Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Hausa Community Streets Interview Campaign:Vox Pop (ID: 23544391)
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Applicant Details
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Musa Vacho77
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Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Hausa Community Streets Interview Campaign: Vox Pop
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-11-10 - 2026-03-10
- 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)
The amount of internet consumers in Nigeria is growing each and every day, 8 out of every 10 Nigerians used the Internet and yet the number of people's editing Wikipedia is very low and Wikipedia public awareness especially in the Northern Nigeria is to its extreme low. This project will see to it that it bridge that gap by conducting a Vox pop in the most Populous Northern states in Nigeria. Kano and Kaduna. Asking everyday Nigerians in the North what they know about Wikipedia and how they used it. We decided to pick Kano and Kaduna as they are the most Populous northern states, and they represents the entire Arewa as Kano is the most Commercial state in the North where you will find everyone and Kaduna was once the Capital of the North. This project will be first of its kind in the Hausa Community as a form of new idea to make Wikipedia awareness in our community. The choice of these states is strategic as it will save cost and effectively reach every angle of Hausa community since the content will be shared online via social media . We are to record and film these conversations share it online in other to spark:
1. Initiates Public conversation in online spaces and discussion about Wikipedia.
2. Create social media content to boost local awareness.
3. Invite and organised interest people to the street to join Wikipedia training and workshops. Engaged them into participation.
The main approaches will be:
1. Vox pop Content: Vox pop interviews to the people across these two states due to their population. Asking them what they know about Wikipedia and how they use Wikipedia.
2. Social media and Content creation: producing a short engaging videos from these interviews to share widely online and via social media.
3. Using Content Creators: Using social media content creators to makes the videos interesting, precise and catchy that will go viral across Hausa community, Nigeria and the Internet community at large.
4. Instant Call to action: Registering Interest Interviewees instantly during the Vox pop and invitation to free Wikipedia workshops in these various states.
5. Mentorship content: Organising a free mentorship content to share online and used during the free workshops. (A precise video guide on how to register and how to edit).
This project will like to share experiences and make contact with the Wiki Naija Vox pop.
- 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.
1. Developing a set of interview questions for instance ( what do you know about Wikipedia, how do you use it)? Etc.
Prepared Material to make the project Interesting. Banners, Fliers, T-shirt and Loudspeaker during the campaign.
2. Vox Pop Filming: Streets Interviews to everyday Northerner in Nigeria across these 2 states. Capturing real life views, Experiences and making awareness in the form of Interview to at least 100 people from various places, classes and age in the community.
3. Content Creation: Producing and editing a short, engaging vox pop videos from each state. 3 - 4 minutes each. With subtitles to make them precise, engaging, strike action and simply understanding. The videos will be in Hausa with English subtitles.
4. Public Awareness Campaign: sharing the video online via social media (Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram). Making the campaign clear, and precise to draws people attention and action. Attaching link to register to Wikipedia via those videos campaigns and attaching full details for the In person free Wikipedia workshop for each state.
5.In Person Wikipedia training workshop: Organising a free workshop in-person campaign at the various states to train the Interested 50 - 60 participants during the street interview Vox Pop.
6. Engaging Content Creators: This campaign will engage and bring content creators to Wikipedia. This will boost the campaign by using their platform, also to share the awareness content online.
- 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.
Musa Vacho77: lead project organiser. An experience Wikipedia, Jury with the wiki loves Africa and a Content creator. Uncle Bash007: An administrator in Hausa Wikipedia and a Videographer with UncleBash studio. Aliyu Yusuf: an experience Wikipedian, translator and a trainer. Umar Aliyu: An experience Wikipedian and social media assistant.
- 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)
1. The northern Nigeria (Arewa) general public 2. Social media community at large 3. Arewa social media Influencers. 4. Newly recruit via the campaign.
The participants were engaged on wiki and via WhatsApp, and the newly Participants will be added and followed up via WhatsApp.
- 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.
As a growing young content creator and Wikipedia enthusiasts. When I see this opportunity I jumb to it immediately. Because I believe this will bring an immense benefits to our community and makes Wikipedia awareness a talk in our online spaces for a very very longtime as this is something that has never been done before in the community. I immediately share with the community via WhatsApp and we held several discussions to come this conclusion. We also inform the leadership of the Hausa Wikimedians User group. We are also working with the Team of The Shesaid Campaign Hausa community.
Here is the link of the announcement on wiki. 1. https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Kofan_al%27umma
- 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)
Socioeconomic Status
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Education
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Digital Access
- 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)
1. How well Arewa people knows about Wikipedia and what are the Wikipedia Misconception in our community. 2. The impact of social media in campaign in the Wikipedia Eco system. 3. The response of social media community to this sort of campaign.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 100 | These are number of people that will be involved in interview and call to the free workshop at their various state. |
| Number of editors | 40 | These are numbers of expected participants at the workshop and newly registered from the vox pop interview. |
| Number of organizers | 4 | Organisers of the project. And we will be working with some members of Hausa Wikimedians user group that already indicate their interest. |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 200 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 700 |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | 200 |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
These range from the number of articles to be created and improved during the campaign, number of media files from videos especially and Photos during the campaign and Words to be added in the Hausa Wiktonary also. This includes 6 special video to be made, 4 streets vox pop interviews from the states and 2 registration and editing guide precise and simple to understand videos that will be shared online via social media during the campaign.
- 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)
Outreach Dashboard
Financial proposal
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- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
5986348 NGN
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3900 USD
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Yes
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