Grants:Project/Rapid/UG/MAI/Wikipedia Activities

statusFunded

Rapid Grants

UG/MAI/Wikipedia Activities

The project is aim to organize an online Edit-a-thon on Maithili Wikipedia, Maithili Wikipedia 3^rd Anniversary Celebration and Meetup among the editors of Maithili Wikipedia.

targetMaithili Wikipedia

start date1 November

end date20 November

budget (local currency)75,000 NPR

budget (USD)750 USD

grant typeGroup

grantee• Biplab Anand• Zeetendra

contact(s)• biplabanandgmail.com
• zeeten.shahgmail.com

organization (if applicable)• Maithili Wikimedians User Group

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Project Goal

Briefly explain what are you trying to accomplish with this project, or what do you expect will change as a result of this grant. Example goals include, "recruit new editors", "add high quality content", or "train existing editors on a specific skill".

The goal of this project is to organize an online Edit-a-thon on Maithili Wikipedia, Maithili Wikipedia 3^rd Anniversary event and Meetup among the editors of Maithili Wikipedia. We will reward the top contributors of the article writing contest and all time top contributor of Maithili Wikipedia.

Project Plan

Activities

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. What will you and other organizers spend your time doing?

We will organize a 7 days online Edit-a-thon on Maithili Wikipedia starting from November 1 to November 7 and after the completion of Edit-a-thon we will organize the Maithili Wikipedia 3rd Anniversary event as well as Meetup with our Maithili Wikipedians on 7th November.

How will you let others in your community know about your project (please provide links to where relevant communities have been notified of your proposal, and to any other relevant community discussions)? Why are you targeting a specific audience?

Maithili Wikipedia Village Pump link- here
and We will spread the event information through social media.

What will you have done at the end of your project? How will you follow-up with people that are involved with your project?

The project will end after our community Meetup, where we discuss about our future strategy and programs. We will stay in touch using social media, phone and email.

Impact

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets and feel free to add more specific to your project:

1. Number of total participants- 15
2. Number of articles created or improved (if applicable)-70 (4000 bytes article)
3. Number of participants at Meetup- 15 -20
4. Number of participants and guest at Birthday Anniversary event- 20-25

Resources

What resources do you have? Include information on who is the organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).

We have following members in our team: Biplab Anand, Pankaj Deo and Zeetendra

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense:

S.No.	Category	Item description	Actual total	Currency	Notes
1	Main Prizes (Edit-a-thons)	Dictionary and Gift Hamper	25,000	NPR
2	Back Drop		1,500	NPR
3	Communication and Courier Charges	Internet and Recharge cards	6,000	NPR
4	Certificates	Participants and MWUG Volunteers	2,500	NPR
5	Stationery Items		1,500	NPR
6	Hall Rent	Meetup space and Birthday Anniversary Event	12,000	NPR
7	Snacks, Tea and Food	Meetup space and Birthday Anniversary Event	14,500	NPR
8	Birthday Cake	Maithili Wikipedia Anniversary Cake	4,500	NPR
9	Transportation	Local transportation	1,500	NPR
10	Miscellaneous		6,000	NPR
		Total	75,000	NPR