Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Expanding Coverage of Owo Cultural Heritage on Wikimedia 2.0 (ID: 23083170)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Taoheedah
- Organization
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Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Expanding Coverage of Owo Cultural Heritage on Wikimedia 2.0
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-07-05 - 2025-09-05
- 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) Sustaining and expanding Wikimedia participation in Owo Community, training Wikimedia editors, documenting Owo cultural heritage on wikicommons, as well as improving and creating content about the Owo community on Wikipedia.
- 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)
As a Wikimedia organizer based in Ondo State, Nigeria, I noticed a gap in representation of the Owo community's cultural heritage on Wikimedia projects, despite its regional significance. This is why I led the first Wikimedia awareness and training in the Owo community 'Preservation of Owo Cultural Heritage on Wikimedia.' The project spanned two months, from October to December 2024, resulting in 60 articles improved and 62 pictures uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
You can learn more about the project here. https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Community_Fund/Rapid_Fund/Preservation_of_Owo_Cultural_Heritage_on_Wikimedia_(ID:_22756409)/Final_Report
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/01/18/preservation-of-owo-cultural-heritage-on-wikimedia-projects/
One of the project's key achievements was captivating the interest of the Owo Cultural Group from Achievers University, leading to collaborations on Owo heritage and Igogo Festival stories. A photo of Queen Oronsen's statue, linked to the Igogo Festival, was taken at Olowo Palace and is now documented on Wikimedia Commons and featured in a related Wikipedia article. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Queen_Oronsen.jpg
A day tour at Owo National Museum was organized, resulting in sculptures, artefacts, and artwork being uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_Owo_Museum_Tour_10.jpg
Building on this success, I intend to expand coverage of Owo cultural heritage on Wikimedia by creating new articles and conducting tours in underrepresented landmarks such as Iyere Palace and Ikoko Market as initial training sessions was focused on minor edits on Wikipedia and documenting Owo Museum resources on Wikicommons.
The project aims to train 50 retained editors on how to create articles about Owo culture and introduce 20 new participants leveraging previous collaboration with the Owo cultural group from Achievers University. This proposed two month-long endeavour holds the guarantee of documenting quality images of Owo cultural heritage such as food (Papala, Korowu Soup e.t.c) and clothings (Sanyan, Kowojo, Alaari e.t.c) on wikicommons while addressing content gaps in Wikipedia articles about the community.
The following articles about Owo Community are missing on Wikipedia
1. Olowo Korodo 2. Ikoko Market 3. Courtyards (Ugha) 4. Chief Aralepo, 7. Imade College Owo. 8. Owo High School. 9. Methodist High School, Owo. 10. St Louis Catholic Hospital, Owo.
Participants will be trained in contributing effectively to various Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia and Wikicommon. This comprises creating Wikipedia accounts for the 20 new participants (understanding core content policies and general editing principles, and making minor edits) and training the 50 existing editors on how to create new articles on Wikipedia as well as extensive training on Wikicommon uploads policies.
Tesleemah, as an article for creation reviewer on English Wikipedia, will train participants on how to identify and create notable articles. Weekly trainings every Saturday will be launched to monitor quality contributions during the project.
These skills will enable them to create content and upload high-quality images related to individuals, places, and institutions in Owo. To ensure progress and to provide assistance during the project, we will utilize the organizer tool and outreach dashboard. These tools will track contributions and offer one-on-one support to offline and online editors, further enabling engagement and effective participation.
- 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 transit for two months (5 July 2025 - 5 September 2025). Expanding Coverage of Owo Cultural Heritage on Wikimedia 2.0 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 expanding coverage of Owo cultural heritage on Wikimedia projects. This workshop will cover crucial skills such as account creation and basic edits for new editors, while existing ones will be trained on how to create new articles. With the first physical training being the 2nd week of the campaign and the second physical training, it will be held on the 5th week of the campaign.
2. Hosting three batches of online support training: To enhance participants' editing proficiency on Wikipedia and Wikicommons, the project will present three online sessions. Experienced facilitators will guide these sessions, targeting areas where participants need improvement. With the first online training being the 1st week of the campaign while the second and third online sessions would be scheduled to be held in the 3rd and 4th weeks of the campaign, respectively.
3. Edit-a-thon, Image Upload and Owo Tour: After a month of extensive training, an edit-a-thon focusing on improving and creating content about the Owo community will be launched for a month. While this is ongoing, a day tour engaging the targeted participants to underrepresented landmarks in Owo, such as Ikoko Market and Iyere Palace, will be facilitated. This will enhance documentation of Owo cultural heritage on the Wikicommons.
4. Assessment, Survey, and Feedback session: At the end of this project, an assessment session will take place. This session will have to do with assessing participants' work, attending to queries, and disseminating certificates. Outstanding contributors would be awarded with gift vouchers. A devoted WhatsApp group will serve as a forum for 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.
Taoheedah (Project Lead) Taoheedah is the project lead and member of the host community. She is a certified Wikimedia project organizer who participated in the Organizer Lab V2. She was the project lead of Preservation of Owo Cultural Heritage on Wikimedia 1.0. 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.
Meritkosy (Online Facilitator) Meritkosy is a fellow of the Wikipedia in African Libraries(WikiAfLIB). She will coordinate and train participants as a facilitator during online trainings. She is the project lead for Open knowledge Practices through Wikimedia Projects for Librarians in Benue State University. She had participated in several AAfLIA-led Wiki training for African librarians - Basics of Wikipedia Editing Learning Circle, African Librarians Week, 1Lib1Ref - Wiki Loves Libraries Nigeria and African Youth Month 2022 Wikidata Training. She will be available to facilitate the three online sessions to train participants on improving existing articles and how to upload quality images on Wikicommons.
Tesleemah (Physical Facilitator) Tesleemah is an Article For Creation (AFC) reviewer and new page reviewer on English Wikipedia. She has created over 113 articles on English Wikipedia main space. She is a host on Wikipedia Teahouse, a platform to help newcomers on Wikipedia. She was the project lead of Visibility of Health articles on English Wikipedia 2.0, the project lead of Wiki and Health articles in Nigeria 1.0, the project lead of Wikimedia Awareness in Akure. She was one of the core organizers of the Wikiclimate Campus Tour Nigeria project, One of the participants of African growth pilot organized by the Wikimedia Foundation, she is a Certified Organiser for the organizer lab. She will coordinate and train participants on how to create quality articles about the Owo community and its cultural heritage on Wikipedia during the two physical trainings.
For the two days of in-person training, Tesleemah will join the project lead (Taoheedah) to make it take place. They are in high proximity to the host community.
- 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 our project are 70 youth residents of the Owo Community (50 already existing editors and 20 new editors). A significant portion of these youths are enrolled in tertiary institutions. The already existing editors have been retained in Owo wiki commmunity from a similar project I led. They are aware of an upcoming project. Hence, I will engage them on the already created whatsapp platform
We will engage the new editors through collaboration with previous partners, Owo Cultural Group from Achievers University, Owo Local Government Area Students Union, and Owo Youth Network. We also aim to leverage the media to provide immense publicity to connect with these potential participants before the project's implementation.
During the project, we will actively promote the training, guaranteeing that new 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.
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.
To ensure sustainability, participants can stay in touch in the already created WhatsApp community and get updated on the latest Wikimedia projects, events, and workshops. This project will be a continuous one as we discover that Owo language can be preserved through oral documentation on the Wikicommons and also documentation of annual significant festivals such as the Igogo Festival. The new editors at the Owo Wikimedian Hub will be introduced to the Wikimedia Nigeria User Group to ensure continued engagement and participation in Wikimedia projects.
- 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.
Discussions with team members and student body associations in Owo: I have reached out to my team on the project, and they are eager to join me in making it a successful one. The presidents of the student body associations in the owo community have been informed.
I have also informed the Wikimedia Nigeria User Group about the project through their meta page
https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#Expanding_Coverage_of_Owo_Cultural_Heritage_on_Wikimedia_2.0
- 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)
Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background
- 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 expand community awareness about Wikimedia projects in Owo?
Did the project document underrepresented aspects of Owo cultural heritage that were not previously on Wikimedia Commons?
Did the project retain existing editors from Owo, recruit new ones, and equip them for effective Wikimedia project contributions?
Did the participants create and improve content about the Owo community on Wikipedia?
Will the project's impact support future Wikimedia initiatives in Owo?
Were the targeted participants inspired to continue contributing to Wikimedia initiatives after the project?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 73 | These are the total number of people that will be available for the online and offline events in Owo. This includes the editors, organisers and institution representatives. |
| Number of editors | 70 | This comprises 20 new editors, who will create new accounts and will be monitored on the various approaches to contributing to Wikimedia Projects. Also, 50 Returning Editors, who already have their accounts will be further trained. |
| Number of organizers | 3 | Total number of the organizers. |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 100 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 |
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| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
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| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
Wikipedia: 50 articles will be created on Wikipedia related to significant buildings in Owo, notable places, food, clothings and personalities in the city. 50 already existing articles will be improved by fixing grammatical errors, adding quality references, and adding essential categories. In total, 100 Wikipedia articles will be created and improved. This will help bridge the content gap while promoting free knowledge.
Wikimedia Commons: 100 pictures of significant buildings, historical sites, food, and clothings that represent Owo cultural heritage will be uploaded to Commons. Uploading Owo community pictures to Wikimedia Commons preserves its heritage, sharing it globally and engaging audiences eager to explore diverse cultures.
- 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, Commons category and WMF outreach dashboard which will be used to measure the project metrics such as number of participants, number of quality images added to the wikicommons, article views, number of articles created/improved and 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)
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
2551000 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.
1590.05 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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