Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/SheSaid Hausa 2025 - Phase III (ID: 23263142)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Uncle Bash007
- 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 a Wikimedia User Group (submitted to the Affiliation Committee).
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Northern Nigerian Wikimedians User Group - Chairman Hausa Wikimedians User Group - Member
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
SheSaid Hausa 2025 - Phase III
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-09-01 - 2025-12-31
- 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)
SheSaid
- 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)
We have successfully organised the Wiki Loves Women SheSaid for the past two years,[1][2] creating awareness on gender Equality and amplifying the voices of women within Hausa communities. Last year, we were able to achieve a huge amount of contributions (1921 articles created/improved [3]) through SheSaid activities that reaches many people.[4] However, there is still work to be done, gaps to be filled, voices yet to be heard, and mindsets yet to be changed (positively towards women), and spirits (of women) to be uplifted. This year, we plan on creating bigger event, reaching wider audience and making larger contributions.
Challenges
- The Northern part of Nigeria is said to be known for its cultural and ethnic biases that some times limits the ability of women to speak and live freely.
- There is local indigenous Hausa Women who have made significant contributions in Hausa but are still yet to be covered
- There are still areas within Hausa communities that are yet to be reached
- There is need for more collaborations and partnerships in order to achieve the SheSaid goals
- There is discontinuity in terms of edits on Hausa Wikiquote. Most of our editors only make edits during the SheSaid campaign period, and stop after the contest has ended. This makes it difficult to be approved as a Project from Incubator (even with the large number of contributions)
- There are works of local women writers, singers, poets, politicians etc who are yet to be acknowledged and/or celebrated
Perceived Solutions
- We will help amplify the voices of women by inspiring them to learn more about Gender Equality and that there voices matters via the SheSaid campaign
- We will search for prominent local women's voices (quotes) and document them on Wikiquote
- We will focus more (this time) on reaching to remote areas within Hausa communities where Wikimedia is not popular and invite the to join the #SheSaid (either online or offline)
- This time, we will focus more on creating partnership with ICT oriented institutions (like KADICT and KSITM) to foster effective collaboration and to retain editors
- We will carry out multiple trainings and workshops, inspire newbies to join the Wikimedia Community (the largest Encyclopaedia), and engage them actively throughout the SheSaid period (September to December)
- We will acknowledge and celebrate some achievements attained by local Hausa Women and portray them as a symbol of excellence and motivation to the audience.
- Previous achievements
- *[6]
- 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.
We have 2 years experience in organising the Wiki Loves Women SheSaid campaign. We have identified areas of improvement to make this year's event more exciting and effective. We plan to achieve this through the following steps:
A. In-person events and partnerships
- We will be organising 2 local events in 2 different locations; Kaduna and Katsina
- We will collaborate with our already existing partners; National Association of Women Journalists, Jam'iyyar Matan Arewa, and Women in Politics
- We will form new alliances with KATDICT and Katsina Institute of Technology to carryout the SheSaid campaign. (they are likeminded institutions were we can breed active newbies).
B. Online events and reach-outs
- We will create 3 online workshops and trainings on Zoom - 1 opening online event, 1 during the campaign and 1 closing event
- We will invite guest speaker from the Wiki Loves Women Team to share experience with participants
- We will advertise the campaign via SheSaid flyers on our social media handles and Wikipedia Talkpages
C. Follow-up and Surveys
- From the survey conducted after the previous #SheSaid in 2024, it was observed that newbies prefer participating in contests as it spur motivation and give the purpose. We will therefore organise mini contests after the event to retain participants and office hours to keep in touch
- We will create surveys to learn more about there experiences with the campign
D. Mentorship: we will mentor upcoming active editors (women from our previous campaign) on how to organise and lead events.
E. Editathons: We will organise 2 editathons, one in Kaduna and one for participants in Katsina
- 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.
- I Uncle Bash007 have successfully lead and organised the previous two #SheSaid consecutively in Hausa Community, pioneer and top editor of the Hausa Wikiquote. I am also a New Page Patrol School Graduate (Reviewer) [7], an administrator on Hausa Wikipedia and active editor on Wikipedia and it's sister project, I will lead the event.
- Hauwau sulaiman a female editor, an experienced event organiser and also the co-organiser of the previous #SheSaid Hausa event will help in planning and reaching out to other female editors both on-wiki and off-wiki.
- Sanusi Gado an experienced member and co-facilitator of our previous She Said campaigns will handle expenses and budgets
- Aisha Yahuza an experienced female editor and top editor of our previous #SheSaid contest will assist in event management and logistics.
- User:Mahmoud Idriss an experienced editor will help delivering online trainings and workshops
- Manaf205 an experienced event manager and also winner of the SheSaid Hausa event in 2023 will help in organising and sharing online meeting hours, adverts and flyers
AYM8818 will ensure compliance with Friendly Space Policies and UCoC.
- 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 women from under-represented (within Hausa Community). We will engage them through our local partners and involve them on interactive sessions, workshops, trainings and contests. We will also invite active participants on Wikipedia (via talkpages and Whatsapp Groups).
Partners: We have previously worked and partnered with some Women Organisations like National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Kaduna Chapter, Organisation of Northern Women (Matan Arewa), Women in Politics (WIP). This year we will expand our scope and create more partnerships with ICT oriented organisations in Katsina State. This will increase active participation since participants are already ICT oriented and have the technical know-how. Hence, we will partner with Katsina State Institute of Technology and train interested participants (students, lecturers etc) on how to contribute to Wikiquote towards amplifying the visibility and voices of Women.
- 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.
We will adapt the National Youth Policies outlined in the following guidelines. https://nigerianyouthsdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/National-Youth-Policy-2019-2023.pdf as well as the Wikimedia Friendly Space Policies and Universal Conduct throughout the event.
- 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.
We have discussed with my team and announce it on the Hausa Wikipedia Talkpage and social media chat groups.https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Kofan_al%27umma#Wiki_Loves_Women_-_She_Said_Hausa_2025_(Phase_III)
- 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)
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)
Through this project, we want to answer the following questions:
- Are there cultural biases working against gender equality in Northern Nigeria?
- Are there voices yet to be heard within the project area?
- Are there areas that are yet to be reached within Hausa Communities?
- Will the planned partnerships spur effective collaboration and add to the number of active contributors?
- Will these new approaches help retain active contributors who stay and edit Wikiquote (and other Wikimedia Projects) even after the SheSaid
- Can we add up to the number of women quotations from local Hausa poets, artists, politicians, academics, etc on Wikiquote?
- These questions will be achieved via Structured survey to be answered by participants.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 500 | Number of people reached via both online and offline campaigns 500+ |
| Number of editors | 100 | Participants who actively participate in both online and offline trainings (at least 50 from each state) |
| Number of organizers | 7 | Number of editors who facilitate the event |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | 1000 |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | 250 |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
Number of articles added or improved to Hausa Wikiquote (on Incubator) 1000+, and number of articles created/improved on English Wikiquote (200 or more).
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
| 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 following tools:
- Hashtag tool - found more effective in tracking edits on Incubators
- Dedicated Meta Page - effective in listing articles created by individual editors
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aNeENele661JZCrzMG9dqHaRdnkrBby45qrQUP65ecA/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)
5127000 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.
3292.03 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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- Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).