Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Trainer Training Program for the Iranian Wikimedians User Group (ID: 22895230)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Darafsh
- 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)
I am a co-founder of the Iranian Wikimedians user group.
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Trainer Training Program for the Iranian Wikimedians User Group
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-03-06 - 2025-09-15
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Armenia
- 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 Iranian Wikimedians User Group faces big challenges, like the restriction on sending funds to Iran by the Wikimedia Foundation because of US sanctions, and the difficulty for Iranians to get visas for international Wikimedia events, with many applications being rejected. Also, some of the experienced members of our group live outside Iran, which makes it hard for them to travel there. These problems have caused a lack of experience and stopped knowledge transfer between generations within our community.
We plan to organize a workshop outside Iran to train trainers. These trainers will then teach other members in Iran and hold workshops and meetings in the country.
- 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.
We plan to have 5-8 members of our community and 2-3 experienced Wikimedians as lecturers. The main activities will include training sessions on Wikimedia governance, community engagement, collaboration, and workshops on Wikisource, Wikidata, and Commons. We will also hold strategic planning sessions focusing on community growth, increasing participation, and enhancing our impact on Wikimedia projects to develop a clear action plan with measurable goals. Additionally, there will be networking sessions to strengthen community ties and foster collaboration by discussing best practices and sharing experiences.
- 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.
1. Mohammad Heidarzadeh (User:Darafsh) as Orgoniser and Instructor 2. Amir Sarabadani (User:Ladsgroup) as Orgoniser and Instructor 3. Arash Soleimani (User: Arash.pt) as Orgoniser and Instructor
- 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 target participants for this workshop will be active members of the Iranian Wikimedians community, with a focus on individuals who are already contributing to Wikimedia projects or have the potential to become active contributors. We will also include experienced Wikimedians who have demonstrated leadership and expertise in Wikimedia governance, content creation, and community engagement. Participants will be selected through an open call on Persian Wikimedia projects and within our user group. A committee will review the applications and select participants based on their abilities and contributions.
- 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 have Monthly Meetings, and this idea came from a discussion during one of those meetings.
- 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)
Not applicable
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Other
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Geographic
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
We hope to learn how effective the training is in improving participants' governance and community engagement skills, as well as how well they can transfer this knowledge to others in Iran. We also want to assess the workshop's impact on community growth and participation and identify ways to improve future training sessions for better results. Additionally, we will track key success metrics, such as the number of trainers applying their skills post-training, increased support for Persian Wikipedia, contributions to Wikimedia projects, and broader community-building efforts.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 8 | |
| Number of editors | 8 | |
| Number of organizers | 3 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 8 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | |
| 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 |
| 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)
I'm not sure.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Z7WjUmtmOPHRlianQjJAU9oLU_0T3nWccHr3wLMp09Q
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
4560 EUR
- 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.
4970.4 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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- 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).