Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Expanding Igala Language Access on Wikipedia:Creating and Engaging a Community of Contributors (ID: 22279144)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
AgnesAbah
- 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.
Expanding Igala Language Access on Wikipedia:Creating and Engaging a Community of Contributors
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2023-10-26 - 2023-12-22
- 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) Awareness Campaign, for Igala Wikipedia in Wikimedia Incubator
- 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)
Igala language is spoken by an increasing number of over two million people in Nigeria. However, the world’s biggest encyclopedia with over 6 million articles written in over 300 languages is yet to include this underrepresented language which implies that there is still a significant gap in knowledge sharing in many languages. Unfortunately, despite the huge progress made in digitizing unrepresented languages, Igala language has a limited online presence, with only a few resources available on the internet
The introduction and training of Wikipedia in Igala language community will provide a valuable opportunity for knowledge-sharing and preservation Igala language and culture. We believe that this project will have a positive impact in Igala community and contribute to the diversity of content on Wikipedia. Overall, the project will also help recruit and train participants, who will be nurtured into active volunteers and contributors.
- 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.
We will adopt the following strategies to achieve effective results: Training and workshops: To ensure that members of the Igala Wikimedia Community are equipped with the necessary skills to contribute to the Wikipedia incubator, we will organise training and workshops. There will be virtual and in-person workshops which will focus on how to create and edit Wikipedia articles in the incubator and how to cite reliable sources. Collaboration and partnerships: We will collaborate with organisations that share the same interests and goals as the Igala Wikimedia Community such as the Igbo Wikimedians user Group to help with technical resources. Translation efforts: We will also encourage Igala community members to translate articles from other languages into Igala to increase the representation of the Igala language and culture on Wikipedia.
The following activities will be developed and delivered as part of the project: Organise one (1) time in-person and one (1) time virtual workshops on creating, improving, and translating articles to Igala wikipedia on the Igala Wikimedia Incubator. https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/igl, develop online tutorials and resources to support participants in creating and editing Igala Wikipedia on Wikimedia Incubtor, establish a mentorship program to provide ongoing support to participants and host edit-a-thon to encourage participants to contribute to the Igala Wikipedia on incubator.
- 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.
AgnesAbah - Co founder Igala wikimedia community. I will be training the participants. Dnshitobu - He is the co-lead for Igala Igala Wikimedia community, he will be co-training the events and will also render his technical support Blessing Benjamin - Event communications and liaison officer
- 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 target participants are youth from the Igala tribe who can read and write in Igala language. We have an existing WhatsApp and Telegram group where we communicate and share information. Following the proposal's implementation, we want to use the following tactics:
- 1. Newbies would also be added to our existing WhatsApp and Telegram group
- 2. We will actively seek feedback from participant
- 3. Through feedback forms, participant usernames and contact information will be gathered.
- 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.
We recognize the importance of creating a safe and supportive environment for participants by Adhering strickly to Wikimedia friendly space policy.
- 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.
Igala wikimedia community members were engaged about the proposed project on WhatsApp and Telegram group. I also informed the Igbo Wikimedia User Group on their Whatsapp 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)
Language
- 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)
Effective way of organizing trainings for newbies and experienced Wikimedians. Creation of community awareness about Wikimedia projects. How to recruit and retain volunteers. Effective management of an open community
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 30 | |
| Number of editors | 30 | |
| Number of organizers | 3 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | 100 |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abtsract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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)
Outreach Dashboard
Financial proposal[edit]
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jTh3zrwesstRUtaeD1mPNGNtI9YgHaap3Xur8rKyLFY/edit#gid=0
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
1599000 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.
2064 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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- Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).