Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Druz Campaign - WFM Arab World (ID: 23089481)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Ravan
- Organization
N/A
- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
Other
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
User:Ravan Organizer User:روتانا Organizer
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Druz Campaign - WFM Arab World
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-07-01 - 2025-10-01
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Regional (more than one country in the same continent or region) The Arab World - Arabic Wikipedia
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Not applicable
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
The primary change we aim to bring is a significant improvement in the quality, quantity, and neutrality of Wikipedia content related to the Druze community, particularly in Arabic. The Druze are an underrepresented minority in both regional media and global encyclopedic platforms, and their history, beliefs, notable figures, and cultural contributions are often either missing or misrepresented. This lack of coverage contributes to public misunderstanding, cultural marginalization, and invisibility in the digital knowledge space.
Challenges we are addressing: Content Gap: There is a notable scarcity of articles related to Druze history, notable figures, traditions, and geographical presence. Bias and Misinformation: Existing content may lack neutrality or be influenced by dominant narratives that do not reflect the Druze perspective. Lack of Editors from the Community: Few to none editors from the Druze community are active on Wikipedia, which limits self-representation. Technical and Editorial Skills: There is a gap in awareness and capacity-building opportunities to equip contributors with the needed skills.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
The Main activity is an Wikipedia articles contest for the missing articles in Arabic Wikipedia relating to Druze. As usual in WFM ME, we have always a section for increasing content related to People with special needs. We will scan the gap between English and Arabic Wikipedia for all articles related to Druze, then will prepare several lists of these articles, translate the titles to Arabic and make them ready for the contest. These lists will be updated regularly throughout the contest period of time. We will conduct a marketing campaign to get the highest number of contributors and to get the highest number of articles. That campaign will take place through social media, Wikipedia, emails, and different editors active group. We aim to get 300 articles created.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.
User:Ravan User:روتانا
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
Arabic Wikimedia Editors. We will conduct a marketing campaign to get the highest number of contributors and to get the highest number of articles. That campaign will take place through social media, Wikipedia, emails, and different editors active group. We will follow up with all participants through a Watsapp group.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
N/A
- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
We've discussed the topic with several groups and editors inside the Arabic Wikipedia community, we've made sure no conflict is happening during the time of the contest and no other groups or individuals are carrying any similar activity.
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Culture, heritage or GLAM
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Provide for Safety and Inclusion
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Through this project, I hope to learn how to better identify and address content gaps on Arabic Wikipedia, particularly in underrepresented topics such as the Druze community and people with special needs. By systematically scanning, listing, and translating missing articles, I aim to deepen my skills in content gap analysis, translation prioritization, and community-driven knowledge enrichment.
Additionally, I would like to learn more about effective strategies for community engagement and volunteer mobilization. By running a wide-reaching marketing campaign across social media, Wikipedia, email lists, and editor groups, I aim to understand which channels and messaging approaches best motivate contributors, especially in niche topics.
Finally, I hope to learn how to manage a live, evolving contest over time—regularly updating article lists and maintaining momentum throughout the project duration. If we reach our goal of 300 new articles, it would provide valuable insights into sustainable volunteer engagement, scalable content generation models, and best practices for replicating similar initiatives across other knowledge gaps.
Overall, this project will enhance my experience in project management, volunteer coordination, targeted content creation, and impact measurement in the Wikimedia movement.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 15 | We plan for 5 new editors and 10 returning editors. |
| Number of editors | 15 | We aim for 5 new editors and 10 returning editors. |
| Number of organizers | 2 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 300 |
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| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
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- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
We will use the dashboard, and special sheet for the jury. It will have all the resulted output of the contest, the size of each article and the depth and accuracy for each participated article.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
3733000 IQD
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
2478 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
Endorsements and Feedback
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