Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/MS Initiatives Translation (ID: 22268246)

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MS Initiatives Translation
proposed start date2023-11-01
proposed end date2024-01-31
budget (local currency)8485 SAR
budget (USD)2252 USD
grant typeIndividual
funding regionunknown region
decision fiscal year2023-24
applicant• Mr. Ibrahem
organization (if applicable)• N/A

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Applicant Details[edit]

Main Wikimedia username. (required)

Mr. Ibrahem

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)

N/A

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.

MS Initiatives Translation

2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.

2023-11-01 - 2024-01-31

4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)

Saudi Arabia

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)

Support and enhance the participation of the Arabic-speaking Wikimedia community and help them understand the movement's charter and implement movement initiatives. Translating these pages will help simplify and make information more clear when communicating with Arabic speakers and encourage them to participate in these initiatives to improve Wikimedia and improve the quality of content available in Arabic.

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.
  • Translations: I will translate the pages of the movement's strategy initiatives and the missing pages of the movement's charter to help the community understand the strategy and its recommendations and initiatives.
  1. Movement Strategy/Initiatives
  2. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Adaptable UX to various devices
  3. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Adaptive Policies
  4. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Bridging Content Gaps
  5. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Communication and collaboration with partners
  6. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Community engagement around product design and UX
  7. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Compatibility with Accessibility Guidelines
  8. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Comprehensive evaluation system
  9. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Content Initiatives in Underrepresented Communities
  10. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Continuous experimentation
  11. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Cross-Wiki Tools
  12. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Culture of Documentation
  13. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Flexible resource allocation framework
  14. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Funding for Underrepresented Communities
  15. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Global revenue generation policy & fundraising strategy
  16. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Guidelines for board functions and governance
  17. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Healthy community atmosphere
  18. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Identify Wikimedia's Impact
  19. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Increased Wikimedia Awareness
  20. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Iterative change processes
  21. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Knowledge Base
  22. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Leadership Development Plan
  23. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Living documents to define responsibilities
  24. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Local capacity development for advocacy
  25. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Methodology to improve User Experience
  26. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Misinformation
  27. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Monitoring, evaluation and learning
  28. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Peer spaces
  29. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Platform functionality and documentation standards
  30. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Platform mechanisms for safety
  31. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Policies for experimentation
  32. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Policies that hinder knowledge equity
  33. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Private incident reporting
  34. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Resources for Newcomers
  35. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Revenue generation for the Movement
  36. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Safety assessment and execution plan
  37. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Skill Development Infrastructure
  38. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Support Environmental Sustainability Practices
  39. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Systematic approach to improve satisfaction and productivity
  40. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Technology Council
  41. Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Third party ecosystems
  • Movement Charter:
  1. Movement Charter/17-25 June 2021 Online Spanish Conversation
  2. Movement Charter/31 May 2021 Conversation
  3. Movement Charter/Content/Categories
  4. Movement Charter/Content/One-page draft
  5. Movement Charter/Content/Wikimedia Summit 2022 Survey
  6. Movement Charter/Drafting Committee
  7. Movement Charter/Feedback
  8. Movement Charter/Frequently Asked Questions
  9. Movement Charter/Options
  10. Movement Charter/Skills etc needed in the committee
  11. Movement Charter/Wikimania 2022
  • Create Learning Materials: Create a presentation of the movement's initiatives in Arabic, which will be presented to the community and can be used later in any educational sessions or meetings.
  • “Community Participation” Conducting a group of meetings that may reach about 5 meetings via the Internet to keep the community informed of what has been achieved in the project, and to inform it of the translated materials and the presentation. Each session will last approximately an hour.


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:Mr. Ibrahem. role: translating the materials into Arabic, and creating an interactive learning material
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 Arabian Wikimedia Community

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 had many discussions about the movement's strategy and the lack of materials available in Arabic

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)

Language

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)

Linguistic / Language

15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)

I do not know

Learning and metrics[edit]

17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)


18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
Number of participants, editors, and organizers
Other Metrics Target Optional description
Number of participants 5 online meetings
Number of editors 1
Number of organizers 1
Number of content contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project Number of content created or improved
Wikipedia
Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki 52
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 Data
Main Open 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
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)


Financial proposal[edit]

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qkqNEudzOzFPR8UWRUzDqoqZhzTKkUgmr5Y6g6MR-Bs/edit?usp=sharing


22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)

8485 SAR

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.

2252 USD

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

Yes

Endorsements and Feedback[edit]

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Community members are invited to share meaningful feedback on the proposal and include reasons why they endorse the proposal. Consider the following:

  • 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).

Endorse

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