Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Promoting Nigerian books and Authors among youth corp members in Imo state (ID: 22570625)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
BJ 77
- 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.
Promoting Nigerian books and Authors among youth corp members in Imo state
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-06-15 - 2024-08-17
- 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 Africa
- 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)
In a realm where the vibrant tapestry of Nigeria's literary brilliance often goes unnoticed, we intend to kindle a newfound awareness and appreciation for the rich tapestry of books and authors among Corps members. Amidst the challenges of limited visibility and recognition, It's time to transform this narrative, to illuminate the narratives woven within the pages of Nigerian books. By embracing and celebrating our literary heritage, we aspire to cultivate a community that recognizes the profound impact of local literature, fostering not just readers, but advocates of the captivating stories that emanate from our very own literary landscape. where Nigerian books and authors rightfully take center stage in the hearts and minds of youth Corp members, sparking a cultural shift that embraces the wealth of wisdom nestled within the pages of our literary treasures. Recently, there have been a increased need for voices of literature in Nigeria which have led to the interest of Nigeria Author. Nigerian Authors and their books not only serve as a form of Education, Entertainment, Cultural Preservation, and Language development but also brings about a significant impact on African literature, culture, and society. A lot of Authors from the Nigerian geographic location are missing from the Wikidata and Wikipedia databases due to lack of visibility, Nigerian books often face difficulties in gaining visibility on a global scale due to a lack of representation and promotion within the international literary community. One of the major issues is that Nigerian authors and stories are often overlooked and underrepresented. This lack of representation makes it harder for Nigerian books to gain visibility and reach a global audience. This project aims to put the subject of Nigerian books and their Authors in the forefront thereby promoting not only Nigerian books but also the cultural background embedded in the books.The need to promote Nigerian books and author's among youth Corp member in Imo state of Nigeria Is to specifically bring young people to the Knowledge of Wikipedia and its wide useability and also its other sister's project been that the knowledge of Wikipedia among youth situated in Imo state is not enough, and also enabling them have a platform where their preferred books, their favourite Author's will receive notability and it will allow them not to just wander about how to and where to find them, but to also put their passion into practible use. This project seeks to go a step further and promote Nigerian Literature and the Authors on Wikidata and Wikipedia and also improve existing Wikidata items and Wikipedia articles.
- 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.
Training and recruitment of 30 participants of new editors. This training will enable them to create items and edit articles to the best of their capability. 2. Provide the new editors and the existing editors with the necessary tool needed to improve Wikidata and Wikipedia. we will be providing them with all the necessary information they need to participate. 3. Training participants on how to contribute to the various Wikimedia projects that the training focuses on; ● Creating a Wikidata/Wikipedia account. ● Understanding the core content policies and the general editing principles. ● Creating new items on Wikidata and improving articles on Wikipedia. 4. The outreach dashboard will be used to keep track of all contributions made by the editors during the edit-a-thon. 5. Giving out prizes to the Top 4 contributors as incentives to motivate them at the end of the campaign. As regard the planned approach we will be delivering the following strategies to achieve them: Mobilizing and sensitizing participants on the various uses of the Wikimedia project and changing their perception of Wikidata, Wikipedia and other sister projects: the project will engage youth corp member passionate about Nigerian Literature. It is hoped that the trained participants will go on to create more awareness and promote Nigerian books on the various Wikimedia projects. Recruit 30 participants (new editors) 3. Giving out prizes to the top 4 contributors as incentives to motivate them at the end of the campaign. 4. Generating diverse contents Data-a-thons: This activity will be a series of Wikidata training/data-a-thon to raise awareness about the available data on Literature-related topics in Nigeria to identify the gaps by introducing the participants to Wikidata query service and how to use it to track items. We will also increase awareness of the importance of creating these data as a worklist that will guide participants on how to create /improve items identified. Furthermore, participants will be trained to run queries to know the existing data gap and create and improve items on Wikidata. Edit-a-thons: We will carry out edit-a-thons to train 30 participants to perform minor edits (adding citations, Wikilinks, Category, Infoboxes, and descriptions, among others) on Wikipedia articles related to Literature topics in the Nigerian context.
- 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.
BJ 77: ( project lead) He is an experienced Wikimedian who has participated in various Wikidata, and Wikipedia (Wikimedia) projects.He's was a facilitator at wikidata for novel and novelist, and also promoting Nigeria books and author which was help in 2023 and also a member who recently partook in let's connect where experienced wikimedian came together to share useful skill which they have learnt in the wikimedian community James Rhoda - (facilitator/communication expert) She is an experienced Wikimedian, She was the project lead for Wikidata for Nigerian Novelist and Novel, She facilitated the Wikidata for Libraries and Librarians in Nigeria, WikiGlam Awareness in Kwara State and unofficially facilitated other projects. She has participated in a series of contests such as WPWP 2020, Wikidata SDG's Contest 2021, Wiki Loves Africa 2021, WPWP2021, Wikidata(Media personalities in Nigeria) 2021, she is also the lead project for reading Wikipedia in classroom held in kwara state. She will serve as our communication expert as she is good with communicating Ridzaina: (Facilitator): Ridzaina is a dedicated Wikimedia volunteer hailing from Nigeria. Her extensive experience encompasses roles as a facilitator and editor across various Wikimedia projects. She has actively contributed to initiatives such as Wiki Loves SDGs, WikiGLAM, 1lib1ref, Wikidata for Libraries and Librarians in Nigeria, Wikidata for Novels and Novelists in Nigeria, WikiLovesLibraries, Promoting Nigerian Books and Authors, Celtic Knot Kwara, Building Open Culture Community for Sustainable Open Licensing Practices in Nigeria, Africa Day Campaign, and more. Ridzaina has demonstrated her commitment as a facilitator for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom programs, catering to teachers and secondary school students in Kwara, Nigeria. As the project lead for the Let’s Connect Peer Learning Program in Kwara, Ridzaina plays a pivotal role in fostering knowledge-sharing and collaboration. In the academic session of 21/22, she served as the General Secretary of the Wikimedia Fanclub at the University of Ilorin, showcasing her leadership abilities. Currently holding the positions of Lead Communication and Treasurer at Africa Wiki Women, Ridzaina is actively involved in promoting the representation of women in Wikimedia projects. In 2023, she earned her Bachelor's degree in Business Education from the University of Ilorin. Beyond her Wikimedia contributions, Ridzaina is a skilled photographer and digital artist, showcasing her creativity. Additionally, she serves as the Secretary of the Learnovation Network Foundation. Notably, in 2023, Ridzaina successfully completed the Kiwix4Schools Mentorship Program, further enhancing her skills and knowledge.
- 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)
Our target participants are: 1. youth Corp member 2. Nigerian Authors 3. Book Enthusiast/Bibliophile Before the activities commence we aim to engage the participants through e-posters and constant jingles through various online platform. During the project, I and the team members will be actively involved in facilitating the training online and offline to make sure that the participants get the act and art of contributing to Wikidata, Wikipedia and sister projects. Also, we will monitor the activities of the new editors to make sure that Wikidata, Wikipedia and the other sister projects is not vandalized out of ignorance. We will create a WhatsApp platform to monitor the participants and also attend to any questions they might have. We will share the Dashboard count weekly to motivate the participants to participate actively.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
Yes
- 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.
I and my team will be following the safety policy for youth as indicted in the link belowas we will be working strictly with youth https://foundation.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Friendly_space_policy#Youth_Safety
- 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 wikimedian Nigeria user group it can be found in the link below https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria
- 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)
Geography
- 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)
Geographic
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Improve User Experience
Learning and metrics[edit]
- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
The main questions that we hope to have answered after completing the project are: Are they aware of Wikidata? What is their perspective regarding Wikidata separately from Wikipedia? What is their perception about Wikipedia? What are the best strategies to retain editors in the Wikimedia community? What are the best metrics to be used in measuring Wikimedia projects? What are the best techniques used to encourage youth corp member to participate and contribute to Wikimedia projects? Did the program answer the expectations of the editors?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 33 | We will be working with 30 participant including 3 organizers |
| Number of editors | 30 | We will work with 30 new editors |
| Number of organizers | 3 | There will be three wikimedian volunteer (including the project lead) |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 100 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | 150 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
Wikidata being the main focus of this project will have a total number of 150 items created and edited There will also be 100 new article linked, created and also citation will be added to article
- 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)
Summary x Sigma Hashtags x WMFLabs, Outreach Dashboard Pages Created - XTools and Global account information
Financial proposal[edit]
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10dJGWy-VGC41kLBGo4lkDu3OtN5xvcfi/view?usp=drivesdk
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
1190883 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.
743 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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