PhilWiki Community/Annual Plan 2024-2025/Report

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This is the Final Report of the 2024-2025 Annual Plan of PhilWiki Community covering activities from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.

The Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group (PH-WC) or PhilWiki Community, registered as Philippine Wikimedia Comunity Inc. in the Securities and Exchange Commision in the Republic of the Philippines is a non-stock non-profit corporation, which main objective is to initiate, support, promote, participate, create, organize, develop and engage in projects, programs and activities that promote free, responsibly open-content resources and reference materials, in English and in different Philippine languages, and of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Since 2021, it has adopted and implemented an annual plan which serves as its guide to remain on track.

Since last year, our Annual Plan is consistent with the strategic direction of Movement Strategy, centering on the goals of knowledge equity and knowledge as a service. Our strategy is simplified into 5Ps or Promotion - Participation - Partnership - Pursuit of Purpose:

• Promotion by raising the awareness of Wikimedia projects in the country as a platform that serves open knowledge
• Participation by increasing participation from all sectors of the society
• Partnership by creating opportunities through collaboration with public and private organizations
• Pursuit of Purpose thru practice and demonstration of our values and by pursuing our mission for the humanity

We have created programs and identified effective approaches to remain focus on our work for this year.

Promotion

Jose Rizal's translated works

Wikisource Loves Manuscripts: The journey so far and looking ahead - Spreading the spirit of Wikisource Loves Manuscripts - The PhilWiki Community UG engaged with college students and teachers to grow the Wikisource community in the Philippines. Through collaborations, Bikol Central Wikisource was launched in October 2024 becoming the first Philippine language based Wikisource project. To date, the local edition has a total of 1,826 pages. One of the featured books in the Bikol Wikisource is The Enduring Poetry of Jose Rizal | Mi Ultimo Adios which is part of the book of translated works of the Philippine national hero entitled Mga Rawitdawit Ni Jose Rizal.

We aim to promote Wikimedia projects and encourage different stakeholders to be part of the movement. Under the Advocacy Program, and Wiki Education Philippines program, the User Group has initiated sustainable, creative, and innovative projects which enabled us to spur the interest and promote the Wikimedia projects both online and offline, among academics and non-academics.

Wikisource Loves Manuscripts PH establishes a Wiki Club - The UNC Wiki Club was formed as a result of the Wikisource Loves Manuscripts (WiLMa) training program in the Philippines. An extra-curricular club composed of BS Architecture students and faculty called the University of Nueva Caceres (UNC) Wiki Club was established during the Bikol Wikisource Training of Trainers organized by the PhilWiki Community UG, the Bikol Wikipedia Community, and the Nueva Caceres Heritage Movement Inc (NCHMI).

The UNC Wiki Club is the first private university-based community of Wikimedians to be established in the Philippines. It is the second tertiary Wiki Club supported by the PhilWiki Community after CBSUA Wiki Club, a state-run agricultural university in the Bicol Region, was formed in October 2023.

CBSUA Wiki Education program turns 1 year This year marked the first anniversary of CBSUA Wiki Education, the pilot joint program of the International Relations Office of CBSUA-Calabanga, the PhilWiki Community User Group, and the Bikol Wikipedia Community. This unique Wiki Education program integrating Wikimedia projects in instruction, research and extension, is the first of its kind in the country. To date, CBSUA Wiki Club has twenty-one members comprised of alumni, faculty members, non-teaching staff and students from 3 campuses. Twelve of its members received conference scholarship and actively participated at the WikiCommons Conference PH 2023 and GLAM Wiki Conference Philippines 2024.

The Wiki Education Philippines program deals with the promotion of open educational resources within and thru academic institutions. It promotes the utilization of Wikimedia in lessons thru trainings and WikiTutorial to engage both teachers and students as participants in utilizing the contents on Wikimedia and in participating in Wiki-related activities.

The organization also conducts advocacy activities in collaboration with civic organizations and academic institutions to promote Wikimedia projects and encourage its constituents to be part of the movement. The Advocacy Committee Chair creates and supports activities related to the promotion of building a free knowledge on the local heritage, culture and the arts.

Participation

GLAM Wiki Conference PH Strategy Session

UNESCO World Heritage City to host GLAM Wiki Conference PH 2024 - The PhilWiki Community UG organized the inaugural GLAM Wiki Conference Philippines 2024. Declared as a UNESCO World Heritage City in 1999, the city of Vigan served as the host city with partner, the National Museum of the Philippines - Ilocos. The heritage city is described by the United Nations specialized agency as “the most intact example in Asia of a planned Spanish colonial town, established in the 16th century.” Over 40 cultural heritage activists and professionals from Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums with the vibrant Wikimedia communities in the Philippines exchanged and shared their experiences, the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.

We aim to foster diverse participation to address the gender and knowledge gaps. Under our Diversity, and Outreach programs, the User Group aims to engage a diverse participation to address the gender and knowledge gaps in its activities being a free, open, and vibrant organization of Filipino content editors and volunteers.

My GLAMourous Vigan Con Experience - "I discovered new learnings on how to upload images on Wiki Commons and how to edit on Wiki Source. I would like to share these new learnings to my colleagues in the Department of Education (DepEd), I plan to have a lightning talk in our Learning Action Cell (LAC) Session about what we are doing in PhilWiki Community and as a Wiki Medians..." "The Wiki Community provides an invaluable platform for collaborative knowledge-sharing and creative expression. However, to enhance its impact, I suggest focusing on improving user engagement through more interactive and user-friendly features. Overall, the Wiki Community has great potential, a bright future and has a great ability to elevate its contribution to the world." - User:SheenaAloner

We also conduct activities to reach more people both online and offline thru collaboration with groups, organizations and institutions. The "Wiki Loves" photography contests have proven to have a considerable impact on our Wikimedia activities. Offline activities such as photography walks have engaged new contributors and volunteers. Aside from Wiknics and several photo walks, edit-a-thons have been organized to engage more participants and utilize the images gathered in Wiki Loves photography contests.

Wiki Loves Earth 2024 in the Philippines - The 2024 edition of Wiki Loves Earth in the Philippines was held to promote the natural heritage sites of the Philippines. Now on its 7th year, the Philippine edition of the competition has received over 6,000 images now available under creative commons license. The competition is part of the international annual photography competition. At the end of the month, a total of 1,145 photographs from the Philippines were submitted as part of the world's largest nature photography contest.

Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 Philippines A panel of jurors composed of architects and Wikimedians selected the 10 best photographs among 235 entries based on the following criteria: technical quality (sharpness, use of light, perspective etc.), originality, and usefulness of the image for Wikipedia. Winning the grand prize in this year's edition is Richmond Chi's photograph (CC BY-SA 4.0) of El Depósito, an underground water reservoir located at the Pinaglabanan Shrine in the city of San Juan built during colonial period, was adjudged as Grand Winner in this year's edition.

Wiki Loves Food 2024 Philippines is now in its 3rd year. This year, we received a total of 302 entries from 30 participants.

Bikol Wikipedia reaches 18,000th article - Bikol Wikipedia reached a milestone with the creation of the article MrBeast on December 6, 2024. Since November 2023 or just over a year ago, the Bikol Wikipedia Community increased the number of articles by 2,000. During the Bulan kan Asya nin Wikipedia (Wikipedia Asian Month 2024), a total of 90 new articles were created.

Partnership

Promoting Filipino cuisine through Wiki Loves Food in the Philippines presentation presented at Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges in Nabua Camarines Sur.

We aim to benefit from resource sharing as well as have sustainable programs through collaborations with public and private organizations. PH-WC launched the GLAM Philippines program in September 2023. The organization also aims to engage with libraries, museums, among others as GLAM institutions provide the foundation for our verifiable information such as original books and manuscripts. The PhilWiki Community UG and the Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges thru the Center for Rinconada Culture and the Arts signed a memorandum of understanding. Under the memorandum, PhilWiki Community UG shall: a. Foster diversity and inclusivity in collaborative activities on building open and free content around Rinconada Bikol language, culture and arts through the Rinconada Bikol Wikipedia, Rinconada Bikol Wiktionary, and Rinconada Bikol Wikibooks; b. Strengthen cooperation in developing free-licensed materials and open access resources through trainings and workshops under the Wiki Loves Rinconada Project through the PH-WC Advocacy Program; c. Support the conservation, protection, and promotion of tangible and intangible cultural heritages through the Wiki Loves Philippines Program by showcasing them on Wikimedia Commons making the local knowledge more accessible and relevant in the modern world while upholding the principles of the 2003 UNESCO Convention; d. Pave the way for both parties to assist each other in the promotion of free culture within and beyond the academic institution through symposia and conferences; and e. Collaborate on resource sharing, including both budgetary and non-financial resources as essential components in achieving the agreed-upon plans and targets.

Also through the Outreach program, various activities are being conducted to reach more people both online and offline which can be done through collaboration with groups, organizations and institutions. The Outreach Committee is also responsible in creating projects and programs to engage new contributors in online and offline activities.

The PhilWiki Community UG conducted 3 outreach activities in Cebu, Bacolod-Silay and Puerto Princesa. In July, the Third Wikimedia meet-up in Cebu took place in Cebu City. This is the first actual meet-up since May 3, 2009 which happened in the afternoon to early evening in Mandaue City. Four Wikimedians participated in the activities which included an informal discussion among other attendees from UP-Visayas, USP and LUDABI members on how to revitalize the Cebuano Wikipedia. A photography walk and museum hooping walk were done at the National Museum of the Philippines, Port San Pedro, Museo de Parian, Yap-San Diego Ancestral House, Casa Gorordo, among others. As a result, the Bisdak Wikimedian Community was formed.

Wiki Takes Bacolod - is the first, ever, photo scavenger hunt and free-content photography outreach activity of the PhilWiki Community in the Visayas and Mindanao. Since the cities of Bacolod and Silay are well-renowned for their rich culture and colorful heritage, they're the perfect venue for this collaborative event. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Mark Kineth of Sagay City, the Putowalkers of Cebu, and especially to Andro of Silay LGU Tourism for your invaluable contributions. On to the next 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬! - User:Herbertkikoy In October, we conducted the Wiki Takes Bacolod, a photo scavenger hunt and free-content photography outreach activity held during the MassKara Festival. A total of 171 photographs of sights in the City of Bacolod and Silay City were captured during the activity participated by Cebu-based photographers Putowalkers and some of these images are now being used in Wikipedia articles that need them.

In November, PhilWiki Community UG formed the Team Wiki Loves Birds PH which participated at the Puerto Princesa Underground River 7th International Bird Photography Race. The team is composed of PhilWiki Community members Michael Angelo Luna, Raniel Jose Castañeda and Alvin Casitas. The event is one of the highlights of the Puerto Princesa Underground River Subaraw Festival. The team also conducted an outreach in Puerto Princesa to increase the quality and quantity of free licensed images of different bird species on Wikimedia Commons. Team PH Wiki Loves Birds won the Best Team Uniform!

Pursuit of Purpose

We aim to develop and strengthen the members' skills and abilities, and our organization's processes and resources that it needs to sustain, adapt, and grow. Under our Capacity Building program, the community has initiated projects thru self-funding and volunteerism as it envisions itself to be a free, open and vibrant organization. The community aims to achieve its goals thru sustainable, creative and innovative projects and partnerships.

Metrics

A. Wikimedia Metrics - Number of participants, editors, and organizers.

Participants, editors, and organizers

Metrics name	Target	Total	Mid-term	End-term	Description
Number of all participants	300	404	63, 33, 43, 35, 35, 43, 26, 19, 23, 25, 26, 3, 30		attendees, volunteers and participants
Number of all editors	150	415	63, 33, 37, 35. 35, 43, 26, 19, 23, 25, 26, 3, 30		registered editors involved in activities
Number of new editors	100	76	46, 11, 0, 7, 3, 5, 2, 2, 1, 2, 4
Number of retained editors	50	47	8, 2, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3
Number of all organizers	30	35	8, 9, 11, 6, 1		project leads, team members, and volunteers
Number of new organizers	15	17	3, 5, 6, 3

B. Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects.

Contributions to Wikimedia projects

Wikimedia project	Created	Mid-term	End-term	Edited or improved	Mid-term	End-term
Wikipedia	500	90		1000	96
Wikimedia Commons	1500	1133, 99, 191, 177, 235, 302		50
Wiktionary	50			50
Wikisource	200	1826		100	2798
Wikimedia Incubator	200			100
Wikiquote	50			50
Wikibooks	20	61		20

C. Other Metrics.

Other Metrics	Description	Target	Mid-term	End-term
Number of strategic partnerships that contribute to longer term growth, diversity and sustainability	partner academic and GLAM institutions, private and non-government organizations, government agencies	10	3, 2, 1
Number of members to attend in national and international conferences	delegates representing the organization in national, regional, thematic and international Wikimedia conferences	5	16

Reports

Past Annual Plans and Reports

• 2024-2025 PhilWiki Community Annual Plan
• 2023 PhilWiki Community Annual Report
• 2023 PhilWiki Community Annual Plan
• PhilWiki Community Annual Report 2022
• PhilWiki Community Annual Plan 2022
• PhilWiki Community Annual Report 2021
• PhilWiki Community Annual Plan 2021

Community Engagement Surveys

• 2022 Community Engagement Survey Report
• 2021 Community Engagement Survey Report

Movement Strategy

• Movement Strategy - Prioritization

Past Monthly Reports

• 2024 report
• 2023 report
• 2022 report
• 2021 report
• 2020 report
• 2019 report
• 2018 report
• 2017 report
• 2016 report
• 2015 report

Board Resolutions

• Resolution on Program Committtee Chairpersons (2022-2023)
• Resolution on Committee Chairpersonship of PhilWiki Community’s Main Programs
• Resolution on Policy on Establishing a PhilWiki Community Branch