Grants talk:Project/WM BO/Leamos Wikipedia en Bolivia

Eligibility confirmed, Round 1 2021 - Community Organizing proposal

This Project Grants proposal is under review!

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--Marti (WMF) (talk) 06:50, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Aggregated feedback from the committee for Caleidoscopic/WM BO/Leamos Wikipedia en Bolivia

Scoring rubric	Score
(A) Impact potential Does it have the potential to increase gender diversity in Wikimedia projects, either in terms of content, contributors, or both? Does it have the potential for online impact? Can it be sustained, scaled, or adapted elsewhere after the grant ends?	8.3
(B) Community engagement Does it have a specific target community and plan to engage it often? Does it have community support?	7.0
(C) Ability to execute Can the scope be accomplished in the proposed timeframe? Is the budget realistic/efficient ? Do the participants have the necessary skills/experience?	7.8
(D) Measures of success Are there both quantitative and qualitative measures of success? Are they realistic? Can they be measured?	7.3
Additional comments from the Committee: The project aims to train new teacher to use Wikipedia in their classroom. The new generation will use and write Wikipedia and it is positive to sustain the Wikimedia movement in the future. Project for education in an unrepresented community. I am happy to see the applicants are trying to solve one of most important issues around the world. It obviously fits with our strategy. I believe they will get some tremendous achievements very soon. This is consistent with the Movement Strategy itself, and demonstrates how Wikimedia can play a pivotal role in open knowledge. Proposal has emerged from a WMF-led initiative and is directly aligned to Wikimedia's strategic priorities. This project could lead to learning processes that are relevant for several communities. This is a second leg of the project I see a lot of improvements from previous implementation and the enough activities to reach more teachers. The material can be used in other countries in South America. This is a well-organised proposal. It is not an Innovative proposal, but it is realistic. This is innovative while also iterating on a smaller project that has already been successfully implemented. This is an innovative project in several aspects: it is going to new areas of activity, it is looking at education as an empowering process... A major issue, especially given the boldness of the project is the lack of opportunity/risk assessment. Without this it is hard to assess whether or not metrics are realistic. The grantees has enough skills to accomplish the project. The budget seems realistic to do the project. This proposal is organising by a strong and experienced team. The budget is efficient. This seems doable and measurable. Committed group with large Wikimedia experience. The target community is clear. The proposal has sufficient supports from local communities. High community engagement and potential to benefit education on a national level. I suggest to check more in detail but the concept and the impact seems to be relevant. The metrics are huge but it's not clear if these metrics are unrealistic. There is no doubt that this is a well-received proposal. The only fly in the ointment is the proposal has lack of the participation from children or students. The right to be heard is recognized to be a one of the rights of children by the Convention on the Rights of Children (CRC). Meanwhile, since the subject of the right to receive education suppose to be them, their participation will be more important. Also, the feedback from children or students should become a key for measuring the impact of this proposal. Thus, I would like to suggest the applicants to look for advice from experts in CRC or ICESCR areas first. I believe it will help the proposal to truly become a friendly proposal for children and students then. This will make an exciting and potentially impactful project. This is boldness in "pure nature", so congratulations for your coming up with such an exciting proposal! Nevertheless, we need a better account of risks and a more detailed plan on how the metrics you have listed will be achieved, if you have a detailed calendar for reaching these numbers... The project needs a more detailed plan.

This proposal has been recommended for due diligence review.

The Project Grants Committee has conducted a preliminary assessment of your proposal and recommended it for due diligence review. This means that a majority of the committee reviewers favorably assessed this proposal and have requested further investigation by Wikimedia Foundation staff.

Next steps:

1. Aggregated committee comments from the committee are posted above. Note that these comments may vary, or even contradict each other, since they reflect the conclusions of multiple individual committee members who independently reviewed this proposal. We recommend that you review all the feedback and post any responses, clarifications or questions on this talk page.
2. Following due diligence review, a final funding decision will be announced on Friday, April 22, 2021.

Questions? Contact us.

Mercedes Caso (platícame) 01:13, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Making aditions.

After the meeting with M.Caso and the feedback from the community commitee, we are working to make to improve some contents.Caleidoscopic (talk) 23:55, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

[Update] Aggregated feedback from the committee

Hola Alhen and Caleidoscopic,

The updated aggregated feedback from the committee is a result of a missed committee score.

Please contact us should you have any further questions.

Kindly,

--Mercedes Caso (platícame) 04:10, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Aditions

According to the Committee's observations, the following adjustments were made:

• Reordering of the content for better understanding of the project, objectives and their relationship with outcomes and metrics.
• Inclusion of risk analysis.
• In the case of the recommendation related to including the students' perspective, it is a criterion that will be taken into account when planning the model of classroom plans to be developed by teachers as a final assignment, i.e., a section will be included in which an activity can be used to collect the students' impressions and evaluation on the use of Wikipedia.

We hope that these additions have clarified and improved the presentation of the proposal. We appreciate each point of the feedback and the help that Mercedes and the Community Team give us.Caleidoscopic (talk) 00:02, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

Round 1 2021 decision

Congratulations! Your proposal has been selected for a Project Grant.

The committee has recommended this proposal and WMF has approved funding for the full amount of your request, $30,000

Comments regarding this decision:
The committee is pleased to fund an evolved version of the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program, as part of the Wikimedia Foundation-led global program around improving education initiatives. They appreciate the grantee’s dedication to continuous improvement after learning from the 2020 pilot, by introducing innovative activities in three indigenous languages of Bolivia. They see the value of collaborative work between the grantee and the WMF Education Team. Ultimately, the committee understands the relevance of this grant to strengthening the Bolivia Wikimedian community.

NOTE: Funding of any offline activities (e.g. travel and in-person events) is contingent upon compliance with the Wikimedia Foundation's COVID-19 guidelines. We require that you complete the Risk Assessment Tool:

• 14 days before any travel and/or gathering event
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Marti (WMF) (talk) 01:21, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Solicitud de extensión para presentación de informe intermedio

Por medio de este mensaje, pedimos una extensión para la presentación del reporte intermedio hasta el 02/14/22. Se tuvo algunos retos que nos impidieron presentar el mismo tanto a nivel personal como a nivel de la coyuntura política-social de nuestro entorno, por lo cuál solicitamos la extensión. Muchas gracias por su comprensión a todos en el equipo. alhen ^{Did you call?} 21:52, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Aprobación de solicitud de extensión para presentación de informe final

Hola @Caleidoscopic,

Hemos recibido via correo electrónico la solicitud de extensión de entrega del reporte final el 2 de septiembre de 2022 y queda aprobada la solicitud. Esperamos el reporte para poder conocer los aprendizajes que tuvieron en el proyecto.

Muchos saludos. --Mercedes Caso (platícame) 00:04, 2 September 2022 (UTC)