Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Tanzania (ID: 22647262)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Killy95
- Organization
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- 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.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Tanzania
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-08-01 - 2024-08-31
- 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)
Other (please specify) This is Wikimedia training, knowledge gap and the main objective is to respond to the water crisis by increasing local and international awareness of the WaSH situation while further encouraging mobilization around the emergency needs of the most vulnerable communities in Tanzania
- 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)
According to UNICEF and WHO Tanzania’s Constitution recognizes the human right to water and sanitation, and national plans reflect the importance of equitable access to quality WASH services. The country has made notable progress in recent years, with three in five households having access to improved drinking water (98% in Zanzibar). 31% of families use improved toilets and 47% have handwashing stations at home. Girls and women are disproportionately affected by the burden of fetching water, inadequate menstrual health and hygiene services at school, and poor WASH services in healthcare facilities, which puts mothers and newborns at risk. Climate change and rapid population growth compound the WASH challenges, which need to be addressed to ensure that no one is left behind.
After significantly exploring and realizing that there is missing content on Wikipedia about water, sanitation and hygiene which made notable contributions in Tanzania and their publications are not on Wikipedia therefore awareness needed to be published to help others to gain knowledge. Only a few of them have been represented on Wikipedia and its sister projects. There are thousands of active and notable water sanitation and hygiene articles from other countries with their languages. However, very few of them have their contribution to Wikipedia, only a few of them have their articles on Wikipedia.
Additionally, there may be barriers such as language barriers, technical hurdles, trusted information sources and unfamiliarity with Wikipedia editing processes that discourage potential contributors from sharing information about Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Tanzania. Wikipedia is one of the most widely accessed sources of information globally. By creating articles about Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. The main approaches that will be used to solve that challenge are
Collaborations and Networks: Investigate the WASH with other sources, both within boundaries in Tanzania to identify and engage with WASH sources, impacts and solutions. By fostering partnerships and conducting outreach events, we aim to raise awareness about the importance of documenting Tanzanian WASH's crisis contributions on Wikipedia
Edit-a-thon: Conducting an edit-a-thon to both newbies and experienced editors on how to contribute. After the editors have been trained on how to create and improve articles related to water, sanitation and hygiene, there will be a closely monitored edit-a-thon that would be used to massively improve Wikipedia and its sisters' projects of Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Improving existing articles: Most of the articles about water, sanitation and hygiene are stubs. They lack appropriate categorization, no description, and are without images. The participants would be trained on how to successfully contribute to them.
Articles Translation: Most articles about water, sanitation and hygiene are in English, we will translate from English to Swahili to add more content to Swahili Wikipedia.
- 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 project water,sanitation and hygiene in Tanzania will have 4 main activities 1.Online session for the project launch which will involve training new and experienced editors about the project plan. 2.Workshops and training: Organize workshops, seminars, and training sessions to showcase the project and it implementation strategies 3.Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with water and health institutions particularly strictly food sellers and waste managements areas as a way to letting them know about the project and awareness 4.Organize editathons, photowalks and writing activities(contest) to engage wikimedians from participating communities on Swahili Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons
- 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.
Killy95 is an experienced Wikimedia projects editor joined the movement since 2017 participated in different Wikimedia projects such as Wikiloves Africa, Wiki4HumanRights, Wikiloves Earth, and 1Lib1ref. He also created a notable hundred articles on Wikipedia and sister projects. Also participated in organizing different campaigns such as Wikiloves Africa.
- 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 our project are Tanzanians from different communities with editing experience and non-experienced editors. We will engage potential participants through various means, including interactions with water technicians, environmental associations, WASH Clubs, associations. During the project, we will actively facilitate the training, ensuring that participants gain the necessary knowledge and skills to contribute to Wikipedia and sister projects. Additionally, we will monitor the three-week online edit-a-thon to prevent any vandalism or misinformation.
The project will contribute to the development of Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons by building knowledge and creating more active editors, as well as improving the quality of photo uploads. To ensure sustainability, during this project we will create a WhatsApp group called WASH crisis in Tanzania on Wikipedia, where participants can stay in touch, discuss Wikimedia projects, and stay updated on the latest programs like photo walk and workshops.
- 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.
1. Engage with the Global Wiki Education Initiative Team: Discussed the plans with the Global Wiki Education Initiative team. Thus provided valuable guidance on best practices for running Wikipedia editing events and connecting with relevant communities. 2. I discussed the project with community members in Tanzania about the project plan through Telegram and WhatsApp group
- 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)
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)
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)
1. How effectively participants can edit water, sanitation, hygiene and related articles. 2. How well we can polish WASH related articles to a readable form with reliant sources. 3. How well our community can be able to benefit from these articles created and made available. 4. We will also like to learn the impact of the campaign and awareness of the project
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 60 | This is the number of people that will be participating in the project work. |
| Number of editors | 30 | Number of editors for the project work 15 experienced and 15 are experienced |
| Number of organizers | 5 | Project Coordinator: Who will be managing all the activities during program implementation
IT Expert: Who will be supporting all the activities related to IT including 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 | 70 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 150 |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | 30 |
| 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
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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)
I will use WMF Dashboard tool and project Meta page
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)
10565000 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.
4063.38 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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