Grants:Project/Rapid/UniStu Love Wiki
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.
1. Recruit new editors
2. Increase skills for existing editors
3. Add or improve content
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?
- The UniStu Love Wiki will be a series of editathons and training.
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.
- We will prepare posters and post them to different social media pages including MagoTech Tanzania,Magoiga Mtatiro personal profile and we will share on WhatsApp groups. However, it will be published via the Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania Meta page.
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 communicate with participants via: Social media, Mailing lists, Online gathering (zoom), posters.
4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
- Yes we have experienced editors to lead the event: User:Codtz, User:magotech, User:Didy_kivoice and User:Jadnapac.
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high-quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- Many of the participants are new so they lack the skills but have the required equipment. We are planning on giving training to all the participants on how to conduct all the activities during the editathons.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- We will be conducting online meetings each week and setting goals for each participant weekly. This will help all the participants to be active always.
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:
- Yes we will be running 5 in-person events and 1 online event. However, all the in-person events will be broadcasted live for those who will not be able to attend the in-person event.Please find the UniStu Love Wiki Risk Assessment here
8. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
Impact
[edit]How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:
1. Number of events 6
2. Number of participants 25-30
3. Number of new editors 25
4. Number of of articles created or improved 350
5. Number of repeat participants 15
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).
- Magoiga Mtatiro-Project Manager
- Raphael John-Online programs coordinator
- Musa Kidima-Project Facilitators/Moderators
- Hadija Shabani -Communications/Coordinator
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- Currently we hold only working equipments (Laptops)
- Working space USD 100 x 6 = USD 600
- Foods & Drinks USD 5 x 30 (Participants) x 6 (events) = USD 900
- Transport reimbursement USD 8 X 30 (Participants) = USD 240
- Internet support USD 60
Total = 1,800 USD
Endorsements
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