Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki for Minorities in Tanzania 2026 (ID: 23749926)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Czeus25 Masele
- 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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Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wiki for Minorities in Tanzania 2026
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2026-05-02 - 2026-09-30
- 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)
Other (please specify) This is part of the global movement of Wiki for Minorities. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_for_Minorities
- 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 change we are trying to bring is equal representation, accurate documentation and meaningful participation of minority groups and under represented societies in Tanzania within Wikimedia projects. Currently, persons with albinism, people with disabilities, and endangered or marginalized ethnic groups are either invisible, misrepresented, or discussed through incomplete and non-contextual narratives on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia platforms. This absence reinforces stigma, misinformation, and cultural erasure while denying these communities the right to shape how their histories and identities are documented.
The main challenges we are addressing include: 1. Contents gapes and bias Many minority communities in Swahili speaking region have few or no Wikimedia articles, and existing contents lacks local sources, updated information and cultural sensitivity. 2. Limited participation of minorities as contributors Minority groups are largely excluded from Wikimedia contribution due to barriers such as lack of digital skills, disability accessibility challenges, language limitations, and low awareness of Wikimedia platforms. 3. Weak institutional collaboration for open knowledge Government bodies, cultural institutions, and civil society organizations possess valuable data and research, but this information is rarely made available or structured for use on Wikimedia platforms. To address these challenges the project will apply a community-centered, collaborative, and sustainable approach that positions minority communities as active contributors to Wikimedia platforms. It will strengthen collaboration with government institutions and civil society to ensure accurate, respectful, and locally grounded content. To ensure sustainability, the project will establish Wiki project clubs in schools with minority students, cultivating a new generation of Wiki for Minorities ambassadors in Tanzania who will continue contributing beyond the project period. The project will center minority communities as active contributors to Wikimedia projects, rather than as passive subjects of documentation. Through targeted training and mentorship, persons with albinism, people with disabilities, and members of endangered ethnic groups will be supported to contribute directly to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, ensuring their perspectives are reflected in open knowledge.
Capacity building will be delivered through inclusive in-door workshops focused on Wikipedia editing, reliable sourcing, accessibility standards, and ethical documentation of sensitive topics. These sessions will be complemented by field-based and outdoor activities, including community-approved oral history collection and multimedia documentation, to preserve endangered knowledge and lived experiences.
The project will collaborate with relevant government ministries, commissions, academic institutions, and civil society organizations to access reliable data, strengthen content quality, and encourage long-term institutional engagement with open knowledge.
Accessibility and inclusion will be integrated throughout the project by adopting disability-friendly tools, formats, and participation methods, ensuring meaningful participation regardless of physical, sensory, or cognitive ability. To support sustainability, Wiki project clubs will be established in schools with minority students, cultivating future contributors and long-term ambassadors for Wiki for Minorities in Tanzania.
By the end of the project, minority groups in Tanzania will be more visible, accurately represented, and actively involved in Wikimedia projects. This will contribute to reducing misinformation, preserving endangered knowledge, and strengthening Tanzania’s contribution to the global free-knowledge movement.
- 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 implementation will include Training, content creation, field documentation and partnership building activities designed to increase minority participation and representation on Wikimedia projects and platforms in Tanzania. 1. Project Planning and Stakeholder Engagement Establish partnerships with relevant government bodies (e.g. Ministry of Culture, Commission for Persons with Disabilities), academic institutions, and civil society organizations working with minority communities.
Develop a detailed implementation plan, safeguarding guidelines, and consent frameworks for community documentation.
2. Community Recruitment and Orientation Identify and recruit participants from minority groups, including persons with albinism, people with disabilities, and members of endangered ethnic communities.
Conduct orientation sessions to introduce Wikimedia projects, free knowledge principles, and community participation guidelines.
3. In-Door Capacity-Building Workshops Organize inclusive Wikipedia editing and Wikimedia Commons training workshops.
Topics will include article creation and improvement, sourcing and verification, accessibility standards, and ethical documentation of sensitive subjects.
Workshops will be designed to accommodate participants with different accessibility needs. 4. Content Creation and Edit-a-thons Facilitate thematic edit-a-thons focused on minority groups in Tanzania.
Support participants to create new articles and improve existing content on Wikipedia and related Wikimedia platforms. 5. School-Based Wiki Project Clubs (Sustainability Activity) Establish Wiki project clubs in selected schools with minority students.
Train teachers and student leaders to sustain club activities and develop future Wiki for Minorities ambassadors. 6. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Track participation, content contributions, and learning outcomes throughout the project.
Conduct regular reviews and produce a final public report documenting results, lessons learned, and future plans. A public project page on Meta-Wiki or Outreach Dashboard will be used to share timelines, activity details, and participation metrics.
Project timeline link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18ZXIyVv4bfRw4x-1CN0k9vyKS12R4rPFMHaOPrKh7-U/edit?tab=t.0
- 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.
Clement Makangabila Masele (User: Czeus25 Masele) – Project Lead
Clement Masele is the overall lead for the Wiki for Minorities project. He is an experienced Wikimedian and administrator, and a member of the WikiIndaba organizing team. Clement provides strategic leadership, oversees project execution, ensures alignment with Wikimedia movement values, and coordinates reporting and documentation.
Anuary Rajab – Facilitator
Anuary Rajab is a facilitator and an experienced Wikimedian, also part of the WikiIndaba organizing team. He brings strong facilitation experience and supports training delivery, participant engagement, and coordination of on-the-ground activities.
Ester Foi – Partnerships (User:BrixL)
Ester Foi represents BRIXL Partnerships and is responsible for partnership development and stakeholder engagement. Her role focuses on strengthening collaborations with institutions, community organizations, and partners relevant to the Wiki for Minorities project.
Otto Nyongole – Mentor (Technical Contributions)(user:Olimasy)
Otto Nyongole is a Wikimedia technical contributor and mentor. He leads participants into technical aspects of Wikimedia projects, including advanced editing, tools usage, and technical workflows. His mentorship supports participants interested in technical and infrastructure-related contributions within the Wikimedia ecosystem.
- 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 primary target participants are persons with albinism, members of minority and endangered tribes such as the Hadzabe, and people with disabilities, drawn mainly from schools, colleges, and registered minority-focused organizations. The project will prioritize institutions and community groups based in Tabora Region, where a high concentration of such institutions provides a strong baseline for engagement and learning. Secondary participants include teachers, lecturers, and community mentors who support these groups.
Engagement Before and During the Activities
Before implementation, the project will conduct baseline surveys and consultations in Tabora Region in collaboration with schools, colleges, and registered minority organizations to assess needs, accessibility requirements, and participant readiness. Orientation sessions will introduce Wikimedia projects, participation guidelines, and safeguarding principles.
During the project, participants will engage through inclusive training workshops, structured Wiki challenges, and field-based documentation activities supported by continuous mentoring. Activities will be designed to encourage peer learning and active contribution.
Follow-up After the Activities
After the activities, engagement will continue through school- and college-based Wiki project clubs, regular mentor follow-ups, and integration of participants into the local Wikimedia community. Active contributors will be encouraged to take on ambassador roles to support sustainability.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
Yes
- 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.
The Wikimedia Friendly Space Policy will be summarized and read aloud at the start of each event to remind both participants and organizers of their shared responsibility to maintain a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment.
In addition, a list of 24-hour emergency and support contact numbers will be made clearly available throughout the event. These will include contacts for the event organizers, local venue security, local law enforcement, local sexual assault support services, local emergency and non-emergency medical services, and a local taxi service.
- 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.
We discussed the idea of the Wiki for Minorities in Tanzania project with members of the existing Wikimedia community through active community channels, including Telegram groups. During these discussions, we introduced the project concept, shared its goals, and invited feedback from community members.
We also shared a link showcasing Wiki for Minorities initiatives started in 2025 (https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:Wiki_for_Minority_Tanzania_2025) through unfunded programs, which allowed community members to review past activities via the Wikimedia Dashboard. This helped participants understand what had already been done and identify existing gaps. Based on this review, community members provided additional suggestions and improvement ideas, many of which will be incorporated into the baseline assessments outlined in the project timeline.
To ensure transparency and broader participation, a public on-wiki project discussion page will be created on Meta-Wiki to document community feedback and ongoing updates.
- 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)
Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Human Rights
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Disabilities
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Provide for Safety and Inclusion
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Through this project, we aim to learn how community-centered approaches can improve minority participation and representation on Wikimedia platforms in Tanzania. The main learning questions that will guide data collection and reflection include: 1. How does direct involvement of minority communities as contributors affect the quality, accuracy, and depth of Wikimedia content? We will assess changes in article quality, sourcing, and narrative balance when content is created or improved by community members themselves. 2. What barriers prevent minority groups from sustained participation in Wikimedia projects, and which support mechanisms are most effective in addressing them? This includes learning about accessibility, confidence, language, technology, and safety concerns, and how training and mentorship influence long-term engagement. 3. How effective are in-door trainings combined with field-based documentation in building contributor skills and confidence? We will compare participation, retention, and contribution levels across different activity types. How can partnerships with government institutions and academic bodies strengthen content reliability and long-term engagement with open knowledge? The project will explore what types of institutional collaboration lead to ongoing data sharing and sustained Wikimedia involvement. Can school-based Wiki project clubs support long-term sustainability and youth leadership in minority-focused Wikimedia initiatives? We will examine whether early engagement helps develop future contributors and ambassadors for Wiki for Minorities in Tanzania.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 60 | New participant: 40
Returning participant: 20 |
| Number of editors | 35 | Newly Registered Users: 20
Returning editors: 15 |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 120 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 50 |
| Wikidata | 20 |
| 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)
Yes
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Wiki for Minority School Club | At least 20 members | 20 |
| Wiki for Minority Photo hunt Club | At least 5 Photographers | 5 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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)
We will use outreach Dashboard tool - https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/ and XTool GC https://xtools.wmcloud.org/adminstats for outlining statistics and showcase to participants how this tool might be helpful to them.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zuu40ZxdN9aZgt2gk1vpFM6nAzGy2hYRNicKAgDcDzk/edit?gid=0#gid=0
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
12353975 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.
4850 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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- 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).