Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Kiwix Training for Schools in Tanzania (ID: 22254580)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Pellagia Njau
- 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)
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- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Main Proposal[edit]
- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Kiwix Training for Schools in Tanzania
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2023-11-15 - 2024-01-15
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Tanzania
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
WikiGap
- 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)
As most of our developing communities are facing challenges in accessing internet due to expensiveness of the bundles and therefore they are not able to pay for internet access Also reliability of internet in most areas is not well accessible due to poor infrustructures especially in remote areas. We will introduce Kiwix tool as offline web browser launched to allow offline access to contents such as Wikidata, Wikibook and youtube videos. Our target is to reach most of the students in Tanzania schools especially young girls due to lack of their involvement in Wikipedia projects which will reduce gender Gap. We will install Kiwix to their local pc and they will be able to access Wikipedia project offline.
- 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.
Week 1:
- Conducting online training with some of experienced Wikimedians from Tanzania how to install and use Kiwix.
- Organizing physical gathering with Trainers on practical use of Kiwix
- Conducting assessment with trainers on understanding of Kiwix
Week 2:
- School visit and identifying the available resources
- Conducting assessment on how the access content online
- Identifying challenges which are facing in accessing content online
- Brief introduction on Kiwix Program to particular organization
Week 3:
- Identifying the curriculum available in Tanzania School
- Collaborating with teachers to identify relevant content
- Assessing websites available for relevant content
- Researching on available website related to Tanzania curriculum
Week 4:
- Identifying the available resources ready for installation
- Identifying the compatibility of software with the available Computers
- Conducting a training on how to install Kiwix to teachers and IT expert
Week 5:
- Installation of Kiwix to the particular school
- Assessing Software compatibilty after installation
- Begin monitoring and evaluation process.
Week 6:
- Conducting a training with teachers and students on how to use Kiwix
- Identifying technical challenges and provide ongoing support.
- Documenting the success of the program
Week 7:
- Identifying additional sites to be added to Kiwix offline reader
- Converting the available content into a format to be accessed offline
- Exploring more schools to expand the use of Kiwix
Week 8:
- Identifying the outcome of the program with the challenges and success.
- Finalizing the project and preparing final report
- 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.
Pellagia Njau(Project Coordinator): A Wikimedian volunteer from Tanzania and Kiwix Mentor to make sure that the training will be conducted well by training the students. Mr. Magongo: An IT expert to oversee all activities which will be conducted in computer lab and providing a support in any related IT support Alex Method: Experienced Wikimedian who will be training students on installation of Kiwix and how to use it.
- 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)
The targeted participants are female students and educators from schools. As the project aims to teach students especially young girls about Kiwix program by training Wikipedia mentees and some of their teachers. The method which will be used is;
- 1. Training experienced Wikipedians and new editors about Kiwix whom they will be mentors to students.
- 2. Outreach to schools and inform them about the project and its goals.
- 3. Organizing events and initiatives that bring together participants, experts, and pre University students to discuss the project.
During the activities, participants will receive ongoing mentorship and support to ensure that they are able to deliver well the given knowledge to students. The project will also provide training sessions, both in person and online, to ensure that participants have the necessary skills and knowledge to about Kiwix. After the activities, the project will follow up with participants through surveys, focus groups, and interviews to gather feedback on their experience and to assess the impact of the project. Additionally, the project will work with schools to integrate Wikipedia into the curriculum, which will provide ongoing opportunities for students to know more about Wikipedia projects.
- 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.
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- 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.
After being trained with Open Foundation West Africa i had to discuss the idea with community member and find it worth to my community especially schools in accessing content for their curriculum
- 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)
Content Gender gap
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Education
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Digital Access
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Improve User Experience
Learning and metrics[edit]
- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
If it will be implemented, we hope to learn the following from our work: How student will be able to access content without internet usage. Also it will be impactful in determining how young girls are involved in Wikipedia projects which will reduce gender gap and later on they will use Kiwix as a tool to access content.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 150 | Students and teachers from different schools who will be trained on how to install Kiwix and use it to access content without the use of internet(Offline) |
| Number of editors | 30 | Experienced Wikimedian who will be trained on how to install and use Kiwix and they will be mentoring students and teachers in schools |
| Number of organizers | 4 | Project Cordinator:Who will be managing all the activities during program implementation
IT Expert: Who will be supporting all the activities related to IT during installation Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist: Who will be responsible to monitor and assess the program implementation |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 40 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | 30 |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | 30 |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abtsract 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)
Event registration tool
Financial proposal[edit]
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xyz-_nF56MKcNSkCVI43tyGak30EghU7/view?usp=drive_link
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
11753601 TZS
- 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.
4716.92 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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