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West Africa Hub- Research Analysis and Recruitment of French Interpreter
Fluxx IDR-HF-2505-19107
start date2025-06-15
end date2025-12-31
amount requested (local currency)1390373 NGN
amount requested (USD)903.74 USD [note 1]
fiscal year2025-26
organization (if applicable)Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation
contact(s)Olaniyan Olushola

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Applicant information

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Organization or group name. (required)
Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation
Provide your main Wikimedia Username. (required)
Olaniyan Olushola
Have you contacted the Wikimedia Foundation Hub team before applying? (required)
Yes

Is your group legally registered in your country? (required)

Yes
Do you have a fiscal sponsor?
No
Fiscal organization name.
N/A

Main proposal

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1. State the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required)
West Africa Hub- Research Analysis and Recruitment of French Interpreter
2. Proposed start date. (required)
2025-06-15
3. Proposed end date. (required)
2025-12-31
4. Where will this proposal be implemented? Provide the region or country names and any other information that is useful for understanding your proposal. (required)
West Africa
5. Does your group have a theory of change for your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (optional)
No
6. Why do you believe your group is best positioned to drive this hub initiative? (required)

The group comprises representatives of recognised affiliates in the region who are experienced with wikimedia activities on the continent and are leaders of their respective groups. This gives the group access to communities and work in the area and supports a wide range of regional networks. 

7. Do you have a strategic plan that can help us understand your proposal? If your proposal relates to piloting a hub, share your piloting plan. If your proposal relates to research, share your research plan. (required)
Yes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ONM4ZqYPWP4955NQHkg3SGuvG1V_F47t/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101598098093447600139&rtpof=true&sd=true
8. Describe the specific activities that will be carried out during this project. If your proposal is related to piloting a hub, describe the services you plan to offer and include how you are drawing on community consultation and needs assessments to define your activities. (required)

See the strategic plan for this purpose. [1]

9. Did you involve communities during the drafting of this proposal? Share which specific communities you involved, the process you used to involve them, and how they will participate in this proposal. (required)

Yes, the West Africa Affiliate Leads. 

10. Are you in communication with other initiatives or groups that either support similar communities or offer similar services to the ones in your proposal? Provide information about any initiatives, affiliates, and/or hubs that have the potential to duplicate or overlap with your proposal. (required)

Our group comprises both the Francophone and Anglophone communities. Some of our members belong to WikiFranca, and yes, we have reached out to its leaders to identify areas of collaboration that can support the core objectives of the two hubs.  

11. Who is your primary audience(s)? List the communities, affiliates, and groups. (required)

Affiliate members of the West Africa Hub

  1. Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group
  2. Wikimedia Côte d'Ivoire
  3. Wikimedia Ghana User Group
  4. Africa Wiki Women & Ghana Pidgin Community
  5. Open Foundation West Africa
  6. Wikimedia User Group Guinea
  7. Wikimedia User Group Nigeria
  8. Yoruba Wikimedians User Group
  9. Hausa Wikimedians User Group
  10. Tyap Wikimedians User Group
  11. Wikimedians of Tchad User Group
  12. Wikimedia Community User Group Niger
12. If your proposal relates to piloting a hub, share the governance structure you plan to establish. If this governance structure is not yet in place, share how you are making decisions in the interim. (optional)


13. Describe your team. (required)
  1. User: Olaniyan Olushola: He's the president of Wikiemdia User Group Nigeria and coordinates the activities for establishing the hub. He occupies this role as a volunteer. 
  1. User: Owula Kpakpo : He's the president of   Wikimedia Ghana User Group and assists in coordinating the group. He occupies this role as a volunteer.
14. Upload a timeline of activities or provide a link to it. Timeline (operational calendar) is for your programs and activities. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ikgyzy5QC57vXgo-NV6OLwAEMuXv_qf3/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101598098093447600139&rtpof=true&sd=true
15. How do you intend to keep communities updated on the progress and outcomes of the project? Share your communication plans. (required)

We will keep communities informed through:

  1. Document the milestones achieved per progress report on its dedicated meta page in English and French versions.

# Quarterly bilingual Zoom calls with live English↔French interpretation, recorded and shared within 24 hours.

# After each milestone, social media micro-updates (Twitter/Facebook) will be posted with bilingual captions.

16. If your activities include community discussions, what is your plan for ensuring that the conversations are productive, inclusive, and safe? Provide a link to a Friendly Space Policy or UCoC that will be implemented to support these discussions. (optional)


17. Are there any other details you would like to share? Consider providing rationale, research or community discussion outputs, and any other similar information that will give more context on your proposed project. You can also upload any additional documents in the section below. (optional)


Metrics

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18. Share quantitative and/or qualitative metrics that you plan to measure in order to showcase the impact of your activities. (required)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HGnAHVXVqdtkaIiAJ2U6YpTwa5coNNAz/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101598098093447600139&rtpof=true&sd=true

Budget

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19. Your local currency. (required)
NGN
20. What is the requested amount in your local currency? (required)
1390373 NGN
Requested amount in USD
903.74 USD [note 1]
  1. ↑ a b The following amount in US dollars was calculated by Wikimedia Foundation staff using the fixed currency rates. This amount is approximate and may not reflect the actual currency exchange rates on the day of submission or distribution. If the application is funded, the funding will be sent in the recipient’s local currency.
21. Does this proposal include compensation for staff or contractors? (required)
No
21.1. How many paid staff members and contractors do you plan to cover through the Hub Fund? (required)

Include the number of staff and contractors during the proposal period as well as their work status (full-time/part-time, indefinite/fixed). If you have short-term contractors or staff, please include them separately and mention their terms (period of work).

N/A
22. Provide an overview of your overall budget categories in your local currency. (required)
Budget category Amount in local currency
Staff and contractor costs 1151784 NGN
Operational costs 238395 NGN
Programmatic costs 0 NGN
23. Upload your detailed budget or provide a link to it. (required)


By submitting your proposal and funding request you agree with the Application Privacy Statement and Universal Code of Conduct

We/I have read and agree:

Yes

Feedback

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