Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Filling Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa State Content Gap in Wikipedia (ID: 22282695)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Ugwulebo
- 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)
I am the co-founder of the Port Harcourt Wikimedia hub. I have organized and facilitated Wikimedia programs and trainings within and outside the Rivers State, Nigeria.
Main Proposal[edit]
- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Filling Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa State Content Gap in Wikipedia
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2023-11-10 - 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)
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)
Akwa Ibom State and Bayelsa State are two states within the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. Akwa Ibom state is known for its diverse ethnic groups which includes Ibibio, Anang, Oron, Eket, Ibeno, and Mbo while Bayelsa State is one of Nigeria’s famous oil producing states with rich cultural heritage and coastal lines. The tribes that are found in Bayelsa State includes the ijaw, Isoko and Urhobo people. Information on Wikipedia about these groups, their languages and locations are not properly documented on Wikipedia. Popular events and activities in Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States like the Ekombi dance, Usoro Ekoon Festival, Usoro Abasi Festival, The Dakkada Towers, Itam Industrial Area, Stubb creek forest reserve, Akwa Ibom Christmas Village, Ibaka Deep Seaport, Aluminium Shelter Company of Nigeria, Content Tower, Opukushi, Atala Oilfield, Wilberforce Island and Okpoama Beach are totally missing from Wikipedia page despite meeting the notability requirements in Wikipedia. This has further contributed to low readership and to poor visibility of articles about the states in Wikipedia. When compared to other states in Nigeria like Lagos State, Edo State, Ogun State and Abuja, information about Bayelsa and Akwa-Ibom states are poorly represented in Wikipedia, partly due to poor Wikimedia activities within the states. This project therefore intends to fill this content gap, which will inturn impact positively on contributor and readership gaps within the states. To achieve this, the project team will partner with the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Uyo and the Department of History and International Studies, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State. To guide the participants in creating diverse relevant Wikipedia articles, a list of notable subjects without Wikipedia articles have been created and is still being updated. See link below https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dWC3luibeKyaj7gfFFxhHeZ0s9KTFJVtpKFO2kvo34o/edit
The main approaches to addressing the problems mentioned above is by 1. building capacity of members of the academic community in Akwa-Ibom and Bayelsa States so they can possess the needed skills to contribute local expert knowledge in Wikipedia. 2. By organizing series of Edit-a-thon and Write-a-thon with the goal of filling the content gap of the people of Akwa Ibom state and Bayelsa State.
- 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 planned activities for this project will include:
- 1. Recruitment of Project Participants
- 2. Training of participants (capacity building): This will include one in-person training and a series of online training in each of the institutions, so as to help build the participants skills
- 3. Edit-a-thon and Write-a-thon: This will include a closely monitored two in-person write-a-thon/edit-a-thon in each of the institution to help fill the content gap in Wikipedia.
- 4. List Building and Development of Project Page: Among the activities that will be delivered for this project is building a list of notable topics to be created on Wikipedia. A project documentation page will be developed on Meta-Wiki
- 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.
We have competent team to implement the project. They include: User: Ugwulebo (Volunteer Project Coordinator) - User Ugwulebo is an experienced Wikimedian and co-founder of the Port Harcourt Wikimedia Hub. He has organized several Wikimedia projects in Nigeria. Being an academic staff member of the University of Port Harcourt, User Ugwulebo will lead the project.
User: Omorodion1 (Volunteer Lead Facilitator): User Omorodion1 is an experienced Wikimedian and co-founder of the Port Harcourt Wikimedia Hub. He has organized and facilitated several Wikimedia events in Nigeria. He will be the chief facilitator for this project. He is a member of the first Cohort of the Organizer Lab course by the Wikimedia Foundation.
- 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 this project are students and faculty members of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State. As well as students and faculty members at the Department of History and International Studies, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State The target group who are mostly indigenes, will be trained to document information about Akwa-Ibom and Bayelsa states in Wikipedia. Given that this project is in partnership with the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Uyo and the Department of History and International Studies, Federal University Otuoke, the project will enjoy the cooperation of the institutions and will help in mobilizing participants for the project. The participants will be engaged using Whatsapp and Telegram groups to help keep participants up-to-date. Communication with the participants during and after the events will be via the project whatsapp group.
- 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.
The idea was discussed with Library and Information Science Lecturers at the University of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State and Historians at the Department History and International Studies, Federal University Otuoke. They liked the idea and relish the prospects of strengthening the open knowledge ecosystem through this project. Also the different relevant Wikimedia communities in Nigeria were also informed about this project. You can find the link to the announcement from the link below: Wikimedia User Group Nigeria: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#Filling_Akwa_Ibom_and_Bayelsa_Content_Gap_in_Wikipedia
Port Harcourt Wikimedia Hub: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria/_Port_Harcourt_Wikimedia_Hub#Filling_Akwa_Ibom_and_Bayelsa_Content_Gap_in_Wikipedia
- 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)
Geographic
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Invest in Skills and Leadership Development
Learning and metrics[edit]
- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
It will be interesting to learn about the participants Wikimedia project editing needs, perception towards Wikimedia projects and willingness to continue to contribute to Wikimedia projects after this campaign.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 82 | This include the total number of participants for this project, comprising 2 organizers and 80 participants. |
| Number of editors | 82 | This include the total number of persons that will edit Wikimedia projects as a result of this campaign. |
| Number of organizers | 2 | The two project organizers will be joined by the partners in organizing this project. |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 400 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| 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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- 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 use the outreach dashboard to measure each of the metrics.
Financial proposal[edit]
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17vfwdw__PZfAM4qnUsMokEC8Z3dr5CP762R7FXhgEpI/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)
1510000 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.
1915 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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