Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Earth 2024 in Kyrgyzstan (ID: 22656499)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Mamatkazy
- 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)
N/A
- 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.
Wiki Loves Earth 2024 in Kyrgyzstan
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-07-21 - 2024-08-30
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Kyrgyzstan
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Wiki Loves Earth
- 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)
Proposal to Hold "Wiki Loves the Earth 2024" in Kyrgyzstan
It is proposed to organize the "Wiki Loves the Earth 2024" competition in Kyrgyzstan with the aim of popularizing Wikimedia Commons and attracting new participants to Wikipedia, utilizing incentive prizes and cooperation with governmental organizations.
Currently, Kyrgyz Wikipedia hosts approximately 79,140 articles, significantly fewer than neighboring countries such as Uzbek Wikipedia with 260,000 articles and Kazakh Wikipedia with 236,000 articles. To update Kyrgyz Wikipedia, it is proposed to utilize the "Wiki Loves the Earth" competition, which will attract more users and provide a flow of photographs for articles.
Experience from 2014 shows that 8,500 people from 26 countries participated in the "Wiki Loves the Earth" competition, contributing over 100,000 photographs. This competition is one of the most effective ways to popularize Wikipedia and other Wikimedia platforms in the Kyrgyz language.
To attract a larger number of participants, it is necessary to actively promote the competition through media companies and increase the prize fund, which will encourage participation. It is also important to consider that many photographers are hesitant to provide their work for free, hence offering incentive prizes for winners will be a crucial motivational factor. This competition will be the first of its kind in Kyrgyzstan, making it particularly significant.
Conducting the "Wiki Loves the Earth 2024" Competition: Organizing a competition to attract photographs of Kyrgyzstan's nature and landmarks will contribute to creating new content for Wikipedia and attracting new participants. This will increase interest in participation in the region.
We aim to significantly increase the activity and update of Kyrgyz Wikipedia through the "Wiki Loves the Earth 2024" competition in Kyrgyzstan. The goal is to enrich Wikipedia's content with high-quality photographs of Kyrgyzstan's nature and landmarks. This will attract new participants and raise public awareness of Wikimedia projects, particularly in the Kyrgyz language.
The main problems we are trying to address include: 1. Lack of content in Kyrgyz Wikipedia: Kyrgyz Wikipedia lags significantly behind neighboring Uzbek and Kazakh versions in terms of article quantity.
2. Absence of high-quality images: Many articles lack quality photographs to better illustrate topics and engage readers.
3. Low community participation: Despite potential local photographer involvement, many are reluctant to contribute their work for free.
To address these challenges, the following approaches will be implemented:
- Promotion through media companies: Expanding the competition's reach through collaboration with media partners will increase participant numbers and public awareness.
- Increasing the prize fund: Offering incentive prizes for competition winners will help overcome photographers' reluctance to provide their work for free and boost participation motivation.
- Collaboration with companies: Partnering with local companies will provide financial support and resources for the successful execution of the competition.
These measures aim to achieve the goal of enriching Kyrgyz Wikipedia with high-quality images, attracting new participants, and enhancing awareness of Wikimedia projects in Kyrgyzstan.
- 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) Promotion of the competition and related events on Instagram from May 1 to June 30, 2024. It is important for people to learn about the competition and its opportunities for publication on Wikimedia Commons and other Wikipedia platforms. This approach also effectively attracts photographers who have high-quality images of Kyrgyzstan's natural heritage, enabling their photos to be used in articles not only in Kyrgyz but also in other languages.
2) The announcement of the photo contest results will take place from June 20 to July 15, 2024.
3) The final event of the "Wiki Loves the Earth 2024 in Kyrgyzstan" competition is scheduled for July 20. This event is crucial for enhancing the prestige of the competition and ensuring its continuation in subsequent years. It is also an excellent opportunity to attract more Wikipedia users in Kyrgyz, Russian, and English, including those residing in Kyrgyzstan.
The project is being implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan. The Ministry will distribute a press release about the competition to various media outlets and organize a trip to one of Kyrgyzstan's natural heritage sites for photographers, encouraging their participation by capturing photographs on location. Additionally, the Ministry will prepare a letter of appreciation for the competition winners.
Such event planning ensures the successful and realistic implementation of the project to achieve its goals, making it significant.
- 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.
Username: Mamatkazy Project implementer and support for the Kyrgyz language and public relations for the Wiki Loves the Earth 2024 competition in Kyrgyzstan. Mamatkazy is a volunteer of the Kyrgyz Wikipedia community, translates articles into the Kyrgyz language and is one of the organizers of the Competition.
- 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 main target audience is people living in Kyrgyzstan. We encourage them to upload their photographs of Kyrgyzstan's natural heritage to Wikimedia Commons, and also, if they are new to Wikipedia, to actively participate in volunteer work for Kyrgyz Wikipedia. In addition, a secondary target group could be people from all over the world who have photographs from the territory of Kyrgyzstan and who can participate in the competition.
To reach the beneficiaries, it is planned to use the main Instagram account of the competition, actively promoting it through targeted advertising. Press releases will also be distributed through various local media.
- 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.
The decline in the application for funding was discussed and accepted in the Kyrgyz community group for organizing the competition in a telegram.
- 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)
Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background
- 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 effective is the “Wiki Loves Earth 2024” competition for popularizing Wikimedia projects in Kyrgyzstan? 2. What strategies are most successful in attracting new users to participate in Wikimedia projects through contests like “Wiki Loves the Earth”? 3. How does participation in Wikimedia competitions contribute to the improvement and expansion of content, especially related to the natural heritage of Kyrgyzstan, on Wikimedia platforms? 4. What are the demographic and geographic characteristics of the participants in the Wiki Loves Earth 2024 competition in Kyrgyzstan? 5. How does the level of awareness and participation in Wikimedia projects vary among different segments of the population of Kyrgyzstan? 6. How does participation in Wikimedia competitions affect participants' perceptions and attitudes towards environmental protection and digital knowledge sharing platforms?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 200 | 200 - users will take part in the Wiki Loves earth 2024 in Kyrgyzstan competition
100 of them new users 50 of them will take part in the last event in person 1500 photos uploed to Wikimedia Commons for Wiki Loves earth 2024 in Kyrgyzstan competition |
| Number of editors | 100 | 100 - new registered users
100 - registered users |
| Number of organizers | 7 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| 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
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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)
Number of partisipat of Wiki Loves Earth 2024 in Kyrgyzstan competation. Number of upload photos for the Wiki Loves earth 2024 in Kyrgyzstan competition
Financial proposal[edit]
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ryCkapgbg_jC4e_HFr9Yeqbsm4klKm60ramEk-a_sz0/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)
180000 KGS
- 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.
2046.5 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
Endorsements and Feedback[edit]
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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).