Grants:Project/Rapid/Feminism and Folklore Dodoma

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Feminism and Folklore is an international writing contest organized at Wikipedia annually in the month of February and March to document folk cultures and women in folklore in different regions of the world on Wikipedia. We intend to run this program in Dodoma region mostly focusing on University Students (University of Dodoma espicially)
targetSwahili Wikipedia and English Wikipedia.
start date15th February
end date30th March
budget (local currency)4,832,566 TZS
budget (USD)2,015 USD
grant typeindividual
granteemagotech
contact(s)• ceo(_AT_)magotech.net


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Project Goal[edit]

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  1. Add or improve content
  2. Recruit new editors
  3. Engage existing editors

Project Plan[edit]

Activities[edit]

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1. What content will the contest focus on, and why is it important to your community?

Our conntest will be focused on adding articles on feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia.

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We have posted in meta page Via via this link also we will publish in our social media accounts.

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We will let the partcipants know about the event via social media, emailing and text messages.

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The contestants' work will be judged based on the quality and quantity of the work submitted. We will have a panel of 3 judges who will judge the works submitted by the contestants.

5. For photo contests, what is the strategy to get images used on projects?

In this particular event we will be focused on articles creation and improvement.

6. Are you running any in-person events or activities? If so, you will need to complete the steps outlined on the Risk Assessment protocol related to COVID-19. When you have completed these steps, please provide a link to your completed copy of the risk assessment tool below:

Yes we will be runnin in-person events. See the Risk Assessment Tool here

7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?

Impact[edit]

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets and feel free to add more:

For writing contests:

  1. Number of participants: 20
  2. Number of articles created or improved: atleast 150 new articles created

Resources[edit]

What resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).

Magoiga Mtatiro: Contest organizer & Assistant trainer
Ebenezer Mlay: Lead Trainer
Naemi Augustino: Communications and Logistics

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.

  • Prizes: 130USD (1st Winner) + 100USD (2nd Winner) + 70USD (3rd Winner) + 30USD (2 T-Shirts for 4th and 5th Winners)= 330USD
  • Venue: 150USD X 2 Events= 300USD
  • Food: 8USD X 20 Participants X 2 Events= 320USD
  • Travel reimbusments for facilitators: 35USD X 2 Facilitators X 2 Events= 140USD
  • Accomodation for facilitators: 45USD X 2 Facilitators X 2 Events= 180USD
  • Travel reimbusment for participants: 15USD X 20 Participants X 2 Events= 600USD
  • Internet Support: 100USD
  • Bank Rates: 45USD
TOTAL REQUESTED AMOUNT: 2,015USD

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  • Strong support Strong support Good work for bridging the gender gap. Kunokuno (talk) 14:13, 14 January 2022 (UTC)