Wikimedia CEE Hub/Microgrants/Applications 2025/MG-07

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CEE Hub Microgrant

Wiki Loves Earth 2025 in Slovakia

We aim to organize Wiki Loves Earth 2025, with which we want to encourage the members of Slovak Wikimedia and Wikipedia communities to photograph protected natural areas and objects, as well as protected plants and animals. In the last two years, we have had great success with over 400 photos uploaded each year and we would like to continue with this mission, to bring awareness to these areas.

targetCommons

proposed start date1 June

proposed end date30 September

budget (EUR)500 EUR

grant typeaffiliate

applicant• Wikimedians of Slovakia

organization• Wikimedians of Slovakia

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Basic information

You are applying as

• Wikimedia Affiliate

Your name(s)/Organisation name

• Wikimedians of Slovakia

Your username(s)

• KormiSK

What is your role in the movement?

• Board member

If you are a part of a WM community, please state its name here

• Wikimedians of Slovakia

Have you applied for any Wikimedia Foundation grant or any other grant before?

• Yes

Name of your proposed microgrant project

• Wiki Loves Earth 2025 in Slovakia

Proposed start date of the project

• 1 June 2025

Proposed end date of the project

• 30 September 2025

In which CEE country/ies will the project activities be implemented?

• Slovakia

Project information

What is the main goal of your project?

• We aim to organize Wiki Loves Earth 2025, with which we want to encourage the members of Slovak Wikimedia and Wikipedia communities to photograph protected natural areas and objects, as well as protected plants and animals. In the last two years, we have had great success with over 400 photos uploaded each year and we would like to continue with this mission, to bring awareness to these areas.

Describe which activities you plan to implement

• We want to advertise Wiki Loves Earth 2025 contest on our social media (primarily Facebook). We also want to provide support in terms of travelling, so that our communities can visit many places and take pictures of them, by the means of reimbursing travel expenses. We plan to reward best photographers with vouchers to purchase books.

Describe your team

• The project is organized by three members of Wikimedia Slovakia (usernames): KormiSK (main organized), Jetam2 and Armin. We have all participated in the preparation of last year's Wiki Loves Earth for Slovak Wikimedians/Wikipedians. This team will be supported by the rest of Wikimedians of Slovakia whenever needed.

For which Wikimedia projects is the project relevant? For which communities is the project relevant? What is your target group?

• This project is related to the photocontest Wiki Loves Earth related to Wikimedia Commons. Our target groups consist of mainly both Slovak Wikimedians and Wikipedians and their communities interested in photography. We also want to bring awareness to the protected areas to general public by advertising this event on social media.

Do you have any metrics for the proposed grant proposal? If yes, please fill in the number of participants, editors, organisers and content contributions (Wikipedia articles, Wikimedia Commons images, Wikidata items, etc.)

• The metrics we aim to use is number of participants and number of photos taken and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Each photo must contain basic metadata, geocoordinates and the identification number of protected natural area/object. Last two years, we have had about 20 participants uploading over 400 photos each.

Financial information

What is the amount that you are requesting for this grant proposal?

• 500 EUR

Please provide the budget of your grant proposal

Expense type	Expense details	Number of Units	Unit Price	Expense Total
Transport	Transportation costs	1	€	€
Food and beverages	Food expenses	1	€	€
Accommodation		1	€	€
TOTAL				€500.00

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Any additional comments or remarks about your project

• Foreign (non-Slovak) Wikimedians are also elligible to participate in Wiki Loves Earth 2025 in Slovakia.