Re: [Wikimedia-l] Project Grants program will fund 11 community-led projects

[Maria Cruz]

Hi everyone,
if you missed the showcase, but are interested in learning about the
projects, you can find each individual presentation here:
- ScienceSource (Youtube

, Commons

)
- Wiki Loves Women (Youtube

, Commons

)
- Black Lunch Table (Youtube

, Commons

)
- NZ Wikipedian at large (Youtube

, Commons

)
- Wiki Loves Monuments (Youtube

, Commons

)
- Timeless (Youtube

, Commons )
- WikiProject X (Youtube

, Commons
)
- CEE Spring (Youtube

, Commons
)
- Wikidata JS, Wiki Loves Rural Areas, Outreach in Northern Nigeria
(presented by Marti) (Youtube

, Commons

)

You can watch the full showcase in this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFjo8wg4wKw&t=3047s&index=11&list=PLo4D3nhfBXEwzw0MGiczR--6zC9EDQHyJ


Each presentation has a section called "How can the wiki community best
support this project?" If you'd like to contribute your skills, there are
specific requests each project has, and information about how to contact
the project owner.

Cheers,

María


*María Cruz * \\  Communications and Outreach project manager, L&E
Team \\ Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc.
mc...@wikimedia.org  |  Twitter:  @marianarra_



On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:28 PM Maria Cruz  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> just a small correction, the showcase is on Thursday, June 14th. Apologies
> for the mistake.
> Hope to see many of you there!
>
> Have a good weekend,
>
> María
>
>
>
> *María Cruz * \\  Communications and Outreach project manager, L&E Team \\
>  Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
> mc...@wikimedia.org  |  Twitter:  @marianarra_
> 
>
> On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 12:19 PM, Maria Cruz  wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> As you may know, we recently funded 11 projects through Wikimedia
>> Foundation Project Grants program, initiatives that span from software
>> development, to online organizing, and offline outreach. In an effort to
>> increase awareness about these projects, and foster collaboration and
>> participation, we are hosting the first ever Wikimedia Project Showcase
>> this coming Thursday, June 13, at 9 am PST (1600 UTC).
>>
>> You can join the showcase in one of two ways:
>>
>>- Join the video conference room using BlueJeans:
>>https://bluejeans.com/570420589
>>- watch the showcase online via Youtube following this link:
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFjo8wg4wKw
>>
>> Each participant will have 5 minutes to present about their project,
>> share why it matters, and how others can get involved. If you would like to
>> contribute your skills to a project, help out, or simply learn more about
>> the awesome work our communities are doing, please join us at the Wikimedia
>> Project Showcase next Thursday!
>>
>>
>> Looking forward to seeing many of you there,
>>
>>
>> María and Marti
>>
>> *María Cruz * \\  Communications and Outreach project manager, L&E Team
>> \\ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
>> mc...@wikimedia.org  |  Twitter:  @marianarra_
>> 
>>
>> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 4:50 AM, YI SHENG WANG 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you, Marti. I am glad to hear that there are so many good projects
>>> was recommended by the committee in this round. I appreciate all the
>>> efforts made by the grantee, members of the committee, and staffs. All of
>>> you have done a very good job!
>>>
>>> Aotfs2013
>>> Member, Pro

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Project Grants program will fund 11 community-led projects

[Maria Cruz]

Hi everyone,
just a small correction, the showcase is on Thursday, June 14th. Apologies
for the mistake.
Hope to see many of you there!

Have a good weekend,

María



*María Cruz * \\  Communications and Outreach project manager, L&E
Team \\ Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc.
mc...@wikimedia.org  |  Twitter:  @marianarra_


On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 12:19 PM, Maria Cruz  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> As you may know, we recently funded 11 projects through Wikimedia
> Foundation Project Grants program, initiatives that span from software
> development, to online organizing, and offline outreach. In an effort to
> increase awareness about these projects, and foster collaboration and
> participation, we are hosting the first ever Wikimedia Project Showcase
> this coming Thursday, June 13, at 9 am PST (1600 UTC).
>
> You can join the showcase in one of two ways:
>
>- Join the video conference room using BlueJeans:
>https://bluejeans.com/570420589 
>- watch the showcase online via Youtube following this link:
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFjo8wg4wKw
>
>
> Each participant will have 5 minutes to present about their project, share
> why it matters, and how others can get involved. If you would like to
> contribute your skills to a project, help out, or simply learn more about
> the awesome work our communities are doing, please join us at the Wikimedia
> Project Showcase next Thursday!
>
>
> Looking forward to seeing many of you there,
>
>
> María and Marti
>
> *María Cruz * \\  Communications and Outreach project manager, L&E Team \\
>  Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
> mc...@wikimedia.org  |  Twitter:  @marianarra_
> 
>
> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 4:50 AM, YI SHENG WANG 
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you, Marti. I am glad to hear that there are so many good projects
>> was recommended by the committee in this round. I appreciate all the
>> efforts made by the grantee, members of the committee, and staffs. All of
>> you have done a very good job!
>>
>> Aotfs2013
>> Member, Project Grants Committee
>>
>>
>> ‌
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>> Marti Johnson  於 2018年5月19日 週六 上午4:05寫道：
>>
>> > *Hi all,In the latest round of Project Grants, the committee has
>> > recommended 11 projects for a total of $354,654 in funding.  We
>> received 24
>> > proposals for review.  Here’s what we’re funding. [1]Software: four
>> > projects funded - ScienceSource
>> > : Medical
>> > knowledge is accessed over 2 billion times a year on Wikimedia projects,
>> > but only a relatively small number of editors create and maintain it.
>> > ScienceSource seeks to build an algorithm that will model editor
>> > decision-making to identify reliable biomedical reference sources. By
>> using
>> > machine automation to sift through large volumes of reference materials,
>> > ScienceSource will support volunteers to do their work faster and more
>> > effectively.  [2] - WikiProject X
>> > :
>> > WikiProject X seeks to create better tools for Wikipedian editors
>> > collaborating around common interest areas.  Previously funded
>> >  twice
>> through
>> > Individual Engagement Grants, the project piloted new features for
>> several
>> > WikiProjects, including Women in Red
>> > .
>> This
>> > grant will replace the multiple disparate modules of WikiProject X with
>> a
>> > new extension, CollaborationKit.  This improvement will offer editors a
>> > more seamless, adaptable interface to for productive collaboration.
>> > [3][4][5]. - Timeless: Post-deployment support
>> > <
>> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/Timele
>> ss:_Post-deployment_support
>> > >:
>> >  Timeless is a new volunteer-developed skin designed for editors.  It
>> was
>> > deployed across all Wikimedia projects in 2017, but lacked sufficient
>> > support to address bugs.  This grant will support general improvements
>> to
>> > make Timeless into a more stable and user-friendly product. [6] -
>> > WikidataJS :
>> >  This grant will enable the JavaScript developer community to produce
>> fast,
>> > high quality tools so others can better access information on Wikidata.
>> The
>> > project builds on Maxlath
>> > ’s previous
>> > creation of several Wikidata-related tools:  wikidata-sdk,
>> wikidata-edit,
>> > wikidata-cli, wikidata-

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Project Grants program will fund 11 community-led projects

[Maria Cruz]

Hi everyone,

As you may know, we recently funded 11 projects through Wikimedia
Foundation Project Grants program, initiatives that span from software
development, to online organizing, and offline outreach. In an effort to
increase awareness about these projects, and foster collaboration and
participation, we are hosting the first ever Wikimedia Project Showcase
this coming Thursday, June 13, at 9 am PST (1600 UTC).

You can join the showcase in one of two ways:

   - Join the video conference room using BlueJeans:
   https://bluejeans.com/570420589
   - watch the showcase online via Youtube following this link:
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFjo8wg4wKw

Each participant will have 5 minutes to present about their project, share
why it matters, and how others can get involved. If you would like to
contribute your skills to a project, help out, or simply learn more about
the awesome work our communities are doing, please join us at the Wikimedia
Project Showcase next Thursday!


Looking forward to seeing many of you there,


María and Marti

*María Cruz * \\  Communications and Outreach project manager, L&E
Team \\ Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc.
mc...@wikimedia.org  |  Twitter:  @marianarra_


On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 4:50 AM, YI SHENG WANG 
wrote:

> Thank you, Marti. I am glad to hear that there are so many good projects
> was recommended by the committee in this round. I appreciate all the
> efforts made by the grantee, members of the committee, and staffs. All of
> you have done a very good job!
>
> Aotfs2013
> Member, Project Grants Committee
>
>
> ‌
> [image: Mailtrack]
>  signaturevirality3&>
> Sender
> notified by
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> Marti Johnson  於 2018年5月19日 週六 上午4:05寫道：
>
> > *Hi all,In the latest round of Project Grants, the committee has
> > recommended 11 projects for a total of $354,654 in funding.  We received
> 24
> > proposals for review.  Here’s what we’re funding. [1]Software: four
> > projects funded - ScienceSource
> > : Medical
> > knowledge is accessed over 2 billion times a year on Wikimedia projects,
> > but only a relatively small number of editors create and maintain it.
> > ScienceSource seeks to build an algorithm that will model editor
> > decision-making to identify reliable biomedical reference sources. By
> using
> > machine automation to sift through large volumes of reference materials,
> > ScienceSource will support volunteers to do their work faster and more
> > effectively.  [2] - WikiProject X
> > :
> > WikiProject X seeks to create better tools for Wikipedian editors
> > collaborating around common interest areas.  Previously funded
> >  twice through
> > Individual Engagement Grants, the project piloted new features for
> several
> > WikiProjects, including Women in Red
> > .
> This
> > grant will replace the multiple disparate modules of WikiProject X with a
> > new extension, CollaborationKit.  This improvement will offer editors a
> > more seamless, adaptable interface to for productive collaboration.
> > [3][4][5]. - Timeless: Post-deployment support
> > <
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/
> Timeless:_Post-deployment_support
> > >:
> >  Timeless is a new volunteer-developed skin designed for editors.  It was
> > deployed across all Wikimedia projects in 2017, but lacked sufficient
> > support to address bugs.  This grant will support general improvements to
> > make Timeless into a more stable and user-friendly product. [6] -
> > WikidataJS :
> >  This grant will enable the JavaScript developer community to produce
> fast,
> > high quality tools so others can better access information on Wikidata.
> The
> > project builds on Maxlath
> > ’s previous
> > creation of several Wikidata-related tools:  wikidata-sdk, wikidata-edit,
> > wikidata-cli, wikidata-filter.  [7][8]Online organizing: two projects
> > funded - Wiki Loves Monuments international team/2018 coordination
> > <
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_
> Loves_Monuments_international_team/2018_coordination
> > >:
> > The international coordination team for Wiki Loves Monuments
> >  (WLM)
> > proposes to strengthen the foundation for healthy and sustainable WLM
> > competitions across the world.  As the project celebrates its 10th
> > anniversary, its leaders aim to critically rethink the structural
> framework
> > of WLM.  This grant

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Project Grants program will fund 11 community-led projects

[YI SHENG WANG]

Thank you, Marti. I am glad to hear that there are so many good projects
was recommended by the committee in this round. I appreciate all the
efforts made by the grantee, members of the committee, and staffs. All of
you have done a very good job!

Aotfs2013
Member, Project Grants Committee


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Marti Johnson  於 2018年5月19日 週六 上午4:05寫道：

> *Hi all,In the latest round of Project Grants, the committee has
> recommended 11 projects for a total of $354,654 in funding.  We received 24
> proposals for review.  Here’s what we’re funding. [1]Software: four
> projects funded - ScienceSource
> : Medical
> knowledge is accessed over 2 billion times a year on Wikimedia projects,
> but only a relatively small number of editors create and maintain it.
> ScienceSource seeks to build an algorithm that will model editor
> decision-making to identify reliable biomedical reference sources. By using
> machine automation to sift through large volumes of reference materials,
> ScienceSource will support volunteers to do their work faster and more
> effectively.  [2] - WikiProject X
> :
> WikiProject X seeks to create better tools for Wikipedian editors
> collaborating around common interest areas.  Previously funded
>  twice through
> Individual Engagement Grants, the project piloted new features for several
> WikiProjects, including Women in Red
> .  This
> grant will replace the multiple disparate modules of WikiProject X with a
> new extension, CollaborationKit.  This improvement will offer editors a
> more seamless, adaptable interface to for productive collaboration.
> [3][4][5]. - Timeless: Post-deployment support
> <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/Timeless:_Post-deployment_support
> >:
>  Timeless is a new volunteer-developed skin designed for editors.  It was
> deployed across all Wikimedia projects in 2017, but lacked sufficient
> support to address bugs.  This grant will support general improvements to
> make Timeless into a more stable and user-friendly product. [6] -
> WikidataJS :
>  This grant will enable the JavaScript developer community to produce fast,
> high quality tools so others can better access information on Wikidata. The
> project builds on Maxlath
> ’s previous
> creation of several Wikidata-related tools:  wikidata-sdk, wikidata-edit,
> wikidata-cli, wikidata-filter.  [7][8]Online organizing: two projects
> funded - Wiki Loves Monuments international team/2018 coordination
> <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_international_team/2018_coordination
> >:
> The international coordination team for Wiki Loves Monuments
>  (WLM)
> proposes to strengthen the foundation for healthy and sustainable WLM
> competitions across the world.  As the project celebrates its 10th
> anniversary, its leaders aim to critically rethink the structural framework
> of WLM.  This grant will support efforts to gather information from
> national leaders, collect and share best practices from across the
> community, facilitate the ongoing integration of WLM into Wikidata, and
> improve operational processes system-wide. [9][10] - Wikimedia CEE Spring
> 2018
>  >:
> This annual international article writing contest generates content from
> every country and region in Central and Eastern Europe on 30+ Wikipedias.
> CEE Spring’s remarkable community spirit plays a central role in fostering
> a thriving, collaborative volunteer base in the region. The grant will
> incentivize content creation focused on closing the gender gap, expanding
> minority language Wikipedias, and showcasing the cultural heritage of
> Central and Eastern Europe. [11]Offline outreach: five projects funded -
> BlackLunchTable/BLT 2018
> :
>  As an organization, BlackLunchTable 
> seeks to create a more truthful and inclusive historical account by
> inviting people to write the histories of their own culture.  In this
> project, they will host a series of edit-a-thons with the aim of recruiting
> editors of color and women editors to write biographical articles about
> notable artists of the African diaspora.  The project will primarily focus
> on English Wikipedi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Project Grants program will fund 11 community-led projects

[James Hare]

What a great panel of funded projects! I feel like the project grant proposals 
get better every year.

Congratulations to our latest project grantees! You join (or re-join as the 
case may be) a group of distinguished individuals who have pioneered paths 
forward for the Wikimedia movement.


> On May 18, 2018, at 10:04 PM, Marti Johnson  wrote:
> 
> *Hi all,In the latest round of Project Grants, the committee has
> recommended 11 projects for a total of $354,654 in funding.  We received 24
> proposals for review.  Here’s what we’re funding. [1]Software: four
> projects funded - ScienceSource
> : Medical
> knowledge is accessed over 2 billion times a year on Wikimedia projects,
> but only a relatively small number of editors create and maintain it.
> ScienceSource seeks to build an algorithm that will model editor
> decision-making to identify reliable biomedical reference sources. By using
> machine automation to sift through large volumes of reference materials,
> ScienceSource will support volunteers to do their work faster and more
> effectively.  [2] - WikiProject X
> :
> WikiProject X seeks to create better tools for Wikipedian editors
> collaborating around common interest areas.  Previously funded
>  twice through
> Individual Engagement Grants, the project piloted new features for several
> WikiProjects, including Women in Red
> .  This
> grant will replace the multiple disparate modules of WikiProject X with a
> new extension, CollaborationKit.  This improvement will offer editors a
> more seamless, adaptable interface to for productive collaboration.
> [3][4][5]. - Timeless: Post-deployment support
> :
> Timeless is a new volunteer-developed skin designed for editors.  It was
> deployed across all Wikimedia projects in 2017, but lacked sufficient
> support to address bugs.  This grant will support general improvements to
> make Timeless into a more stable and user-friendly product. [6] -
> WikidataJS :
> This grant will enable the JavaScript developer community to produce fast,
> high quality tools so others can better access information on Wikidata. The
> project builds on Maxlath
> ’s previous
> creation of several Wikidata-related tools:  wikidata-sdk, wikidata-edit,
> wikidata-cli, wikidata-filter.  [7][8]Online organizing: two projects
> funded - Wiki Loves Monuments international team/2018 coordination
> :
> The international coordination team for Wiki Loves Monuments
>  (WLM)
> proposes to strengthen the foundation for healthy and sustainable WLM
> competitions across the world.  As the project celebrates its 10th
> anniversary, its leaders aim to critically rethink the structural framework
> of WLM.  This grant will support efforts to gather information from
> national leaders, collect and share best practices from across the
> community, facilitate the ongoing integration of WLM into Wikidata, and
> improve operational processes system-wide. [9][10] - Wikimedia CEE Spring
> 2018
> :
> This annual international article writing contest generates content from
> every country and region in Central and Eastern Europe on 30+ Wikipedias.
> CEE Spring’s remarkable community spirit plays a central role in fostering
> a thriving, collaborative volunteer base in the region. The grant will
> incentivize content creation focused on closing the gender gap, expanding
> minority language Wikipedias, and showcasing the cultural heritage of
> Central and Eastern Europe. [11]Offline outreach: five projects funded -
> BlackLunchTable/BLT 2018
> :
> As an organization, BlackLunchTable 
> seeks to create a more truthful and inclusive historical account by
> inviting people to write the histories of their own culture.  In this
> project, they will host a series of edit-a-thons with the aim of recruiting
> editors of color and women editors to write biographical articles about
> notable artists of the African diaspora.  The project will primarily focus
> on English Wikipedia. [12][13] - Wiki In Africa/Wiki Loves Women 2018
> :
> In 2016, Wiki Loves Women
>  launched 

[Wikimedia-l] Project Grants program will fund 11 community-led projects

[Marti Johnson]

*Hi all,In the latest round of Project Grants, the committee has
recommended 11 projects for a total of $354,654 in funding.  We received 24
proposals for review.  Here’s what we’re funding. [1]Software: four
projects funded - ScienceSource
: Medical
knowledge is accessed over 2 billion times a year on Wikimedia projects,
but only a relatively small number of editors create and maintain it.
ScienceSource seeks to build an algorithm that will model editor
decision-making to identify reliable biomedical reference sources. By using
machine automation to sift through large volumes of reference materials,
ScienceSource will support volunteers to do their work faster and more
effectively.  [2] - WikiProject X
:
WikiProject X seeks to create better tools for Wikipedian editors
collaborating around common interest areas.  Previously funded
 twice through
Individual Engagement Grants, the project piloted new features for several
WikiProjects, including Women in Red
.  This
grant will replace the multiple disparate modules of WikiProject X with a
new extension, CollaborationKit.  This improvement will offer editors a
more seamless, adaptable interface to for productive collaboration.
[3][4][5]. - Timeless: Post-deployment support
:
 Timeless is a new volunteer-developed skin designed for editors.  It was
deployed across all Wikimedia projects in 2017, but lacked sufficient
support to address bugs.  This grant will support general improvements to
make Timeless into a more stable and user-friendly product. [6] -
WikidataJS :
 This grant will enable the JavaScript developer community to produce fast,
high quality tools so others can better access information on Wikidata. The
project builds on Maxlath
’s previous
creation of several Wikidata-related tools:  wikidata-sdk, wikidata-edit,
wikidata-cli, wikidata-filter.  [7][8]Online organizing: two projects
funded - Wiki Loves Monuments international team/2018 coordination
:
The international coordination team for Wiki Loves Monuments
 (WLM)
proposes to strengthen the foundation for healthy and sustainable WLM
competitions across the world.  As the project celebrates its 10th
anniversary, its leaders aim to critically rethink the structural framework
of WLM.  This grant will support efforts to gather information from
national leaders, collect and share best practices from across the
community, facilitate the ongoing integration of WLM into Wikidata, and
improve operational processes system-wide. [9][10] - Wikimedia CEE Spring
2018
:
This annual international article writing contest generates content from
every country and region in Central and Eastern Europe on 30+ Wikipedias.
CEE Spring’s remarkable community spirit plays a central role in fostering
a thriving, collaborative volunteer base in the region. The grant will
incentivize content creation focused on closing the gender gap, expanding
minority language Wikipedias, and showcasing the cultural heritage of
Central and Eastern Europe. [11]Offline outreach: five projects funded -
BlackLunchTable/BLT 2018
:
 As an organization, BlackLunchTable 
seeks to create a more truthful and inclusive historical account by
inviting people to write the histories of their own culture.  In this
project, they will host a series of edit-a-thons with the aim of recruiting
editors of color and women editors to write biographical articles about
notable artists of the African diaspora.  The project will primarily focus
on English Wikipedia. [12][13] - Wiki In Africa/Wiki Loves Women 2018
:
In 2016, Wiki Loves Women
 launched in
West Africa in an effort to address the content gap about women in Africa.
This project continues the Wiki Loves Women initiative and expands into two
new countries in East Africa -- Tanzania and Uganda.  The project seeks to
raise women’s visibility on Wikipedia, create structural supports for the
development of Wikimedia groups, and encourage women’s participation as
leaders, partners, and editors. [14][15] - New Zealand Wikipedian at Large

[Wikimedia-l] Project Grants program will fund 11 community-led projects

[Marti Johnson]

Hi all,

In the latest round of Project Grants, 26 proposals were submitted for
review. The committee has recommended 11 projects for a total of $321,010
in funding. WMF has now approved all 11 grants. Here’s what we’re funding.
[1]

Software: seven projects funded

   -

   Nigerian keyboard project
   :
At present, Wikimedian editors working in Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo have to
   cut and paste vowels simply to write sentences in their own languages.
   This project will support new keyboard layout software to improve editing
   experience, allow for searches of Wikipedia articles, and contribute to the
   development of an internet culture in these languages. [2]

   -

   Feature improvements to Wikimedia Programs & Events Dashboard
   
:
The Programs and Events Dashboard is the global Wikimedian community’s
   platform to organize projects like edit-a-thons and education programs,
   tracking all contributions by participants. This grant project will build
   specific new features and improve known shortcomings of the tool.  Among
   other improvements, it will extend access to the Dashboard by enhancing
   usability on mobile devices. [3]

   -

   Wikipedia Cultural Diversity Observatory (WCDO)
   
:
The content of each language edition of Wikipedia is skewed toward the
   cultural and geographic context associated with its own language.  WCDO
   aims to correct this underrepresentation, providing focused data and
   strategic recommendations for cross-language collaboration so that each
   language edition will have a truly international representation of the
   world’s knowledge. [4]

   -

   WikiInAfrica/WikiFundi
   :
Wikifundi expands the Kiwix offline reader experience to include an
   offline editing platform and a suite of training tools that allow educators
   to adopt the Wikipedia in the classroom program in schools without reliable
   internet access.  These improvements greatly expand the territory of this
   important educational initiative which teaches critical skills like
   research, digital and information literacy, and collaboration while
   training a new generation of Wikipedia readers and editors. [5]
   -

   Kiwix/User Experience
   :
Though Kiwix is a widely used tool for bringing Wikimedia projects to
   areas with limited or nonexistent internet access, its desktop version has
   become increasingly buggy as the software has deprecated.  This project
   will revamp the user experience and architecture so that Kiwix can continue
   to serve users around the world for years to come. [6]

   -

   Soweego :
Based out of the University of Trento, the highly trained soweego team
   will create a fully automatic robot that syncs giant volumes of external
   information with Wikidata.  This robot will directly connect Wikidata with
   a variety of large, reliable knowledge databases, so that Wikidata can
   serve as centralized, structured repository of open data. [7]

   -

   LinguaLibre
   :
For the past two years, LinguaLibre has been facilitating recordings of
   pronunciation audio files and encourage contributions in minority languages
   into Wikimedia projects.  This project will extend the impact of this
   successful project by improving user experience and storing rich and
   linguistically useful metadata using the Wikibase software. [8]

Online organizing: one project funded

   -

   Community toolkit for Greater Diversity
   
:
A team of experienced Wikimedians will develop tailored online and offline
   training modules to equip veteran volunteers to create a more inclusive,
   diverse editing community on Indic language Wikipedias.  The project aims
   to design and develop a community toolkit for recruiting, onboarding and
   retaining editors from underrepresented demographics. [9]

Offline outreach: three projects funded

   -

   Les Classes Wikipedia (Wikipedia Classroom)
   
:
This project will continue a successful pilot program in Abidjan, Côte
   d’Ivoire.  Teens and young adults will be trained to create and improve
   Wikipedia articles, focusing on the 100 most notable Ivorian writers. [10]

   -

   Les sans pagEs