Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/General Support Fund/Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation Inc- Annual Activities 2025

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Wikimedia Community Fund

Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation Inc- Annual Activities 2025

Fluxx IDR-GS-2409-16818

start date2025-01-01

end date2025-12-31

budget (local currency)365132851.05 NGN

amount requested (USD)233685.02 USD

grant typeWikimedia Affiliate (chapter, thematic org., or user group)

funding regionSSA

decision fiscal year2024-25

funding program roundRound 1

organization (if applicable)Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation

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Applicant information

Organization name or Wikimedia Username for individuals. (required)

Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation

Do you have any approved General Support Fund requests? (required)

Yes, I have already applied and received a General Support Fund

You are applying as a(n). (required)

Wikimedia Affiliate (chapter, thematic org., or user group)

Are your group or organization legally registered in your country? (required)

Yes

Do you have a fiscal sponsor?

No

Fiscal organization name.

N/A

Please provide links to the following documents if they are available

These documentation can be provided in your local language(s), no translations required.

• Organizational website
• Detailed financial reporting and/or audits
• Documentation of the governance structure, board list, governance processes
• Documentation of the general assembly decision on your plan

Main proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be a title for the Meta-Wiki page. (required)

Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation Inc- Annual Activities 2025

2. Do you want to apply for the multi-year base funding for 3 years? (required) (only for returning applicants)

No

2.1. Provide a brief overview of Year 2 and Year 3 of the proposed plan and how this relates to the current proposal and your strategic plan? (required)

N/A

3. Proposed start date. (required)

2025-01-01

4. Proposed end date. (required)

2025-12-31

5. Does your organization or group have an Affiliate or Organizational Annual Plan that can help us understand your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (required)

No

6. Does your affiliate, organization or group have a Strategic Plan that can help us understand your proposal? If yes, please provide it. (required)

Yes

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria/2025_Strategic_plan

7. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)

Nigeria

8. What are your programs, approaches, and strategies? What are the challenges that you are trying to address and how will your strategies support you in addressing these challenges? (required)

Challenges

1. Lack of capacity to contribute to Wikimedia projects.

Strategy and approach

a.) Capacity building and development programs for members of our communities and partners.

We will develop various training or capacity-building program that will help community members build skills and knowledge on how to contribute to Wikimedia projects, including Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and so on. There would be statutory monthly physical training in our office and several online training programs that would include participation from our networks, fan clubs, and partners. There would also be physical trainings in at least two geopolitical zones of Nigeria and numerous trainings in different states of Nigeria to support our growing communities in these states. These training programmes would be handled by experienced members of our community, and where necessary, we would invite experienced members of other Wikimedia communities that have the specific skill set needed by our community to handle the training.

b.) Creation of audiovisual training materials

Our team will develop audiovisual training resources that offer firsthand instruction for individuals new to our community. Numerous newcomers, as well as existing members, have expressed a desire for these resources. They believe that these materials will aid their learning process and enhance their comprehension of how to make valuable contributions to Wikimedia projects.

Programs

The following programs would be developed as part of our strategy to mitigate this challenge

• Train-the-trainers initiative
• Monthly training activities (physical)
• Periodic online training
• Modular audiovisual training resource

2.Lack of sustainable partnership

Strategies and approach

In the past 8 years, we have collaborated and partnered with several mission-aligned organization but we were not able to sustain many of these partnership because of the lack of resources. We will reactivate these partnerships and the following strategy and approach will be adopted.

• Reactivate existing partnership - We will contact existing partners for collaborations on our proposed projects. This would not only helped to reactivate our relationship with them but also impacts on the overall outcomes of our programs.
• Diversify Partnership - We will ensure that our partnership are diversified. We will focus on organizations whose mission aligned with Wikimedia’s mission, such as educational institutions such as universities, colleges, Non-Govermental organizations, cultural heritage institutions, and tech organizations. We will prioritize local and regional partners who have interests in the Nigerian context and Nigerian language preservation.
• Accessibility to our training centre - We have an office space for training, as many of our partners in the past did not have training centers to support our activities. Now we will take this burden away from them and have them use our training centers for various mission aligned activities, including trainings for their staff members and networks. We will also contact new partners to support our activities.

3. Low contents from Nigeria

Strategy and approach

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, but despite this large population, the amount of content creation when compared with the population is subpar. We plan to organise several contents drives that would help create thousands of high-quality contents on Wikimedia projects, and numerous edit-a-thons would be organised to generate contents. In addition to text-based contents, we will continue with the creation of oral history audiovisuals and donate them to academic institutions.

Programs

• Edit-a-thons
• Content drives (Wiki Loves X, WPWP, United Nation Days edit-a-thon, WikiGap, contests etc)

4. Centralization of activities in Lagos.

Strategies and approach

In the past, many of our activities are central to Lagos State and this limit participation from members of our community from other states. As part of our strategy to decentralize activities, we will provide technical and financial supports for our members outsides of Lagos through the Wikimedia UG Nigeria micro-grant program to enable them remotely to participate in our programs and organize activities for themselves. We also plan to visit these states to help them organize programs and activities. We will establish more small communities (Network and clubs) that would ensure our spread in the 36 states of Nigeria.

Programs

• Micro-grant support funding
• Train the trainers program
• Network and club establishment

5. Awareness Campaign

There is a concern about the level of Wikipedia readership between Nigeria and South Africa. A statistical overview from Wikipedia shows that readership in South Africa is twice that of Nigeria. The figure is in sharp contrast to the population in both countries. As of 2023, there are over 220 million people in Nigeria, while over 62 million reside in South Africa. For example, in 2023, Nigeria recorded a readership of 37 million people, while South Africa recorded 58 million. The literacy level in Nigeria is 77%, while South Africa accounts for 90%.  We strongly believe that the difference in the literacy level should not account for such a gap. This significant gap in readership in Nigeria is our intrinsic motivation for prioritizing awareness programs this year to drive readership to Wikimedia projects from Nigeria.

The following strategic approach will be adopted to achieve these objectives:

• Reactivate our radio programs to promote readership.
• Design an animated video and promote it to reach a wider audience, who will, in turn, learn about Wikipedia and visit it.
• Partner with government agencies, including the National Orientation Agency, to achieve our objectives.
• Engage skit makers to create visually appealing content that will drive readership to Wikimedia projects.
• Collaborate with social media influencers to promote this content

9. What categories are your main programs and related activities under? Please select all that apply. (required)

Category	Yes/No
Education	Yes
Culture, heritage or GLAM	Yes
Gender and diversity	Yes
Community support and engagement	Yes
Participation in campaigns and contests	Yes
Public policy advocacy	Yes
Other	No

Education

9.1.1. Select all your programs and activities for Education. (required)

Wiki Club, Editing Wikipedia Training, Translation, Research, Wikidata programs, Wikimedia Commons programs, Other Wikimedia project programs

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

9.1.2. Select all relevant audience groups for Education. (required)

Secondary school students, Vocational, tertiary, or higher education, Teachers or professors, Senior citizens

Other groups if any: N/A

Culture, heritage or GLAM

9.2. Select all your programs and activities for Culture, heritage or GLAM. (required)

Documenting or incubating languages on Wikimedia projects, Introducing new approaches to underrepresented culture and heritage, e.g. decolonising or reparative work; oral and visual knowledge; outreach to communities of origin, indigenous and first nations self-determination, Supporting institutions to open up their collections, data, metadata, and research, Supporting GLAM professionals to incorporate use of Wikimedia in their work, through documentation, training, or Wikimedian in Residence programs, Partnering with institutions, professional associations, and allied organizations to raise awareness of open culture, ethical sharing, and related issues

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Gender and diversity

9.3. Select all your programs and activities for Gender and diversity.

Bringing in women and/or gender diverse participants and editors, Focusing on creating content about women and/or gender diverse groups, including biographies, intersectional topic areas and/or adding images, Focusing on creating content about marginalized (underrepresented) communities and their knowledge, Focusing on knowledge equity by bringing in contributors from underrepresented communities

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Community support and engagement

9.4. Select all your programs and activities for Community support and engagement.

On-wiki training of community members, Off-wiki training of community members, Organizing meetups, conferences, and community events, Supporting community members' participation in events and conferences, Offering microgrants and other financial support to community members , Offering non financial support and services to community members (equipment, space, books, etc.)

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Participation in campaigns and contests

9.5. Select all campaigns that apply. (required)

1Lib1Ref, Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, Wiki Loves Monuments, WikiForHumanRights, WikiGap, Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos, Wikipedia Birthday or Anniversary

Other programs and activities if any: N/A

Public policy advocacy

9.6.1. What specific laws, or legislative topics, are you targeting with your advocacy plans? Please be as specific as possible. (required)

This year, we plan to work on two key areas. One of them is the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023. In this round, we want to review the law to know how it would impacts our work as a community and contributors to Wikimedia projects, and particularly, Wikidata. This would form the basis of our advocacy works, to change specific aspects of the law that impacts negatively on how work.

We want to work on an advocacy project to address the growing menace of misinformation on the internet. The advocacy will involve using verifiable information to educate the public and promote digital literacy. We will partner with broadcasters, content creators, skit makers, and educators within and outside our network to enhance public awareness of reliable information sources and empower individuals to identify and combat misinformation effectively.

9.6.2. What are the main methods and tactics via which you plan to advocate for this public policy change? Please be as specific as possible. (required)

The methods and tactics we plan to use to advocate for this public policy change are outlined below.

This year, we want to work on reviewing the Data Protection Act of 2023, and advocacy work to fight misinformation on the internet and the following methods and tactics will be used:

Data Protection Act of 2023

Method and tactics

• Working Group - We will set up a working group of experienced Wikimedians, copyright experts and lawyers. We will rely on the experience and expertise of these tripartites committees for the review.
• Clear timeline - A specific timeline with deadlines for achieving certain goals will be established, and regular meetings will be held to review progress and ensure these goals are being met according to the schedule.
• Stakeholder engagement - We will identify relevant stakeholders and engage them in the review process to ensure their input and perspectives are considered.

• Social media - We will use both traditional media and social media to draw attention of the public to certain provisions of the law and advocate for changes where necessary."

• Monitoring and Evaluation: We will track the progress of our activities. We have a dedicated staff to manage that. He will develop mechanisms to monitor the progress of advocacy efforts and the implementation of the national language policy.

Misinformation advocacy

• Partnership : We will partner with broadcasters, content creators, skit makers, and educators within and outside our network to enhance public awareness of reliable information sources and empower individuals to identify and combat misinformation effectively.

• Capacity building and workshops - We will organize several capacity building and workshops to educate the public on how to identify and fight misinformation.

• Public Awareness and Campaigns: We will leverage our media partners and social media to raise awareness of the problems and the need to address the identified gaps. We will design various materials, including audiovisuals, to create awareness and ensure they reach a wider audience.

• Monitoring and Evaluation: We will track the progress of our activities. We have a dedicated staff to manage that. He will develop mechanisms to monitor the progress of advocacy efforts and the implementation of the national language policy.

9.6.3. Approximately, how much of the requested budget will you dedicate to public policy advocacy (local currency)?

7000

10. Please include a link to or upload a timeline (operational calendar) for your programs and activities. (required)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NWMsg6rDGrfGUC2pB_9gr7SHcLUbXWca/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101598098093447600139&rtpof=true&sd=true

11. Describe your team. (required)

Wikimedia UG Nigeria Staff Directory

S/n	Name	Position	Role	User Name	Gender	Status
1	Olushola Olaniyan	Community Director	He provides plans and strategies around advocacy, leadership roles, community development strategy, partnership and networking, conflict resolution issues, and promoting peaceful resolution among members.	Olaniyan Olushola	Male	Volunteer
2	Omolayo Ogunsiji	Executive Director	She carries out the following roles: Serves as the face of the organization in public, oversees day-to-day operations, Works closely with BOT to pass information, provides the support needed for decision-making, ensures the organization maintains a sound financial system, Build a strong relationship with organization stakeholders, government, etc.	Goldcity73	Female	Volunteer
3	Olatunde Isaac	Learning and Evaluation Director	1. He collaborates with leadership to develop a strategic approach to learning and evaluation aligned with the organization's mission, 2. He Designs a comprehensive evaluation framework and plan with clear goals and key performance indicators, 3. He oversees data collection, analysis, and interpretation to draw insights from surveys, interviews, and metrics, He establishes systems to measure progress and outcomes and reports on performance, He determines the overall impact of the organization's activities on beneficiaries or stakeholders.	T Cell	Male	Volunteer
4	Ayokanmi Oyeyemi	Program Director	1. Collaborating with senior leadership to align program objectives with the organization's goals and mission and direct and manage all the group's programs. 2. Designing and creating programs, including setting goals, objectives, and budgets. 3. Leading and supervising program staff, providing guidance, mentorship, and support.	Kaizenify	Male	Paid role
5	Kayode Yussuf	Network and Clubs Director	1. Develop and implement a strategic vision and plan for community development that aligns with the needs and goals of the Networks and Fan Clubs in the community. 2. Engage with community members, leaders, organizations, and government agencies to build partnerships and collaborate on development projects. 3. Identify and secure funding sources, grants, and resources to support community development initiatives. 4. He oversees operations and plans of Networks and Fan Clubs to determine areas of need of the affected community. 5. Serve as the liaison between the Executive members and various Networks and Fan Clubs in the community.	Kayusyussuf	Male	Volunteer
6	Ashioma Medi	Grant Officer	1. Supervises and provides support to the community Granting Committee. 2. Provide technical support to community members interested in the WUGN Community Support Granting program. 3. Organise meetups and training programs to support our Networks and Club leaders in grant-making. 4. Prepare monthly documentation for Fund disbursement for approved grants. 5. Prepare monthly reports to the executives of WUGN on Grant operations and management from Networks and affiliates.	SuperSwift and Ashioma(WUGN)	Male	Paid role
7	Adetola Adetona	Learning and Evaluation Officer	1. Collaborate with leadership of Networks and Clubs and program managers to develop comprehensive evaluation plans that align with organizational goals and objectives. 2. Collect, organize, and analyze data using various research methods and data analysis tools from the community to measure program effectiveness and outcomes. 3. Develop and manage performance measurement systems to track progress against benchmarks and goals, ensuring data accuracy and relevance. 4. Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of programs, including curriculum, training, or educational offerings, and make recommendations for improvement. 5. Identify areas for program enhancement from the community based on data analysis and evaluation findings, working with teams to implement improvements. 6. Assist in resource allocation decisions by providing data-driven insights into program effectiveness and efficiency. 7. Stay updated on evaluation software, tools, and technology to enhance data collection, analysis, and reporting capabilities.	AborishadeAdetona	Male	Paid
8	Adenike Bakare	Social Media Officer	Handles awareness for all programs on social media and creates engagement in all our communication rooms.	Fine Acer	Female	Volunteer
9	Rhoda James	Graphics and Creative Officer	Creates banner and various creative contents on social media	NIL	Female	Volunteer
10	Amaga Blessing	Office Receptionist	Handles the reception of visitors and manages attendance at the office.	NIL	Gender	Paid
11	Tunde Asaolu	Accountant	He's in charge of keeping record of all financial transactions	Mrbeny	Male	Paid
12	Tunde Oladimeji	Audio visual consultant	Direct the production of audiovisual program	NIL	Male	Paid

12. Will you be working with any internal (Wikimedia) or external partners? Describe the characteristics of these partnerships and bring a few examples of the most significant partnerships. (required)

We intend to work with mission-aligned partners within the Wikimedia movement and outside our ecosystem that share our overall objective of improving the sum of human knowledge.

The following characteristics must be identified and established before any such partnerships:

1. Shared Values and Objectives: Wikimedia User Group Nigeria will partner with organizations that have shared values and common objectives related to openness, collaboration, and transparency. Both parties must agree to release their content to improve the sum of all human knowledge.
2. Collaborative Projects: Partnerships often involve joint projects or initiatives to advance a specific cause or address a particular issue. These projects should reflect the mission and goals of the Open Movement organization. For example, in the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year, we collaborated with professional photographers and photographic organizations in all our Wiki Loves events to contribute quality images to Wikipedia and its sister projects.
3. Community Engagement: We plan to work with Open Movement organizations that have active communities of supporters and contributors. Partnerships can involve engaging these communities in joint initiatives and encouraging collaboration among community members. For example, our community joined community members in Uganda, Tanzania, and Cameroon to organize trainings and edit-a-thons for Women in Media through a partnership with African Women in Media.
4. Open Licensing and Intellectual Property: All our partners must agree to release content curated from the relationship under the relevant Creative Commons licenses and promote the use of open-source software.
5. Advocacy and Outreach: We intend to partner with organizations that can amplify our advocacy efforts by leveraging the influence and resources of partner organizations to promote open practices and policies. The Visibility Project is a gender-based advocacy project aimed at improving the visibility of African women on the internet. We achieved this objective through a partnership with African Women in Media, which has over 1,000 professional media women in their network, while we provided the encyclopedia to profile notable African women on the internet.

13. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select all that apply. (required)

Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement, Ensure Equity in Decision-making, Coordinate Across Stakeholders, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Manage Internal Knowledge

Metrics

Wikimedia Metrics

14. Please select and fill out Wikimedia Metrics for your proposal. (recommended)

14.1. Number of participants, editors, and organizers.

All metrics provided are optional, please fill them out if they are aligned with your programs and activities.

Participants, editors, and organizers

Metrics name	Target	Description
Number of all participants	3000	Our target audience includes Photographers Students Academics Member of the public Cultural institutions Goverment agencies Media organizations Other mission-aligned organization
Number of all editors	1500	We aim to have a total of 1,500 editors, both new and existing, participate in our activities. Of these, 800 will be new editors and 700 will be existing editors. Additionally, we plan to retain at least 500 of the new editors.
Number of new editors	800
Number of retained editors	500
Number of all organizers	250	Last year, 120 people were involved in organizing our events. This year, we plan to double that number.
Number of new organizers	100

14.2. Number of new content contributions to Wikimedia projects. (recommended)

Contributions to Wikimedia projects

Wikimedia project	Created	Edited or improved
Wikipedia	3000	4000
Wikimedia Commons	10000	500
Wikidata	15000	3000
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
Wikivoyage
Wikibooks
Wikiversity
Wikinews
Wikispecies
Wikifunctions / Abstract Wikipedia

Description for Wikimedia projects contributions metrics. (optional)

Our contents creations would be used as the main strategy to drive these metrics

Other Metrics

15. Do you have other quantitative and qualitative targets for your project (other metrics)? (required)

Yes

Other Metrics	Description	Target
Number of female participants	We will prioritize activities involving females to drive this	200
Number of advocay work done	We will work on at least one advocacy project	1
Number of awareness program done	We will work on at least one awareness project	1
Number of partnership secured	We will partner with at least 5 partners	5
Number of audiovisual materials produced	We will produce at least 50 audiovisual materials.	50

Budget

16. Will you have any other revenue sources when implementing this proposal (e.g. other funding, membership contributions, donations)? (required)

No

16.1. List other revenue sources. (required)

N/A

16.2. Approximately how much revenue will you have from other sources in your local currency? (required)

N/A

17. Your local currency. (required)

NGN

18. What is the total requested amount in your local currency? (required)

365132851.05 NGN

Multi-year funding request summary

Year	Amount (local currency)
Year 1	N/A NGN
Year 2	N/A NGN
Year 3	N/A NGN

Requested amount in USD

233685.02 USD

Multi-year funding request summary in USD

Year	Amount USD
Year 1	N/A USD
Year 2	N/A USD
Year 3	N/A USD

19. Does this proposal include compensation for staff or contractors? (required)

Yes

19.1. How many paid staff members do you plan to have? (required)

Include the number of staff and contractors during the proposal period. If you have short-term contractors or staff, please include them separately and mention their terms.

• Account Officer-Staff

• Program Director-Staff
• Learning and Evaluation Strategist-Staff
• Grant Officer-Staff

Contractors

• Program Coordinator: ( Coordinate the programs and activities for the Oral Language History documentation)
• Documentation Officer: ( Documenting the interviewers and relevant metadata of the videos)
• Cinematographer/Director: Scriptwriting, visual storytelling, light design, camera work etc
• Film Editor: Reviewing and organising footage, Assembling rough cut, Finetuning edits, pacing and rhythms, sound integration, others

19.2. How many FTEs (full-time equivalents) in total? (required)

Include the total FTE of staff and contractors during the proposal period. If you have short-term contractors or staff, please include their FTEs with the terms separately.

1. The grant will cover 4 FTE.

1. Each FTE will work for 12 months over the grant period.
2. Each contractor will work only for the duration of their work on the project.

19.3. Describe any staff or contractor changes compared to the current year / ongoing General Support Fund if any. (required only for returning grantees)

No new changes to staff/contractor

20. Please provide an overview of your overall budget categories in your local currency. The budget breakdown should include only the amount requested with this General Support Fund (required).

Budget category	Amount in local currency
Staff and contractor costs	109690680 NGN
Operational costs	34973840 NGN
Programmatic costs	220468331 NGN

21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TOr7jhkgD_CNCKCyLwn0-AK7wgeYvNCy/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101598098093447600139&rtpof=true&sd=true

Additional information

22. In this optional space you can add any other additional information about your proposal or organization that you think can help us when reviewing your proposal. (optional)

The Inflation rate in Nigeria has increased to a high time rate of 34.2%. However, for this grant, we have provided 5% of the total budget for the cushion effect of inflation. See more inflation below: https://nesgroup.org/blog/Nigeria%E2%80%99s-inflation-rate-rose-to-a-28-year-high-in-June-2024.

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Yes

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