Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Legacy tree story challenge in Rwanda (ID: 23467702)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
RebeccaRwanda
- 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)
I'm a group leader of a Wikimedia User Group (submitted to the Affiliation Committee).
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Wikimedia user group Rwanda , community engagement and partnerships lead
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Legacy tree story challenge in Rwanda
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-09-01 - 2025-11-30
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Rwanda
- 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)
Promote biodiversity conservation by writing articles about the native trees which have a legacy in Rwanda for purpose of conservation and promoting the restoration and folklore environment of Rwanda , this is in line with the climate change , folklore and conservation , it will increase the awareness and promote free knowledge plus the efforts to conserve these natural native species , The challenge is Rwanda and east Africa living without indigenous knowledge about ancient Nature, it directly affect the safety of Biodiversity and the whole ecosystem. main approach is campaign and we are partnering with the university of Rwanda Centre of excellence in Biodiversity conservation once it works in Rwanda we scale it to Africa great Lakes Hub since we share the some story of Biodiversty species in our Region.
- 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.
- An edit-a-thon session to write about the legacy trees , a collaborative session to identify and map them
- A wiki data project to make a database on native trees
- A native tree plantation session activity part of the awareness campaign
- A documentary film and social media posts about the legacy trees for awareness and youth involvement
- 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.
We are organised as team of 3 people coordinating the project , they have different background in biodiversity and driving the campaign
User name : Germain92 he is a volunteer and OSK Rwanda community member
Email: mutijimagermain@gmail.com
Username: Alice.Mukesh she is volunteer and OSK Rwanda community member
Email: alice.mukesh@gmail.com
User name : RebeccaRwanda she is responsible for community engagement and partnership in OSK Rwanda
Email: jeannetterebecca@gmail.com Alice and Germain has organized similar project in the past and they was successfully completed with meaningful impact to the Wikimedia community user group Rwanda.
- 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)
- We are targeting the elders to be the ones to feed us with information on the legacy trees and their historical related stories
- We are targeting the youth to drive the campaign and be involved in the conservation efforts
- 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.
From the sessions we had in wikimedia Rwanda retreat , we decided to increase the topics of impact and from the strategic planning this was highlighted especially the biodiversity conservation from the project we conducted in wiki for a healthy environment, https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/08/07/wiki-for-human-rights-2024-in-rwanda/ Members of the community highlighted the legacy trees as one of the topics needed to be documented in different platofrms of wikimedia commons , stories on wikipeida and a database of these legacy trees on wikidata.
- 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)
Other Important Topics (topics considered to be of impact or important in the specific context)
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Climate Change and sustainability
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Age (diversity of age groups)
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Identify Topics for Impact
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
We will get to know the legacy trees and their impact on the biodiversity conservation We will bring back indigenous trees to align with local ecosystem Bridge the content gap by providing the knowledge for ecosystem restoration Create story for Future audiences on Wikipedia Test the concept to apply in our 2030 Movement strategy in Africa Great Lakes in 5 years to come. Improve on project management and learn from the partners
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 70 | |
| Number of editors | 30 | |
| Number of organizers | 5 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | 150 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| 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
| Main Open 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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- 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)
The dashboard will be used to measure each metrics of contributions on articles , the campaign outreach on social media will also be considered as positive impact of the awareness for these topics of impact.
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)
6886880 RWF
- 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.
4816 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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- Stating why the proposal is important for the communities involved and why they think the strategies chosen will achieve the results that are expected.
- Highlighting any aspects they think are particularly well developed: for instance, the strategies and activities proposed, the levels of community engagement, outreach to underrepresented groups, addressing knowledge gaps, partnerships, the overall budget and learning and evaluation section of the proposal, etc.
- Highlighting if the proposal focuses on any interesting research, learning or innovation, etc. Also if it builds on learning from past proposals developed by the individual or organization, or other Wikimedia communities.
- Analyzing if the proposal is going to contribute in any way to important developments around specific Wikimedia projects or Movement Strategy.
- Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).