Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Fante wikiquote campaign:SheSaid 2025 (ID: 23479674)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Assilidjoe
- 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)
I'm a group leader of an informal Wikimedia group.
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Project coordinator – Fante Wikimedians Community
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Fante wikiquote campaign: SheSaid 2025
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-11-17 - 2025-12-31
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Ghana
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Wiki Loves Women
- 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 campaign seeks to build upon the success of our participation in the 2024 SheSaid [1] Campaign to deepen impact in 2025 by increasing both the quantity and quality of quotes by and about women in the Fante language. Our aim is to make notable and often-overlooked women more visible and accessible to Fante-speaking audiences by improving content on the Fante Wikiquote Incubator . A key long-term goal is to support the growth of the Fante Wikiquote Incubator towards becoming a fully recognized Wiki project. This will also be an opportunity to involve more female editors, especially in the Fante community, in contributing to Wikimedia projects. Also, as a new and growing community, this will be an opportunity to engage exsising editors interested in Wikiquote and also enageg new ones to a new Wikimedia project. Even though many community members may not have edited Wikiquote in the past, this campaign will present a chance for members to develop their skills on wikiquote. You can find more about our previous work here: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/02/12/fante-wikimedians-participate-in-shesaid-2024/ https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Fante_Wikimedians_Community/Fante_Wikiquote_SheSaid_Contest,_2024 https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wq/fat/SheSaid_2024_Contest
- 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 aim to actively participate in the WLW SheSaid 2025 campaign by organizing a series of targeted activities designed to strengthen content on the Fante Wikiquote Incubator and increase the visibility of women, especially those relevant to the Fante-speaking community. To begin, we will host an introductory training session in November 2025 to familiarize participants with the SheSaid campaign and how to contribute effectively to Wikiquote. This session will provide both new and returning editors with the foundational knowledge needed to participate meaningfully.
Between November and December 2025, we will organize two in-person edit-a-thons—one in Ajumako, and one in Winneba. These events will focus on creating, translating, and improving Wikiquote entries about notable women, both globally and locally, in the Fante language. To sustain engagement and motivate participants, we will launch a local contest that encourages continuous contributions throughout the campaign. Outstanding contributors will be recognized, which we believe will foster retention and pride in the work.
Additionally, we will hold two online follow-up sessions to support participants after the in-person events, address questions, and strengthen community engagement. As part of our content strategy, we will develop a red list of women to be featured—this list will include both prominent international figures and influential but lesser-known Fante-speaking women whose voices deserve to be documented. At the end of the campaign, we will compile and share a shortlist of some of the best entries created during the contest for outreach and promotional purposes.
- 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.
Our programme will be part of the Wiki Love Women SheSaid global campaign. All our activities will be in line with the global framework. The Wiki Loves Women Global Team will provide communication material including social media cards and posts. We also have different communication channels to support our community, including online meetings. Key people for mentorship are User:Anthere and User:Islahaddow, and key communication support is User:Afek91 Emmanuel (User:Assilidjoe): He is an experienced editor and event organizer. Led the SheSaid 2024 and will lead this project Berikisu (user:KISUMAR123): She is an active and experienced editor. She will support and assist with co-facilitating training and also provide general support to task leads Robert (Robertjamal12): He is an experienced editor and event organizer. He will support in an advisory role
- 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 are existing members from the Fante Wikimedia Community, the Fante people (natives), women from under-represented communities and anyone who can contribute to Fante and also engage them. We will continue communicating through the existing WhatsApp and social media platforms. New participants will be added to the existing WhatsApp/Telegram group to continue discussions.
- 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.
N/A
- 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.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fante_Wikimedians_Community
- 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)
Content Gender gap
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Gender and diversity
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Gender Identity
- 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)
I would like to know if this project on gender-specific advertisement will draw more users to the Network.
I would like to know how many individuals will begin editing wikiquotes due to their involvement in the project.
I anticipate this effort will strengthen our network's ties to wikipedians in other wiki communities in Ghana and other nations.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 25 | |
| Number of editors | 15 | |
| Number of organizers | 3 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 35 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 20 |
| Wikidata | 30 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | 100 |
| 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)
No
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
Event registration tool, Program and Events Dashboard, Wikimedia Hashtag Tools.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m1Y0Ey9mldQ5T1IJxueRTCHTcjNU3hsVhEZ_t8mE8fE/edit?gid=0#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)
16850 GHS
- 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.
1534.9 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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