reaffirmed that Wiki In Africa's main programs are still relevant and essential to the growth of the Wikimedia community across Africa (and beyond).
As part of a community consultation held in May 2025, it was clear that Wiki In Africa was valued by the Wikimedia community for its efforts in building skills, empowering voices, bringing people together, and making a difference in their work.
An additional five overarching elements were clearly top of mind for the community. These were:
* continued leadership building (mentorship and practical training) * network growth (consolidating partnerships) * the development of local communities (focused on local language projects) * working with schools and activating youth to broaden their participation base, and * expansion of the movement.
While the elements raised above show the future aspirations of individuals within the Wikimedia movement, they also provide a guide for what challenges we collectively face and how we can broach them through the work we are doing.
Impact Strategy 2030
Our strategy builds on the considerable work done so far. Significantly, it has helped us focus our programmatic efforts, provide more impactful messaging, and embed the community's needs into a complex, forward-thinking strategy that supports their Wikimedia journey.
Every aspect of the final Impact Strategy 2030 has influenced the development of this proposal and multi-year plan; however, for brevity, we will detail the key elements below.
The overarching aims and intentions of our projects have evolved to:
* Focus on bringing communities together and helping them grow. * Promote open knowledge as something built and led by communities. * Facilitate change in how knowledge is created and shared. * Ensure that African ways of knowing are valued and respected equally.
Four Strategic Pillars
These overarching aims are supported by four strategic pillars that are being more intentionally applied from 2026 onwards. These pillars, which include Activation, Leadership & Capacity Building, Enablement, and Partnering, serve as the foundation for our strategic planning and guide our activities and initiatives.
- Activation: Creating entry points and return touchpoints that build interest, momentum, and integration into the Wikimedia movement.
- Leadership & Capacity Building: Making explicit our investment in people, thus creating longer-term sustainability.
- Enablement: The explicit and implicit support that our staff and programs provide, ensuring that communities thrive.
- Partnering: Building relationships that strengthen and sustain the broader open-knowledge movement.
Guided by these strategy documents until 2030, and specifically between 2026 and 2028, Wiki In Africa will continue to support and expand its current range of projects in alignment with and through the lens of these recalibrated strategic pillars and the guidelines of the Impact Strategy.
Implementation Plan
In the Multi-Year Plan (linked below), you can explore how the fundamental principles, key goals, activities and structures for each program remain (with a few new programs added).
This plan is designed to align with and support the Impact Strategy 2030, providing a roadmap for our activities over the next three years.
* Activation Points
- Close representation gaps
- Make Women visible and encourage Gender Equity.
- Activate youth and the next generation of Wikimedians.
- Foreground knowledge about the Climate crisis
* Enablement (Support & Service)
- Facilitate access via offline and other tools.
- Promote Community cohesion and care.
- Highlight Wikimedia opportunities beyond Wiki In Africa.
* Leadership & Capacity Building
- Provide program-embedded training
- Provide ongoing leadership support in different ways.
- Provide capacity building across the movement to support Wikimedians at different stages of their journeys.
- Facilitate network and mentor support for Governance and organisational structure development.
* Partnerships
- Activating and supporting Wikimedia communities, Usergroups and Chapters
- Activating partnerships with external content custodians across culture, photography, media, heritage, climate and other key subject areas.
- Being active partners in Wikimedia projects, hubs and events.
The rather extensive plan for Wiki In Africa's next three years is focused on two specific elements - inward-focused Organisational Development and external-facing Programmatic Focus.
Organisational Development
Wiki In Africa's Organisation Development incorporates intentional activities and identified progress across staff, governance, administration and processes, finance and sustainability, organisational visibility, communications and organisational partnerships. Sustainability for the organisation and the wider Wikimedia community it serves is a key aspect of the 2030 plan. As Wiki In Africa embarks on this exciting new chapter, we’re dedicated to nurturing our staff’s growth within the organisation and the broader movement. We’ll offer valuable skills training and professional development opportunities while preserving our institutional memory through thorough documentation. Additionally, we’ll explore effective succession planning.
Notably, we will dedicate significant effort to exploring and securing external funding. We are very grateful for the persistent support of the Wikimedia Foundation. We recognise that times are uncertain, and we will explore several approaches to ensure that our programs continue beyond 2030.
Programmatic Focuses
Wiki In Africa's Programmatic Focuses incorporate the Strategic Pillars into every element of their design, implementation, communications and assessment.
Please note that, due to budgetary considerations to adapt to the now single-year plan, only programs with specific line items in the revised 2026 budget will be implemented. We will seek external funding to supplement any additional planned activities (that are not funded in this application).
The Programmatic Focuses are grouped in the following way: 1. Activations
- Existing programmes:
- Wiki Loves Africa
- Wiki Loves Women
- WikiChallenge African Schools
- WikiAfrica OERs (external funding dependant)
- WikiFundi for Offline (external funding dependant)
- ISA Tool (external funding dependant)
- WikiAfrica Hour (external funding dependant)
- New programmes:
- WikiFocus Environment (external funding dependant)
- WikiAfrica Care (external funding dependant)
- WikiAfrica Skills
2. Enablement
- New Funding Pathways (funding dependant)
- Content Partnership Hub
- Fiscal Sponsorship
3. Leadership and Capacity Building
- WikiAfrica Skills
4. Partnerships
- Wikimania 2026: Paris
- SUPSI: VIZWP
- Le deuxième texte & Les sans pagEs
To support the work detailed briefly above, Wiki In Africa has documented SMART goals and timelines for each programme (see the link below). The overall metrics can be found further down this application.
The mission of Wiki In Africa is to empower African and marginalised communities. We know that achieving this mission relies on the collaborative efforts of individuals across Africa and beyond. Importantly, we do not aim to dictate, curate, or create specific content or knowledge. The contributions generated through our projects are entirely at the discretion of the individuals involved, shaped by their lived experiences, cultural identities, and socio-political realities, as long as they align with Wikimedia’s core principles.
As we grow and evolve, we will continue to provide bolstering ways to onboard newcomers, offer training and accessible resources. We will create chances for Wikimedians to learn from experts, provide mentored support, and connect them to the global Wikimedia community. We will continue to embed practices that ensure feedback channels are open, regularly soliciting community members' thoughts and experiences to improve each project continually.
We will also continue to activate and support communities by providing opportunities for them to host tailored outreach, host their own training, highlight contributions, develop their governance and internal support systems and celebrate their achievements.
The organisation's overall strategy is to develop our projects to their full sustainable potential, facilitating the development of content by supporting the growth and development of Wikimedia and aligned communities. It is also to activate new programs to close identified gaps in content and community development.
Key links:
* Multi-Year Plan, Timeline and Smart Goals: https://sites.google.com/site/wikiinafrica/strategy/impact-strategy-2030/multiyear-plan-2026-2028 * Strategic Pillars: https://sites.google.com/site/wikiinafrica/strategy/impact-strategy-2030/strategic-pillars * Impact Strategy 2030: https://sites.google.com/site/wikiinafrica/strategy/impact-strategy-2030 * Strategy Process: https://sites.google.com/site/wikiinafrica/strategy/strategy-process-2025
- 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 | No |
Education
- 9.1.1. Select all your programs and activities for Education. (required)
- Editing Wikipedia Training, Wikidata programs, Wikimedia Commons programs, Other activities
- Other programs and activities if any: Editing Vikidia
- 9.1.2. Select all relevant audience groups for Education. (required)
- Primary school students, Secondary school students, Teachers or professors
- Other groups if any: N/A
Culture, heritage or GLAM
- 9.2. Select all your programs and activities for Culture, heritage or GLAM. (required)
- 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 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, 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, Offering non financial support and services to community members (equipment, space, books, etc.), Offering micro-funding and other financial support to community members
- 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 Women, Other
- Other programs and activities if any: ISA Tool and Campaign
SheSaid WikiOTO (on WikiData)
- 10. Please include a link to or upload a timeline (operational calendar) for your programs and activities. (required)
- Detailed workflows for each program operate via Asana.
The simple version of our timeline is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BTDzuuvOwAn4_bWtaabrKD-MROJUCU3_hDmTydAK1QQ/edit?usp=sharing
- 11. Describe your team. (required)
1. Current staff Isla Haddow-Flood (South Africa), Chair of the Board and Co-director of Wiki in Africa User:Islahaddow Other activities and affiliations
- Communications Director at Open Education Global (OEGlobal)
- Chair of the Board, Advance Edukos Foundation
- Member of Wikimedians for offline wikis UG
- Member of the Wikimedians in Residence Exchange Network UG
- Member of the Wikimedian Executive Directors’ group
Florence Devouard (France), Board members and Co-director of Wiki in Africa User:Anthere Other activities and affiliations:
- Wikipedian-in-Residence at World Intellectual Property Rights (WIPO)
- Financial Auditor of Les sans pagEs UserGroup
- Member of Wikimedians for offline wikis UG (contact member for the affiliate)
- Member of the Wikimedians in Residence Exchange Network UG
- Member of Wikimédia France Chapter
- Member of WikiFranca Hub, representing Wiki in Africa
- Board member of Open Food Facts
- Vice-Chair of Ynternet.org
- Member of Wikimania Steering Committee
- Member of the COT of Wikimania 2026
- Contractor Wikimedia CH for the Care Program
Rachel Zadok (South Africa), Communications Manager since 2022 User:RZadok Other activities and affiliations:
- Writer of two novels
- Managing editor of Short Story Day Africa
Afek Ben Chahed (Tunisia), Community Facilitator since 2022 (WikiChallenge African Schools and Wiki Loves Women programmes) User:Afek91 Other activities and affiliations:
- Librarian
- Active member of Wikimedia Tunisia User Group
- Secretary of the Board of WikiFranca
- Member of the COT of Wikimania 2026
- Member of Wiki For She
Nonny Ntlahla (South Africa), Administrative Support since 2022, User:Actveso Other activities and affiliations
- Currently pursuing a Finance Degree
Donia Domiaty (Egypt), Community Facilitator and Project Manager since 2024 (WikiAfrica Hour programme, Tools programmes) Other activities and affiliations:
- Intern and medical research
- Board member and communication officer of Wikimedia of Egypt Wikimedians UserGroup
- Position for first two months of 2026 only.
Hilary Ogali (Nigeria), Community Facilitator since 2024 (Wiki Loves Africa Programme- Other activities and affiliations:
- Program team member of Igbo Wikimedians User Group in Nigeria.
- Community and project lead for Igbo WikiCommons Hub
- Co-Founder of Heritage Conservation Integration in Nigeria
- Project Manager Igala Wikimedia Community in Nigeria
2. Currently on short-term contracts with Wiki in Africa
- Caley Wildman: communication specialist
- Ronny Ezin: translator English to French
- Tobit Mubenga, translator English to French
- Konan N’da N’dri, assistance WikiChallenge Ecoles d’Afrique
- Maxwell Beganim (Offline feasibility study)
3. Positions expected to be filled very soon.
- Grant Pathway Coordinator
4. Positions expected to be filled in 2026
- Learning Programme Coordinator (early 2026)
- Tools and Dev (external budget dependent)
- Content Partnership Hub Specialist (funding dependent)
- WikiAfrica Environment Coordinator (external budget dependent)
- 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)
A. Orange Foundation for WikiChallenge Ecoles d’Afrique / African Schools In 2025, our main external partner and funder is (since 2014) Orange Foundation and their local affiliates in 12 Francophone and Anglophone countries across Africa. The Orange Foundation is the main collaborator on our Education program, “WikiChallenge Ecoles d’Afrique / African Schools,” which is a school contest that also involves Offline technical solutions and Open Education Resources.
Fondation Orange provides general funding, a network of schools, computer equipment for the schools, local facilitators, communications support, partial funding for local Wikimedia UG involved, and prizes for the winning schools. WikiChallenge is one of the flagship projects of Fondation Orange. The project will be renewed in 2025-2026, extended to at least two additional English-speaking countries and possibly to 4 Arabic-speaking countries. To be noted, the budget dedicated by Orange Foundation does not transit through Wiki in Africa. WikiChallenge is also supported by the Vikidia community (Vikidia is hosted by the Vikidia Association, which is independent of the Wikimedia network).
B. SUPSI for Visual Analytics for Sustainability and Climate Change Wiki in Africa is for the next 3-4 years an official partner of a research Program, Visual Analytics for Sustainability and Climate Change, led by SUPSI, under the patronage of Wikimedia Italia, and along with Wiki Education Foundation, Wikimedistas de Uruguay and Open Climate Campaign of CC.
- Relevant link: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visual_Analytics_for_Sustainability_and_Climate_Change/Credits
C. Content Partnership Hub The Content Partnerships Hub aims to enhance the Wikimedia movement’s collaboration with content partners (e.g., GLAM institutions, research, media, and academic organisations, UN agencies) by offering new services, facilitating updates to the GLAM infrastructure, and supporting the coordination of the community’s work.
In 2025, Wiki In Africa joined nine affiliates as a co-signatory on a hub pilot application that outlines the plan to establish the Content Partnership Hub. The application and resulting Governance Strategy are the result of a 3-day workshop in Berlin that was attended by Wiki In Africa. There are 11 Wikimedia stakeholders invested in establishing the Hub.
Wiki In Africa will (funding dependent) support the CPH through a dedicated staff member to facilitate capacity building among African affiliates and support partnership activations with between GLAM, knowledge, media and other institutions across Africa
- Relevant links:
D. Wikimedia Affiliates and Groups When it comes to internal (Wikimedia) partners, we partner with the majority of African affiliates on one project or another. Over 51 African UserGroups and Communities from 37 countries (Including Haiti) were involved in Wiki Loves Africa 2025. WikiChallenge is supported with on-the-ground training and liaison provided by Wikimedia affiliates (including Wikimedia groups in Morocco, Cameroon, Botswana, Guinea, Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, etc.). We intend to involve more Wikimedia groups during the 2025/6 contest, including Wikimedia Madagascar, Senegal, Egypt. The Wiki Loves Women program, SheSaid, is international in scale and scope. It partners with organising teams in multiple African UserGroups and affiliates from other continents. It also partners with thematic gender-focused groups, such as Les sans pagEs, WikiWomen, and supports the Gender Gap portal. Wiki In Africa staff members are currently directly involved (in various capacities and roles) with over 17 different external aligned and Wikimedia usergroups, affiliations, event teams and groups.
E. Le Deuxième Texte collaboration with Wiki Loves Women
Finally, we are currently working on a collective project to create a card game featuring notable Francophone authors, in relation to the #SheSaid campaign and les Franc’Autrices. This partnership involves Wiki in Africa, les sans pagEs, Le Deuxième Texte (non wikimedia non-profit) and Noircir Wikipedia (tbd).
The types of partners we work with varies according to the benefits they offer and our symbiotic needs. For more detail on Wiki In Africa’s approach to partnerships, please consult the Multi-Year Plan, available here: https://sites.google.com/site/wikiinafrica/strategy/impact-strategy-2030/multiyear-plan-2026-2028
- 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, Provide for Safety and Inclusion, Ensure Equity in Decision-making, Coordinate Across Stakeholders, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Identify Topics for Impact, Innovate in Free Knowledge
Metrics
[edit]Wikimedia Metrics
[edit]- 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.
| Metrics name | Target | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of all participants | 2070 | * WLA participants 2026 =700
|
| Number of all editors | N/A | N/A |
| Number of new editors | N/A | |
| Number of retained editors | N/A | |
| Number of all organizers | 93 | * WLA org local organisers in 2026 = 25
|
| Number of new organizers | 63 |
- 14.2. Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects. (recommended)
| Wikimedia project | Created | Edited or improved |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | ||
| Wikimedia Commons | 15400 | |
| Wikidata | 11500 | |
| Wiktionary | ||
| Wikisource | ||
| Wikimedia Incubator | ||
| Translatewiki | ||
| MediaWiki | ||
| Wikiquote | 6000 | 1000 |
| Wikivoyage | ||
| Wikibooks | ||
| Wikiversity | ||
| Wikinews | ||
| Wikispecies | ||
| Wikifunctions / Abstract Wikipedia |
- Description for Wikimedia projects contributions metrics. (optional)
- Wiki Loves Africa 2026 images = 15,000
- ISA Campaign contributions 2026 = 10,000
- SheSaid additions 2026 = 7,000
- WikiOTO wikidata contributions 2026 = 1,500
- WikiChallenge articles on Vikidia 2026 = 100
- Images from WikiChallenge = 400
Other Metrics
[edit]- 15. Do you have other quantitative and qualitative targets for your project (other metrics)? (required)
- Yes
| Other Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| ALL Qualitative | Community feedback via surveys and interviews:
Target unit: Number of respondents: 30 Target: high rating of appreciation |
30 |
| Activation quantitative | Metrics monitored:
Target unit: % increase over 2025 figures |
20 |
| Leadership + Capacity Building quantitative | Metrics monitored:
Target unit: % increase over collated equivalent 2025 figures |
10 |
| Partnerships qualitative | Internal Partnership feedback through interviews and surveys
Focus: Internal partners target unit: number of respondents |
15 |
| Organisational Sustainability Qualitative | Metric
target unit: number of successfully accepted grant applications |
1 |
Budget
[edit]- 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)
- USD
- 18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required)
- 200000 USD
| Year | Amount (local currency) |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | 200000 USD |
| Year 2 | 0 USD |
| Year 3 | 0 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.
- Regular staff mid 2026: 8
Regular staff end of 2026: 8 Regular short-term contractors: 3-4
- 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.
- 2026:
- 3.70 FTE for permanent staff
- 19.3. Describe any staff or contractor changes compared to the current year / ongoing General Support Fund if any. (required only for returning grantees)
- Anticipating recruitment of
- one person early 2026 (Learning specialist)
- one person during 2026 (Tool and Dev for technical support - external funding dependent)
- one person during 2026 (Content Partnership Hub - funding dependent)
- one person late 2026 (WikiAfrica Environment Programme - external funding dependent)
- 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 | 33566 USD |
| Operational costs | 37980 USD |
| Programmatic costs | 128454 USD |
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
Public version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12033gQvHB2LyRz3Q9u0yqynAeLD2qJF1/view
Additional information
[edit]- 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)
Notes on Metrics: We have comprehensive SMART GOALS that guide each project. You can access the goals for 2026 here: https://sites.google.com/site/wikiinafrica/year-2026
There will be crossovers between organisers and participants across programmes, and it will be hard to distinguish between them. These metrics rely on tools that are often not functioning correctly and/or require updates. In some cases, different tools supply wildly different metrics. All metrics are estimates for 2026.
- We acknowledge that Vikidia is not strictly a Wikimedia Project, but the media are added to Commons.
Notes on Currency Choice: Wiki In Africa is based in South Africa, with a national currency of ZAR / Rands. However, the majority of our work is done remotely. Over half of our staff and almost all project expenses are based outside of South Africa, and their contracts are based on dollars (in part to hedge against wildly fluctuating local exchange rates, such as Nigeria's Naira). South Africa's Rand can be vulnerable to foreign currency fluctuations and international market turbulence. We are currently in the early process of applying to the Reserve Bank of South Africa to have a foreign currency account to better weather these financial risks. If the Reserve Bank authorises the account, this will further stabilise our use of the grant money and reduce the risks described above.
All elements to support this application can be found here: https://sites.google.com/site/wikiinafrica/year-2026
Public link for 2026-8 Budget: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12033gQvHB2LyRz3Q9u0yqynAeLD2qJF1/view
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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