Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/GLAM-WIKI Training for Librarians and Archivists in Delta State (ID: 21871661)

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Applicant Details[edit]

Please provide your main Wikimedia Username.

Nosakhare Okuons

Please provide the Usernames of people related to this proposal.

User: Nosakhare Okuons, User: Omorodion1, User: InspirePhotos

Organization

N/A

Are you a member of any Wikimedia affiliate or group, including informal groups like Wiki Fan Clubs, emerging language communities, not recognized Wikimedia groups etc.? Please list them all.

Yes, I am a member of Wikimedia Nigeria Usergroup, Nigerian Wikibrarian Group and Edo Wikimedia Hub, Wikimedia+Libraries Usergroup

Grant Proposal[edit]

M. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.

GLAM-WIKI Training for Librarians and Archivists in Delta State

Q. Indicate if it is a local, international, or regional proposal and if it involves several countries? (optional)

Local

Q2. If you have answered regional or international, please write the country names and any other information that is useful for understanding your proposal.

R. If you would like, please share any websites or social media accounts that your group or organization has.

1. What is the change that you are trying to bring about and why is this important.

Delta State is one of the Nine States in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria and it has rich cultural heritage that dates back to the pre-colonial era in what is today known as modern day Nigeria. Unfortunately, cultural information about the state and her people are scattered across the different information media and many of them are not in an open platform, thus making accessibility to the information difficult. The overall goal of this project is to introduce Librarians and Archivists in Delta State to GLAM-Wiki projects so they can help close the content gap about history and culture of the Deltan people which primarily consist of the Urhobos, Ukwanis, Isokos, Aniomas, Ijaws, Ikas, Aniocha-Oshimilis, Itsekiris and the Olukumi people. The project intends to create a fertile ground for partnership with cultural institutions in the state to document and digitize cultural materials for educational and preservation purposes.

2. Describe your main approaches or strategies to achieve these changes and why you think they will be effective.

I will be partnering with Admiralty University of Nigeria Library in Delta State to carryout awareness and training of Librarians and Archivists on GLAM and Wikipedia editing so they can be better positioned to contribute useful cultural content about Delta State to the World Largest Online Encyclopedia (Wikipedia). To achieve this goal, the partner Library will be providing the training space, projector, projector screen and power for the training. I believe training Librarians and Archivists on GLAM-Wiki will be effective in preserving the cultural history of Deltans because Librarians, as information expert, are better placed to have access to cultural information in different formats, while Archivists on the other hand, have access to valuable archival materials.

3. What are the activities you will be developing and delivering as part of these approaches or strategies?

1. I will be organizing an awareness campaign prior to the training;

2. I intend to organize a physical training at Admiralty University of Nigeria in Delta State for Librarians and Archivists in the state.

3. I plan to also organize a physical edit-a-thon after the training so the participants will have the opportunity to put knowledge gained into practice.

4. I plan to create a virtual environment were online mentoring can continue after the physical training as it is not possible for the participants to learn everything in a single day.

5. I intend to prepare a list of cultural subjects and articles the participants can work on so as to ease the task on the participants.

4. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign or event? If so, please select the relevant campaign below. If so, please select all the relevant campaigns from the list below. If "other", please state which.

Art+Feminism, Wiki Loves Africa

5. Do you have the team that is needed to implement this proposal?

Yes, I have an experienced team to undertake this project.

- User: Nosakhare Okuons (Project Lead) is an experienced Wikimedian and a Librarian.
- User: Omorodion1 is an experienced Wikimedian who has organized and facilitated several Wikimedia events in Nigeria. He also led a Photowalk project in Edo State to document cultural places, buildings and structures with encyclopedic value in the Wikimedia Commons. His experience as a Wikimedian and Librarian will be very useful in this project.
- User: InspirePhotos will also bring their experience to this project.

6. Please state if your proposal aims to work to bridge any of the identified CONTENT knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select up to THREE that most apply to your work.

Geography, Language, Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial

6.1 In a few sentences, explain how your work is specifically addressing this content gap (or Knowledge inequity) to ensure a greater representation of knowledge.

The project is focused on increasing GLAM-Wiki and Wikipedia editing awareness in an underrepresented region (Delta State, Nigeria) and it is aimed at bridging the content gap about the history and culture of the Delta peoples which include the Urhobos, Ukwanis, Isokos, Aniomas, Ijaws, Ikas, Aniocha-Oshimilis, Itsekiris and the Olukumi people. I am hopeful that through this project, valuable cultural information/content will be added to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.

7. Please state if your proposal includes any of these areas or THEMATIC focus. Select up to THREE that most apply to your work and explain the rationale for identifying these themes.

Education, Culture, heritage or GLAM , Advocacy

8. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities?

Geographic , Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background, Linguistic / Language

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?

The target participants are Librarians and Archivists in Delta State of Nigeria. Interested participants will be added to a Whatsapp group were onboarding information will be shared prior to the physical training. During the training and edit-a-thon, participants will be allowed to ask questions on areas not clear. At the end of the training and edit-a-thon, they will be introduced to the wider Wikimedia Nigeria Usergroup community and the Language Communities in Nigeria.

10. In what ways are you actively seeking to contribute towards creating a safer, supportive, more equitable environment for participants?

By upholding the Wikimedia open and safe space policies. Also encouraging participants to embrace Wikimedia policy on civility. I try to create a welcoming environment for Wikimedians so they can easily share ideas and knowledge.

11. Please tell us about how you have let your Wikimedia communities know about the planned activities and this proposal. Use this space to describe the processes you carried out to make the community more involved in planning this proposal. Please link the on-wiki community discussion(s) around the proposals.

I have announced this project in the discussion page of the Wikimedia Nigeria Usergroup as well as in the discussion page of Edo Wikimedia Hub since it is the nearest Wikimedia Community to Delta State. I have asked members for feedback and advice on the project. Aside announcing it on-Wiki, the information about the project has been brought to the attention of librarians and archivists in the state through their professional association whatsapp group.

Link to Announcement = https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#GLAM-Wiki_Training_for_Librarians_and_Archivists_in_Delta_State

Link to Announcement 2: = https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria/Edo_Wikimedia_Hub#GLAM-Wiki_Training_for_Librarians_and_Archivists_in_Delta_State

12. Are you aware of other Rapid Fund proposals in your local group, community, or region that are being submitted and that align with your proposed project?

No

If yes:

12.1 Did you explore the possibility of doing a joint proposal with other leaders in your group?

N/A

12.2 How will this joint proposal allow you to have better results?

N/A

13. Will you be working with other external, non-Wikimedia partners to implement this proposal? Required.

Yes

13.1 Please describe these partnerships and what motivates the potential partner to be part of the proposal and how they add value to your work.

As mentioned earlier, the project will be in partnership with Admiralty University of Nigeria Library because they are a GLAM institution and they are interested in making cultural information about Delta State open. Furthermore, they will be supporting this project by providing free training space, projector and projector screen and power. They will also help in mobilization of Librarians in the state for the Wikimedia event.

14. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select a maximum of THREE options that most apply.

Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Manage Internal Knowledge, Innovate in Free Knowledge

Learning, Sharing, and Evaluation[edit]

15. What do you hope to learn from your work in this fund proposal?

This project will offer me the opportunity to learn more about the cultural practices of the Deltan people. it will also help me know how much Librarians and Archivists know about Wikimedia projects and how to contribute to the projects. How much indigenous information that can be preserved and made open using Wikimedia platforms etc.

16. Based on these learning questions, what is the information or data you need to collect to answer these questions? Please register this information (as metric description) in the following spaces provided.

Main Open Metrics Data
Main Open Metrics	Description	Target
Number of event	There will be two physical events. One training and one edit-a-thon	2
Participating Institutions	The project is expected to have librarians and archivist from different GLAM institutions. The minimum number of institutions that is expected to participate in this event is 10	10
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A

17. Core quantitative metrics.

Core Metrics Summary
Core metrics	Description	Target
Number of participants	The total number of participants is expected to be 40, while at least 25-30 of them will be new participants.	40
Number of editors	All participants, including the newly recruited, will be expected to edit and contribute to Wikimedia projects	40
Number of organizers	There will be three main organizers inaddtion to some Librarians from the host institution who will help cordinate activities	3

Number of new content contributions per Wikimedia project
Wikimedia Project	Description	Target
Wikipedia	Total number of Wikipedia articles to be created or improved	100
Wikimedia Commons	Total Number of Photos to be uploaded on Wikimedia Commons	25
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A

17.1 If for some reason your proposal will not measure these core metrics please provide an explanation.

18. What tools would you use to measure each metric selected? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support.

I will use the Outreach Dashboard and if needed, will also use GLAMorous GLAM tool

Financial Proposal[edit]

19. & 19.1 What is the amount you are requesting from Wikimedia Foundation? Please provide this amount in your local currency.

843799.37 NGN

19.2 What is this amount in US Currency (to the best of your knowledge)?

2039 USD

20. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TuUPH0BR4Q8Vj2JhczYeW0Gx6NsJPcTjI18SKQPF6vo/edit?usp=sharing

We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.

Yes

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