Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Introducing Wikipedia to Bono Wikimedians Community through Folklore and Feminism (ID: 23509697)

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Applicant Details

Main Wikimedia username. (required)

Yaw tuba

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)

A volunteer co-lead for the Bono Wikimedians Community and test admin for https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/abr

Main Proposal

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

Introducing Wikipedia to Bono Wikimedians Community through Folklore and Feminism

2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.

2025-11-01 - 2026-01-01

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 Folklore W

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)

Bono/Abron is an emerging language which has native speakers of more than 1.4 million people in the Bono Regions of Ghana and the diaspora, but only a few know about its existence on Wikipedia and its sister projects. The Bono Wikimedians Community was then established to help preserve the sum of all knowledge in the Bono dialect. Since its inception, members of the community have being trained on how to localize the Bono Wikipedia incubator on Translatewiki and to contribute on the Incubator (https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translate?filter=translated&action=translate&language=abr&group=core-0-mostused). This project will recruit new editors and introduce them to the Bono Wikimedians Community (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bono_Wikimedians_Community) to Wikipedia and its sister projects and encourage them to contribute to their local wiki which is the Abron/Bono Wikipedia Incubator. - (https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/abr)

The digital world is a great way for people to connect and share ideas. But it also spreads unfair beliefs, especially about women (feminism) and folklore. This often happens in places like the Brong Ahafo and Bono Regions of Ghana. In folklore and culture, for example, the work of women is often ignored or not seen as important.

To help address this issue, we are planning to hold an Introduction to Wikipedia through Folklore & Feminism Edit-a-thon in Sunyani, Bono Region of Ghana. The goal is to fight these unfair systems and help people hear the voices of women and folklore.

Our main aim is to make women more visible by writing and editing Wikipedia articles in Ghanaian languages like Abron/Bono. We will help more people in the Bono Regions of Ghana and around the world learn about these women and the great work they do.

Fix gender bias in online content: We will work to correct unfair information about women on Wikipedia. This means making sure those women’s achievements are clearly and fairly shown in articles.

We plan to hold online training sessions to teach both new and existing community members how to edit and translate English Wikipedia articles into the Bono Dialect. To make real change and solve these problems, we will also organise a series of edit-a-thons and workshops. These events will focus on Folklore and women (feminism) in areas where people speak Abron/Bono.

At these events, native speakers, along with both new and experienced Wikipedia editors, will come together. They will be trained to create new Wikipedia articles in the Abron or Bono language. We will also enhance existing articles on folklore and women by incorporating more detailed information in Abron or Bono.

Our planned strategies and activities are based on good examples from digital activism, community work, and sharing knowledge. They are made to be flexible, open to everyone, and effective—even when resources are limited.

We follow this method because: Training and Skills Building: We give full training to help people become confident Wikipedia editors and strong supporters of gender equality. Research shows that good training helps people gain skills, share knowledge, and become better with digital tools.

Outreach and Awareness: Reaching out to others and spreading the word is crucial for engaging diverse groups and fostering public interest. By using social media and other online tools, we can connect with many people and encourage them to take part.

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 main activities include: We will hold a two-month edit-a-thon contest to create and improve articles about women and folklore on the Abron/Bono Wikipedia Incubator.

This edit-a-thon will help keep the Bono language alive and promote it as an essential part of Ghana’s culture.

Writing the articles in Bono will make them easier to understand for local people, especially those who don’t speak English well.

The edit-a-thon will also shine a light on the work of African women, who are often left out of the media and history books. By telling their stories, we give them the respect they deserve and inspire the next generation.

Creating or updating Wikidata items for missing entries, labels and descriptions in the Bono dialect

Making or improving Wikidata items about African women is very important for several reasons:

It helps more people find information about these women through search engines and websites.
When Wikidata items are connected to Wikipedia articles and other sources, search results become more complete and accurate.
Wikidata keeps information in an organised way that lasts, which helps protect and share cultural history.
Adding detailed information on Wikidata also supports future research and learning about African women.

Upload pictures of African women and folklore related to Wikimedia Commons.

Sharing pictures of African women and folklore on Wikimedia Commons is essential for many reasons:

Pictures help people see and better understand the work these women do.
When we upload them to Wikimedia Commons, the images become free for anyone in the world to use.
Teachers, students, and researchers can use these pictures to learn more about Ghanaian women, African women and folklore.

Pictures can make Wikipedia articles better and easier to understand.

Working with Partners:

We will team up with local groups like the Bonoman Institute and the Bono Regional Centre for National Culture to get their knowledge and support.
We will also work with the Bonoman Institute to help with more Bono translation guidelines and advice.
We will also work with the Feminism and Folklore team and the Ghanaian Pidgin Wikimedians Community for technical support.

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.

Asare Paul Yaw (Wikimedia Username: Yaw tuba, Email: asare23paul@gmail.com) - He is the co-lead for the Bono Wikimedians community and the Waali Wikimedians Community. He is also the hub leader for Accra Wiki Hub (OFWA). He is an experienced and active volunteer contributor to Wikimedia projects, having made significant contributions to communities such as the Fante Wikimedia Community, the Ghanaian Pidgin Wikimedians Community, and the Dagaare Wikimedians Community, from their inception to their operational stages. He also belongs to the Waali Wikimedia Community. He is also a float contributor who contributes to different wikis. I'm the test wiki admin for the Abron/Bono Wikipedia incubator. I will coordinate the entire project.

Faisal Ali (Wikimedia Username: DaSupremo, Email: daSupremo1@outlook.com) - He is an experienced and active volunteer contributor to Wikimedia projects who has contributed massively. He is the co-lead for the Ghanaian Pidgin Wikimedians community. He will provide technical support and help facilitate the project.

Emmanuel Gyan (Wikimedia Username: Gyanford, Email: asare23paul@gmail.com) - He is an experienced and active volunteer contributor to Wikimedia projects who has contributed massively. He is the co-lead for the Bono Wikimedians community and a native speaker of the Bono language. He will help with the standard and accepted way of writing the Bono language to facilitate the project.

Obed (Wikimedia Username: Obed554, Email: maujinuahobed1998@gmail.com) - He is a native speaker of the Bono language, has a Bachelor's Degree in Asante Twi and Bono. He is an active volunteer contributor to Wikimedia projects. He is the co-lead for the Bono Wikimedians community. He will also help with the standard and accepted way of writing the Bono language to facilitate the project.

Alicia Agyeiwaa (Wikimedia Username: Akua Alice, Email: agyeiwaaalice45@gmail.com) - She is a native speaker of the Bono language, has a Bachelor's Degree in Asante Twi and Bono. She is an active volunteer contributor to Wikimedia projects. She is the communications manager for the Bono Wikimedians community. She will also help with the standard and accepted way of writing the Bono language, and logistics to facilitate the project.

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)

We aim to involve new editors, who can then bring in more volunteers, alongside experienced editors from the Bono Wikimedians Community. We will organise several online training sessions before, during, and after the project. This will help keep them active and guide them to continue contributing to different Wikimedia projects as much as possible.

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.

The following Wikimedia communities have been informed through Email and Talk Pages: Feminism and Folklore - (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Feminism_and_Folklore#Grant_Proposal)

Ghanaian Pidgin Wikimedians Community - (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ghanaian_Pidgin_Wikimedians_Community#Grant_Proposal)

Bono Wikimedians Community - (https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ABono_Wikimedians_Community#Grant_Proposal)

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)

Ensure Equity in Decision-making

Learning and metrics

17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)

What We Want to Learn from This Project: Through this project, we aim to answer the following key questions:

How well do these plans help make African women more visible around the world?

How much will this project help protect and promote African culture, folklore and the Abron/Bono language?

What challenges and chances do women and community members face when they take part in these activities?

18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)

Number of participants, editors, and organizers
Other Metrics	Target	Optional description
Number of participants	30
Number of editors	30
Number of organizers	5

Number of content contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Number of content created or improved
Wikipedia
Wikimedia Commons	100
Wikidata	100
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator	300
Translatewiki	500
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
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 Data
Main Open Metrics	Description	Target
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A

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)

We will be using the Programs & Events Dashboard as well as Wiki Loves Folklore CampWiz Tool for measuring all the mentioned metrics. We will also be grateful to receive any additional or more effective tools and training from the Wikimedia Foundation.

Financial proposal

21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1csPKW0laQJVuXackZFg92Aqho9t7D1yzjz66pEoFMlg/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)

18000 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.

1540.74 USD

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

Yes

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