Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/WikiTech contest for Enriching Arabic Technical Content (ID: 22957647)
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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)
I'm a staff member or contractor in a Wikimedia Affiliate, group, or allied organization.
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Co-founder of Wikimedians of Yemen User Group
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
WikiTech contest for Enriching Arabic Technical Content
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-04-15 - 2025-06-30
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Regional (more than one country in the same continent or region) Online contest
- 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)
Through this contest, we aim to enhance Arabic technical content on the Wikipedia platform, contributing to bridging the knowledge gap in this field. The main challenges include the lack of specialized Arabic content, the low contributions from technical experts, and the need to raise awareness about the importance of participating in enriching Arabic content. To achieve this change, we will rely on organizing the contest to attract contributors, providing a guide that clearly explains the contest rules, methods, and steps for participation, offering support to participants throughout the contest, and responding to their inquiries. Additionally, symbolic motivational prizes will be offered to outstanding participants to encourage them to continue contributing voluntarily.
- 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.
- Planning Phase
- Determine the contest objectives, formulate its topics, and criteria for evaluating entries, and prepare the contest program that includes registration dates, submission of entries, and announcement of results.
- Compile lists of short articles to improvement based on the most viewed pages, as well as custom articles to create based on the most viewed pages in English Wikipedia.
- Selecting a judging panel of experienced Wikipedia editors to evaluate the submissions.
- Technical and Logistical Setup
- This phase involves creating a dedicated page for the contest on Wikipedia to explain the rules and instructions, as well as a participant registration page and article lists. Necessary tools and resources, such as templates and guidance pages, will be provided to support participants during the contest.
- Promotion and Outreach
- Designing advertisements for social media, creating logos and images for the contest, publishing promotional ads on social media platforms, and contacting users on discussion pages and through Telegram channels.
- Contest Management
- Overseeing the contest for one month, receiving submissions, providing technical support, assisting participants, monitoring their progress, and offering constructive feedback.
- Evaluation Phase
- Follow up on the progress of the evaluation. Announcing the contest results and honoring the winners, as well as sending thank-you messages to the contributors and the judging panel.
- Documentation
- Preparing and publishing a detailed report summarizing the contest, including statistics on the contributions made by participants and the results, as well as collecting feedback from participants to improve future events.
- 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.
- Ibrahim Qasim (Mr. Ibrahem): Contest Coordinator and Organizer, Support participants, monitor their progress, and provide constructive feedback.
- Rashid Mohamed (RASHEEDYE): Support participants, monitor their progress, and provide constructive feedback.
- Judging Team (to be determined later): A panel of 2 or 3 experienced editors from Arabic Wikipedia who will evaluate submissions, ensuring they meet the contest's quality standards and criteria.
- 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 users contributing to Arabic Wikipedia in general, with a particular focus on those interested in the technical field.
We will promote the contest through marketing campaigns on social media and dedicated announcements on Arabic Wikipedia. Interested participants will be required to fill out a registration form to collect essential information, ensuring effective communication throughout the contest.
During the contest , we will continue to support participants through campaign events, providing them with necessary guidelines and answering their questions to maintain their engagement. We will also encourage them to continue contributing to Wikimedia projects even after the contest ends.
After the contest, participants will be asked to complete a feedback form to evaluate the event and gather their opinions and suggestions.
- 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.
I began discussing the idea with community members in Yemen through in-person meetings and the broader Arab community via the Telegram group. We then moved the discussion to the "Technology" section of the Arabic Wikipedia. We received support and encouragement from community members.
htps://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/ويكيبيديا:الميدان/تقنية/أرشيف/2025/مارس#h-إثراء_المحتوى_العربي_التقني-20250211134000
- 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)
Not applicable
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Not applicable
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Identify Topics for Impact
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
I hope to learn how to organize successful events that enhance Arabic technical content, as well as to develop communication and coordination skills with various stakeholders. Additionally, I look forward to gaining a better understanding of the needs of the Arabic technical community and how to motivate them to actively contribute to enriching knowledge content.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 30 | |
| Number of editors | 30 | |
| Number of organizers | 7 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 200 |
| 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 |
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| 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 use the OutreachDashboard tool to measure each metric, track participant contributions, and analyze the overall impact of the contest.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
Reduced budget:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xRmSjnlSzqbRb45ewTIG9NueGfr8zkHumWjRPER8isY/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)
491376 YER
- 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.
2000 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.
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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).