Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Amplifying water transportation system in Lagos state on Wikipedia (ID: 22821064)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
kamoranesi90
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Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Amplifying water transportation system in Lagos state on Wikipedia
- 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) Wiki love environment, training of editors, increasing advocacy.
- 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)
Lagos is Nigeria’s largest city and its leading economic and financial hub, one of the fastest-growing in Africa with an estimated population of 21 million (UN, 2024), expected to grow to 40 million by 2040. It serves as an important center for trade, housing the busiest ports in West Africa and facilitating significant domestic and international commerce, positioning her as a major player in the global market. Transport plays a significant role in the socio-economic and political development of Lagos. It is a catalyst that facilitates access to various locations, services and opportunities within and outside the state.
Lagos has extensive modes of transportation that include road, rail, air, and water. Despite these, the consistent inflow of people and unguided commercial activities in Lagos have occasioned several perceived challenges that affect the performance of the existing transportation infrastructure in meeting the daily mobility and accessibility needs of residents (Salisu et al., 2021). This congestion affects productivity, increases pollution, and limits economic efficiency.
Given Lagos's extensive coastline and lagoon system, water transportation presents a viable alternative to alleviate the city's traffic woes. Water transport is associated with inland waterways, coastal waters and the deep sea (Ismaila, 2008). It is unfortunate that Lagos, a coastal city with abundant navigable waterways has its waterways minimally exploited. If optimized, it could help in eliminating congestion, pollution, and provide a low-cost alternative to long haul passages. Despite these many rewards, In-water based transportation system encounters a number of challenges which if managed; it will effectively complement and reduce the pressure on road transport in Lagos State.
Expanding the water transport network would not only reduce the burden on roads but also offer faster and more efficient travel for commuters in key areas like Ikorodu, Lekki, and Victoria Island. Strengthening ferry services and improving waterway infrastructure could provide an environmentally friendly solution, connecting residential and business districts more effectively. Developing water transport alongside land-based systems is essential to addressing the city's congestion crisis and ensuring sustainable mobility for its growing population.
Water Transport is expected to play an increasing role in Lagos’ urban mobility. It can become a pivotal component in adapting the State’s multi-modal public transport system to the impacts of efficient and sustainable urban mobility.
Despite the importance of transportation to the growth and development of Lagos, there is an observable gap in knowledge, a substantial lack of content, and a lack of awareness on Lagos's transportation infrastructures particularly waterways transportation on Wikipedia.
Only few articles on wikipedia discuss water transport in Lagos, articles such as the following still need to be expanded as they are still a stub
A. Lagos State Ferry Services Corporation B.National Inland Waterways Authority C.Lagos State Waterways Authority
Waterways Assets Development Services does not have an article on Wikipedia despite their relevance in Nigerian water transportation system.
articles related to water transport such as this needs to be created and which will help bridge the transportation content gap that exists on Wikipedia. This event will create awareness, both new and old Wikipedia users, to create and improve content on the transportation.
For better geographical use, these water transport system in Lagos needs to be added on Wikidata as they are still missing items with only few represented. The following articles are still missing on wikidata 1. National Inland Waterways Authority
2. Waterways Assets Development Services
Also, Nigerian Shipper' Council (Q93202390) only has 6 statements with other items still missing.
This project aims to create awareness and bridge the knowledge gap of transportation (waterways transportation) contents in Lagos. This will lead to a higher rate of youth awareness and involvement in creating articles on modes transportation in Lagos, bridging the existing content gap on Wikipedia and Wikidata, and increase the number of well-informed youths actively engaged in solving transportation problems in Lagos State.
The project aims to train and recruit 50 new editors who are residents of Lagos. We hope to lay a strong foundation for the utilization of Wikimedia outcomes, particularly among the youth. Participants will be trained in contributing effectively to various Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia and Wikicommon.
This comprises creating Wikipedia accounts (understanding core content policies and general editing principles, and making minor edits) and Wikicommon uploads policies. Likewise, this proposed two month-long endeavour holds the guarantee of documenting quality images of important transportation facilities such as bus terminals, railway stations, airport, jetties etc. on wikicommons while addressing content gaps that presently exist in various Wikipedia articles about transportation.
If approved, this project will establish the inaugural Wiki Loves Transport Community , designed to keep participants engaged with ongoing and future Wikimedia-related activities in the community.
- 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 run for two months (December 2024 - February 2025). The activities will be carried out through a comprehensive design:
1. Conducting a two-day in-person workshop: For two days, participants will obtain hands-on training on documenting Transportation in Lagos and Waterways transportation on Wikimedia projects. There will be a two-day physical training aimed to provide participants with a foundational understanding of Wikipedia, Wikidata, and the Commons Wiki. During the training, the participants would be exposed to both general and specific notability guidelines, sourcing for reliable references, writing from an objective point of view, etc. The first physical training being the 1st week of the campaign and the second physical training will be held on the 5th week of the campaign.
2. Three (3) sessions of online support training: To enhance participants' editing proficiency on Wikipedia and Wikicommons, the project will host three (3) online sessions. Experienced facilitators will guide these sessions, targeting areas where participants need improvement. The first online training session will come up 2nd week of the campaign while the second and third online sessions will be scheduled to be held in the 4th and 6th weeks of the campaign, respectively.
3. Edit-a-thon, Image Upload, and Tour to various transportation facilities in Lagos: After a month of extensive training, an edit-a-thon focusing on improving content on Transportation in Lagos will be held for a month. While this is ongoing, a day tour engaging the targeted participants to transportation facilities across Lagos will be facilitated. This will enhance documentation of transportation facilities in Lagos such as bus terminals, railway stations, airports, jetties, etc. on the Wikicommons.
4. Assessment, Award Presentation, Survey, and Feedback session: At the end of this project, an assessment session will take place. Outstanding contributors will be awarded with certificates of excellence. The Edit-a-thon winners would be awarded with gift vouchers. A WhatsApp group will be created where participants will be mentored after the project. This will serve as a forum for collaboration, and interaction, motivating participants to edit and seek guidance.
- 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.
Kamoranesi90 (Project Lead): Kamoranesi90 is a Wikipedia editor who holds a master's degree in geography and planning with a specialization in transportation management and planning. His expertise, experience, and skills will be used in articles on water transportation in Lagos State. Kamoranesi90 was a team member in the Wiki Health Articles in Nigeria project where he coordinated the training session. Kamoranesi90 is an experienced administrative officer who works on geographic information system, a skill which will be useful for project such as water transportation. He is also an experienced data analyst. Additionally, he will bring his expertise to lead some of the training sessions, sharing his knowledge and insights with the participants. His experience and familiarity with Wikipedia make his well-suited for guiding the project's overall direction and ensuring its success. Kamoranesi90 is the project lead and oversees the success of the project. He will oversee the planning, coordination, and implementation of the project activities.
Tesleemah (Communication Manager and Advisor): Tesleemah is a member of Wiki Project Medicine who has improved upon a good number of health articles and translated more into the Yoruba Language. She was the project lead of Wikimedia Awareness in Akure. She is one of the core organizers of the Wikiclimate Campus Tour Nigeria project, and one of the participants of the just concluded African growth pilot organized by the Wikimedia Foundation, she is a Certified Organiser for the organizer lab. She is an experienced Wikimedia projects editor and was a training Associate with Free Knowledge Africa. As an experienced Wikimedian who has organized and facilitated several Wikimedia events. For the two-day physical training, Tesleemah will join the project lead (Kamoranesi90) to make it take place.
Taoheedah (Facilitator and Online Trainer) Taoheedah 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. 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. She will be available to facilitate online sessions on how to create new articles and improve existing articles on Transportation in Lagos.
Taofeeq Abdulkareem (Facilitator) is an experienced Wikimedia editor who has held leadership positions in Wikimedia, most notably as a Special Duty Officer, and is currently the Vice President, Training and Development of the Wikimedia Fan Club at the University of Ilorin. 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. He will coordinate and train participants on how to upload quality images from the Lagos transportation facilities on Wikicommons during the physical training.
Abdullahalaba (Logistics Manager) With a background as a seasoned Wikimedia Project Trainer, Abdullahalaba has played a pivotal role in fostering the growth of the Wikimedia community. Notably, Abdullahalaba served as the project lead for Wikimedia promotion at Lead City University, where his efforts resulted in the retention of over 50 editors who made significant contributions to Wikimedia projects. During the Wikimedia Promotion event in Akure, Abdullahalaba conducted enlightening sessions that equipped participants with the skills needed to upload quality images to the Wikicommon effectively. He will help with managing logistics for effective and efficient delivery of the project.
- 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)
The target participants for this project are 50 youth residents in Lagos, intending to expose and onboard them to Wikimedia projects. A significant portion of these youths are enrolled in tertiary institutions. Most of the participants will be newbies and this will provide an avenue to recruit new Wikimedians.
During the project, we will actively promote the training, guaranteeing that participants gain the vital knowledge and skills to contribute to Wikipedia and its sister projects. Furthermore, we will monitor the online edit-a-thon to prevent any vandalism, copyright infringement, or misinformation.
We will engage them through collaboration with professional bodies, such as Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), and Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY). We will engage them through collaboration with professional bodies, such as Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), and Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY). The project will contribute to the expansion of Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons by yielding free knowledge and developing more active editors, as well as improving the quality of image uploads.
We also aim to leverage the social media to provide immense publicity to connect with these potential participants before the project's implementation. The participants will be added to a WhatsApp group where on-boarding information will be shared. The participants will be mentored on WhatsApp and in Zoom meetings in addition to the in-person training and edit-a-thon. After the events, interested participants will be added to a dedicated whatsapp group and sign up on WikiProject Geography as well as WikiProject Transport on Wikipedia where they will participate in other Wikimedia events and campaigns.
- 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 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. I 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 young attendees.
The Youth Safety Policy can also be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13CQgPVOn_WsD10saf6xRXriL0nGc48Q1/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=117993037653867881210&rtpof=true&sd=true
- 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.
The project idea has been discussed with the community members through the Discussion page of the Nigeria Wikimedians User Group. Here is the link https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#Documenting_water_transport_system
Discussions with team members: I have reached out to my team on the project, they are eager to join me in making it a successful one. I have informed the Wiki Lagos community ahead of their inclusion in the project through their meta page.
These discussions signify community engagement and collaboration in the project's implementation.
- 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)
Other Important Topics (topics considered to be of impact or important in the specific context)
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Public Policy
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Geographic
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Did the project create awareness on transportation about Wikimedia projects in Lagos State?
Did the project train new editors to have the required skills to edit Wikimedia projects?
Did the project close the knowledge gap by improving the visibility of transportation articles in Lagos?
Did the participants improve content about water transportation in Lagos to Wikipedia?
Was the project beneficial to the target participants in terms of satisfaction of the knowledge acquired?
Did the project create a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors on transportation-related articles in Lagos?
Did the project improve articles generally in Nigeria?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 55 | These will be the total number of people that will be available for the online and offline events in Lagos. This includes the editors and organisers. |
| Number of editors | 50 | This comprises 40 New Editors, who will create new accounts and will be monitored on the various approaches to contributing to Wikimedia Projects. Also, 10 Returning Editors, who already have their accounts will be further trained. |
| Number of organizers | 5 | People who will coordinate the project to ensure its success. |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 50 |
| Wikidata | 50 |
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| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
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| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
Wikipedia articles: 50 Wikipedia articles will be edited. This will help bridge the content gap while promoting free knowledge.
Wikicommon: 50 pictures related to transportation in Lagos will be uploaded
Wikidata items: 40 new Wikidata items related to health will be Created and 10 existing missing data items will be worked on.
- 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 be using the organizer event tool, hashtag tool, and WMF outreach dashboard which will be used to measure the project metrics such as the number of participants, number of quality images added to the wikicommons, and number of articles improved as well as the number of references added to the articles.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lcrd8ZqPwjYfmUUjHNynqM9ePVvH8uhrIKotGAujA2E/edit?usp=sharing
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
1967500 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.
1179 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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