Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/SKAP 2025 Annual Fund

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Wikimedia Community Fund

SKAP 2025 Annual Fund

Fluxx IDR-GS-2409-16951

start date2025-01-01

end date2025-12-31

budget (local currency)3850000 PHP

amount requested (USD)66335.5 USD ^{[note 1]}

grant typeNonprofit organization with Wikimedia mission

funding regionESEAP

decision fiscal year2024-25

funding program roundRound 1

organization (if applicable)Shared Knowledge Asia Pacific (SKAP) Inc.

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required): Shared Knowledge Asia Pacific (SKAP) Inc.

Do you have any approved General Support Fund requests? (required): Yes, I have already applied and received a General Support Fund

You are applying as a(n). (required): Nonprofit organization with Wikimedia mission

Are your group or organization legally registered in your country? (required): Yes

Do you have a fiscal sponsor?: No

Fiscal organization name.: N/A

Please provide links to the following documents if they are available

These documentation can be provided in your local language(s), no translations required.

Organizational website
Detailed financial reporting and/or audits
Documentation of the governance structure, board list, governance processes
Documentation of the general assembly decision on your plan

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Shared_Knowledge_Asia_Pacific/en

Main proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required): SKAP 2025 Annual Fund

2. Do you want to apply for the multi-year base funding for 3 years? (required) (only for returning applicants): No

2.1. Provide a brief overview of Year 2 and Year 3 of the proposed plan and how this relates to the current proposal and your strategic plan? (required)

N/A

3. Proposed start date. (required): 2025-01-01

4. Proposed end date. (required): 2025-12-31

5. Does your organization or group have an Affiliate or Organizational Annual Plan that can help us understand your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (required): No

6. Does your affiliate, organization or group have a Strategic Plan that can help us understand your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (required): Yes; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pW8x237_54n0Joi9EL0yThWjtWXKF2VhNXtMedW-klA/edit

7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required): Philippines

8. What are your programs, approaches, and strategies? What are the challenges that you are trying to address and how will your strategies support you in addressing these challenges? (required)

Our programs are focused on three main things. First, to strengthen government data initiatives on WikiData. Second is to focus on public policy advocacy initiatives and third, to strengthen our Wikiwomen community of editors and volunteers by establishing three WikiClubs in the three major island of the Philippines. The challenges we will address are the following: 1) Decrease volunteer atrophy by exploring other sectors such as law students, student organizations and women groups and associations; 2) Increase the Wikipedia articles on Philippine Jurisprudence as the Supreme Court decisions especially the landmark cases form part of the Philippine legal system, 3) Make government data more accessible to the public by strengthening government data initiatives in open source platforms such as WikiData which will be useful for research, planning, policy-making, academic discussions, trade and other relevant use of public data which is not easily available to end-users and, 4) Expand our reach and grow the community by establishing WikiClubs in strategic cities in major islands in the Philippines for Wikimedians to thrive. Our strategies are streamlined and structured to focus on matters where our strengths lie - that is maximizing our partnership with the government and policy makers, focus on laws and legal issues that intertwine with the Wikimedia movement strategy goals as well as public policy advocacy values and build and grow microcommunities that will help us achieve our goals to diversify and explore other possible editor sources.

9. What categories are your main programs and related activities under? Please select all that apply. (required)


Category	Yes/No
Education	Yes
Culture, heritage or GLAM	Yes
Gender and diversity	Yes
Community support and engagement	No
Participation in campaigns and contests	No
Public policy advocacy	Yes
Other	No

Education

9.1.1. Select all your programs and activities for Education. (required): Wiki Club, Editing Wikipedia Training, Translation, Wikidata programs, Wikimedia Commons programs, Other Wikimedia project programs; Other programs and activities if any: N/A
9.1.2. Select all relevant audience groups for Education. (required): Vocational, tertiary, or higher education, Teachers or professors, Senior citizens, Other groups; Other groups if any: Women groups

Culture, heritage or GLAM

9.2. Select all your programs and activities for Culture, heritage or GLAM. (required): Introducing new approaches to underrepresented culture and heritage, e.g. decolonising or reparative work; oral and visual knowledge; outreach to communities of origin, indigenous and first nations self-determination, Supporting institutions to open up their collections, data, metadata, and research, Partnering with institutions, professional associations, and allied organizations to raise awareness of open culture, ethical sharing, and related issues; Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Gender and diversity

9.3. Select all your programs and activities for Gender and diversity.: Bringing in women and/or gender diverse participants and editors, Focusing on creating content about women and/or gender diverse groups, including biographies, intersectional topic areas and/or adding images, Focusing on creating content about marginalized (underrepresented) communities and their knowledge, Focusing on knowledge equity by bringing in contributors from underrepresented communities, Building organizer skills in women and diversity groups; Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Public policy advocacy

9.6.1. What specific laws, or legislative topics, are you targeting with your advocacy plans? Please be as specific as possible. (required)

We want to 'legislathons' about Supreme Court decisions especially those decided by the En Banc, landmark decisions that form part of the laws of the land, create digital poster guides about Digital Rights for Law Enforcement and Public Safety Officers, Guide to Developmental Legislation for Local Legislative Bodies, Promotion of Content-Neutral and Child-Friendly Platforms for Online Child Safety in legislation and academic discussions. We also wanted to do research and data gathering on the impact of The Proposed Senate Bill to Discontinue the Use of Mother Tongue as a medium of instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 3 in relation to a previous law prescribing mother tongue in monolingual classes when an official orthography is published and the existence of an officially documented vocabulary as published by the government language arm Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino ( Commission on the Filipino Language). Comparative analysis shall also be obtained from other countries or territories such as in Singapore for context and comparison. Data gathered shall be presented as a legal opinion and will be subjected to discussion with policymakers and stakeholders.

9.6.2. What are the main methods and tactics via which you plan to advocate for this public policy change? Please be as specific as possible. (required)

We plan to organize campaigns around key policy issues, leveraging Wikipedia’s platform to raise awareness on issues related but not limited to Online Child Safety, Digital Rights education for Law Enforcement Officers, Developmental Legislation for Local Philippine Legislators, Guide on Local Legal Implant Legislation for Local Legislative Bodies, Collaborate with NGOs, think tanks, and academic institutions to contribute content and validate data.

We also plan to create neutral visual content around the abovementioned topics. We also wanted to do research and data gathering about the impact of the proposed Senate Bill to Discontinue the Use of Mother Tongue as a Medium of Instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 3.

We would also host workshops and webinars on the intersection of public policy advocacy and open data, to law students, policymakers, academics, and civil society groups.

9.6.3. Approximately, how much of the requested budget will you dedicate to public policy advocacy (local currency)?: 1800000
10. Please include a link to or upload a timeline (operational calendar) for your programs and activities. (required): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gKtpZSiM-a-ZCldDbysGLvIKWAl-g2aBFBjdLN-xz4I/edit#heading=h.5fysaayw114q

11. Describe your team. (required)

Vanj Padilla, Lady01v - volunteer, advisor, Public Policy Advocacy Projects lead (pro bono) Butch Bustria, Exec8- volunteer, advisor, WikiGovData projects (pro-bono) Jasverenne Ferrer, volunteer, Digitization of Local Laws Project lead (pro bono) Carrie Joy Salasa, paid administrative staff Genevieve Ocampo, volunteer WikiClub Cebu Aileen Estrada, volunteer, WikiClub Cebu Jay Miguel Mendoza, project consultant Remrel Dizon, contractor, researcher Jane Bandao, consultant, statistician

12. Will you be working with any internal (Wikimedia) or external partners? Describe the characteristics of these partnerships and bring a few examples of the most significant partnerships. (required)

No.

13. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select all that apply. (required): Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement, Improve User Experience, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Identify Topics for Impact, Innovate in Free Knowledge, Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt

Metrics

Wikimedia Metrics

14. Please select and fill out Wikimedia Metrics for your proposal. (recommended)

14.1. Number of participants, editors, and organizers.

All metrics provided are optional, please fill them out if they are aligned with your programs and activities.

Participants, editors, and organizers
Metrics name	Target	Description
Number of all participants	500	Existing - 50 New- 450
Number of all editors	130	N/A
Number of new editors	100
Number of retained editors	60
Number of all organizers	6	We want to train and develop more community organizers for the WikiClubs
Number of new organizers	12

14.2. Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects. (recommended)

Contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Created	Edited or improved
Wikipedia	1500	200
Wikimedia Commons	1000	400
Wikidata	2000	500
Wiktionary
Wikisource	2500	200
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
Wikivoyage
Wikibooks
Wikiversity
Wikinews
Wikispecies
Wikifunctions / Abstract Wikipedia

Description for Wikimedia projects contributions metrics. (optional)

Other Metrics

15. Do you have other quantitative and qualitative targets for your project (other metrics)? (required): No


Other Metrics	Description	Target
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A

Budget

16. Will you have any other revenue sources when implementing this proposal (e.g. other funding, membership contributions, donations)? (required): Yes

16.1. List other revenue sources. (required)

Padilla Law Office - Office Space Shareable News- Transportation service within Pangasinan province ( gas not included )

16.2. Approximately how much revenue will you have from other sources in your local currency? (required): 405000

17. Your local currency. (required): PHP

18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required): 3850000 PHP

Multi-year funding request summary
Year	Amount (local currency)
Year 1	N/A PHP
Year 2	N/A PHP
Year 3	N/A PHP

Requested amount in USD: 66335.5 USD ^{[note 1]}

Multi-year funding request summary in USD
Year	Amount USD ^{[note 1]}
Year 1	N/A USD
Year 2	N/A USD
Year 3	N/A USD

↑ ^a ^b ^c The following amount in US dollars was calculated by Wikimedia Foundation staff using the fixed currency rates. This amount is approximate and may not reflect the actual currency exchange rates on the day of submission or distribution. If the application is funded, the funding will be sent in the recipient’s local currency.

19. Does this proposal include compensation for staff or contractors? (required): Yes

19.1. How many paid staff members do you plan to have? (required)

Include the number of staff and contractors during the proposal period. If you have short-term contractors or staff, please include them separately and mention their terms.

1 paid admin staff/ bookkeeper

2 Consultants, one month per quarter or 4 months in total 1 Researcher/ Contractor , one month per quarter or 4 months in total 1 Project Supervisor/ Contractor, 3 months 1 Graphic Designer, 4 months

19.2. How many FTEs (full-time equivalents) in total? (required)

Include the total FTE of staff and contractors during the proposal period. If you have short-term contractors or staff, please include their FTEs with the terms separately.

1 Full time equivalent

2 Consultants ( 4 months) 3 Contractor s (4 months)

19.3. Describe any staff or contractor changes compared to the current year / ongoing General Support Fund if any. (required only for returning grantees): We have the same full time admin staff like last year, no increase for this year.

Our consultants ( statistician and researcher ) are only for 2025. We don't have consultants in 2024. We have two contractors (project supervisors) in 2024 and one project supervisor and one graphics designer in 2025. The roles in 2024 is not the same as it is in 2025 because of our shift in strategy and type of programs.

20. Please provide an overview of your overall budget categories in your local currency. The budget breakdown should include only the amount requested with this General Support Fund (required).


Budget category	Amount in local currency
Staff and contractor costs	62000 PHP
Operational costs	550000 PHP
Programmatic costs	2640000 PHP

21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12PV6wgOEeOWRcrxkzl7OrqdDob5JH8QF/r/edit/edit?gid=1461002063#gid=1461002063

Additional information

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We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.

Yes

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[fixedrate-1] The following amount in US dollars was calculated by Wikimedia Foundation staff using the fixed currency rates. This amount is approximate and may not reflect the actual currency exchange rates on the day of submission or distribution. If the application is funded, the funding will be sent in the recipient’s local currency.

[note 1]