Looking for feedback on my funding proposal to work with UNESCO as Wikimedian in Residence - WikiLovesMonuments

26 Jan 2015

Hi all

I’m looking for feedback and endorsement for my Wikimedia Foundation PEG
grant to be Wikimedian in Residence at UNESCO
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/MrjohnCummings/UNESCO_Wikimedian_in_Residence>.
I’d very much appreciate if you would have a look, the most relevant
objectives to Wiki loves Monuments are:
*1. Train UNESCO and its partner organisations to contribute to Wikimedia
projects*: Provide UNESCO and its partners with the skills, tools,
resources and connections to contribute to Wikimedia projects in a
meaningful, measurable and sustainable way. To integrate into the Wikimedia
community both online and by matching them with local Wikimedia
organisations and volunteers for in person support and collaboration. The
project will *create and improve content receiving 100,000,000 views per
year* on Wikimedia projects, *educate 1000 people in over 200 organisations* to
learn more about Wikimedia projects. This will include *500 newly
registered users* trained to contribute to Wikimedia projects and *500
articles formally reviewed by experts*.
*2. Make content from the archives of UNESCO and its partners available on
Wikimedia projects:* This project will facilitate the *upload of 30,000
images, audio files, videos, data and other content* to Wikimedia projects
from UNESCO archives
<http://photobank.unesco.org/exec/index.htm?lang=en>(24,000
images), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
<http://www.uis.unesco.org/Pages/default.aspx> and other sources including *10
organisations changing their content license to be Wikimedia compatible*, a
completed pilot project is outlined in the Goal section.

I ran a pilot project that resulted in the images found in the Wikimedia
Commons category Images from the archive of UNESCO
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_the_archive_of_UNESCO>,
here are a few examples that fit with Wiki Loves Monuments:

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<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sites_of_Christianity_in_the_Galillee_-_Ruins_of_the_ancient_Great_Synagogue_at_Capernaum_(or_Kfar_Nahum)_on_the_shore_of_the_Lake_of_Galilee,_Northern_Israel.jpg>

   Ruins of the ancient Great Synagogue at Capernaum (or Kfar Nahum) on the
   shore of the Lake of Galilee, Northern Israel.

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<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Naqa,_a_ruined_ancient_city_of_the_Kushitic_Kingdom_of_Mero%C3%AB,_Island_of_Meroe,_Sudan.jpg>

   Naqa, a ruined ancient city of the Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë, Island of
   Meroe, Sudan.

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<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rubbles_of_the_cathedral_after_the_earthquake_that_hit_the_Capital_Port_au_Prince_just_before_5_pm_on_12_January_2010.jpg>

   Rubble of the cathedral after the earthquake that hit the Capital Port
   au Prince just before 5 pm on 12 January 2010.

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<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:After_the_earthquake_that_hit_Haiti_on_12_January_2010_-_Rubbles_of_the_National_Palace_in_Port-au-Prince.jpg>

   Rubble of the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, after the earthquake
   that hit Haiti on 12 January 2010.

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<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Attabari_Elementary_School_is_situated_in_the_middle_of_the_Old_City_of_Sana%27a,_a_UNESCO_World_Heritage_site.jpg>

   Attabari Elementary School is situated in the middle of the Old City of
   Sana'a, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_public_baths_in_the_centre_of_the_town,_Gokarna,_India.JPG>

   A public baths in the centre of the town, Gokarna, India.

If you think this is a worthwhile project please click this link
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/MrjohnCummings/UNESCO_Wikimedian_in_Residence>
and
then click the endorse button.Please share with people and groups you think
would be interested.

Many thanks

John

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*John Cummings - **Wikimedia UK volunteer*
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