Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Wikimedia Kenya User Group General Support Fund 2026

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Wikimedia Community Fund

Wikimedia Kenya User Group General Support Fund 2026

Fluxx IDR-GS-2509-20216

start date2026-01-01

end date2026-12-31

budget (local currency)5447850 KES

amount requested (USD)41948.45 USD

grant typeWikimedia Affiliate (chapter, thematic org., or user group)

funding regionSSA

decision fiscal year2025-26

funding program roundRound 1

organization (if applicable)Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required)

Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya

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)

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)

Wikimedia Kenya User Group General Support Fund 2026

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)

Yes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GHyqvSfvZWkBxW6xLuXJy18dF04dACWPe2-zRg2Rwn0/edit?tab=t.0

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)

Kenya

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)

Our programs focus on capacity building, content gap bridging, language inclusion, community support, and partnerships. We train new and existing contributors on Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons, and other projects, with a focus on underrepresented knowledge. Through campaigns such as Art+Feminism, Wiki Loves Africa, and WikiforHumanRights, we address content gaps while partnering with institutions to preserve , improve and share African knowledge. We also promote Swahili and other local languages through translathons and support community engagement through meetups, mentorship, and peer learning. Our strategies are rooted in capacity building, topics of impact and sustainability. We use localized training models tailored to different audiences, hybrid (online and offline) engagement to widen participation, and partnership-driven approaches that integrate Wikimedia projects into universities, and community institutions. We prioritize gender equity, language diversity, and documenting culturally relevant knowledge through Wikimedia platforms. The main challenges we address include: low awareness of Wikimedia projects beyond Wikipedia; underrepresentation of African knowledge, languages, and women’s voices; digital literacy gaps; limited community structures for sustained engagement; and resource barriers for offline communities. Our strategies respond directly to these challenges. Training and mentorship close digital skills gaps; content campaigns amplify African voices and heritage; partnerships provide sustainable pathways for institutional engagement; inclusive practices remove participation barriers; and regular community activities strengthen retention and leadership. Through these programs and strategies, we aim to build a resilient Wikimedia community in Kenya that contributes actively to global knowledge while ensuring African voices are visible, valued, and sustained.

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)

Wiki Club, Editing Wikipedia Training, Translation, Wikidata programs, Wikimedia Commons programs

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 if any: N/A

Culture, heritage or GLAM

9.2. Select all your programs and activities for Culture, heritage or GLAM. (required)

Supporting institutions to open up their collections, data, metadata, and research, Supporting GLAM professionals to incorporate use of Wikimedia in their work, through documentation, training, or Wikimedian in Residence programs

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 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), Sensitize and educate for gender perspective among Wikimedia projects stewards and editors

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 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)

Art+Feminism, Wiki Loves Africa, WikiForHumanRights, Wikipedia Birthday or Anniversary, Other

Other programs and activities if any: Afrocine/Months of African Cinema

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xx4LdAEOs1I9gS5JtlpECZlqZ-2q490q02ivpJP84js/edit?gid=578537651#gid=578537651

11. Describe your team. (required)

Team Lead (Volunteer): Provides overall coordination and leadership for Wikimedia Kenya UG projects and campaigns. She oversees planning, implementation, and reporting of activities, ensuring alignment with the grant goals and Wikimedia movement’s goals. She also supports Campaign organizers, coordinators, and volunteers to deliver impact. The role also involves engaging with stakeholders, including partners, civil society, and the media, while fostering a collaborative and inclusive community of editors. (userMs Kabintie) Campaign Coordinators (Volunteers): 7 Community organizers who lead in organizing various campaigns such as Wiki Loves Africa, Art & Feminism, among others. In 2025, as part of our leadership development efforts, we expanded these to constitute the Core Team Programming & Organizing committee that helps provide ideas and inputs in program development.Users: Pwani Regional Coordinator (Volunteer): Acts as the UG’s focal point in the coastal region of Kenya, particularly Pwani University, where we have coordinated wikimedia events for the last two years and are in the process of formalizing the launch of our wiki club there. (@userMaua) Accountant (Paid Consultant): We in 2025 engaged a full-time accountant to support in day-day accounting, bookkeeping, budgeting and financial management & reporting, and ensure compliance with grant requirements. Regional Advisors : The group also benefits from peer support and advisory from other experienced Wikimedians in the region, including EARTHub communities and Wiscom, who provide mentorship, technical expertise, and strategic input to strengthen our activities.

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)

We plan to work with civil society organizations such as Haki Jamii, World Wide Fund for nature, Kenya, KeyLibraries whom we have had high-level discussions on collaborations during Wikimania and our 2025 Wiki for Human Rights Campaign closing ceremony. We shall also carry on with our engagement in Universities such as Pwani University, Mombasa Technical University and the US, France and Australia Embassies to help meet our objectives.

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, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Identify Topics for Impact, Innovate in Free Knowledge

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	300	Number of all participants: Existing and new participants involved in activities funded by the grant. It can include people that participate in events, training, campaigns, etc. It includes people that edit as well as those that participate in other ways
Number of all editors	150	N/A
Number of new editors	50
Number of retained editors	100
Number of all organizers	8	N/A
Number of new organizers	2

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

Contributions to Wikimedia projects

Wikimedia project	Created	Edited or improved
Wikipedia	150	500
Wikimedia Commons	400	300
Wikidata	100	100
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote	100	100
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)

Yes

Other Metrics	Description	Target
Media and Civil Society stakeholder engagement forums	50	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)

KES

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

5447850 KES

Multi-year funding request summary

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

Requested amount in USD

41948.45 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.

)ne

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.

One

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

We engaged the accountant for 8 months in 2025 but intend to engage them for 12 months in 2026

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	960000 KES
Operational costs	172000 KES
Programmatic costs	4315850 KES

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lUwsgaJAJDh_sAYFg9NS-mvUar_T3WLBkIdiPwCJMHI/edit?gid=1765017766#gid=1765017766

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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We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.

Yes

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