Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikimedia Engagement and Community Development in Northern Cyprus Through University Clubs (ID: 23553028)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Biologg
- 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.
Wikimedia Engagement and Community Development in Northern Cyprus Through University Clubs
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2026-04-15 - 2026-06-15
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Cyprus
- 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)
Our primary objective is to increase awareness, skills, and sustained participation in Wikimedia projects among students of both the Atatürk Teacher Training Academy and the Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus and to the Wikimedia movement and its projects. By doing so, we aim to cultivate an appreciation for the value of free knowledge, while promoting active and collaborative learning through content creation and editing.
Our focus will be on generating and improving content about Northern Cyprus, the Turkish Cypriot community, Education and subjects that align with the participants’ individual interests. This approach will not only contribute to enriching Wikimedia projects with local knowledge but also encourage students to become active contributors to the global free knowledge movement.
To achieve this, we have designed a diverse program of activities, including a joint Wikipedia Conference which be held in both universities and where some Wikimedians around the globe will participate online as speakers, a small wikicamp with students of both wiki clubs, Wiki promotion stand at METU Spring Fest, and regular wikimarathons. These events will provide participants with both the technical skills and the motivation to contribute meaningfully to Wikimedia projects.
Using existing university wiki clubs, the project will run activities for Wikimedians across Northern Cyprus and will be open to everyone. The events will be followed by a community meeting at the end of the project to review outcomes and next steps, open to everyone.
- 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.
- 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.
- Biologg: A primary school teaching student and the President of the AÖA Wiki Club. He will be responsible for managing events and projects, as well as assisting other members and event participants with Wikimedia-related activities.
- ToprakM: An aerospace engineering student and the president of the METU NCC Wikipedia Society. As an experienced Wikimedian on the team, he will be managing the event held in the METU NCC and assisting other team members in their Wikimedia-related efforts to promote knowledge sharing and community engagement.
- İlo04: A primary school teaching student, board member of AÖA Wiki Club, She will be responsible for public relations and tasked with extending the reach and impact of society's communication efforts. She will also help collaborations with relevant other societies in our school and with other Wiki Clubs.
- Ddovah: A primary school teaching student, board member of AÖA Wiki Club, she will be responsible to determine the most fitting event date, she will also be in charge of selecting the ideal venue that meets the event's requirements.
- 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)
Our target participants are Wiki student club members, other university students on our campuses, and the wider public across Northern Cyprus. We plan to engage people to join us through social media posts, and campus posters. After the activities, we will follow up with survey emails, and ongoing online community channels to keep participants connected and involved.
- 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.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atat%C3%BCrk_Teacher_Training_Academy_Wiki_Club/Youth_Safety
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/METU_Northern_Cyprus_Campus_Wikipedia_Society/Youth_Safety
- 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.
With encouragement from Wikimedia User Group Turkey, we established the METU NCC Wikipedia Society in 2023 and the AÖA Wiki Club in 2025. Thanks to this support, we are actively organizing events and building momentum on both universities. We stay in regular contact with the Wikimedia community in Northern Cyprus and maintain strong ties with Wikimedia-related student clubs across Turkey, enabling ongoing idea exchange, collaboration, and mutual support.
- 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)
Education
- 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)
Innovate in Free Knowledge
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
- Which methods could be used to encourage deeper involvement and contributions, and how might youth participation or youth-driven initiatives shape these outcomes?
- How effectively did our approach communicate the importance of open knowledge to the audience, and in what areas did it not meet expectations?
- Have we given prospective contributors straightforward and thorough direction on how they can engage meaningfully while building their own skills?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 100 | We expect to reach at least 100 participants in total of all activities. |
| Number of editors | 25 | We expect to reach about 25 editors by the end of the project. |
| Number of organizers | 11 | 4 organizing team, 3 in-person speakers, 4 online speakers |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 100 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 250 |
| Wikidata | 50 |
| 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 |
| 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 are planning to use outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org for edit counts.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WqUv70CQIx1FgVB-SUw96XpNaIonctCUILFvVDk-zhE/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)
166500 TRY
- 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.
4067.26 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 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).