Grants:Project/Rapid/Ndahiro derrick/Wiki For All 2022
Please see the sample Editathon/Training application before drafting your application.
Project Goal
[edit]Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.
- Add or improve content about notable people in various sectors in Rwanda,who have have disabilities(PWDs)
- Recruit new editors (with a majority being People with Physical disabilities)
- Engage existing editors
Project Plan
[edit]Activities
[edit]Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?
- We shall have 2 physical edit-athons for two consecutive days where the university students with disabilities wil be trained and get a chance to practise .
2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.
- Our official metapage, Whatsapp groups, telegram and social media posts
3. How will you let participants know about the edit-a-thon? In what ways will you be communicating with them?
For example, these can include on-wiki spaces, social media channels, mailing lists, messaging apps, or physical/online gatherings.
- We will work with with disabled people associations in Universities to reach out to the targetted community
4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:I JethroBT
- Rebeccah -
- Clementine -
- Boris-
- Protais
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- We shall require participants to carry their own laptops.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- Thtough our official metapage, Whatsapp groups, telegram and social media and email.
7. Are you running any in-person events or activities? If so, you will need to complete the steps outlined on the Risk Assessment protocol related to COVID-19. When you have completed these steps, please provide a link to your completed copy of the risk assessment tool below:
8. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- Referring to the past and ongoing projects , there is a gap in terms of contributions made by the people with disabilities and content related to people with disabilities on wikipedia {kinyarwanda wikipedia to be more specific, therefore we intend to bridge this gap through this project.
Impact
[edit]How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:
- Number of events : 2
- Number of participants: 35
- Number of new editors:25
- Number of of articles created or improved: 50
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events):10
Resources
[edit]What resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).
- Derrick- Project Lead
- Rebeccah - Assistant Project Lead
- Clementine - Assistant Project Lead
- Boris- Assistant Project Lead
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- ===Project budget table===
| Category | Item | Quantity | Rate (USD) | Total (USD) | Summary |
| Communication & Promotion | 1 | $150 | $150 | We will use of social media platforms (WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram,Twitter, Radio) for advertising the contest with an aim of reaching out so many people. | |
| COVID-19 TEST | 40 | $5 | $200 | This will cover the rapid covid-19 test fee for the participants and the organizing team from different parts of the country to kigali, to ensure safety towards preventing the spread of covid-19. | |
| Venue | 2 | 100 | $200 | This will carter for venue to the participants and the organizing team for the two days edit-a-athon. | |
| BREAFAST & LUNCH | 40 | 15(2) | $ 1200 | This will carter for Breakfast and lunch for the participants(35) and the organizing team(5) for the 2 days edit-a-thon. | |
| Accomodation | 21 | $60 | $1,260 | This will cover accomodation costs for the 20(4 people per province) participants from 4 provinces and 1 member from the organizing team who will stay in kigali for a two days,to avoid movement burden to the PWDS. | |
| t-shirts | 40 | $8 | $320 | This will carter for t-shirts to the participants and the organizing team. | |
| Facemaks and hand sanitizer | 40 | $40 | This will carter for Facemaks and hand sanitizer to the participants and the organizing team as we observing the OSPS | ||
| Internet costs | 2 | $100 | $200 | This will cover the edit-a-thons, individual editing sessions and virtual sessions for both participants and the organizing team | |
| Transport costs | 40 | $20 | $800 | This will cover transport fares to the participants and the organizing team from different parts of the country to kigali(event venue). | |
| Contingency Amount | 1 | $30 | $30 | Unforeseen expenses. | |
| Total: USD 4400 | |||||
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