Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/WikiForHumanRights 2024 Campaign in Tanzania (ID: 22500402)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Husseyn Issa
- 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 an informal Wikimedia group.
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
I am a Leader of Global WikiEducation Initiative which has the aim of empowering global communities through equitable access to quality education, the promotion of open knowledge through various wikimedia projects, and the cultivation of collaborative learning environments. The group is now managing various projects in Tanzania such as Kiwix4Schools and with the desire of conducting other wikimedia projects.
Main Proposal[edit]
- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
WikiForHumanRights 2024 Campaign in Tanzania
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-06-01 - 2024-06-30
- 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)
WikiForHumanRights
- 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 "WikiForHumanRights 2024 Campaign in Tanzania" endeavors to foster greater awareness, understanding, and engagement at the intersection of human rights and sustainability. Our mission is to empower Tanzanian communities by providing accessible, accurate, and localized knowledge on human rights issues, particularly emphasizing their connection to building a sustainable future. Through the promotion of awareness, education, and action, this campaign will be working with Global WikiEducation Initiative, Wikimedians Of Tabora, Wikimedia Community Kilimanjaro and Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania seeks to inspire individuals to take proactive steps towards promoting human rights, environmental conservation, and sustainable development in Tanzania. By focusing on themes such as the right to a healthy environment, tree planting initiatives, and regional writing contests, we aim to catalyze positive change and encourage active participation in creating a future that upholds both human rights and environmental sustainability.
Our Main Strategies/Approaches; 1. Create local awareness about free accessible knowledge to climate change and sustainability in Tanzania 2. Empower Wikimedia communities in Tanzania to contribute human rights and sustainability content on Wikimedia projects 3. Create knowledge sharing opportunity between participating communities on the campaign
- 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.
1. Organize a webinar to share local campaign efforts to build climate change/environment words and knowledge in Swahili in collaboration with 2 local schools, an environmental NGO and community organizations(listed above). This event will also mark the official launch of the 2024 campaign and onset of tree planting activities as part of the WikiForHumanRights 2024 campaign in Tanzania.
2. Organize editathons, photowalks and writing activities(contest) to engage wikimedians from participating communities on Swahili Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. Participants from different communities would also be mobilized to engage in the capacity building sessions organized globally and regionally to build skills for contributing to the different wikimedia projects of focus.
3. Organize a physical learning and closing event to share the work done, skills acquired and impact created in the community. Awards and certificates would be given to outstanding contributors and partners involved in the campaign.
- 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. Team Leader:
- Name: Hussein Issa (Global WikiEducation Initiative)
- Role: Oversees the overall planning, grant writing, coordination, and execution of the campaign activities, and reporting.
- Wikimedia Username: Husseyn Issa
2. Community Engagement Coordinator:
- Name: Anuary Rajabu (Wikimedians Of Tabora)
- Role: Engages with local communities to facilitate physical participation in campaign activities.
- Wikimedia Username: Anuary Rajabu
3. Content and Outreach Manager:
- Name: Alex Method (Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania)
- Role: Manages content creation, promotion, and outreach efforts, including organizing the online contest and editathons.
- Wikimedia Username: Rwebogora
4. Environmental Conservation Specialist:
- Name: Idd Ninga
- Role: Leads tree planting initiatives, coordinates environmental education activities, and integrates environmental perspectives into campaign activities.
- Wikimedia Username: Idd ninga
- 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 are members of Global WIkiEducation Initiative,Wikimedians Of Tabora,Wikimedia Community Kilimanjaro and Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania, also new editors, and volunteers working and interested in the relevant theme. We will engage with participants via the newly feature of Event Registration with email addresses and Social media groups on it for easy interaction, on meta which will be found in our page [1] as soon as the project is set to kickoff. But we will engage more with our participants through our discussion page [2].
- 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.
Firstly, we organized a virtual meeting with key Wikimedia communities in Tanzania, including the Global WikiEducation Initiative, Wikimedians Of Tabora, Wikimedia Community Kilimanjaro, and Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania. During this meeting, we presented our proposal, discussed the planned activities, and invited feedback and suggestions from community members. Additionally, we published announcements about the campaign and proposal on our telegram channel and the Wikimedia WhatsApp group. These announcements provided information about the campaign objectives, activities, and opportunities for community involvement, encouraging interested individuals to contact us for further details or to join the planning efforts.
Secondly we have let other Wikimedia communities outside of Tanzania know by adding our local activity in the campaign community events table on meta page. The link is found in here - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Join_Community_Events. We also reached out to Ruby D-Brown (Africa Anglophone regional coordinator) and let her know as well about this campaign.
- 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)
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)
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)
1. Effective Community Engagement Strategies: We seek to understand which community engagement strategies are most effective in mobilizing participation and fostering meaningful dialogue around human rights and sustainability issues.
2. Partnership Development and Collaboration: We hope to gain insights into best practices for developing and maintaining partnerships with external organizations and stakeholders, particularly in the context of implementing collaborative initiatives related to environmental conservation and community development.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 20 | |
| Number of editors | 15 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 150 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 |
| Wikidata | 200 |
| 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 |
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| 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)
Hashtags, Program and Event tool, Dashboard and Google Forms
Financial proposal[edit]
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZqPLjVBzl8-cqBEp_9f1HX5LzeA7ELkH19V_TFe4hL4/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)
12200000 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.
4760.43 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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- 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).