Hey folks,
In the current round of Individual Engagement Grants (IEG), applicants have
submitted many proposals oriented toward outreach activities, partnerships,
and increasing the availability of sources to create content. I’ve listed
these below with brief descriptions.
Community members with GLAM-outreach experience are well suited to comment
on these ideas, and applicants are seeking your feedback! If one of these
ideas interests you, consider reading it over, and feel free to endorse,
express concerns, make suggestions, and ask questions. Your input and
expertise will help the applicants develop better proposals, and support
the IEG Committee during their evaluation. Comments are requested until
October 19th.
You are, of course, welcome to check out and comment on other IEG
applications for this round
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-join>.
With thanks,
Jethro
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Islam in Andhra Pradesh
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Islam_in_Andhra_Pradesh>
Aims to address the paucity of the available sources
of Islamic period in
Telugu-speaking states of India
Growing Kannada-language Wikimedia projects with a digital library
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Growing_Kannada-language_Wikimedia_projects_with_a_digital_library>>
Project to generate contributions using rare books of Kannada literature
from Digital libraries and crowd sourcing initiatives.
Wikipedia Education Program in Hong Kong
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikipedia_Education_Program_in_Hong_Kong>
Plan to develop and implement a new education program
focusing on
literature and linguistics.
Motivational and educational video to introduce Wikimedia
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Motivational_and_educational_video_to_introduce_Wikimedia>
Develop video modules that introduce people to
Wikimedia, and motivate
and train them to contribute in ways that increase the
quantity, quality,
and diversity of content on Wikipedia and Commons.
Wikipedia likes Galactic Exploration for Posterity 2015
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikipedia_likes_Galactic_Exploration_for_Posterity_2015>
Proposal to launch copies of the good articles of
Wikipedia into outer
space to preserve content and prevent censorship of project
contributions.
Philippine Music Survey
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Philippine_Music_Survey>
Aims to increase the coverage of indigenous Philippine
musical
instruments in Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, and improve their content.
Outreach in two French speaking Universities of Belgium
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Outreach_in_two_French_speaking_Universities_of_Belgium>
Outreach, collaboration and partnership between two
French-speaking
Universities of Belgium.
Increase Awareness of and participation in Indic language Wikipedias in
Colorado
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Increase_Awareness_of_and_participation_in_Indic_language_Wikipedias_in_Colorado>
To increase awareness of and use of Indic Language
Wikipedias in Colorado
Springs, CO
WikiProject Siriono
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/WikiProject_Siriono>
Improving Wiktionary through contributions from
Siriono speakers to
national contributors, and exploring possible uses of Wiktionary
for
language empowerment and conservation
Editing Maithili Wikipedia
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Editing_Maithili_Wikipedia>
Aims to increase contributors to Maithili Wikipedia as
well Wikimedia
Projects.
Wikitherapy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikitherapy>
Bring Wikimedia projects into therapy settings where
patients are able to
contribute.
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Chris "Jethro" Schilling
I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)>
Community Organizer, Wikimedia Foundation
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>