Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Inclusivity in Action:Documenting People with Disabilities in Sports (ID: 22455998)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Lebron jay
- Organization
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- 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)
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- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Main Proposal[edit]
- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Inclusivity in Action: Documenting People with Disabilities in Sports
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-04-06 - 2024-05-06
- 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)
Other (please specify) Wiki for Minorities Campaign. The project is an integral part of Wiki for Minorities aimed at giving voice to the underrepresented group.
- 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)
People with disabilities are one of the underrepresented groups in various sectors, including sports, education, employment, media representation, and societal inclusion. Stereotypes, stigma, prejudice, and discrimination against individuals with disabilities persist in various forms, contributing to social exclusion, marginalization, and disparities in opportunities, resources, and rights.
The lack of diverse and accurate representation encourages stereotypes, misconceptions, and biases about people with disabilities, reinforcing stigma and discrimination within the Wikimedia community. Articles, images, and content related to people with disabilities in sports, their achievements, challenges, and contributions in various fields, especially in sports, are limited compared to other topics. Their profiles, voices, stories, narratives, experiences, diverse perspectives, expertise, knowledge, achievements, and contributions to society are often overlooked, leading to gaps in representation, visibility, and recognition within the Wikimedia community, limiting the richness and inclusivity of content on Wikimedia platforms.
This project will enhance and support the creation, expansion, and improvement of content related to people with disabilities in sports, their experiences, achievements, and contributions across Wikimedia projects. It will also raise awareness, educate the Wikimedia community, contributors, and users about the importance of inclusion, representation, accessibility, and diversity of voices, perspectives, and experiences on Wikimedia platforms. It will provide opportunities to collaborate with advocates, organizations, communities, and stakeholders committed to promoting the rights, inclusion, and representation of people with disabilities in society. It will also encourage practices that support individuals with disabilities in accessing, contributing to, and engaging with Wikimedia platforms and content. It will also offer opportunities to document content related to people with disabilities in sports in our indigenous languages.
- 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 activities we planned are: Our first activity will be a visit to the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) of both the Awka and Imo State Chapters, where we'll engage directly with athletes to understand their experiences in sports and life in general.
Meeting with the Training/ workshop - This involves training community members and people with disabilities on how to create contents on Wikimedia platform thereby supporting individuals with disabilities in accessing, contributing, and engaging with Wikimedia platforms and content. This training will be a one week training.
Edit-a-thon - we will carry out a 2weeks edit-a-thon to encourage Participants to contribute the sum of human knowledge Translate-a- thon - we will have 1 week translation workshop where Contents will be translated to Nigerian languages.
- 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.
JONAPWD: Partnered Organization
User: Lebron jay He is the Project lead with vast experiences in different Wikimedia Projects ranging from Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikiquote, Wikitionary, Wikicommons, etc. He Is also the one of the founders of the Wikisource Community of the Igbo Wikimedians User Group. He is a communication expert and a member of the Igbo Wikimedians User Group who have facilitated many projects and also engaged as a participant in a number of major community project throughout the years. He is the Project lead and will oversee the general success of the Project with the primary goal of organizing meetings with the different organizations involved and later on implementing the necessary agendas.
User:Akwugo A linguist who is passionate about contributing to free and open knowledge projects. With a keen interest on knowledge equity and language visibility, she see the Wiktionary as a tool to promote and preserve the indigenous languages. She has organized several projects to encourage knowledge Equity and knowledge as a Service of which the project Deepening Community Engagement on movement Strategy Implementation in the Igbo Community is one of them. She will be facilitating the Wiktionary and Wikidata, to document about minorities in sports on Wikidata and the keys words about disabilities and sports on Wiktionary. She will also assist in on how to edit other Wikimedia project.
User: Senatorchoko
He has facilitated many training and outreach, which he has done so in different wiki sister projects like Wikipedia (fixing reference errors), wikidata, wikiquote and wikicommons etc... He will be facilitating the Wikicommons aspect of the project. He will aid in facilitating the Wikidata session, to document about minorities in sports on Wikidata and the keys words about disabilities and sports on Wiktionary. He will also assist in on how to edit other Wikimedia project
User:Chrysella A passionate wikimedian who is interested in contributing to free and open knowledge through the Wikimedia projects. Is a member of the Igbo Wikimedians User Group and has participated in various Wikimedia projects contributing in both English, Igbo and Hausa languages. She has acted in the capacity of communication assistant to the Ig wiki librarians hub. Has also co-facilitated a program on Wikisource. She will also ensure the visibility of the minorities in sports through mainly wikidata and Igbo Wikipedia. Will also introduce and guide participants on how to edit and navigate other Wikimedia sister projects.
User:Goodymeraj
He is an educationist and a Wikimedian who contributes passionately to free and open knowledge projects. As part of his investment into Igbo language visibility and sharing of knowledge, he sees the Wikiquote and Igbo Wikipedia as tools to promote and preserve the indigenous language. He has, and still contributes to several Wiki projects to encourage knowledge Equity and knowledge as a Service. He will be facilitating the Wikipedia and Wikiquote, to document and bring to bare the activities of minorities doing well in the world of sports on Wikipedia and also powerful quotes of minorities that seem to be overlooked or unrecognized, not leaving behind other Wikimedia projects.
User:Viva33 She is a passionate editor with keen interest in the promotion of indigenous language especially Igbo and English. She has facilitated and co-facilitated several projects on the promotion/ visibility of African women on Igbo wikiquote. She will be in due charge to make sure the edits are being tracked while working on Wikiquote.
User:TimzyD'great He is one of the founders of the Wikisource community in the Igbo Wikimedians User Group. He is capable of handling the English Wikipedia in particular and also other Projects. He will keep check to make sure that the right contents, pictures are added to the English Wikipedia in order to create the desired visibility for the disabled in sports.
- 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 community members from the Igbo community, Students from tertiary Institutions in south Eastern Nigeria, people with disabilities etc. Before and during the activities, we will engage the participants through the communication, organization of meetings. In order to follow up the participants after the activities, we will create a communication channel with the participants in order to keep contact with them.
- 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.
I have informed the Co- founder of the Igbo Wikimedians User Group and I have also informed the community on the Talk page
https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Igbo_Wikimedians_User_Group#Community_Notification_7
- 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)
Other Important Topics (topics considered to be of impact or important in the specific context)
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Advocacy
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Disabilities
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Provide for Safety and Inclusion
Learning and metrics[edit]
- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Impact on Perception and Understanding:How does content about disabled people in sports change Wikimedia community members' perceptions?
Visibility and Representation:What is the increase in visibility and representation of disabled athletes on Wikimedia platforms as a result of this project?
Effectiveness of Collaboration:What are the key outcomes of collaborating with organizations for disabled athletes and sportmen?
Sustainability and Long-Term Impact:What are the indicators of the project's long-term impact and sustainability on Wikimedia platforms?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 57 | |
| Number of editors | 50 | |
| Number of organizers | 7 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
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| Wikipedia | 30 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 50 |
| Wikidata | 100 |
| Wiktionary | 20 |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | 50 |
| 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
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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 Wikimedia Cool Xtools
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)
2386000 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.
2682 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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