Grants:PEG/Abbas Mahmood - Creative Commons Community in Kenya/CC Kenya Formative Meeting

Funded

This submission to the Wikimedia Foundation Grants Program was funded in the fiscal year 2012-13. This is a grant to a group.

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Legal name of organization or individual requesting this grant: Abbas Mahmood; For organizations: Are you a for-profit entity?; For organizations: If non-profit (US) or equivalent (outside the US) status is available in your country, do you have or are you pursuing such status (please be specific):; For individual applicants: Abbas Mahmood
Grant contact name: Alex Gakuru bio
Grant contact username or email: gakuru[_at_]creativecommons.org
Grant contact title (position): Regional Coordinator-Africa, Creative Commons
Project lead name: Abbas Mahmood
Project lead username or email: Abbasjnr
Project lead title (position), if any: CC Volunteer
Full project name: Creative Commons Kenya Team - formative meeting
Amount requested in USD or local currency (USD will be assumed if no other currency is specified): ~~KES 220,000~~ KES 200,000 (total revised to reflect revised budget)
Provisional target start date: November 2012
Provisional completion date: November 2012

Budget breakdown

Venue = KES148,000
Accommodation = KES29,600
Logistics = KES5,000
Contingency(20%) = KES36,520
TOTAL=KES219,120

Revised budget

Venue= free
Full day meals & refreshments= KES91,000
Promotional materials= KES20,000
Accommodation 2 nights= KES59,200
Logistics= KES26,000
Bank charges/Currency fluctuations = KES 3800
Total = KES200,000

Project goal

The goal of this project is to kickstart the formation of a Creative Commons Kenya Team/Community

Project scope and list of activities

Open Access interested Universities and education institutions, state agencies, individuals, Open Source Software enthusiasts in Kenya are expected to meet and discuss, brainstorm and formulate a Strategy for Creative Commons in Kenya.
Creative Commons guide on CC Teams will be reviewed and acted upon
The meeting will compose of interested volunteers as well as Creative Commons staff (Alex Gakuru & Tobias Schonwetter)
The outcomes of the meeting will be shared with Creative Commons HQ for further guidance, support and/or necessary action.
The meeting will also develop an outreach strategy to local organisations towards their becoming CC Affiliates in Kenya. (We have already talked to various organisations about becoming CC Affiliates several of whom have indicated their interest to attend our proposed meeting).
The meeting is expected to decide on CC-Kenya Team's: (1) Legal Lead and (2) Public Lead and a preliminary schedule of activities
Meeting to serve as lunchpad for Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebrations in Kenya (scheduled later in December, 2012)
We hope to raise reasonable media interest, attention and coverage of Creative Commons Licences.

Non-financial requirements

If possible, sponsors give aways (such as, T-shirts, stationery, or others)

Fit to strategy

Catalyse more local (Kenyan) content online
Support to the Government of Kenya's stated committment/policy on content
Establish stronger linkages between global and local content stakeholders
Motivate by sharing CC-Uganda Team success story
Increased Creative Commons visibility in Kenya.
Along Creative Commons strategic objectives (Africa)

Other benefits

Publicity
Networking likely to spur partnerships
Potential growth of Wiki contributors

Measures of success

Confirming the CC Kenya Affiliate Organization.
Coming up with an Annual Plan.
Increased awareness of Creative Commons.

Team members (optional)

Abbas Mahmood
Alex Gakuru

Endorsement

Jessica Coates - Creative Commons Global Network Manager

The establishment of a CC Kenya chapter is a high priority for Creative Commons in 2012-2013. This meeting is intended as a major catalyst in this process. A number of high profile attendees from the university and government sectors have been lined up to attend, and it is anticipated that the outcome of the meeting will be a commitment from at least one entity towards the establishment of a formal affiliate. Creative Commons will ensure that any required follow up will be achieved.