Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/UGLK photo equipment renewal (ID: 23087323)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Rehman
- Organization
Wikimedia Community User Group Sri Lanka
- 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)., I'm a bank account signatory for the joint bank account of a Wikimedia affiliate, group, or organization.
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
I am the founding chair of Wikimedia Community User Group Sri Lanka.
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
UGLK photo equipment renewal
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-06-27 - 2026-06-26
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Sri Lanka
- 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 user group obtained some photo equipment via Rapid Grant eight years ago (in 2017). The equipment had immense returns over its lifetime, garnering over 4.3 million views in a 12-month period assessed last October. This number was just the organised photo projects. If adhoc photos are also included, the total views is as high as, or exceeds, 1.7 million views per month.
- above stats obtained from the GLAMorgan tool, running over Category:Wikimedia photowalks in Sri Lanka and/or Category:Files by User:Rehman.
- 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 scope of this funding request is as follows:
- Renew the 8-year-old photo equipment of the usergroup
- Continue to support future photo projects with readily available equipment
Previous projects of the usergoup can be found here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Sri_Lanka#Events,_Reports,_and_Resolutions
Files from previous organised photo projects can be found here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_photowalks_in_Sri_Lanka
Other adhoc photos can be found at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Files_by_User:Rehman + under other individual user uploads
An initial photo project will be conducted once the equipment is obtained. This new project will be discussed at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Sri_Lanka/Events/Photo_project_-_July_2025
- 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.
No member of our usergroup is full-time or paid (i.e. all members are volunteers).
The current leadership is published here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Sri_Lanka#Present_working_committee
The full membership list is published here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Sri_Lanka/Members
For the initial photo project using the new photo equipment, a minimum of 3-4 participants will be encouraged to join.
- 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)
Similar to the original equipment request (eight years ago) - the photo equipment will be available for use for any member of the usergoup for any photo or video project falling in scope of the wider Wikimedia movement. Availability of the equipment will be advertised on-site, on mailing lists, and on our social media (as last time).
A report will be created for each organised project using the usergroup equipment. Past reports can be found in the talkpages of the previous project meta pages.
- 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.
Discussions are maintained on Meta for transparency and completeness. A log is also available on where the equipment is stored, and who uses it.
- 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)
Geography
- 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)
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)
Innovate in Free Knowledge
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Continuing successful photo projects within the usergroup, as well as continuing to manage the usergroup assets.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 4 | Initial tentative target number of participants of the initial photo project. |
| Number of editors | 2 | Initial tentative minimum value (up to the total number of participants). |
| Number of organizers | 1 | Organiser will be the submitter of this grant request (i.e. usergroup chair). |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 10 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 |
| Wikidata | 10 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
Tentative low estimate
- 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)
We will measure on these aspects: 1. Number of total photos uploaded 2. Number of articles these photos are used on 3. Number of new articles created for new subjects (as applicable) 4. Periodic view count (using GLAMorgan)
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)
400000 LKR
- 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.
1325 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).