Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in Tunisia (ID: 22063986)

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statusFunded
Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in Tunisia
proposed start date2023-03-18
proposed end date2023-03-25
grant start date2023-03-18T00:00:00Z
grant end date2023-05-31T00:00:00Z
budget (local currency)3788.88 TND
budget (USD)1226.18 USD
amount recommended (USD)1226.18
grant typeIndividual
funding regionMENA
decision fiscal year2022-23
applicant• Meriem Mach
organization (if applicable)• N/A
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Applicant Details[edit]

Please provide your main Wikimedia Username.

Meriem Mach

Please provide the Usernames of people related to this proposal.

Afek91

Organization

N/A

Are you a member of any Wikimedia affiliate or group, including informal groups like Wiki Fan Clubs, emerging language communities, not recognized Wikimedia groups etc.? Please list them all.

Wikimedia Tunisia User Group

Grant Proposal[edit]

M. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.

Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in Tunisia

Q. Indicate if it is a local, international, or regional proposal and if it involves several countries? (optional)

Local

Q2. If you have answered regional or international, please write the country names and any other information that is useful for understanding your proposal.


R. If you would like, please share any websites or social media accounts that your group or organization has.


1. What is the change that you are trying to bring about and why is this important.

Tunisia has a very rich cultural heritage it is expressed through traditional celebrations of weddings (and other events), culinary art, music... but the amount of freely licensed photos of listed cultural heritage in Tunisia on commons is still low. As time goes by this heritage becomes less accessible because of the modernization of people's life habits. Through this proposal we hope to engage communities connected to cultural initiatives to work with Wikimedia projects as a vehicle to document and communicate their work We believe that connecting this to global campaigns such Wiki Loves Folklore will also make us gain more visibility and learn from other Wikimedian communities.

2. Describe your main approaches or strategies to achieve these changes and why you think they will be effective.

-Recruit newcomers : We will try to relocate the event in another city than the capital Tunis in order to target new communities. The in-person event will take place in Mahdia a rich cultural city whose inhabitants are very attached to their traditions and are glad to share it to the world. in addition to that offering prizes will encourage photographers to participate. This approach proved its effeciency in the previous contests.

  • Building the capacity of the community members: it is important to acquaite the participants with the policy and interface of the wikimedia projects, an experienced wikimedian will lead the training of the photographers.
3. What are the activities you will be developing and delivering as part of these approaches or strategies?

in February we will promote the event via mailing lists and social media. The in-person event will take place in March: A photowalk in an art and crafts village will be organised as well as an exposition of a set of traditional meals to be photographed by participants; In the afternoon a workshop to introduce photographers to wikimedia projects and wikicommons. In April: the jury (a panel of 3 people from mixed backgrounds) will judge photos in several rounds. In June: a closing ceremony and an exhibition of the 10 best photos of the contest will be held in Mahdia.

In July: i will write the project report.
4. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign or event? If so, please select the relevant campaign below. If so, please select all the relevant campaigns from the list below. If "other", please state which.

Other (please specify)

Wiki Loves Folklore
5. Do you have the team that is needed to implement this proposal?

We are two volunteers : Meriem Mach Afek91

6. Please state if your proposal aims to work to bridge any of the identified CONTENT knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select up to THREE that most apply to your work.

Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial

6.1 In a few sentences, explain how your work is specifically addressing this content gap (or Knowledge inequity) to ensure a greater representation of knowledge.


7. Please state if your proposal includes any of these areas or THEMATIC focus. Select up to THREE that most apply to your work and explain the rationale for identifying these themes.

Culture, heritage or GLAM

8. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities?

Not applicable

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?

The target participants are photographers from Tunisia. The goal is to recruit new contributers and engage existing ones. Prizes are important for the Wiki Loves intiatives because this helps us to gain the trust of participants and continue to engage them in the future. I shall keep in close contact with the persons involved in this project through a WhatsApp group and other social media groups. Before and after the event i will collate feedback from volunteers, enquire if their expectations were met, survey their interests and gather every information i can about them (phone numbers, email, etc. if possible). On my part ill try my best to motivate them to contribute via implementing new projects to develop wikipedia and its sister projects.

10. In what ways are you actively seeking to contribute towards creating a safer, supportive, more equitable environment for participants?

We are willing to apply and promote the Universal Code of Conduct troughout the process.

11. Please tell us about how you have let your Wikimedia communities know about the planned activities and this proposal. Use this space to describe the processes you carried out to make the community more involved in planning this proposal. Please link the on-wiki community discussion(s) around the proposals.

The participants will know about the contest via: Social media: Wikimedia Tunisia usergroup group in facebook Mailing list: Wikimedia TN usergroup (wikimedia-tn@lists.wikimedia.org)

12. Are you aware of other Rapid Fund proposals in your local group, community, or region that are being submitted and that align with your proposed project?

Yes

If yes:

12.1 Did you explore the possibility of doing a joint proposal with other leaders in your group?
No
12.2 How will this joint proposal allow you to have better results?
I informed the head of the WikimediaTN usergroup there is no duplicated work and nobody is willing to organize such a contest.
13. Will you be working with other external, non-Wikimedia partners to implement this proposal? Required.

Yes

13.1 Please describe these partnerships and what motivates the potential partner to be part of the proposal and how they add value to your work.

Partners (local associations) are glad to contribute to share free knowledge around cultural heritage, they are ready to help by providing the space in which exhibitions will take place. Also photographers collectives are ready to help to engage existing participants of these communities with the proposal’s activities by using their existing communications channels and mobilization capacities.

14. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select a maximum of THREE options that most apply.

Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt

Learning, Sharing, and Evaluation[edit]

15. What do you hope to learn from your work in this fund proposal?

What are the best ways to reach out a new audience. How to convince local communities to join the project, and engage them to collaborate in further events. What factors act as barriers? Do new editors have the skills needed to contribute to wikicomons? What form of training and support was most/less useful in gaining these skills? What motivates editors to continue to edit after activities? What types of support and activities are most interesting to new participants who want to learn more about the Wikimedia community?

16. Based on these learning questions, what is the information or data you need to collect to answer these questions? Please register this information (as metric description) in the following spaces provided.
Main Open Metrics Data
Main Open Metrics Description Target
% of new editors % of new photographers who will join the contest on a national scale. 40
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17. Core quantitative metrics.
Core Metrics Summary
Core metrics Description Target
Number of participants 30
Number of editors 25
Number of organizers 5
Number of new content contributions per Wikimedia project
Wikimedia Project Description Target
Wikimedia Commons 150 images uploaded to wikimedia commons 150
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17.1 If for some reason your proposal will not measure these core metrics please provide an explanation.


18. What tools would you use to measure each metric selected? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support.

survey to evaluate participation. Programs & Events Dashboard

Financial Proposal[edit]

19. & 19.1 What is the amount you are requesting from Wikimedia Foundation? Please provide this amount in your local currency.

3788.88 TND

19.2 What is this amount in US Currency (to the best of your knowledge)?

1226.18 USD

20. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it.


We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.

Yes

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