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The New Funding Pathway was established as a co-created partnership between Wiki In Africa and the Wikimedia Foundation. Initiated by the WMF Grants team in September 2024, it aims to find a practical way to actively apply the WMF’s equity goals and its principle of subsidiarity, ensuring that decision-making on resource distribution is placed as close as possible to the communities implementing the work.

This funding initiative started in 2024 as a test model, but has grown to become a working system of collaboration between the Wikimedia Foundation and Wiki in Africa. Instead of all funding decisions being made centrally by the Wikimedia Foundation, the New Funding Pathway aims to:

  • Give more decision-making power to local and community partners, such as Wiki In Africa, for community campaigns such as Wiki Loves Africa and SheSaid.
  • Allow these partners to review and decide on grant funds themselves; and
  • Drive funding decisions that are contextually informed and responsive to local priorities.

Under this partnership, the Grant Pathways team at Wiki In Africa introduces, trains, and facilitates the journey of any early-stage Wikimedian wishing to apply for WMF Rapid Grant funding for two of Wiki In Africa’s most popular annual community campaigns, Wiki Loves Africa andWiki Loves Women's SheSaid.

After each grant application has been submitted, the Wiki In Africa Grant Pathways team facilitate an independent jury process (with supporting training, criteria, research and meetings) to review each application for validity and make recommendations. The WMF team makes the final decisions and manages the financial process for successful applicants. The Wiki In Africa Grant Pathways team supports the successful grantees through to final reports and documentation.
Key annual campaigns it supports:

The whole process runs across both projects and has been co-designed by the WIA and WMF Grant Team and is facilitated by Wiki In Africa.

Goals

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  • Supporting the journey of grantees working on Wiki In Africa programs
  • Facilitating the onboarding and resourcing of early-stage Wikimedians
  • Upskilling and integrating early-stage Wikimedias towards long-term success

Stakeholders

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  • Early-stage Wikimedia Organisers
  • Partners
  • Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikimedia Usergroups and Volunteer members (Jurors)

Status in 2025

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  • A successful pilot was run in 2024-2025.
  • Ashioma Medi was contracted in September 2025 to facilitate the New Grant Pathway program.
  • Contractual agreements and money transfers remain in the WMF's hands.


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