Grants:Dagbani Wikimedians User Group Grants/Mabia Community Support Fund/Kusaal Wikimedia Community Documenting Kusaal Traditional Kingship Terminologies and Marriage Rites
Name of Community
[edit]Kusaal Wikimedia Community
Contact person or Applicant Bio
[edit]- Full Name: Isaac Awinimi Adakudugu
- Username of Applicant:Awinimi
- Email address:
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
This project seeks to document and preserve two key aspects of Kusaal culture: Kusaal Kinship Terminologies and Kusaal Traditional Marriage Rites. Through oral interviews, literature review, and community engagement, we will collect accurate cultural knowledge, translate it into English and Kusaal, and publish the information as well-structured articles on Wikipedia. Also, the recordings will be uploaded on wikimedia Commons. The project will help safeguard Kusaal traditions while making them accessible to a global audience and future generations.
Wikimedia Project
[edit]Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Dagbani Wikipedia, Gurene Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.
- Kusaal Wikimedia Community will focus on documenting Kingship Terminologies and Traditional Marriage rites through research and oral interviews.
- Commons
- Wikidata
What will be the mode of your event?
[edit]Please state if you are applying to host online, in-person or hybrid events
- Hybrid events
Timeline of activities
[edit]Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your projects
- Two Workshop (20-30/09/2025)
- Research and Oral Interviews (01-10/10/2025)
- Organizing and Uploading on Commons (15-30/10/2025)
- Training 2 (01-04/11/2025)
- Articles creations (05-30/11/2025)
- Review and improvements of articles created (01-25/02/2026)
Project Goal
[edit]Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.
- recruit new editors
- Add or improve content
Project Plan
[edit]Activities
[edit]Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?
- We are doing series of Editathons and trainings
2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.
- The Kusaal Wikimedia Community is active on major social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Tik Tok, Email, WhatsApp, and X (Twitter), where we interact with volunteers/participants and share updates. This proposal, along with other project activities for the fiscal year, will be posted on these platforms to engage the wider Wikimedia and local community. We will also share updates on the Kusaal Wikipedia Meta-Wiki project page for transparency and feedback.
3. How will you let participants know about the edit-a-thon? In what ways will you be communicating with them?
For example, these can include on-wiki spaces, social media channels, mailing lists, messaging apps, or physical/online gatherings.
- Through in-person engagement and all the our social media platforms.
4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead/assist the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals. (NOTE: all experienced Wikimedia editors MUST endorse and sign your proposal as proof of availability)
For example: User:ABC
Engr.Wina'amzua Agurwin Isaac Ruth Abuosi Apasib Ndeego Poasana Regina Hannah Anasco Mozanky
5. If you are going to have a contest, you need to state your scoring criteria
- We shall be using manual and outreach dashboard as our scoring criteria.
6. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- We are anticipating the fund approval.
Impact
[edit]How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets (only those applicable to your project):
- Number of events -4
- Number of participants -40
- Number of new editors -30
- Number of of articles created -50
- Number of of articles improved -
- Number of of images uploaded -50 plus
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -
Metrics tracking
[edit]How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding) Outreach dashboard which will be created during editing.
Resources
[edit]What resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).
- The project will be organized by the Kusaal Wikimedia Community.
Awinimi Adakudugu Isaac will serve as the overall coordinator and also lead research and interviews.
Agurwin Isaac will handle all communications, community engagement, and support in leading research and interviews.
Nurudeen will serve as the financial officer and also take part in leading research and interviews.
The micro grant will serve as our primary source of funding to carry out this work. In addition, community elders will provide oral knowledge, while local partners may support us with in-kind resources such as meeting spaces. Our volunteers will also contribute their time, skills, and expertise in translation, and Wikipedia editing, which is a key resource for the success of the project.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount. Make the budget as detailed as possible for easy comprehension.Feel free to attach a budget link here but remember to allow view access
- Find the budget here