Grants:Project/Rapid/Western Armenian Wiki/Armenian Diaspora High Schools' Training for Wiki Research & Editing

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Armenian Diaspora High Schools' Training for Wiki Research & Editing
We would like to inform, train, and educate Armenian high school students in Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Syria, and other countries on the Mediterranean on how to use sources from Wikipedia, how to edit, Wikipedia, how to translate, and how to enrich open-source encyclopedic content in Western Armenian. Those who edit the highest-quality articles will be eligible to win small awards; the quality will be measured by WA Wiki admins through length, language skills, richness of citations, etc.
targetWestern Armenian Wikipedia
start dateMay 16
end dateJune 16
budget (local currency)347,410.80 AMD
budget (USD)$730 USD
grant typeGroup
non-profit statusYes
grantee• Շահէն
contact(s)• wikipedia(_AT_)westernarmenian.org• shahen.books(_AT_)gmail.com
organization (if applicable)• Wikimedians of Western Armenian Language User Group


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Please see the sample Contest application before drafting your application.

Project Goal[edit]

Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.

  1. Add or improve content
  2. Recruit new editors

Project Plan[edit]

Activities[edit]

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
1. What content will the contest focus on, and why is it important to your community?

The content of the contest will focus on the high school students' desired topics. Meaning, content preference will be given to the students who wish to partake in our trainings and educational workshops.

It is important to equip the high school students who are fluent in Western Armenian with the necessary tools to be able to edit, translate, and work on open-source knowledge projects such as Wiki.


2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

We will inform our communities through official letters to school administrations, social media posts, sending information about the trainings in our WhatsApp and Facebook groups, etc.


3. How will you let participants know about the contest? In what ways will you be communicating with them?
For example, these can include on-wiki spaces, social media channels, mailing lists, messaging apps, or physical/online gatherings.

Participants will know about the trainings through their school administration, or our social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp group, weekly newsletter, etc). We will also meet with the students over Google Meet to discuss details and explain regulations. We will make sure that all eligible students are informed about this opportunity.


4. How will you judge the contest and award prizes?
Note: Grantees, judges, and other contest leaders are ineligible to receive prizes. Grantees who are serving as judges may not receive gifts through grant funding.

Those who edit the highest-quality articles will be eligible to win small awards; the quality will be measured by WA Wiki admins through length, language skills, richness of citations, etc. Each participating user will have the chance to submit one (presumably their best) article for prize consideration. Stub articles will not be considered. Information of submitted articles will be verified.


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

Not a photo contest.

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:

We will not be running any in-person activities.

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

None.

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: 60-75
  2. Number of articles created or improved: 150-200

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).

We will not be receiving any any in-kind donations or additional funding.

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

  • Small prizes for the majority of participants who contribute to the project with proper quality: $550 USD.
  • Certificate (for all partaking participants) printing/shipping/logistical support:$50 USD.
  • Non-profit taxes: App. $120-130 USD, extra will be returned if not used.
  • Total: $730 USD

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