Grants talk:Project/Rapid/Agbalagba/Yoruba Wikipedia Translation-athon

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Moved to drafts[edit]

Thank you for submitting this rapid grant request. Please note that we only accept grant applications between the 1st and 15th of each month. Therefore, I have changed its status from "proposed" to "draft." Please feel free to change it back to "proposed" between the 1st and 15th of any month. When you do so, please email rapidgrants@wikimedia.org to let us know. MMontes (WMF) (talk) 15:55, 27 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@MMontes (WMF):, I have changed my proposal status to "proposed" per your suggestion above. Agbalagba T★C 06:49, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Application received[edit]

Hi, Agbalagba! Thank you for submitting this rapid grant request. Please check this page for additional comments and questions as we review the application and please feel free to reach out to us with questions; we are here to help with a successful grant application! Best regards, MMontes (WMF) (talk) 11:16, 1 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from WMF[edit]

Hello, Agbalagba; thank you again for submitting this rapid grant request. We have two questions for you:

  1. Where is the translation-athon planned to happen? Are there Wikimedians active in this city/region? Can you please link to their accounts?
The translation-athon is planned to happen in Downtown Hotel in Lagos. Yes, there are Wikimedians in Lagos They include:
  1. Who would be the two facilitators from Lagos? Can you please link to their accounts?

Regards, MMontes (WMF) (talk) 18:29, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The two facilitators are yo:User:Demmy and (yo:User:Kaizenify)' Agbalagba T★C 07:33, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Agbalagba: Who would be the two facilitators traveling from outside Lagos? MMontes (WMF) (talk) 12:41, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
MMontes (WMF), I and User:Adefanike are the two facilitators traveling from outside Lagos. Thank you for your prompt response. Reagrds. Agbalagba T★C 18:09, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Grant request declined[edit]

Agbalagba, thank you for addressing our comments and for all the work you do for the Wiki movement. As the Rapid Grants program evolves (more information will be shared in the guidelines that will be announced to the community in the following weeks), we have stopped prioritizing grants with travel components -- especially when there are robust communities that already undertake the work locally. Looking into the contribution histories of the different participants in Lagos, all of them are active on Yoruba wiki and we deem that external facilitators become redundant. At the same time, this initiative, whereas endorsed by them, does not come from local leadership. We look forward to otherwise supporting your local work. Regards, MMontes (WMF) (talk) 18:20, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

MMontes (WMF) If you deemed it unnecessary to invite participants from outside Lagos, that's fine and we could have the Lagos Wikipedians to facilitate the workshop. I do not think this should automatically result in this request declined. This is a project that focus on recruiting volunteers for Yoruba Wikipedia. I also do not understand what you meant by "At the same time, this initiative, whereas endorsed by them, does not come from local leadership." This is an individual grant request not by a group with leadership. Agbalagba T★C 19:36, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Agbalagba, we will leave this grant request marked as not funded. If local Wikimedians are interested in pursuing this initiative and they have your permission, we look forward to seeing their request in the next period of submissions. MMontes (WMF) (talk) 20:09, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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