Grants talk:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Bhumika Wiki:Wikibuku (ID: 23058897)

Additional questions related to your application

Latest comment: 29 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Thank you for your application. Here are the additional questions/ observations and comments from the review team (ESEAP Regional Funds Committee; Wikimedia Indonesia; ESEAP Programme Officer).

Review questions	Collated responses
Is the proposal clear in terms of the change it wants to make? Does the proposal indicate value/impact potential? Is the proposal viable?	Yes, it is also an advantage that they brought in several people from different communities to complete this project.
Does the applicant have the experience (technical / organizing) capacity to implement this project? Does the applicant or team have experience on target Wikimedia projects?	Yes, it also benefits the entire project that there are a couple of organizers being involved to accomplish this. They stated that there are 13 people involved, each has its own task to do.
Does this proposal have support from Wikimedia community members? Has there been sufficient engagement of community members through the endorsement and feedback process?	Considering that these involve several communities, I can see that this has full support from them.
Does the proposed budget adequately reflect the investment needed to achieve the proposed goals?	Yes
Does the applicant show clarity in what they hope to learn from their work given the change they are hoping to achieve?	Yes
Questions or feedback to the applicant based on your review	At the end of the project, would you be willing to share it to the wider Wikimedia community. For example, through Let's Connect or at least sharing the outcomes on diff blog? Would you be able to share an example of a completed Wikibook and how would you assess the quality of contribution? In your experience of working with Wikibooks, do you have case studies or examples of how Wikibooks have been useful reference or content has been re-used? How would you track that?

We look forward to your response by 10 June 2025. Please let us know if you require more time to respond. We can adapt.

Thank you.

Regards, Jacqueline on behalf of ESEAP Regional Funds Committee JChen (WMF) (talk) 08:06, 8 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hello @JChen (WMF)

Thank you very much for the thoughtful feedback and questions from the ESEAP Regional Funds Committee, Wikimedia Indonesia, and the ESEAP Programme Officer. We sincerely appreciate the time and attention given to reviewing our proposal, and we are grateful for the constructive insights and support.

1. Yes, we are very willing to share the outcomes of this project with the broader Wikimedia community. Between 2024 and 2025, I have written four articles on the Wikimedia Diff blog under the username Astari28, highlighting our community’s efforts and contributions across different initiatives. In addition, one of our team members presented the achievements of the WikiMelayu project during the ESEAP Conference 2024, in a session titled “WikiMelayu: Inheriting the Malay Audio Visual Heritage of North Sumatra.”

Building on these experiences, we are committed to publishing a reflective report and lessons learned from this project in the form of a Diff blog post. We are also open and enthusiastic about sharing our experience through Let’s Connect sessions or any relevant Wikimedia community events in the future.

2. We plan to design Wikibook content based on participants’ interests and writing abilities, allowing them to choose between fiction and non-fiction formats. This flexibility aims to ensure that contributors feel more confident and comfortable in their initial contributions to Wikibooks. By starting with their areas of interest, we hope to create a positive and empowering first experience within Wikimedia projects. Some examples of Wikibooks we have completed include:

https://id.wikibooks.org/wiki/Pengenalan_Sumber_Pembelajaran_Terbuka

https://id.wikibooks.org/wiki/Gastronomi_Nusantara

https://id.wikibooks.org/wiki/Belajar_di_Rumah:_Panduan_Pendidikan_Keluarga_(Seri_PAUD)

In addition, here are contributions from participants whom we directly supported and facilitated in previous activities:

https://id.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wastra_Indonesia/Sarung_Samarinda

https://id.wikibooks.org/wiki/Dasar-Dasar_Sumber_Pembelajaran_Terbuka

To assess the quality of contributions, especially in non-fiction works, we apply several indicators: content clarity, structural completeness, alignment with Wikimedia policies, consistency in the use of sources and references, and practical usefulness for general readers. As an educator and book editor with experience in publishing educational books and children’s stories, I am committed to guiding contributors not only in the writing process but also in developing quality, educationally relevant content that aligns with the spirit of open knowledge.

3. Based on our experience, several Wikibooks we have developed have been reused as reference materials in community meetings. For example, “Pengenalan Sumber Pembelajaran Terbuka” and “Dasar-Dasar Sumber Pembelajaran Terbuka” were used as references in Wikibook writing training for the OER Adicita 3.0 project in 2025.

To track their usage, we currently do not use any special tools other than monitoring participant contributions through the Outreach Dashboard. Additionally, we manually check contributor usernames on Wikimedia Commons. Many images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons have been reused for online news articles, personal blogs, and tourism content. Wikimedia Commons thus represents another form of contribution within Wikimedia beyond the Wikibooks we develop. However, if there are recommended tools for better tracking the usage and impact of our work, we are very open and eager to adopt them. Astari28 (talk) 01:44, 9 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Your application has been approved

Latest comment: 21 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hello @Astari28,

Thank you for your application and for taking time to respond with additional information. Congratulations, your application has been approved in the amount of IDR 35,937,500 from 1 July to 31 December 2025.

Please revise your project budget and plans to match the approved amount and publish it on this talk page.
I extended the implementation timeline. If you complete your project ahead of time, please feel free to submit your final report early via Fluxx.

Additional resources which may be useful

The reporting requirements and templates for the grant can be found here. All reports are to be completed and submitted via Fluxx.
Timelines for reporting can be found in your grant agreement or on Fluxx.
Instructions for post award: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Processing/Grantee_Portal/Post_award
Documenting project expenses: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Documenting_project_expenses

We thank you for your participation in the grant application process and hope to continue to journey with you as you embark on this project. Good luck!

Regards, Jacqueline on behalf of the ESEAP Funds Committee JChen (WMF) (talk) 06:10, 13 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@JChen (WMF)

Thank you once again for your guidance and support throughout the grant process.

I would like to confirm that I have completed the required edits in the Fluxx portal, including revising the budget and other related sections to reflect the approved amount of IDR 35,937,500. All changes have been aligned with the approved funding and implementation timeline. Please let me know if further adjustments or clarifications are needed.

Regards,

Astari28 (talk) 23:55, 16 June 2025 (UTC)Reply