Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Digital Literacy for Women through Wikimedia Projects in Ikwerre Community (ID: 23748365)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Sylvaline39
- Organization
N/A
- 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)
N/A
- 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.
Digital Literacy for Women through Wikimedia Projects in Ikwerre Community
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2026-04-01 - 2026-06-30
- 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)
Not applicable
- 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)
Many women in Nigeria, especially nursing mothers and young girls, remain digitally excluded due to limited access, literacy, and training opportunities. Despite their eagerness to learn, barriers such as childcare, lack of mentorship, and inadequate digital access hinder participation in online knowledge spaces. Having joined Wikimedia as a nursing mother, I personally experienced how engaging with Wikimedia improved my digital literacy, confidence, and leadership skills. Through micro-grants supports from the Igbo Wikimedians User Group, I have organized successful projects where women continually showed enthusiasm to learn and grow, including my last concluded project “Adding Non-Existing Igbo Names on Igbo Wiktionary” (https://w.wiki/FdVf) which recorded massive turnout of women—many attending with their children and a partnership project with the Mozlla Common Voice Outreach in the Ikwerre Community where these women were also introduced to the Mozilla Common Voice Data Collection. This new project will build upon that momentum by offering structured, two-months slow-paced digital literacy training through Wikimedia projects—Wikimedia Commons and Wiktionary —focused on women, young girls, and nursing mothers. This project aligns with Movement Strategy 2030 Goal 6: “Invest in Skills and Leadership Development”, which emphasizes equitable access to capacity-building and empowering new leaders from underrepresented communities.
- 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.
Planned Activities Main Strategies: Capacity Building: Practical digital literacy training through Wikimedia projects (Wiktionary and Wikimedia Commons).
Mentorship: Pairing experienced editors with new participants for guided learning.
Inclusion Support: Providing childcare and transport stipends to ensure mothers can participate fully.
Visibility & Motivation: Custom shirts, tote bags, and recognition prizes to encourage long-term participation.
Core Activities:
Month 1 (April 2026):
Introductory training: account creation, and Wikimedia movement overview.
Workshop on digital safety, communication, and online collaboration.
Introduction to Igbo Wiktionary editing.
Month 2 (May 2026):
Practical sessions on Wikimedia Commons and basic photo documentation.
Peer mentorship.
Closing event with recognition of outstanding contributors and reflections.
Partnerships:
Supported by Igbo Wikimedians User Group, leveraging their mentorship and platform for project tracking and visibility
- 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.
User: Sylvaline39 (Project Lead): an experienced Wikimedian with leadership skills and high level of experience in Wikimedia projects through the Igbo Wikimedians User Group and Train the Trainer Wikimedia UK. Igbo language advocate, and passionate about women's digital literacy and empowerment.
User:JulieGwen (Communication & Publicity): Juliegwen is a member of the Igbo Wikimedians User Group, where she contributes to the mission of promoting the Igbo language on Wikimedia platforms as a nursing mother. She is involved in co-facilitating community activities and projects. language Wikimedia projects, which involves translation and localization efforts. Juliegwen is also a digital volunteer contributor to Google platforms:
Iwuala Chisom (Facilitator & Trainer): A dedicated member of the Igbo Wikimedia User Group, a multifaceted individual, a linguist, and an igbo language translator. She also contribute to multimedia projects that enhance digital skills among women. As a member of The Resilient Mind Fellowship With expertise in translation and editing.
Lucy Iwuala (Online Trainer): an experienced Wikimedian, language professional and community engagement strategist with expertise in language localisation, digital content management, and multilingual project coordination. She will support with her experience as a member of the Igbo Wikimedians User Group.
- 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)
Primary participants: Nursing mothers
Young girls
Women in rural and semi-urban Igbo communities
Engagement plan:
Pre-project: Online and WhatsApp community sensitization; call for participation via Igbo Wikimedia User Group pages.
During project: Interactive, hands-on workshops using Wikimedia projects as learning resources.
Post-project: Establish a “Women Digital Ambassadors” network for ongoing mentorship and collaboration
- 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.
- 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 proposal has been discussed informally within our community and has been posted on the Igbo Wikimedians User Group Discussion page.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Igbo_Wikimedians_User_Group
- 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)
Socioeconomic Status
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Education
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Digital Access
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Invest in Skills and Leadership Development
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
What We Hope to Learn: How effective are Wikimedia projects as entry points for teaching digital literacy?
What forms of support (childcare, mentorship, recognition) sustain women’s engagement long-term?
How can inclusive approaches (e.g., mothers learning with children present) shape continuity and intergenerational learning
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 15 | Women, mothers, and young girls attending training sessions. |
| Number of editors | 15 | Participants who create or edit Wikimedia content. |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | 150 |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | 150 |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
150 (New/improved articles on Igbo Wiktionary and 150 audio uploads on Wikimedia Commons)
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
Yes
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 mentorship network established | N/A |
| 5 | 5 participants identified for future leadership roles | N/A |
| 90% | 90% post-training satisfaction rate | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
- 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)
Outreach Dashboard
Meta project page tracking
Pre- and post-event surveys
Attendance and edit logs
Qualitative feedback via WhatsApp follow-up grou
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)
2350000 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.
1646.08 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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