[Wikipedia-l] Potential UNESCO grant

[Sj]

Please take a look at the meta-discussion of an upcoming UNESCO grant
which is relevant to Wikimedia:
   http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants/IFAP

This particular grant targets proposals which
* Promote information literacy, particularly by training information
professionals
* Strengthen awareness about the importance of preservation of information
* Promote better understanding of the ethical, legal and societal
implications of ICTs

(ICTs : Information and Communication Technologies)

Since in addition to creating fantastic content, Wikipedia is a source
of practical evangelism about the advantages of open licenses and open
access -- particularly as open access relates to empowering people to
preserve information -- we have a good match for the first two of
these goals.

Thoughts on how we should approach this grant are welcome.  Note,
unfortunately, the near deadline : February 20.  On the upside, the
application they require is very short and general; filling out a
short web form (perhaps only the first stage of the approval process).
 The components of the web form are also listed on the meta: page
above.

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