Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Wiki Loves Folklore & Feminism and Folklore 2025
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Applicant information
[edit]- Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required)
- Wiki Loves Folklore International Team
- 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)
- Group of individuals not registered with an organization
- 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
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required)
- Wiki Loves Folklore & Feminism and Folklore 2025
- 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)
- 2025-01-01
- 4. Proposed end date. (required)
- 2025-12-31
- 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)
- No
- 7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
- International (more than one country across continents or regions)
- In the past six years Wiki Loves Folklore has received uploads from 168 countries like Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wales, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- 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)
Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photography contest that aims to document both tangible and intangible cultural heritage across the world. The vision of the project is to bridge the gap in the representation of local folklore and culture on Wikimedia Commons under a free license.
Entering its seventh edition in 2025, Wiki Loves Folklore invites photographers to contribute media (including photographs, video, and audio) that highlight their local culture. These contributions, covering a range of elements like folk dances, folk music, folk traditions, culinary delights, attire, folklore, and a wide array of traditions, including ballads, folktales, legends, traditional performances, games, seasonal festivities, customs, folk arts, religious practices, mythology, and more, are made available under free a license for use on Wikipedia and other platforms with proper attribution. The contest thus plays a key role in celebrating and documenting diverse aspects of global folk traditions.
Simultaneously, the Feminism and Folklore writing contest on Wikipedia focuses on improving coverage of women in folklore and writing articles in multiple languages regarding the intangible cultural heritage from different regions around the globe. This initiative includes contributions on topics such as folk dances, folk music, traditional activities, games, cuisine, attire, folklore, and traditions, spanning ballads, folktales, fairy tales, legends, traditional performances, games, seasonal observances, calendar customs, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, and beyond, with the broader aim of closing the gender gap on Wikipedia by enhancing content related to women in folklore.
Moreover, the Wiki Loves Folklore International Photography Contest aligns with the principles of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It actively promotes the documentation of cultural living heritage by encouraging participants from diverse backgrounds to share visual representations of their culture. This not only raises awareness but also fosters a sense of community engagement in preserving and transmitting cultural practices and traditions. By amplifying the representation of intangible cultural heritage on Wikimedia Commons, the contest ensures that these traditions are documented and made accessible for future generations, contributing to their preservation in line with the goals of the UNESCO Convention.
In addressing the challenges of underrepresentation in both local cultural documentation and gender diversity on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, our strategies focus on key area for participation in the Wiki Loves Folklore photography contest and the concurrent Feminism and Folklore writing contest. These initiatives collectively help to document and promote local cultures while also increasing gender diversity within the Wikimedia community. By ensuring contributions from a wide range of participants, these strategies help address the cultural and gender imbalances in freely available media and content.
- 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 | No |
| Gender and diversity | Yes |
| Community support and engagement | Yes |
| Participation in campaigns and contests | Yes |
| Public policy advocacy | No |
| Other | No |
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
- 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, Organizing meetups, conferences, and community events, Supporting community members' participation in events and conferences, Offering microgrants 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)
- Feminism and Folklore, Wiki Loves Folklore, 1Lib1Ref
- 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://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_3e02ff847efb80155223aef2e5dd506b5acb0116f3340a1581e107aa63e71714%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Asia%2FKolkata
- 11. Describe your team. (required)
Team Description for Wiki Loves Folklore & Feminism and Folklore
Wiki Loves Folklore and Feminism and Folklore operate with a dual structure: an international team and a network of local teams. Each local team is led by a country-specific coordinator, such as the Nigerian Coordinator for the Nigerian campaign or language-specific coordinators like the one for English Wikipedia. These local teams work closely with the international team to ensure smooth coordination and successful execution of the competition in various regions. For those regions where there is no local coordinator the International team helps to coordinate and facilitate participation in those regions.
International Team Members:
- Joris Darlington Quarshie – Event Coordinator
- Stella Sessy Agbley – Feminism and Folklore Coordinator
- Tiven2240 – Project Lead Coordinator
- Ogali Hilary – Assistant Coordinator (Community Events and Partnerships)
- Joy Agyepong – Advocacy Trainer & R&D Specialist
- Isaac Chabota Kanguya – Communication Specialist
- Suyash Dwivedi – Jury Coordinator
- Jayprakash – Technical Manager
- Kritzolina – Commons Administration
- Nokib Sarkar – Lead Developer
- MRB Rafi – Lead Web Designer
- Jinoy Jacob – Data Specialist
- Ifeoma Okoloneli – Web Tool Designer
- Team Kiwix - Fiscal Sponsor
Regional Ambassadors:
- MENA North (Middle East & North Africa): Rotana Nawwaf Al Hasanat
- MENA Central: Nwonwu Uchechukwu Pascaline
- MENA South: Nyirahabihirwe Clementine
- South Asia (SA): Shreya Dwedi
- ESEAP (East, Southeast Asia & Pacific): Irvin P. Sto. Tomas
- North America (NA): Jesse Asiedu-Akrofi
- Northern & Western Europe (NWE): Camelia Boban
- Language Ambassadors: Azogbonon Pephael Constant E, Kouame N'guessan Aristide Bonaventure
Advisory and Consulting Board:
- Fiona Romeo
- Francesc Fort
- Praveen Das
- Alex Stinson
- Aaryaa Joshi – Research Advisor
Current Vacancies:
- Interns
- Translators
- Graphic Designer
- 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 (Wikimedia) and external partners to enhance our collaborative efforts. Internal partnerships primarily involve close collaboration with various Wikimedia chapters and user groups, which helps strengthen our core projects and initiatives. External partnerships include a diverse range of organizations, such as folklore institutions, media partners, and GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) institutions.
We aim to maintain and deepen our collaborations with existing Wikimedia affiliates and community groups. Over the past six years, we have developed strong partnerships within the Wikimedia movement, and we plan to expand this network by establishing new regional and language-based partnerships for both our photography contest and Wikipedia writing campaign editions
For example, last year we partnered with Project Korikath from Bangladesh, which resulted in the creation of two tools for the Feminism and Folklore project: the Missing Article Tool and the CampWiz Tool. Notably, CampWiz won the "Coolest Tech Award" at Wikimania 2024 in Katowice, Poland, in its first year. We are eager to pursue similar partnerships in the future, which will enhance the user experience and make participation in our campaigns more user-friendly, secure, and efficient.
We also have an ongoing partnership with Kiwix, which has been our fiscal sponsor for the past year and beyond. Kiwix has been instrumental in maintaining project finances and ensuring transparency. They provide valuable financial advice, assist with compliance, and ensure the effective management of funds for the project.
As in previous years, we plan to initiate partnerships that ensure regional and continental media exposure, collaborating with regional ambassadors and teams to promote the campaign. This aligns with our strategy to effectively disseminate information and news about the campaign to local audiences.
Additionally, we have actively supported our regional coordinators in forming partnerships with local GLAM institutions, photography organizations, radio stations, and research institutions. This bottom-up approach nurtures an ecosystem where global intangible heritage is promoted and expanded through regional collaborations, furthering our goal of preserving and documenting cultural heritage globally.
- 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
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 | 1000 | Number of all participants: Existing and new participants to be involved in Wiki Loves Folklore and Feminism and Folklore |
| Number of all editors | 350 | Number of all editors including existing and new editors involved in Wiki Loves Folklore and Feminism and Folklore |
| Number of new editors | 250 | |
| Number of retained editors | N/A | |
| Number of all organizers | 35 | Number of all Wikimedia organizers involved in activities involved in Wiki Loves Folklore and Feminism and Folklore. |
| Number of new organizers | 5 |
- 14.2. Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects. (recommended)
| Wikimedia project | Created | Edited or improved |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 350 | |
| Wikimedia Commons | 12000 | |
| Wikidata | ||
| Wiktionary | ||
| Wikisource | ||
| Wikimedia Incubator | ||
| Translatewiki | ||
| MediaWiki | ||
| Wikiquote | ||
| Wikivoyage | ||
| Wikibooks | ||
| Wikiversity | ||
| Wikinews | ||
| Wikispecies | ||
| Wikifunctions / Abstract Wikipedia |
- Description for Wikimedia projects contributions metrics. (optional)
We aim to achieve 12,000 uploads and create 300 articles as our initial targets. This allows us to account for unforeseen challenges that could affect our grant targets and local organizers motivation
Other Metrics
[edit]- 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 |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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)
- 40260 USD
| Year | Amount (local currency) |
|---|---|
| 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.
- To ensure the successful execution of our project, we have identified the need for two staff positions, partially funded through stipends, to be supported for a six-month period under the General Support Fund. These positions include two International Coordinators—one from the South Asia region and another from the African region—each working 10 hours per week from January to June. These coordinators will be crucial in managing cross-border collaborations and facilitating smooth communication between project teams. Their roles are essential to achieving our project's objectives and ensuring its overall success.
- 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.
- N/A
- 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 | 9500 USD |
| Operational costs | 30760 USD |
| Programmatic costs | 40260 USD |
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
Additional information
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- Yes
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