Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Funding for Underrepresented Communities

Funding for Underrepresented Communities

In order to increase the Sustainability of Our Movement, funding should be specifically allocated to underrepresented communities. This includes things like hiring staff and covering other activities that are not directly related to editing wikis. This funding should not follow guidelines that are based on the needs of developed countries: instead, it should respond to a needs assessment that targets underrepresented communities.

Dedicate a significantly larger amount of Movement funding to support emerging and marginalized communities and groups based on their needs, including reimbursement for staffing, operational costs, and other activities not directly related to adding, curating or editing content.
— Movement Strategy recommendation #1: Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement

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List of participants

Implementation projects

Initiative	Project	Stakeholder type	Project lead	Geography of the project	Implementation Phase
2. Funding for underrepresented communities	Overall Initiative Coordination
2. Funding for underrepresented communities	Grants Strategy Relaunch	WMF	Community Resources Movement Strategy & Governance	Global	Execution & Implementation
2. Funding for underrepresented communities	Regional Grant Committees	WMF	Community Resources Movement Strategy & Governance	Global	Execution & Implementation
2. Funding for underrepresented communities	Movement Strategy Implementation Grants (MSIG)	WMF	Movement Strategy & Governance	Global	Execution & Implementation

Full list of projects