Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Lebanon Projects 2026 (ID: 23838146)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
باسم (talk • accounts • contributions • edit count)
- Organization
N/A
- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
I'm a board member or president of a Wikimedia Affiliate or mission-allied organization.
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Co-Founder Wikimedians of the Islamic Civilization. Member of the Wikimedians of the Levant user group.
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Lebanon Projects 2026
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2026-07-01 - 2026-12-31
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Regional (more than one country in the same continent or region) Arab Countries
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Other (please specify) Language, culture, ethnicity, heritage, GLAM, education, diversity.
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
Building on what I have learned from my previous project in 2022, and how it played a part in reviving the Arabic wikisource, I have decided to repeat the experience once more. Also, having worked on creating hundreds of items on Wikidata, related to the Arabo-Islamic culture, including those of books and persons, I noticed how much we are missing elements related to the aforementioned culture. So, my work will consist of:
1) Enriching the content of Wikimedia projects, especially Arabic elements on Wikidata and the Arabic versions of Wikisource and Wikipedia. 2) Providing access to rare copies of books that exist only in archives and private collections.
I had applied for a grant in 2022 to enrich the Arabic Wikisource and fulfilled my goals. I had uploaded several books back then, some of which were not published on ar.wikisource, and now I plan to complete my work and publish the remaining titles. (https://w.wiki/KdD4)
I have already started the 1st round of the Lebanon projects, from March to June 2026, to enrich the content of the above-mentioned Wikimedia projects (https://w.wiki/KdDC).
Expected challenges:
- The ongoing crises in Lebanon might have some psychological effects, not allowing for a daily contribution.
- Copying the Arabic texts from old books in Wikisource using the available tools has improved. Still, it holds some challenges due to the nature of the Arabic language, which means there is no other way but checking the texts manually at each time to make sure everything is fine.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
- Continue adding the texts of the remaining Arabic and Ottoman books to ar.wikisource
- Adding 500 elements to Wikidata
- Enriching and developing articles about the Lebanese and Egyptian culture, history and folklore on ar.wiki.
- Reading Wikipedia in the classroom.
- Translating and uploading 6 maps related to the Lebanese and Levantine history.
- Participation in the campaign "Wikipedia pages wanting photos".
- Organizing Meet-up online, Organizing Meet-up offline.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.
- User: باسم (coordinator)
- User: ولاء (coordinator)
A cooperation agreement with the Wikipedian Light of Knowledge Initiative from Egypt Wikimedians User Group to achieve the required partnerships between groups and countries.
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
1) Arabic-speaking Wikipedia communities, especially Lebanese and Egyptians, including new and experienced contributors. 2) Announcement in the Arabic Wikipedia village pump. 3) Students, researchers, and professionals interested in learning, teaching and open knowledge, through reading Wikipedia in the classroom.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
N/A
- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
- Online meeting with some representatives of the Arabic community (Egypt and Islamic civilization groups)
- Social Media and mailing list.
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Culture, heritage or GLAM
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Not applicable
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Innovate in Free Knowledge
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
- That my work can be something for others to build upon.
- Which support structures work best?
- What barriers still exist, and how do they affect contributing to the Wikimedia projects?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 10 | |
| Number of editors | 10 | |
| Number of organizers | 2 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 100 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 300 |
| Wikidata | 500 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | 5 |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | 15 |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
Outreach Dashboard
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lbobYziQSVvLlEr05gLBnaq3p2tgqECJHIP9kUTJYik/edit?usp=sharing
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
5000 USD
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
5000 USD
- By submitting your proposal/funding request you confirm that you have read and agree to the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy, and the Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
Endorsements and Feedback
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Community members are invited to share meaningful feedback on the proposal and include reasons why they endorse the proposal. Consider the following:
- Stating why the proposal is important for the communities involved and why they think the strategies chosen will achieve the results that are expected.
- Highlighting any aspects they think are particularly well developed: for instance, the strategies and activities proposed, the levels of community engagement, outreach to underrepresented groups, addressing knowledge gaps, partnerships, the overall budget and learning and evaluation section of the proposal, etc.
- Highlighting if the proposal focuses on any interesting research, learning or innovation, etc. Also if it builds on learning from past proposals developed by the individual or organization, or other Wikimedia communities.
- Analyzing if the proposal is going to contribute in any way to important developments around specific Wikimedia projects or Movement Strategy.
- Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).