Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Exploring the meaningful themes of the ancient Bonny Kingdom heritage, arts, and culture through the prism of Wikipedia project (ID: 22741144)
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Applicant Details
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AborisadeAdetona
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Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Exploring the meaningful themes of the ancient Bonny Kingdom heritage, arts, and culture through the prism of Wikipedia project
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-06-13 - 2024-09-20
- 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)
Bonny Kingdom, Rivers, Nigeria has faced many challenges in recent years, including marine life destruction and political and identity crises, which have particularly affected the artistic and cultural sector. These challenges have led to the closure of several cultural organizations, plunging these entities into a precarious situation. In this context, it is crucial to put in place aid and support mechanisms to maintain the vitality of the Bonny cultural sector and to accompany cultural organizations during this period of transition
In these times of crisis, it is crucial to recognize the vital role played by culture in the resilience of societies. The support grant from Wikimedia is committed to supporting Bonny cultural organizations in their restructuring process, and to promoting the Kingdom’s cultural vitality, even under the most complex challenges.
Investing in a knowledge hub about the “Let's Speak Ibani” (LSI) in the Bonny Kingdom in Identifying and engaging who the key players and influencers are in the sectors of cultural and creative engagement in the kingdom, creating a solid connection between the aborigines, indigent professional photographers and its diaspora, which is critical in building and facilitating regaining their lost identities (Ibani language and Fongu Festival) and opportunities restoration of their dying culture
Ibani Language: The Ibani Language is the mother tongue of the Ibani people found in Bonny and Opobo Communities in Rivers State, Nigeria. The language is Endangered (https://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/7929)
We proposed to train and equip as many as possible Ibani youths and adults with skills to effectively edit and write on Wikipedia (English, foremost, before commencing the process of securing the Wikimedia Ibani User group) and teach others to use Wikimedia products.
A pilot capacity Building in a similar manner was conducted in June 2024 while the lessons learnt would be adopted to enhance the success rate of this program (pix from the event & dashboard), and this time, effort is on securing a computer laboratory hall of Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas, Bonny, in a bid to enhance peak performance on the participants.
Fongu: Fongu was originally a rest time/ period mostly for the Fishermen of Bonny Kingdom as the rainfall increased during June—September, they used the opportunity to travel to other Bonny villages, come together to share personal and group experiences they had gotten from the Bonny River. Exchange new fishing techniques, and also observe the river and how best to get better catches. With time this metamorphose into a Festival centuries ago as they choose masquerade displays to tell their stories and experiences. During this period in question, we shall be engaging the professional photographers demographic in Bonny to curate their rich cultural heritage through various activities such as traditional masquerades and dances, music performances, and colourful parades as well as Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther’s memorial in the kingdom. This will closely follow up on an uploading session to Wikimedia Common. To share insights about this program in the Bonny Kingdom and further create opportunities for bilateral mutual engagements, positioning the “Let's Speak Ibani” group as a critical partner able to attract Participants and influence professional photographers and other social groups.
- 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.
a). Capacity Building (Day 01)
b). Edit-A-thon (Day 01 - Day 4)
c). Photowalk (Day 02 - Day 03)
d). Uploading session (Day 04)
Number of days: 04.
a). Capacity Building Training: Exploring the meaningful themes of the ancient Bonny Kingdom heritage, arts, and culture through the prism of Wikipedia in Bonny Kingdom campaign aims at training new and existing contribution on how to create and improve a standard article on english and how to create wikidata item as well as upload medias on the Wikimedia Common. We will be having a day training for the community and also involve them in a writing edit a thon to increase their participation and contribution on both wikipedia and wikidata
b). Edit-a-thon contest: After the physical training,there will be an edit a thon writing contest that will enable the community to contribute to both wikipedia and wikidata. This is aimed at allowing them to get familiar with contributing as volunteers. After which prizes will be given to top contributors
c). Photowalk: there will be is a four (4) days organized outing where a group of photography enthusiasts journeys through a specific area in Bonny Kingdom to take pictures in a chance to see the Bonny Kingdom in a new light, some of areas to be covered are, Bonny beach, finima nature park, fongu festival, king Perekule rostrum, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Bonny, the grave of King William Dappa Pepple 1, The Wooden Bishop Crowther’s throne, The boat used by the Bishop Ajayi Crowther for evangelism in the creeks of Niger Delta dated as far back 1867 and many more.
Muster Point: Finima Nature Park (can be changed as the event cascade)
d). Uploading session: Having meandering through parks filled with the colors of changing seasons or the soft, dappled light of a late afternoon coming from the nature part and the glamor of Fongu Festival, the photographers as well as other attendees will be using their device with images on it, and upload images for others to see on free license Wikimedia Common at a day program.
- 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.
1). Ashioma Medi (Editor and a Trainer) Email: ashiomamedi@gmail.com Wikipedia Username: SuperSwift
2). Herbert MG Pepple hmgpepple@gmail.com Wiki: HMGPepple (Grassroot mobilizer)
3) Aborisade Adetola AborisadeAdetona Email: childandgreen@yahoo.com (Event organizer)
4). Green Opuada Goodness Email: djyoungbishop@gmail.com (Professional photographer team lead)
1). Ashioma Medi: an experienced editor and Wikimedia event trainer, he will lead the technical session of this project.
2) Herbert MGPepple(User:Assilidjoe): a grassroots mobilizer
3). Aborisade Adetola: is an active event planner, supports and assists with co-facilitating with co-facilitating training and also provides general support to task leads.
4). Green Opuada Goodness: he is a dedicated photographer and storyteller capturing diverse experiences in the Niger/ Delta of Nigeria with a decade-long tenure in the photography industry.
- 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)
Before the event: we are going to use various channels and methods to communicate with our potential and registered attendees, such as email, social media, conventional one-on-one discussion, blog, podcast, video, etc.
During the event: we are making sure that our attendees have a smooth, enjoyable, and valuable experience that meets or exceeds their expectations, and in this manner, we are capturing their attention, interest, and feedback throughout the event. Some of the ways we are adopting to engage them are: having a conductive training Center and welcoming environment, encouraging participation through dialogue and collaboration, providing value and variety of events and as well as collecting feedback and thank you notes.
After the event: We hope to engage the participants after the events through our WhatsApp community group chat. They will get to connect with them by organising virtual training for them to know if they need the help of the community on how to navigate contributing beyond the campaign and edit a thon
- 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.
we have successfully partnered with an existing creative and cultural sector ecosystem in Bonny Kingdom and in May 2024 a pilot Wikimedia campaign project was organized see links
We are also leveraging Wikimedia User Group Nigeria support to establish partnerships to support peer learning, exchange and profiling of the Bonny Creative Economy ecosystem. They will thereafter lead the project partner consultants on further engagement.
- 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)
Engage active communities rich in cultural diversity using awareness about open source knowledge as a tool as embedded in Movement discussions, Manage existing partnerships and establish new ones. Re-committing and motivating new/existing editors on the skill set needed to navigate and contribute to Wikimedia projects.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 45 | |
| Number of editors | 20 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 550 |
| Wikidata | 150 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | 1 |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | 1 |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
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N/A
- 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)
Program and Events Dashboard and Wikimedia Hashtag Tools
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)
980520 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.
620.39 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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