Community Resources and Partnerships/India General Support Project/Wiki Loves Butterfly - Phase VIII
Applicant information
[edit]- Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required)
- Atudu
- Are you a first-time applicant? (required)
- Yes, I have already applied and received a General Support Fund
- You are applying as a(n). (required)
- Individual
- Are your group or organization legally registered in your country? (required)
- 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
Main proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required)
- Wiki Loves Butterfly - Phase VIII
- 3. Proposed start date. (required)
- 2025-03-01
- 4. Proposed end date. (required)
- 2026-02-28
- 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)
- No
- 7.1. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
- Regional (more than one country in the same continent or region)
- We are planning to set foot and start exploring butterfly hotspots in Bhutan this year. We have already established contact with a few butterfly enthusiasts in Bhutan who will help us in this regard.
- 7.2. If your project includes in-person activities, are there any international participants travelling to India for them? (required)
- No
- 7.2.1. List all countries of participation. (required)
N/A
- 7.3. Will the project be transferring funds to any international participants? (required)
- No
- 7.3.1. List all international participants receiving funding and their countries. (required)
N/A
- 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)
The prime purpose of running Wiki Loves Butterfly project consecutively for 8 years is to create and develop Wikimedia contents in the form of data, photographs and articles pertaining to the subject of butterfly taxons found from all over the eastern and north-eastern parts of India. The project aims to explore these areas through several scientific field documentations covering as many districts as possible and document habitat of butterflies to collect detailed data related to butterfly diversity of the regions. Through these field-documentations, amateur and expert data collectors and photographers of the WLB project team shall document butterfly habitats gathering data and shooting high quality photographs of butterflies followed by proper scientific identification. These findings will gradually also be published in peer reviewed scientific journals.
WLB projects had been successful over the years mostly because of properly planned strategies, positive approaches and a highly motivated and dedicated team. We have always given importance to allot the right kind of tasks to the right kind of people who have the expertise to properly plan and execute them. Our strategy to deploy multiple teams simultaneously at several areas in prospective butterfly seasons also helps us to secure the maximum possible outcome. Our continuous commitment to extensive outreach programs through organizing photowalks, national level butterfly meet-ups, nature study camps in schools and colleges shall feed our requirement of recruiting new volunteer contributors ensuring growth and sustainability of the project along with increase mass awareness about the importance of conservation of butterflies along with the vision of free knowledge movement. Promotion of WLB through social media handles also gives us visibility among people at large.
Credibility, sustainability and supply of resources of a scientific project like WLB largely rests on partnership and collaboration with notable scientific organizations, resource persons, special interest groups and like minded organizations, which we sufficiently have and are developing since the beginning. Loyal adherence to the support, guidance and suggestions of our parental body, the West Bengal Wikimedians User Group shall always remain another strength of WLB project which helps mature our understanding more and more related to Wikimedia.
In this proposed phase, we are planning to explore the unexplored hotspots, districts and provinces of the vast eastern and north eastern India, but mostly focusing on Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. We will also start exploring the state of Jharkhand and increase our presence in Odisha. Apart from that, we are planning to set our feet in the neighboring country of Bhutan, which straddles the Indo-Malayan and Palearctic biogeographic realms, and is an integral part of the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot with a diverse array of flora and fauna.
There are always some challenges in the course of a field documentation based scientific project like WLB like unpredictable weather, natural calamity, remoteness of places, transportation difficulties, safety and security of the team members etc. In conformity with countering such challenges, we have planned and formulated our strategies and approaches as described above as we have done many times previously, but mostly almost all our challenges are overcome by continuous communication and collaborative rapport with the local enthusiasts and the officials of the concerned forest departments and sharing of information on a regular basis.
We are also planning to build a dashboard specific for the Wiki Loves Butterfly where we can display different kinds of visualizations in an interactive way from the data and content generated by the project since its inception. For that, we are seeking a back-end developer and a front-end designer who will be able to deliver the product.
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- 9. What categories are your main programs and related activities under? Please select all that apply. (required)
| Category | Yes/No |
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| Education | Yes |
| Culture, heritage or GLAM | Yes |
| Gender and diversity | No |
| Community support and engagement | Yes |
| Participation in campaigns and contests | No |
| Other | Yes |
Education
- 9.1.1. Select all your programs and activities for Education. (required)
- Editing Wikipedia Training, 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, 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)
- 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, Off-wiki training of community members, Organizing meetups, conferences, and community events, Offering non financial support and services to community members (equipment, space, books, etc.)
- Other programs and activities if any: N/A
Other categories
Nature documentation
- 10. Please include a link to or upload a timeline (operational calendar) for your programs and activities. (required)
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| North-east India | Eastern India | Bhutan | |||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | Assam | Mizoram | Nagaland | Sikkim | Jharkhand | Odisha | West Bengal | ||
| March 2025 | Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary (Abhishek Dutta Chowdhury & Aman Chetry)
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Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary (Tapan Pramanik & Supriya De)
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(Ananya Mondal & Rimi Minj)
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| April 2025 | Nameri National Park & Kamengbari-Doimara (Aniruddha Singhamahapatra & Subhajit Roy)
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Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary (Monish Kumar Thapa)
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Daltonganj & Mccluskieganj
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Jigme Dorji National Park
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| Mishmi Hills & Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary (Sarpita Bose & Savita Bharati)
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| May 2025 | Saranda forest
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Bandapani Forest camp (Souvick Mukherjee)
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(Ankit Goswami & Rimi Minj)
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| June 2025 | Pasighat (Anitava Roy)
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Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary (Sonam Wongchuk Lepcha & Sonam Pintso Sherpa Lama)
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Topchanchi Wildlife Sanctuary (Sandip Das & Singdha Mukherjee)
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Mahendragiri (Soumyadeep Maitra & Binoy Shee)
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| July 2025 | Palamau Tiger Reserve (Soumyadeep Maitra & Binoy Shee)
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| August 2025 |
Tawang & Zemithang (Subhajit Roy & Mahesh Baruah)
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Puliеbadzе Wildlifе Sanctuary (Anik Goswami & Ananya Mondal)
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Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary (Sonam Wongchuk Lepcha)
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| September 2025 | Anini (Atanu Bose & Anitava Roy)
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Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary (Loren Sonowal & Mahesh Baruah)
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Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary
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| Kamlang Tiger Reserve
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| Co-organize National Butterfly Meet | |||||||||
| October 2025 | (Manish Kumar Thapa)
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Dampa Tiger Reserve
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| November 2025 | Mara Autonomous District Council
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- 11. Describe your team. (required)
Team and task allocation
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| Ananya Mondal | 
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| Sandip Das | 
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| Bias Chakraborty | 
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| Souvick Mukherjee | 
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| Mahesh Baruah | 
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| Sarpita Bose | 
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| Sonam Wangchuk Lepcha | 
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| Manaska Mukhopadhyay | 
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| Anitava Roy | 
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| Tapan Pramanik | 
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| Aniruddha Singhamahapatra | 
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| Atanu Bose | 
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| Abhishek Dutta Choudhury | 
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| Subhajit Roy | 
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| Monish Kumar Thapa | 
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| Loren Sonowal | 
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| Savita Bharti | 
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| Sagar Debnath |
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| Souradipta Saha |
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- Affiliate support
| Name | Logo Image | Support |
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| West Bengal Wikimedians User Group | 
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- 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, we will be working with both internal and external partners.
- West Bengal Wikimedian User Group - Background administrative and technical support
- Kiwix - Fiscal Sponsor
- Butterfly Society of Sikkim - Helping in School outreach programme in Sikkim
- WINGS - Helping in outreach in Kalyani, West Bengal
- SEED - Co-organizing national butterfly meet in Arunachal Pradesh
- Big Butterfly Month - Working together in butterfly census, Online Butterfly awarness programme.
- Wings of Nature Conservation - Co-organizing butterfly meet in Assam.
- Paschimbanga Vigyan Mancha - Co-organizing nature study camp, Kalyani, West Bengal.
- Biodiversity of Rabindra Sarobar Group - Co-organizing butterfly walk, West Bengal.
- Nature Conservation Society (NCS) - Co-organizing butterfly photo-walk in Assam.
- WildFeathers - Co-organizing butterfly photo-walk in Assam.
- 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, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Coordinate Across Stakeholders, Identify Topics for Impact, Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt
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 |
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| Number of all participants | 930 | * Field work-30
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| Number of all editors | 150 | N/A |
| Number of new editors | 100 | |
| Number of retained editors | 35 | |
| Number of all organizers | 6 | N/A |
| Number of new organizers | 5 |
- 14.2. Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects. (recommended)
| Wikimedia project | Created | Edited or improved |
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| Wikipedia | 150 | 450 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 5000 | |
| Wikidata | 100 | 400 |
| Wiktionary | ||
| Wikisource | ||
| Wikimedia Incubator | ||
| Translatewiki | ||
| MediaWiki | ||
| Wikiquote | ||
| Wikivoyage | ||
| Wikibooks | ||
| Wikiversity | ||
| Wikinews | ||
| Wikispecies | ||
| Wikifunctions / Abstract Wikipedia |
- Description for Wikimedia projects contributions metrics. (optional)
Other Metrics
[edit]- 15. Do you have other quantitative and qualitative targets for your project (other metrics)? (required)
- Yes
| Other Metrics | Description | Target |
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| Number of Photo-walks | N/A | 5 |
| Number of field works | N/A | 40 |
| Number of School outreach programme | N/A | 5 |
| Number of Offline/online meet ups | N/A | 6 |
| Number of organizing National meet | N/A | 2 |
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. Local currency
- Indian Rupees (INR)
- 18. What is the requested amount in Indian Rupees? (required)
- 3199900 INR
- Requested amount in USD
- 38238.81 USD [note 1]
- ↑ a b 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 supported, the amount will be sent in Indian Rupees.
- 19. Does this proposal include compensation for staff or contractors? (required)
- Yes
- 19.1. How many paid staff members and contractors do you plan to cover with this General Support Project? (required)
- 3 contractors
- Developer -TBD
- Frontend designer -TBD
- Programme Lead -12months
- 19.2. How many FTEs (full-time equivalents) in total will be covered with this General Support Project? (required)
- 0
- 19.3. Describe any staff or contractor changes compared to the current year / ongoing General Support Project if any. (required only for returning applicants)
- We will be assigning one developer and one frontend designer for our project dashboard.
- 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 Project. (required)
| Budget category | Amount in local currency |
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| Staff and contractor costs | 1004000 INR |
| Operational costs | 1905000 INR |
| Programmatic costs | 2909000 INR |
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
| # | Category | Item description | No. of units | Cost per unit (INR) |
Total cost (INR) |
Total cost (USD) (Conversion rate as per Onada on 09/09/2024 ) |
Notes |
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| 1.1 | Logistics for team members | Flight (Economy class) and train Up and Down fare | 350,000 |
4,168.50 |
Might vary depending on situation. | ||
| 1.2 | Local Transportation by Car, Bus, Toto and Auto | 650,000 |
7,741.50
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| 1.3 | Permission for entering the Reserve Forest (ILP), Camera charges, Butterfly Meet Participation cost | 200,000 |
2,382.00
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| 1.4 | Food and Accommodations | 300,000 |
3,573.00
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| 1 | Logistics (1.1+1.2+1.3+1.4) | 1,500,000 | 17,865.00 | ||||
| 2.1 | Outreach | Food for participants in school outreach | 50,000 |
595.50 |
Might vary depending on situation. | ||
| 2.2 | Design and Swag materials (Sticker, Certificate, batches) for participants in School outreach | 50,000 |
595.50
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| 2.3 | Printed Material and Book Printing | 130,000 |
1,548.30
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| 2.4 | Photo-walk | 25,000 |
297.75
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| 2 | Outreach (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4) | 255,000 | 3,037.05 | ||||
| 3.1 | Development of Project Dashboard | Assignment of developer and designer | 500,000 |
5,955.00 |
Might vary depending on situation. | ||
| 3.2 | Remuneration of Project Lead | 12 months | 42,000 |
504,000 |
6,002.64 |
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| 3 | Renumeration (3.1+3.2) | 1,004,000 | 1,1957.64 | ||||
| 4.1 | Untoward expenses | 150,000 |
1786.50 |
Any other unforeseen expenditure | |||
| 4 | Miscellaneous (4.1) | 150,000 | 1,786.50 | ||||
| T | Total (1+2+3+4) | 2,909,000 | 34,646.19 | ||||
| F1 | Fiscal sponorship charge to Kiwix | 10% of Total (T) | 290,900 |
3,464.62 |
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| F | Fiscal sponsorship (F1) | 290,900 | 3,464.62 | ||||
| G | Grand Total (T+F) | 3,199,900 | 38,110.81 | ||||
Additional information
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