Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Wikimedia Libya Community Support Grant 2025

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Wikimedia Community Fund

Wikimedia Libya Community Support Grant 2025

Fluxx IDR-GS-2408-16805

start date2025-01-01

end date2025-12-31

budget (local currency)301357 LYD

amount requested (USD)62938.1 USD ^{[note 1]}

grant typeIndividual

funding regionMENA

decision fiscal year2024-25

funding program roundRound 1

applicant and people related to proposalSalema younus

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required): Salema younus

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): Individual

Are your group or organization legally registered in your country? (required): N/A

Do you have a fiscal sponsor?: Yes

Fiscal organization name.: Libyan Technology Foundation

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 Libya Community Support Grant 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): Yes; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u2NDClc65x4pK6iUWQz5MBmn4U7DTyrjxcyVldfySlY/edit

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://docs.google.com/document/d/1jsn0bg7ByaA_QMRDXMmOp36rqqHV2FBMFqN-aJguVnk/edit

7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required): Libya

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 strategic framework is built around three core pillars: Learn, Implement, and Celebrate. This strategy concentrates to tackle multiple challenges within the Wikimedia Libya Community, from skill-building to maintaining engagement and promoting diversity.

Our holistic approach will be as following:

Learn We aim to enhance the community's knowledge and skill set through a series of training programs that tackle the following challenges: Capacity building: Upscaling the editing skills of our community members. Newcomer recruitment and retention: Attracting new editors and supporting their sustained participation. Sustainability of learned skills: Ensuring long-term contributions by providing continuous learning opportunities.

These challenges will be addressed through the following key activities: Wikipedia Editing Trainings: A series of trainings across four locations ( 4 clubs), supported by the Training of Trainers (2024 ToT) graduates, will ensure knowledge is passed on. Creating editing clubs will help with continuous learning and local engagement . Sector-Specific Training: A special training session for ecology and environmental sciences students will be held, enabling them to contribute to campaigns such as WikiForHumanRights. Little Women Editing (Second Edition): Building on last year’s success, we will teach high school girls to edit Wikipedia in celebration of Arabic Wikipedia Day, further promoting youth engagement. Wikidata Training: We will offer both beginner and advanced Wikidata training. Our community will celebrate Wikidata Birthday in October with a special beginner session, followed by advanced training later in the year. Wikisource and Wiktionary Training: The Wiktionary training will focus on Arabic literature and education, specifically targeting those who have expertise in the Arabic language. This initiative aims to revive the dormant Arabic Wiktionary project by engaging participants who are passionate about language and literature, ensuring that Arabic speakers take the lead in expanding this vital resource.

2. Implement The second pillar of our strategy involves the practical application of skills gained in the learning phase. These activities address challenges in maintaining community engagement, expanding contributions, and enhancing Libyan content on Wikimedia platforms.

Implementation initiatives include: WikiWomen Campaign: Partnering with feminist organizations, we will host Wikipedia and Wikiquote editing sessions that promote gender diversity in both content and contributors. This campaign will be a platform for our volunteers to leverage their editing skills. Wiki Climate Change Campaign: Our community launched its first activity with this campaign and we want to preserve our involvement. We will build on past successes by hosting a climate change seminar and competition with a focus on the Maghreb region. This year, we’ll broaden the scope to include topics relevant to Libya, such as biodiversity and climate knowledge accessibility. Competitions: We will host Libyan Food Photography contest, Wiki Loves Monuments contest, and Wikipedia pages want photos contest. A food photography competition during Ramadan will encourage the community to document cultural traditions, while Wiki Loves Monuments will increase visual content on Libya’s heritage sites. These will also expand Wikimedia’s visual content, ensuring continued enthusiasm and contribution to both global and local campaigns. GLAM Initiative: By collaborating with Mohamad Sasi library, we will document hundreds of books on Wikidata, enhancing both local engagement and global access.

3. Celebrate We’ll celebrate milestones and achievements with interactive events designed to keep the community connected: Wikipedia Day Celebration: Recognizing the growth and accomplishments of our community on this key day. Wikidata Celebration: Hosting events around Wikidata Birthday to acknowledge contributors and keep engagement high. Arabic Wikipedia Day: Paired with the Little Women Editing event, we’ll celebrate efforts to improve Arabic content on Wikipedia. Arabic Language Day: Highlighting contributions to the Arabic-speaking world, with a focus on language and cultural preservation through platforms like Wiktionary and Wikipedia.

Challenges addressed after Learning, Implementing, and Celebrating:

The Wiktionary training for Arabic literature and education will revitalize the dormant Arabic Wiktionary project by engaging experts in the language, ensuring meaningful contributions. Our diverse activities prevent burnout by offering varied ways to stay involved, from editing to photography. Language barriers are tackled through targeted initiatives like Wiktionary and Arabic Language Day, increasing Arabic content. By involving niche contributors, such as ecology students and language experts, we broaden our community’s expertise. Additionally, outreach programs like Wikipedia Editing Clubs help expand our geographic reach, engaging participants from remote areas.

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	No
Community support and engagement	No
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, Wikidata programs, Wikimedia Commons programs, Other Wikimedia project programs; Other programs and activities if any: N/A
9.1.2. Select all relevant audience groups for Education. (required): Secondary school students, Vocational, tertiary, or higher education; Other groups if any: N/A

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; Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Participation in campaigns and contests

9.5. Select all campaigns that apply. (required): Wiki Loves Monuments, WikiForHumanRights, Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos, Wikipedia Birthday or Anniversary; 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://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t7l4Ff5PkwYathPANOpBte5vf9BfSDV1rLc4G9rfzA4/edit?fbclid=IwY2xjawFFpjxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHd_vJZmNorpF-RdSLz39o8pJvMCPGEhQotzEfMAayFxiH6jJ87n7XC_k9Q_aem_pVt60d0KLbeDmQsTGnnlsA&gid=1982228833#gid=1982228833

11. Describe your team. (required)

Our team consists of three members: NANöR, Salema younus, and Nada.FA.

These roles will be as following:

Advisor: NANöR This role will involve providing an overview of strategy, mission, and vision. Guiding and supporting the community's activities and program. Supervising financial procedures followed by the community in the handling of funds. Encouraging opportunities and partnerships.

Coordination and Facilitation: Salema younus and Nada.FA

We will perform various, divided, and mutual tasks to execution the program and activities proposed in this request. A budget is allocated in the application for these roles and tasks. The tasks are coordination, oganization, management and consulting.

Among the coordinator's duties: Coordination: Oversee the projects’ advancement, budget, and reporting. Manage communication, material, and surveys to be published. Oversee emails and social media channels. Prepare grant applications and reports. Collect and evaluate feedback from participants. Schedule meetings. Manage documentation on Meta or on Wikiprojects. Coordination with the fiscial sponsor. Among some of the facilitator's duties: Facilitation: Lead online and in-person training sessions. PPreparing materials with trainers who will be used in training sessions. Follow up and contact participants and partners. Attending meetings.

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)

External Partnerships: Barah Foundation for Culture and Arts and the Libyan Technology Foundation. Universities in Libya: University of Benghazi and Technical Colleges. Women's organizations for the Wiki Women campaign. Colleges of environmental science for the Wiki for Climate Change campaign.

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, 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	225	N/A
Number of all editors	120	N/A
Number of new editors	90
Number of retained editors	20
Number of all organizers	2	N/A
Number of new organizers	4	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	200
Wikimedia Commons	400	100
Wikidata	500	500
Wiktionary	200	100
Wikisource	200	200
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote	100	50
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): LYD

18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required): 301357 LYD

Multi-year funding request summary
Year	Amount (local currency)
Year 1	N/A LYD
Year 2	N/A LYD
Year 3	N/A LYD

Requested amount in USD: 62938.1 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): No

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.

N/A

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	60000 LYD
Operational costs	105542 LYD
Programmatic costs	135815 LYD

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lE3jHlbaBoa2uvVHKDDJL-7tUHVcZzLZ/edit?gid=365288718#gid=365288718

Additional information

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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]