This is the annual plan of activities of the Wiki Movement Brazil User Group (WMB) for the year 2023. WMB is based in Brazil and our mission is to be an agent in the activation, coordination and social transformation of open knowledge.
WMB seeks to consolidate a sociotechnical infrastructure of the open internet with equity, reliability and security. From our actions, we hope to:
Develop voluntary, collaborative practices on the internet in Portuguese, strengthening the sense of community and visibility of underrepresented knowledge;
Consolidate scientific culture and processes of open knowledge in Brazil; and
Improve the quality, diversity, reliability and veracity of information available on the internet in Portuguese.
The Activities Plan for 2023 was approved by the General Assembly of WMB on July 22, 2022. The activities here were strategically designed to not only be sustainable, but also serve as a basis and support for activities in 2024 and 2025.
Strategy
This document is in accordance with our strategic plan for 2023-2025. This plan includes the following five strategic axes with its respective intentionalities:
(Re)imagine the sociotechnical infrastructure of the Wikimedia Movement
Lead processes and develop products and technologies in an autonomous South-South practice.
Articulate the Brazilian Wikimedian agencies
To contextualize autonomous Brazilian protagonisms in networks, participatory governance and safe spaces.
Foster and diversify partnerships for open knowledge in Brazil
To weave sustainable networks of cooperation and dissemination between peers of open knowledge and Brazilian wikimedian agencies.
Promote knowledge equity
To critically recognize the absences and activate the emergencies of marginalized communities and knowledge with fair and safe methodologies.
Densify and direct governance networks in the Wikimedia Movement
To coordinate strategic processes of the Portuguese-speaking community, partner affiliates and emerging political structures in the Wikimedia Movement.
Our strategic axes guide the organization of projects and the focus of collaborations. They are transversal, flexible and adaptable to changes in our ecosystem. The following activities plan is based on our strategic axes, as indicated in the first column.
For the purpose of organization, we divided activities in six areas, for which each responding to at least two strategic axes.
Program
Campaigns
Related strategic axes
(Re)imagine the sociotechnical infrastructure of the Wikimedia Movement
Articulate the Brazilian wikimedian agencies
Foster and diversify partnerships for open knowledge in Brazil
Promote knowledge equity
Objectives
Code
Activities
Metrics
Reach and illustrate spaces that aren’t normally portrayed in Wikimedia projects in Portuguese to engage people and communities from different backgrounds;
Achieve partnerships with city governments, cultural centers, and local institutions to improve open knowledge coverage;
Diversify the partners network and resources to promote more access to the activities lead by WMB.
CWLM
Wiki Loves Monuments
200 editors
150 new registered editors
15.000 media files uploaded to Commons
Reach 18.000 monuments in Wikidata
CWLF
Wiki Loves Folklore
100 editors
60 new registered editors
At least 500 media files uploaded to Commons
CWLPA
Wiki Loves Pará
GLAMs
Outreach to 50 cultural institutions
At least 300 pictures of GLAM institutions uploaded after outreach
At least 50 Wikidata items improved on GLAMs
At least 5 GLAM partnerships
Wikicontest and edit-a-thons
At least 4 activities
At least 200 editors
At least 500 entries created/improved on Wikipedia in Portuguese
CWT
Wiki Takes
2 events in distinct cities
2 mapping activities
2 Wikipedia training for the local communities
20 editors
80 articles created/improved in Wikipedia
100 items created/improved on Wikidata
2.000 media files uploaded to Commons
CMiF
Microfunding
Suport at least 4 grants from the community
Events
Related strategic axes
Articulate the Brazilian wikimedian agencies
Foster and diversify partnerships for open knowledge in Brazil
Objectives
Code
Activities
Metrics
Promote a healthy environment in which to bond with other members, groups, and chapters from the Lusophone community and discuss activities and projects;
Strengthen WMB unity through social events and discussion spaces, as this helps align objectives and improve communication and debate skills.
EWdB
Wikidata Birthday
20 participants
EOGA
Offline general assembly
25 participants
At least 3 of the 5 Brazilian regions represented
1 full report on the event activities and discussions to be provided for the community
1 strategic discussion on the role of the Brazilian community in the open knowledge infrastructure
EMCP
Meetups with the community and partners
3 meetings/activities with WMB partners and the community
At least 6 free topic meetups with the community and WMB members
Outreach & Education
Related strategic axes
(Re)imagine the sociotechnical infrastructure of the Wikimedia Movement
Articulate the Brazilian wikimedian agencies
Foster and diversify partnerships for open knowledge in Brazil
Promote knowledge equity
Objectives
Code
Activities
Metrics
Provide resources in Portuguese in different media formats (printed, videos, etc) for teachers and professors;
Support activities from education programs throughout Brazil, such as debate educational activities with professors, help with Outreach Dashboard, Mbabel, and other tools, create tutorial materials for students, etc;
Develop a welcoming and healthy environment for people from different backgrounds to equally have the opportunity to participate in and lead projects in the community;
Effectively communicate the local and broad Wikimedia community on WMB's projects and activities through different channels, such as monthly newsletters and blog posts on our website;
Increase the number of active members to keep activities running - and if not possible to expressively expand the community, at least maintain the current number of people active on projects, so no one is overloaded with too much work and gets worn-out;
Improve the Global South perspective representation on documentation of GLAM Wiki activities by producing a guiding documented and publicly available strategic plan with the Brazilian Wikimedia community and partners (GLAM professionals, open knowledge activists, scholars).
OCap
Capacitation
Promote at least 4 capacitations focused on photography, programming and/or other topics of interest of the community
OEPW
Education programs & workshops
At least 20 events/programs, of which at least 2 are capacitation events for educators and 10 are Wikimedia & Education workshops
At least 300 participants
At least 1 formal proposal/partnership for/with an University on a wiki extension course
Build at least 1 MOOC course on how to edit the Wikimedia projects
OTWE
Training workshops & edit-a-thons
At least 40 events
At least 600 participants, with at least 200 editors
2000 items, files, and articles created or improved; At least 500 of them about core topics of the Wikipedia in Portuguese
Systematic publicity and reporting on activities to be provided to the community
OUCF
Uploads in continuous flow
30.000 files uploaded/enhanced on Commons
15.000 items uploaded/enhanced to Wikidata; At least 500 of them of Brazilian GLAM institutions
OPD
Process documentation
Produce 2 detailed documentation on our GLAM-Wiki initiatives, education programs, and technical developments processes and or events
10 printed or video resources to support the community activities and contributions from diverse platforms
OOC
Organic communications
At least 10 monthly reports on community channels
At least 20 media appearances of activities promoted by WMB
Usage of village pumps/mass message to recurrently inform the community
At least 1 communication via social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or LinkedIn) per activity/project
Organization of a monthly communications calendar
Revaluation of Communications Strategic Plan every 12 months
Launch 1 new audio-visual product (such as a podcast/videocast)
OPart
Partnerships
Establish at least 5 new formal institutional partnerships
At least 2 of those with institutions outside the Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo axis
At least 2 of those with focus on underrepresented communities
Support of programs/activities of at least 5 different institutions and organizations
ODev
Developments
Build or improve the development of at least 2 tools or applications to help partners and the community activities
Capacitate at least 1 user through Outreachy
1 documentation/detailed report about the roundtripping process integration with Tainacan
Administrative processes
Related strategic axes
(Re)imagine the sociotechnical infrastructure of the Wikimedia Movement
Foster and diversify partnerships for open knowledge in Brazil
Densify and direct governance networks in the Wikimedia Movement
Objectives
Code
Activities
Metrics
Support WMB's member's local activities throughout working groups;
Increase WMB's financial capacity;
Develop WMB's technical and outreach tools and processes protocols.
APT
Technical
Establish a wishlist for the community participate and orient the development products and resources of WMB
Establish a development/technical group to work with the community on creative solutions
AAF
Administration & Finance
Build a protocol to reach new grant partners
Receive at least 2 fundings (not including the Wikimedia Foundation)
Carry out an organizational refactoring to improve transparency practices for administrative and financial activities
APCE
Campaign & Events
Conduct a feasibility study for hosting Wikimania or other large events (such as GLAMWikiCon)
Produce a detailed documentation about the resources needed to conduct such event
Equity, Diversity and Decoloniality
Related strategic axes
Foster and diversify partnerships for open knowledge in Brazil
Promote knowledge equity
Densify and direct governance networks in the Wikimedia Movement
Objectives
Code
Activities
Metrics
Diversify the activities and audiences of activities promoted by the group;
Research barriers and build protocols to establish and guarantee equity of participation and decision in processes.
EDDRD
Research & Documentation
Produce at least 1 research focused on the notability criteria and/or contribution of knowledge of native peoples and other underrepresented communities
Establish at least 1 partnership with indigenous communities to work on wiki projects regarding their languages and culture
Produce at least 1 process documentation on increasing/establishing autonomy of GLAM-Wiki partners for wiki activities
Global Governance & Community Support Initiatives
Related strategic axes
Articulate the Brazilian wikimedian agencies
Foster and diversify partnerships for open knowledge in Brazil
Densify and direct governance networks in the Wikimedia Movement
Objectives
Code
Activities
Metrics
Strengthen the presence of the Brazilian perspective in Wikimedia's global strategic processes;
Develop a culture of strategic discussions in the Brazilian community;
Reflect on and align activities with the recommendations of the 2030 Movement Strategy;
Establish partnerships with institutions that support the vision of the Wikimedia movement;
Disseminate the 2030 Movement Strategy in the Brazilian context;
Develop and strengthen local leadership;
Develop ties with affiliates who have linguistic, socioeconomic and cultural affinities.
GGCSIGG
Global governance
At least 3 global strategy activities
Participation in or production in 4 media products on strategy
Development of at least 1 training program for new leaderships
Establish a policy making program for open knowledge in Brazil and other digital rights guidelines
GGCSICI
Community Integration
At least 2 activities with LATAM and Caribbean partners
At least 2 activities with lusophone partners
Support for 3 non-WMB initiatives in Brazil
Risk Analysis
A detailed risk analysis is available for consultation here. The document presents risks associated directly with the four activity axes in the program plus general internal (organizational) and external (contextual) ones. The analysis includes:
A description of the risk and its associated consequences for the project
A probability rate
Its impact in terms of budget, quality, added value, team and time on a scale of 0 to 5
