Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Edit-a-thons on Disorders of Human Communication and Health Promotion (ID: 23481525)
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Applicant Details
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CorraleH
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Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Edit-a-thons on Disorders of Human Communication and Health Promotion
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-08-10 - 2025-08-25
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Brazil
- 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)
This proposal stems from the recognition that there are significant knowledge gaps related to human communication disorders and health promotion across Wikimedia projects, specifically in the Portuguese Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. Many articles related to the field of human communication disorders, encompassing topics such as voice, orofacial motricity, audiology, neurodiversity, rare genetic and syndromic conditions, speech-language pathology and public health, are incomplete, outdated, or entirely absent. This lack of high-quality information on health determinants and human communication disorders represents a barrier to health promotion, as both the general public and healthcare professionals lack access to accessible, verifiable content in these specialized domains on the Wikimedia ecosystem. It is worth noting that health-related content ranks among the most frequently accessed on Wikipedia, underscoring the importance of addressing these content gaps to improve access to reliable information on prevention, diagnosis, and therapies related to human communication.
As a desired outcome, the proposal aims to expand and enhance the availability and quality of content related to human communication disorders and health promotion on Portuguese Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. The goal is to create or improve articles on the Portuguese Wikipedia by incorporating recent and open academic sources, epidemiological data, and up-to-date information on health interventions. On Wikidata, the initiative seeks to add structured data (items, statements, references) on communication disorders, notable professionals, research institutions, and other key elements, enabling future use in infoboxes, data visualizations, and thematic analyses. Wikimedia Commons will be used to host multimedia materials for illustrating Wikipedia articles and enriching Wikidata items.
Additionally, the project aims to train new editors on Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons to establish a thematic community focused on human communication disorders in Brazil. In summary, the project seeks to address content gaps and, in doing so, improve public access to health knowledge and contributing to greater awareness and education in the field.
Examples of currently and past actions related to this theme include the WikiProject Hearing Health (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiProject_Hearing_Health) and initiatives focused on hearing health content editing, such as the Wiki4WorldHearingDay and Wiki4YearOfSound2020 campaigns. The outcomes of these initiatives demonstrated the potential of thematic editing activities in health-related fields and serve as a foundation for this project. The current proposal aims to expand this model to other areas of human communication by applying similar content development methodologies, such as editors training, use of prioritized article lists, and academic partnerships, to address gaps in topics like voice, child language, and orofacial motricity. Results from several research initiatives support the argument for the relevance and reach of activities organized around the theme of hearing health as an example of previously acquired experience (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiProject_Hearing_Health/Research).
- 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 proposal involves a combination of in-person and online events throughout August 2025: training workshops and editing sessions on Wikipedia and Wikidata. The team from WikiProject Hearing Health will serve as coordinators, planning activities and providing mentorship to participants. The initiative will have institutional and local infrastructure support from the University of São Paulo, Bauru Campus.
Programmatic Activities
Virtual Edit-a-thons: Four virtual editing events will be held during the grant period, in collaboration with various Brazilian academic and research institutions in the field of human communication disorders (At least five institutions from the Northeast, South, and Southeast regions of Brazil). Each virtual Edit-a-thon will last approximately five hours and follow as structure: presentation on editing Wikipedia and Wikidata, followed by a themed collaborative editing session focusing on topics: voice, orofacial motricity, audiology, neurodiversity, rare genetic and syndromic conditions, speech-language pathology and public health. These sessions will be led by the project coordinators, sometimes in collaboration with representatives from Brazilian academic and research partner institutions. Accessible video conferencing tools (such as Jitsi Meets, Zoom or Google Meet). Partner institutions will assist in local outreach of their students and researchers. This approach is expected to engage a diverse and geographically dispersed audience, amplifying the impact of the project.
In-person Edit-a-thon: An in-person editing event will take place on August 15, 2025, at the University of São Paulo, Bauru Campus, utilizing its computer lab facilities and auditoriums. It will be open to the broader public, including students and professionals in human communication disorders and related fields. The program will include an introductory session on the Wikimedia movement and basic editing instructions for Wikipedia and Wikidata, followed by hands-on editing activities. Participants, working in pairs or small groups and supported by facilitators, will improve or create entries that have been previously identified as high priority or lacking content (for example: entries on voice disorders, child language, hearing rehabilitation, and communication health policies). Reference materials (such as scientific articles and clinical guidelines) will be provided to support contributions.
The coordinators will develop lists of priority entries related to human communication disorders that are currently missing or incomplete on Portuguese Wikipedia, along with their corresponding items on Wikidata. This list will serve as a guide for participants, ensuring that everyone works on relevant topics. Supporting materials will be created, including a step-by-step guide on how to edit Wikipedia and Wikidata, guidance on identifying reliable health sources, and tips on spotting vandalism or misinformation. Wikimedia Commons uploading diagrams, images of equipment, or educational infographics related to lists of content. Programs & Events Outreach Dashboard to monitor contributions and Wikimedia documentation pages.
During all sessions, both online and in person, active mentorship will be provided. Coordinators and experienced Wikimedia volunteers will be available to answer questions, correct mistakes, and ensure that edits follow core policies and best practices (such as verifiability and neutral point of view). Follow-up support will also be provided through a communication channel (e.g., a messaging group) created to connect and retain participants and encourage them to continue contributing to Wikimedia projects after the conclusion of the initiative.
- 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.
Lilian Cássia Bornia Jacob - LiJacob [1]: Brazilian professor at the University of São Paulo (Brazil) in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the Bauru School of Dentistry. Ph.D. in Human Communication Disorders, M.Sc. in Special Education, and B.Sc. in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Advisor in the Graduate Program in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Wikimedian and organizer of numerous educational activities, research projects, peer-reviewed publications, graduate research advisor, and education advocate on Wikimedia projects related to health awareness and educational methodologies. Coordinator of transnational research projects Wikipedia in education and artificial intelligence on Wikimedia projects. Member of the Wikimedia Brazil and Leader of the WikiProject Hearing Health. Her volunteer activities started in 2018 with one of the first Brazilian-oriented initiatives focused on health and the first on hearing health/audiology on Wikimedia projects for health knowledge dissemination and education.
Role in the proposal: Share experiences and lessons learned from leading the WikiProject Hearing Health and the strategies used to encourage academics to integrate the proposal activities. Provide technical support for structuring and conducting the activities. Community organizer for the network of partner institutions.
Hector Gabriel Corrale de Matos - CorraleH [2]: Brazilian B.Sc. in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and M.Sc. Student at the University of São Paulo (Brazil). M.Sc. research on leveraging open crowdsourcing knowledge to enhance computational models and artificial intelligence for promoting health literacy in the field of hearing health. Wikimedian engaged in translational international research on the use of Wikimedia projects on active learning methodology, hearing health crowdsourcing and computational and artificial intelligence method. Coordinator of the WikiProject Hearing Health. Member of the Wikimedia Brazil and WikiProject Medicine. Former Wikimedia-in-Residence. Organizer of the Wiki4WorldHearingDay campaigns and educational activities using of Wikimedia projects to enhance access to information on hearing health. Serving as a member of the Executive Board of Computational Audiology Networking (Special Interest Group of the International Society of Audiology). Representative of the Computational Audiology Network on the Safe Listening and World Hearing Day committees of the World Hearing Forum (World Health Organization). Participated in the Wikimedia Brazil leadership formation program’ Calibra. Part of the coordination on the Portuguese campaign WikiForHumanRights2024.
Role in the proposal: On-wiki coordinator and organizer of the Wikimedia projects framework for the activities. Training and technical support for participants, local and virtual organizer.
- 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 primary target audience consists of students and professionals in human communication disorders and health promotion, as well as related fields that deal with aspects of human communication. This includes undergraduate and graduate students in human communication disorders and health promotion, medical residents and professionals in specialties such as otolaryngology and pediatrics, psychologists and educators involved with communication and language, as well as occupational therapists and public health professionals. The initiative aims to engage primarily young researchers and students who are participating in the academic congress or affiliated with partner institutions. Activities are also open to any volunteer editor interested in health, including members of WikiProject Medicine and experienced Wikimedians who wish to contribute.
- 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.
The Wikimedia community will be actively involved at every stage of the project. Coordinators are long-standing Wikimedians with substantial contributions to projects such as Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. We bring to the planning process the lessons learned from previous collaborations with the community, such as those developed within the WikiProject Hearing Health and hearing health edit-a-thons.
We will contact established groups like Wikimedia Brazil and the WikiProject Medicine on the Portuguese Wikipedia to inform them about the initiative and request their support, whether through outreach or by having some of their members participate as mentors. This bridge with the pre-existing community will ensure that our activities are aligned with Wikimedia policies and that new editors are warmly welcomed.
All edits will take place in public wiki spaces and will be open to community monitoring. We will create documentation pages (for example, on Meta-Wikimedia or Wikiversity) to report the project’s progress, where any volunteer can track developments, view updated metrics, and leave comments or suggestions. We will also use community communication platforms, such as the Wikimedia Brazil forum on messaging groups, as well as education to share updates and learn from similar initiatives.
An important aspect of the project is ensuring continued community engagement after the grant period ends. To support this, at the conclusion of the activities, the outcomes (a list of improved articles, contribution statistics, testimonials) will be compiled into a public report on Meta-Wikimedia. This report will serve both as an accountability tool and as a means to engage the community. We plan to present it at a Wikimedia meeting or event (for example, a virtual gathering hosted by Wikimedia Brazil), celebrating the accomplishments and inviting new editors to formally join long-term wiki projects. In this way, the project strengthens the integration between academia and the Wikimedia community, showing students and researchers that they can be active contributors to the free knowledge movement, while also reinforcing within the Wikimedia community the value of academic partnerships in improving content.
This collaboration with the University of São Paulo is also expected to inspire other institutions to develop similar initiatives, further expanding community engagement in the future.
- 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)
Education
- 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)
Content Impact: i) To what extent can coordinated editing activities reduce content gaps related to human communication disorders on Portuguese Wikipedia and Wikidata?; ii) Which thematic areas (e.g., audiology, voice, neurodiversity) show the greatest improvement in quality and quantity of content through structured activities?
Community Engagement: i) What are the most effective strategies for recruiting and retaining new editors in a specialized health-focused Wikimedia initiative?; ii) How do training sessions and mentorship influence participant confidence and willingness to continue contributing after the project ends?
Educational Value: i) How do students and professionals in health and communication sciences perceive the use of Wikimedia platforms as educational tools?; ii) Can editing Wikipedia and Wikidata enhance participants’ skills in science communication, digital literacy, and critical evaluation of sources?
Institutional Collaboration: i) How can partnerships between academia and Wikimedia communities be structured to support sustainable contributions to free knowledge?; ii) What institutional barriers or enablers affect the integration of Wikimedia-based activities into higher education or professional training programs?
Knowledge Equity and Accessibility: i) Does the availability of open and verifiable information on human communication disorders improve public access to knowledge among Portuguese-speaking communities?; ii) What kinds of multimedia or structured data are most impactful in increasing accessibility and understanding of complex health topics?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 50 | |
| Number of editors | 50 | |
| Number of organizers | 2 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
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| Wikipedia | 80 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 35 |
| Wikidata | 150 |
| 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)
Yes
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
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| Visualization of Wikipedia Edited Content | Viewing of the content created or edited on Wikipedia. | 10000 |
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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)
Programs & Events Dashboard (monitoring of edits across Wikimedia projects), Pageviews (mass analysis of the number of views on edited pages), and Event Registration Tool (participant registration on Meta-Wikimedia).
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10Bf0JwMBsVs_rY41Abc2GRmJ_Li3N5EQbKNTQdJPPH8/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)
10200 BRL
- 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.
1959.9 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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