Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Niger Delta Loves Monuments 2024 (ID: 22588575)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Dappasolomon001
- 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)
N/A
- 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.
Niger Delta Loves Monuments 2024
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-07-01 - 2024-10-31
- 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)
Wiki Loves Monuments
- 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 target participants are photographers, culture documentarians within the 9 Niger Delta States (Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Rivers, IMO, Ondo and Bayelsa) in Nigeria who are passionate about storytelling and photography. They are to be trained on how to capture their own stories and upload them on Wiki Commons. The Niger Delta States has rich, great cultural and ancient relics, monuments, foods, and lifestyle. This set of photographers after their training, will go back to their various states and train and galvanize more people who will be contributing to the open-source knowledge of Wikimedia specifically in the Wiki Loves Monuments 2024, We will have a WhatsApp group where we will be having group discussions and that's how we will be following up on them.
- 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.
July - August - 2024. Team formation, Pre Project Plan Open call for delegates and Volunteers, Logistics plan.
September, 2024. Onsite Capacity Training for 2 days in Port Harcourt, Institutional Visits and Photowalk to PIND Foundation, Ministry of Tourism, Media Houses, Mayor of Port Harcourt, King Kabari, Pleasure Park, and Port Harcourt Museum. Volunteers Training & Onboarding, Printing of Project materials, confirmation of delegates, venue, facilitators, virtual project launch.
October 2024. Reports, Training The Trainer, Project Debrief.
- 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.
Username: @Iwai-Dialax is an experienced Project manager with over 7 years of experience and he is currently serving as the president of the Wiki Niger Delta Network. He is volunteering for this project and will help in the organizational processes
Username: @Kaizenify is a Wikimedia Nigeria Programs Director, an award-winning photographer, a Wikimedia community strategist, and an experienced Wikipedia Editor. He will be coming from Lagos to lecture, educate the photographers, and give more insights on Wiki Commons.
Username: @Umasoyee is a Digital Marketer, Rural Development and Languages. She is a language activist and the project manager of the Speak Ekpeye Fluently Language Initiative.
- 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 photographers within the 9 Niger Delta States in Nigeria who are passionate about storytelling and photography. They are to be trained on how to capture their own stories and upload them on Wiki Commons. The Niger Delta States has rich, great cultural and ancient relics, monuments, foods, and lifestyle. This set of photographers after their training, will go back to their various states and train more people who will be contributing to the open-source knowledge of Wikimedia. We will have a WhatsApp group where we will be having group discussions and that's how we will be following them up and their uploads on WikiCommons.
- 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 project was discussed with the President of the Wiki Niger Delta Network Mr. Michael Diala and Mr. Ayokanmi Oyeyemi who is the Wikimedia Nigerian Programs Director, they are pleased with the program and they saw it as a project that will help project and fill the gap of the rich cultural heritage in the Niger Delta region. The project will also collaborate with the Wiki NIger Delta Network since it's in commemoration of Wiki Loves Monument 2024 and it is therefore expected that all network members participate either virtually or in person. From the project scope, we are having 2 facilitators and 3 volunteers from Wiki Niger Network.
- 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)
Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background
- 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)
I'm looking forward to delving into the vibrant cultural tapestry found across the various cultures within the Niger Delta region. This exploration holds the promise of enhancing my leadership abilities and proficiency in managing people. It will also provide me with a deeper understanding of the diverse lifestyles, traditions, cuisines, and cultures present in the nine states of the Niger Delta. Furthermore, it will sharpen my project management skills. Importantly, this journey will offer me a unique opportunity to learn alternative approaches to reshaping the narrative of the Niger Delta region through grassroots engagement, knowledge sharing, and community involvement.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 25 | These 25 participants are drawn across the nine Niger Delta States.
2 from each state and the hosting state, Rivers State will have 7 participants extra and this 7 extra is coming from the Wiki Niger Delta Network. |
| Number of editors | 25 | Out of the 25 participants, 15 are going to be new users, and the remaining 10 returning editors. |
| Number of organizers | 10 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | 500 |
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| 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)
There's a dashboard created for all contributions https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wiki_Commons/Niger_Delta_Loves_Monuments_2024?enroll=gbivudho
and we will also have a WhatsApp group for close monitoring and the logistics support fund.
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)
6602254 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.
4710.91 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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