Grants:Project/Rapid/Wikimedistas de Bolivia Annual Meetup
Project Goal[edit]
Briefly explain what are you trying to accomplish with this project, or what do you expect will change as a result of this grant. Example goals include, "recruit new editors", "add high quality content", or "train existing editors on a specific skill".
- We want to get together online to discuss about our projects and celebrate Wikipedia's 20th anniversary. Also, to plan our next steps as a user group.
Project Plan[edit]
Activities[edit]
Tell us how you'll carry out your project. What will you and other organizers spend your time doing?
- User's group online meeting to celebrate Wikipedia's 20 years
- Online seminar about Wikipedia and how it came to be.
- Online workshop for women to edit Wikipedia.
How will you let others in your community know about your project (please provide links to where relevant communities have been notified of your proposal, and to any other relevant community discussions)? Why are you targeting a specific audience?
- We will send an invitation to Wikimedistas de Bolivia mailing list. Also, we will set up the site notice to get wikipedians from all over Bolivia to participate.
What will you have done at the end of your project? How will you follow-up with people that are involved with your project?
- We will have gathered around 40 people to talk about Wikipedia. We will likely edit 10 new articles. Also, we will follow their development and invite them to other events.
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:
- No, the event will be held online.
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 specific to your project:
- Number of total participants: 30
- Number of articles created or improved (if applicable) : 10
- Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons (if applicable) : none
- Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects (if applicable) : none
Resources[edit]
What resources do you have? Include information on who is the organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).
- We will hold two events, one for everyone to learn how Wikipedia came to be. It will be online and open for registration for online certificates. The other one will be an online workshop for a reduced number of women. Childcare will be offered. Finally, we will hold an online event to celebrate Wikipedia's 20 anniversary. We will offer childcare as well, and also T-shirts and stickers for the volunteers. We will write a press release for media in our country to spread the word about Wikipedia, and invite people to participate in our online event through social networks and on TV and radio as well.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense:
- Connection reimbursment: 300$
- Child-care: 800$
- Mementos: 500$
- Graphic design: 200$