Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/AfroHistory:Promoting Nigerian Legends and Heroes (ID: 22829757)
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Applicant Details
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Taofeeq Abdulkareem
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Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
AfroHistory: Promoting Nigerian Legends and Heroes
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-12-01 - 2025-02-01
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Nigeria
- 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) Training Wikimedia editors, promoting awareness about Nigeria legends and heroes, bridging content gap about Nigeria Legends and Heroes on Wikipedia and Wikidata
- 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)
In recent years, there have been an increased and dire need to focus on promoting African History and more specifically Nigerian History, which has led to a greater focus aligning with the project’s vision on promotion of legends and heroes from Nigeria. These figures not only serve as symbols of inspiration and national pride but also play a crucial role in preserving historical heritage and documenting about the figures.
As a graduate of History and International Studies Student, I noticed that there is a noticeable gap in the representation of Nigeria's legends and heroes, with content-gap as regards many important figures from historical narratives and educational materials. This content gap highlights the need to bridge the gap and promote the rich history and contributions of Nigeria's legends and heroes. By shedding light on lesser-known figures and amplifying their stories, we can provide a more comprehensive understanding of Nigeria's historical tapestry and celebrate the significance figures that have shaped its Nigerian history.
The project would ensure that Nigeria's legends and heroes are documented and inspire future generations to learn from their legacy.
In the year 2023, my team and I carried out a Project on Wikimedia Awareness in Ogbomosho where personalities in Ogbomosho were among the contents which were documented on Wikipedia, Wikidata & Wikimedia Commons and we were able to bridge content gap in that area, as 2140 Wikipedia Articles were improved and 2760 Wikidata items were improved. The metric can be found on the Dashboard with the link below: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Individual/Wikimedia_Awareness_in_Ogbomosho . While this brought about an increase to Visibility about legends and heroes in Ogbomosho, there still exist content and data gaps about Nigerian Legends and Heroes that lack visibility which the content intends bridging.
This project seeks to go a step further by addressing the content gap in Nigerian legends and heroes on Wikidata and Wikipedia. By actively promoting the important figures, as well as improving existing Wikidata items and Wikipedia articles, the project would document Nigeria's rich historical narratives and accessible to a global audience.
Our main approaches: The initiative aims to engage students and youths by training and recruiting 50 new editors from various institutions and youth associations in Nigeria. Participants will be trained in various Wikimedia tasks to enhance content related to individuals (Nigeria legends and heroes). The outreach dashboard will track contributions and provide support for engagement and progress. The participants would afterwards bridge content-gaps and they would document Nigerians Legends and Heroes to make it accessible. The focus would be on Wikipedia and Wikidata and the strategy would be training youths towards those Wikimedia projects. Youths would be recruited with mobilization and sensitization of youths and maybe of them are researchers, historians, and understand historical figures and development. Existing articles would be improved and Nigerian Figures and Heroes that doesn’t have articles would be documented
- 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.
The Project will be span for 2 months and it entails below activities for effective execution: 1. Mobilizing and sensitizing participants: This will be on the various uses of the Wikimedia project and changing their perception of Wikidata and Wikipedia. With the help of members of Students Historical Society of Nigeria, among other associations like National Association of History and International Studies that focus on History in Nigeria, the project will engage students passionate about Nigeria History, and more particularly, Nigerian Legend and Heroes. This involves recruitment of 50 participants (both new and existing) 2. Organizing a two-day in-person workshop: Across two days, participants will engage in hands on training facilitated by different facilitators. This workshop will focus on essential Wikimedia skills, such as creating accounts and making basic edits. The first physical training session will occur during the first week of the campaign, followed by the second physical session in the third week. 3. Hosting four sets of online reinforcement training: To enhance participants' editing abilities on platforms like Wikipedia and Wikidata, the project will offer online sessions. Skilled facilitators will guide these sessions, targeting areas where participants require improvement. With the first online training being the second week of the campaign and the second one being the fourth week of the campaign. Third and fourth online sessions would follow afterwards to make sure participants are well abreast about Wikipedia and Wikidata and thereafter contribute to promoting Nigerian Legends and Heroes. 4. Generating diverse contents: Data-a-thons: This initiative will host a series of Wikidata training sessions and data-a-thons aimed at raising awareness about available data on Nigerian legends and heroes to pinpoint gaps. Additionally, we will emphasize the importance of Wikidata, and providing participants with guidance on how to create or improve Wikidata items. Edit-a-thons: Following the training sessions, there will be edit-a-thons where the 50 participants will engage in minor edits, such as adding citations, Wikilinks, categories, infoboxes, and descriptions, as well as creating new articles on Wikipedia related to Nigerian legends and heroes. 5. Review session: At the conclusion of the initiative, a review session will be held to assess participants' work, address any queries they may have, and distribute certificates. A dedicated WhatsApp group will serve as a platform for ongoing interaction, encouraging participants to continue editing and seek guidance as needed. 6. Contributors / participants will be appreciated with certificates of participation and top editors will be will be rewarded with prizes and certificates of excellence.
In essence, these activities collectively aim to introduce the participants to Wikipedia and Wikidata, and equip them with editing skills. The trained participants will go on to create more awareness and promote Nigerian Legend and Heroes on the various Wikimedia projects.
- 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.
Taofeeq Abdulkareem (Project Lead): Taofeeq Abdulkareem is an experienced Wikimedia editor and the Project Lead for Wikimedia Awareness in Ogbomosho. He was one of the Facilitator for Wikimedia Promotion in Akure and also a facilitator for Wikimedia Promotion in Lead City. He has held leadership positions in Wikimedia, most notably as a two-time Special Duty Officer, and also the immediate Vice President, Training and Development of the Wikimedia Fan Club at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State. He has participated in many Wikimedia Projects and Campaigns such as Wiki Loves SDGs 2021 where he participated as an active editor, he has also participated in Campaigns like WikiForHuman Rights Nigeria; WikiClimateCampus Tour Nigeria; Afrocreatives Wikiprojects; Wiki Pages Wanting Photo (WPWP) Project; Wikiloves Library Nigeria among others where he has contributed actively. He has proven talents in event management and planning in leadership positions, particularly at Wikiclimatecampustour Nigeria, University of Ilorin Physical Training, and Wikimedia Fan Club, Unilorin, Arts + Feminism 2023 Campaign.
Beyond Wikimedia, he is a graduating student and astute researcher of the Department of History and International Studies in University of Ilorin, where he has learned and familiarized himself with historical developments and Nigerian Figures with their contributions to the country. He is the current President of the Owo Local Government Area Students' Union, elsewhile Vice President of the Institute of Sound Education, Relationship, and Health's Associate Ambassador at the University of Ilorin, where he assisted in the organization's event planning and demonstrated coordination, planning, and team planning skills.
Taoheedah (Trainer- Online and Offline): Taoheedah is the project lead of Preservation of Owo's Cultural Heritage on Wikimedia. She is a certified Wikimedia project organizer who participated in the Organizer Lab V2. She is an experienced Wikimedia Project Facilitator who facilitated sessions at Wikimedia Promotion in Akure after the project, the editors were retained and further participated and contributed content to Wikimedia projects. Taoheedah was a participant in the inaugural Africa Growth Pilot Cohort. During this program, she received specialized training from senior program officers at the Wikimedia Foundation, equipping her with the skills to actively engage in Wikimedia projects. Recently, Taoheedah was a team member in Wiki Health Articles in Nigeria project featured by the Wikimedia Foundation where she coordinated the training session in bridging health content gap on Wikipedia and wikicommon. Aside from Wikimedia Projects, She is the Founder of the HealthForAll Initiative For Community Health where she has led several community health campaigns and collaborated with organizations in Uganda, Ghana and Kenya where she demonstrated coordination, planning, and team planning skills in promoting healthy living. She also organized a Book Review Platform where productive books are being reviewed monthly, this has impacted and increased the willingness to read books in the audiences.
Ayyuha Sideeq (Trainer- Online and Offline):
Ayyuha Sideeq has event planning skills, he was one the Onsite facilitators of Wiki and Health articles in Nigeria Project. He is a Wikimedia editor and active member of the English User Group. He has dedicated himself to contributing to various Wikimedia projects, demonstrating notable involvement in initiatives such as Wikimedia Promotion in Ogbomosho, where he emerged as the highest photo contributor and the third top editor for the project. He also achieved the position of the 2nd top editor in Arts and Feminism at the University of Ilorin, the third top Wiki Commons contributor at Wiki Loves Africa Unilorin 2024, the 4th top editor at Feminism and Folklore Ilorin 2024, and the 3rd top Wiki Commons contributor at Wiki Loves Earth Ilorin 2024.
His notable contributions extend to projects like the Wiki Climate Campus Tour at the University of Ilorin, Wikidata's 11th Birthday at the University of Ilorin, Wikimedia Awareness in Ogbomosho, Every Book Its Reader 2024, and Afroliterature.
Albakry028 (Trainer- Online and Offline): Malcolmite is an experienced Wikimedia editor and a member of the English Wikipedia Usergroup. He served as Special Duties II at the Wikimedia Fan Club, Unilorin, where he has helped in facilitating different projects at the Fan Club. He is a graduate of History and International Studies and is well-versed about Nigerian legends and heroes. He is an experienced Wikimedia editor and a member of English Wikipedia Usergroup. He will train participants during both physical and virtual training.
Philipola (Communication and Logistics Manager):
Philipola is an experienced wikimedia editor , he has contributed in various Wikimedia thematic project , like Wiki Loves Africa where in earn the second position , he has also participate in wiki tour to Sobi Hill in Ilorin Kwara State. He has also actively participated to the Feminism and Folklore thereby contributing towards bridging content gaps. These efforts underscore Philipola dedication to Wikimedia's mission and commitment towards promoting free knowledge.
Philipola is well exposed and understands vividly about Nigerian Historical Developments and Nigerian figures. He is well experienced about different legends and heroes due to knowledge of political developments. He will help with managing communication and logistics for effective and efficient delivery of the project.
Ajokorede (Special Duties): Ajokorede is a Wikimedia editor who has extensive experience in special duties, having successfully executed various obligations on multiple occasions. As a key team member, Ajokorede will assist the Communication and Logistics Manager, undertake designated duties crucial to the project's success, and facilitate liaison with partner associations, fostering collaborative relationships and ensuring effective communication. Her expertise will significantly enhance the project's overall performance and contribute to its successful delivery.
- 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)
Our project targets Historians and lovers of History, particularly those familiar with Nigeria's historical landscape, and no prior experience with Wikimedia is required. We will engage potential participants by collaborating with student body associations like Students Historical Society of Nigeria among others within the community and utilizing media and extensive publicity to connect with them before the project's implementation. Throughout the project, we will actively facilitate training to ensure participants acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to contribute effectively to Wikipedia and sister projects. Additionally, we will monitor the online edit-a-thon to prevent vandalism or misinformation, abusing Wikimedia policies and using vulgar or inappropriate language. The project aims to enhance Wikipedia and Wikidata by expanding knowledge and cultivating a more engaged editor base. To promote sustainability, we will incorporate the existing WhatsApp group used for Wikimedia Awareness in Ogbomosho to include the campaign vision which is focused on Nigerian Legends and Heroes, where participants can stay connected, discuss Wikimedia projects, and remain informed about upcoming events and workshops. The trained participants will raise awareness and advocate for Nigerian legends across various Wikimedia projects, contributing to their promotion and recognition.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
Yes
- 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.
1. The General friendly space policy for Wikimedia events will be summarized and to be read at the beginning of each event. The event will adhere to the Wikimedia-friendly space policy during the event. The Wikimedia-friendly space policy and UCoC will be distributed to participants before the event starts. The event also promises to be safe and conducive. 2. People of age 14 or younger will not be allowed register for the training since the target participants are youths who are Adults (18 years and above). 3. Mature content such as violent or sexually explicit imagery will not be displayed in public areas of the venue. 4. will make the copies of the youth safety plan available for event attendees. 5. I will ensure the physical events comply with all local laws and regulations that apply to the young attendees.
The Youth Safety Policy can also be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ci-_BaRi549Htve4LO6M2sx7GGd0dsh5V32O2wqFbn0/edit
- 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 have informed the Wikimedia Nigeria User Group through their meta page Below is the link: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#AfroHistory:_Promoting_Nigeria_Legends_and_Heroes_2 I have also notified North-West Russia Wiki-Historians User Group Community through the meta page as the User Group is centered on promoting historical documentations and records. Thier insights, assitance and support is essential for documenting African history most especially in promoting Nigerian Legends and Heroes. I notify them to solicit for support and guidance in executing the project. Below is the link: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:North-West_Russia_Wiki-Historians_User_Group#AfroHistory:_Promoting_Nigerian_Legends_and_Heroes_2
- 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)
Linguistic / Language
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Innovate in Free Knowledge
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
1. Did the project promote contents on Nigerian legends and heroes? 2. Did the project train new editors to have the required skills to edit Wikimedia projects? 3. Was the project beneficial to the target participants in terms of full satisfaction of the knowledge acquired? 4. Did the participants contribute contents to Wikipedia and its sisters' projects? 5. Did the project help bridge very substantial content gaps in Nigerian Legends and Heroes perspectives? 6. Did the project create a sustainable impact towards promotion of Nigerian Legends and Heroes on Wikimedia?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 56 | These are the total number of people that will be
available for the online and offline events. This includes the editors, organisers and institution representatives. |
| Number of editors | 50 | This includes both New Editors, that will create new accounts and will be
monitored on the modus operandi of contributing positively to Wikimedia Foundation Projects. Also Returning Editors, who already have their accounts and will be further trained |
| Number of organizers | 6 | These are the total number of the organizers which includes the Project Lead and other facilitators |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 40 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | 60 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
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| 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)
I will create an outreach dashboard where we will monitor the participants activities. It will also be used to measure some project metrics such as number of participants, number of articles created/improved, number of references added to articles, article views amongst others. There will also be usage of Hashtag tool
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1l08vaOfAjbxWEUnR36d_M3wEDDgsNLOkuI8JcyCzc-4/htmlview
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
1633000 NGN
- 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.
978.44 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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