The Wikimedia Foundation has confirmed the six grantees for its final round of grants under The Equity Fund. Having all been previously supported, the chosen organisations will each receive a final “top up grant” to further deepen their work with the movement, and enable their work to help connect and strengthen the Wikimedia projects.
Wikimedia Foundation Equity Fund Grantees
The six grantees are:
- The Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN)
- Black Cultural Archives (BCA)
- Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)
- Create Caribbean
- International Centre For Journalists (ICFJ)
- The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
Connected Grants
Alongside the six grants, the Foundation will also be providing “Connected Grants” to movement organisations who will pair closely and collaborate with one of the grantees.This connected grant would be a one-year grant to support your group’s collaboration and work with the grantee, including how they can best connect with and get their knowledge equity focused work on the Wikimedia projects.
Wikimedia UK is delighted to be paired with the Black Cultural Archives (BCA), a vital custodian of Black British history, driven by passion, sustained through challenges, and uplifted by community. We will support by:
- Providing expertise and networks to amplify BCA’s work
- Offering insights into best practices to help refine BCA’s methods
- Promoting BCA’s’ open-access resources while helping the organisation develop a sustainable model to engage future generations
- Assisting in guiding crucial conversations on ethics, digitisation, and licensing
Partnership and collaboration
This is a powerful knowledge-sharing opportunity, one that will help in navigating strategic challenges and unlock new possibilities in safeguarding Black British history. Wikimedia UK has a strategic commitment to knowledge equity and an extensive track record of collaborating with cultural heritage organisations to share their content and engage staff, volunteers and the public with open knowledge.
Through this project, the Wikimedia UK team will support Black Cultural Archives in their endeavours to increase access to their important collections; exploring and piloting ethical approaches to knowledge sharing including digitisation and licensing. The work will sit within the portfolio of Wikimedia UK’s experienced Topics for Impact Programme Coordinator, supported by the Director of Programmes and Evaluation and Chief Executive.