Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 in Rwanda (ID: 23096361)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
TheJackNation
- Organization
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- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
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- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 in Rwanda
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-06-27 - 2025-07-27
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Rwanda
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Other (please specify) Africa Wiki Challenge
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
Despite being the second largest continent, Africa's stories, places, and cultures remain under-documented. Rwanda, like many other African countries, faces a significant deficiency particularly in terms of content representation on Wikipedia.
The wiki challenge 2025 in Rwanda aims to empower youth and new editors and existing wikimedians in Rwanda to contribute to open knowledge about African culture, the environment, and local stories. Currently, Rwanda’s presence on Wikipedia is still limited and local participation in Wikimedia campaigns continues to grow.
As part of this challenge, we will host a series of training workshops, writing contest and edit-a-thons to equip participants with the skills needed to contribute high-quality content aligned with the Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 which is under theme “Reclaiming our Narrative: Justice for Africans and the Diaspora through Reparation.”
More information can be found here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025/Home
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
We will collaborate with the Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda to organize a workshop, in partnership with the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy, focused on Rwanda’s unique value, history, and culture, how to document it effectively, and how to engage in the Wiki Challenge.
A one-day training session will be organized for new Wikimedians to introduce them to Wikimedia, explain how they can contribute to free knowledge on Wikipedia, and guide them on how to participate in the Africa Wiki Challenge.
Two online training sessions will be organized to follow up with participants and identify any challenges Wikimedians may be facing during the contest.
We will organize a closing event to announce the results, give prizes to the top five contributors and gifts to jury team, and celebrate the achievements of all participants.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.
TheJackNation: Lead organizer, a Wikimedian based in Rwanda and member of Wikimedia Communoty User Group Rwanda Alice.Mukesh: Logistics and Finance coordinator (a Wikimedian based in Rwanda, and member of Wikimedia Community user group Rwanda) Ndahiro Derrick: Training Coordinator ( Experienced Wikimedian based in Rwanda, Member and Community Lead of Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda)
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
Target participants are members of Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda and any interested wikimedian based in Rwanda.
Before starting the project, we will organize introductory workshops on Wikipedia editing, explaining Wiki challenge contest and it’s expected outcomes, we will also use social medias to spread information about Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 in Rwanda. During the contest: we will organize 1 physical training session for new members in particular and 2 online sessions during the contest to follow up and identifying challenges. After contest, we will encourage new participants to join Wikimedia Community User group Rwanda and keep contributing to Wikimedia free knowledge platforms.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
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- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
I expressed my interest to the Open Foundation West Africa in organizing the Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 in Rwanda, and they accepted the proposal. They organized three online meetings for organizers, during which we discussed how to successfully implement the local contest. They also provided us with guidance and support.
Additionally, I discussed the initiative with the Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda, and they agreed to support me in its implementation. They recognized it as an important initiative that aligns with their mission and can contribute to their goals.
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Culture, heritage or GLAM
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Not applicable
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Identify Topics for Impact
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Which outreach and engagement strategies worked best for our local community, we will learn if physical workshops more engaging than virtual ones.
We will learn if new wikimedian can create a content with quality aligned with Wikimedia standards, challenges they face and how to support them.
How we can work with partners to improve Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 40 | 30 existing wikimedians and 10 new wikimedians |
| Number of editors | 25 | |
| Number of organizers | 3 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 100 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 10 |
| Wikidata | 50 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
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- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
Program Dashboard, Event Registration Tool, and Hashtags
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
7011170.6 RWF
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
4993 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
Endorsements and Feedback
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- Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).