PhilWiki Community/Engagement Call, 2025/Capacity Building Workshop

The PhilWiki Community Board of Directors (BOD) unanimously approved the final version of the 2025-2026 Annual Plan during its regular board meeting on March 10, 2025. The grant proposal for FY 2024-25 (Round 2) is currently under review by the Regional Grants Committee. The General Support Fund (GSF) is open to Wikimedia Movement organizations and organized groups of Wikimedia volunteers, to support the effective programmatic work of those implementing their work in 100% of the time related to and focusing exclusively on Wikimedia projects.

Our strategy is simplified into 5Ps or Promotion - Participation - Partnership - Pursuit of Purpose: 1) Promotion of Open Knowledge: Raise the awareness on Wikimedia projects as a platform that serves open knowledge, 2) Participation, Diversity and Inclusion: Increase participation from all sectors of the society, including but not limited to, the youth, underrepresented communities and ethnolinguistic groups, 3) Partnership and Collaboration: Create opportunities through partnership and collaboration with civic and professional organizations, and GLAM and educational institutions, 4) Pursuit of Purpose: Empower volunteers and enhance the organizational capacity in advancing the Movement’s strategic direction – Knowledge as a Service and Knowledge Equity.

Program Committees

The PhilWiki Community’s main programs are Advocacy, Capacity Building, Diversity, Education, GLAM, and Outreach programs, and are headed by a committee chairperson appointed by the Board.

Each program supports the promotion of free knowledge and further the objectives of the organization as managed by the committee chairperson:

• Advocacy program committee creates and supports activities related to the promotion of free knowledge both online and offline;
• Capacity Building program committee develops and strengthens the skills, abilities, processes and resources that the organization need to sustain, adapt, and grow;
• Diversity program committee deals with the engagement of diverse participation to close the gender and knowledge gaps;
• Education program committee involves educators in fora and workshops for them to understand Wikipedia and how it can be utilized in school as a learning tool;
• GLAM program committee engages in establishing partnerships with galleries, libraries, archives, and museums for collaborations; and
• Outreach program committee creates projects and programs to engage new contributors in online and offline activities;

The committee chairperson is appointed by the Board, upon consultation with the general membership, to serve for a one-year term with reappointment. The Board may assign up to two committees to be chaired by one person, or it may appoint a vice-chairperson to a committee program as necessary. The committee chairperson may appoint up to five committee members, upon consultation and approval of the Board.

Workshop #1: Program Implementation (June 2025)

• Date: June 6 - 8, 2025
• Venue: Presentacion, Camarines Sur

Capacity Building and Trategic Workshop outputs

Capacity Building and Trategic Workshop

Team Building

Interested participants

Please add your username below if you are interested in participating.:

• LeahLhey
• chammy17
• Mryjysgrr24
• Maffeth.opiana (talk) 12:23, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
• Filipinayzd (talk) 14:28, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
• ShmilyDigital (talk) 05:56, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
• Derk29 (talk) 10:09, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
• Marivic altabano (talk) 11:32, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
• Sheena Aloner (talk) 06:02, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
• Judith.arendaing (talk) 12:23, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
• MarvinBikolano (talk) 9:42, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
• Quicksilverabby25 (talk) 12:38, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
• Dos Padayon (talk) 16:19, 14 May 2025 (UTC)Dos Padayon
• Daragang Nagueña (talk) 04:06, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
• Kabu Sawsaw (talk) 15:39, 16 May 2025 (UTC)Kabu Sawsaw
• Kxsteynn (talk) 01:58, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
• KEESPLANA
• EMCCERNITCHEZ
• Maryantonettelamud (talk) 12:39, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
• RogelNgo (talk) 12:42, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
• ChisoyWasabe (talk) 10:53, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

Report

• 2025 Community Engagement Survey Report

Workshop #2: Documentation (August 2025)

Cebu WikiConference 2025 participants

WikiWomen Lunch

• Date: August 22 - 23, 2025
• Venue: Mandaue City, Cebu

Interested participants

Please add your username below if you are interested in participating.:

See participants.

Report

• Philippine Wikimedia Conference Strategic Direction

Past Conversations (January - March 2025)

The PhilWiki Community discussed the learning questions in the Community Engagement Survey last January 19 at The Boardroom by Keystone ― the organization's creative space, to gather valuable insights for the planning of activities in 2025-2026, and to come up with new strategies during the 1-hour hybrid community engagement meeting.

We conducted the Community Engagement Survey 2025 through Google Form from January 14 to February 18, 2025. It was participated by 16 members including 3 anonymous respondents):

• anonymous 1/14/2025 22:10:10
• Rockbfr 1/25/2025 20:28:11
• Louiesemendez 1/19/2025 15:09:49
• ShmilyDigital 1/19/2025 17:49:18
• Derk29 1/15/2025 7:37:51
• ShiminUfesoj 1/26/2025 10:02:03
• MarvinBikolano 1/26/2025 10:50:54
• Quicksilverabby 1/26/2025 12:28:48
• LeiRaqi 1/26/2025 12:43:27
• anonymous 1/27/2025 8:41:44
• Jp2593 2/2/2025 0:33:01
• jessartcam 2/3/2025 15:09:50
• anonymous 2/16/2025 11:26:20
• Maffeth.opiana 2/17/2025 8:44:26
• Filipinayzd 2/17/2025 8:50:44
• Chammy17 2/18/2025 19:36:05

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On March 3, the draft of the Annual Plan 2025-2026 was posted on Meta for further discussions. The members then added their username to show their commitment to achieving the targets under the 5 Ps Strategy:

Promotion of Open Knowledge

We engage in various activities and campaigns to raise the awareness on the open educational resources and free knowledge movement. We plan to introduce the Wikimedia projects hosted by Wikimedia Foundation to a diverse audience.

Targets	Activities	Timetable	Outcomes
Various outreach activities	Present Wikimedia at training workshops and conferences in academic institutions: Cebu Wiki Conference (August 2025), Wikisource Loves Manuscripts Philippines (October 2025), Bikol Wikipedia Day (November 2026), Wikibooks Loves Food (January 2026), Wiki GAP PH (March 2026)	year-round	Produced 500 new volunteers and content editors
Advocacy programs	Integrate Wikimedia at events promoting the local arts, cultural heritage and history: Indigenous Peoples Month (October 2025), International Decade of Indigenous Languages (February 2026), National Literature Month (April 2026), Heritage Month (May 2026)	quarterly	Attracted and convened 200 participants and attendees
Relevant social media campaigns for a wider audience reach	Gather and curate materials on various campaigns, successes and milestones, and relevant information for publication on different Facebook pages maintained by PhilWiki Community, and on Diff, Education Newsletter and The PhilWiki Community Blog	year-round	Produced 20 Facebook posts and articles on Diff, Education Newsletter and The PhilWiki Community Blog

Members supporting the activities:

• ShmilyDigital (talk) 00:50, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Mark Kineth Casindac
• Filipinayzd (talk) 08:59, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Herbertkikoy (talk) 11:31, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Mary Joy Esguerra (talk) 10:44, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
• LeahLhey (talk) 14:57, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
• Rockbfr (talk) 15:49, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Participation, Diversity and Inclusion

We aim to foster diverse participation to address the gender and knowledge gaps. We plan to support initiatives, and capacitate communities in organizing activities to engage more participants from underrepresented sectors of the society.

Targets	Activities	Timetable	Outcomes
Sustain the Wiki Clubs initiatives	CNHS Wiki Club's WikiQuest and other extra curricular activities; CBSUA Wiki Club and Wiki Education Program; Wiki Club Minalabac Storybook Translation and Tutorial on Wikipedia Content Translation Tool; UNC Wiki Club's Wiki tutorial and other extra curricular activities	year-round	Created 500 new articles during regular online activities and local community meet-ups
Sustain women participation	WikiWomen Filipinas initiatives on women empowerment	December 2025 and March 2026	Held a quarterly meet-up and editing sessions to improve and increase 100 articles about women and related topics
Capacitate project-based communities	Wiki Loves Philippines 2025/2026: Wiki Loves Earth PH, Wiki Loves Monuments PH, Wiki Loves Folklore PH, Wiki Loves Birds PH; Wiki Takes Caraga, Wiki Takes Cebu, Wiki Takes Vigan	year-round	Created 3000 new images during Wiki Loves contests, photo walks and outreach activities

Members supporting the activities:

• ChisoyWasabe ChisoyWasabe (talk) 00:43, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• ShiminUfesoj 🌏 (🦜) 00:50, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Maffeth.opiana (talk) 05:50, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Michael Angelo Luna Micluna (talk) 16:02, 06 March 2025 (UTC)
• Mark kineth Casindac.
• Filipinayzd (talk) 09:00, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Mary Joy Esguerra (talk) 10:48, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
• LeiRaqi (talk) 01:55, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
• LeahLhey (talk) 23:55, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
• Rockbfr (talk) 15:58, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Partnership and Collaboration

We aim to benefit from resource sharing as well as have sustainable programs through collaborations with public and private organizations. We plan to engage libraries, museums, among others as GLAM institutions in various activities toward the promotion of accessible information.

Targets	Activities	Timetable	Outcomes
Mutual support and assistance	Build partnership with the national agencies including the National Museum of the Philippines, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and the National Library of the Philippines	year-round	Created 10 strategic partnerships that contribute to longer term growth, diversity and sustainability
Effective resource-sharing	Collaborate with civic and professional organizations, local government units, and GLAM and educational institutions	year-round	Signed 10 memorandum of agreements/understanding and activity agreements

Members supporting the activities:

• Filipinayzd (talk) 08:58, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Herbertkikoy (talk) 11:31, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• LeiRaqi (talk) 02:00, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
• LeahLhey (talk) 14:54, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
• ChisoyWasabe (talk) 13:02, 10 March 2025 (UTC)
• Rockbfr (talk) 15:11, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Pursuit of Purpose

We aim to develop and strengthen the members' skills and abilities, and our organization's processes and resources that it needs to sustain, adapt, and grow. We plan to conduct trainings and team-building activities, and to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of community members.

Targets	Activities	Timetable	Outcomes
Skills and leadership training programs	Conduct trainings and team-building activities	Year-round	Provided opportunities to 20 volunteers and community members to grow through carrying out programs and campaigns suited to their capacity and skills
Rewards and recognitions	Celebrate the outstanding achievements of community members	Year-round	Cultivated 5 effective and efficient leaders among volunteers and community members
Regular meetings	Hold regular board and organizational meetings to discuss, plan and evaluate the activities	Monthly	Held a monthly board and organizational meeting, a year-end assessment of activities and an annual meeting of members

Members supporting the activities:

• ShmilyDigital (talk) 00:52, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Maffeth.opiana (talk) 05:51, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Mary Joy Esguerra (talk) 10:50, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
• LeahLhey (talk) 23:57, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
• Rockbfr (talk) 15:47, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Members endorsed the Final Version of the Annual Plan 2025-2026:

*-- ShiminUfesoj 🌏 (🦜) 11:05, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

• LeahLhey (talk) 11:47, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
• Jp2593 (talk) 11:49, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
• Derk29 (talk) 11:50, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
• Maffeth.opiana (talk) 12:27, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
• Herbertkikoy (talk) 10:20, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
• ShmilyDigital (talk) 11:52, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
• ChisoyWasabe (talk) 01:08, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Michael Angelo Luna Micluna (talk) 16:02, 06 March 2025 (UTC)
• Mark kineth Casindac
• Filipinayzd (talk) 10:13, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• ImmaculatelyInsolent (talk) 19:21, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Mary Joy Esguerra (talk) 10:54, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
• Quicksilverabby25 (talk) 03:45, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
• User:CharMelCreations
• Rockbfr (talk) 15:43, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Movement Strategy Prioritization (November - December 2020)

In 2020, the PhilWiki Community participated in the Movement Strategy prioritization events for the user group to identify what is important for implementation in 2021. From November 3 to 16, 5 board members, 4 regular members, and 4 community members participated in the discussion. As a result, the top recommendations marked as the most important are: Improve User Experience, Innovate in Free Knowledge, Ensure Equity in Decision-making, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development.

On what human capacity and / or financial resources do the user group need to work on implementation, the user group responded: Dedicated staff coming from the community to do certain tasks which is beyond the capacity of our editors and volunteers in order to maintain the good status of Philippine Wikimedia Community as a non-profit organization; legal, medical and economic relief support in times of persecution, health risks, natural and man-made calamities including the threats of climate change; office space with essential facilities for trainings and regular meetings in order to fully operate as a non-profit organization; local funding in order to support its initiatives, individual's and other organization's projects, programs and activities that promote free, responsibly open-content resources and reference materials in English and Philippine languages; scholarships in short-term courses such as management and leadership skills training, event's management and organizing, media and communication.

At the PhilWiki Community Year End Meeting held on December 18, 2020 at Blackscoop Cafe in Naga City, with 3 board members, 4 regular members and 3 community members in attendance, the 2021 Annual Plan 2021 of activities was finalized and formally adopted.

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