Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/WIKIMEDIA AWARENESS AND PROMOTION IN BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO STATE (ID: 22448032)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Abike25
- 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.
WIKIMEDIA AWARENESS AND PROMOTION IN BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO STATE
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-04-15 - 2024-05-15
- 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) Wikimedia Training and Awareness
- 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)
Bayero University Kano, a longstanding institution in Nigeria, boasts a substantial student body and a diverse faculty. Despite this, there has been a lack of training to empower young individuals capable of driving and advancing the vision and mission of the Wikimedia Foundation. As an active editor with experience in various training programs, including Train the Trainer's organized by Wikimedia User Group Nigeria, I recognize the need for a project to recruit more campus members to contribute to the movement. This initiative aims to achieve three key objectives: making Wikipedia and its sister projects more embraced in the University Community, encouraging active participation from students and lecturers in contributing to Wikipedia and its sister projects, and fostering a community of editors.
Approaches:
Introducing Recognition for Wikipedia and its Sister Projects at the Bayero University Kano: While Wikipedia and its associated projects enjoy widespread recognition, some educators and students at the BUK express doubt, attributing it to the perception that open accessibility undermines credibility. To address this, our team of experienced Wikimedia editors plans an extensive awareness campaign to underscore the authenticity and importance of Wikimedia projects, fostering trust and acceptance within the academic community.
Fostering Active Engagement of Students and Lecturers in Wikimedia Projects: Misconceptions about Wikimedia projects being automated and devoid of human influence create a belief in static information. Our team aims to dispel this notion by promoting awareness of using Wikimedia projects for research purposes. Through engagement with the university community, we seek to guide participants in enhancing Wikimedia content, emphasizing the dynamic nature of the platform and challenging the perception of it being solely machine-controlled.
Establishing the BUK Wikimedia Community: Beyond training staff and students, ensuring the ongoing success of the project necessitates a united platform. This forum will provide a collaborative space for participants to address issues and overcome challenges encountered in their contributions to Wikimedia projects, ensuring the sustained viability of the initiative.
- 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.
1. Two online trainings, m: This would be done to introduce the participants to basic and soft editing across Wikipedia, Wikidata and Commons Wikimedia
- 2. Two Offline trainings: This would be done to introduce the participants to the most technical aspect of the training like article creation and wikidata item creation
- 3. Closing ceremony: This is where the outstanding contributors would be awarded and certificates would be given to the participants
- 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.
Abike25 is a an experienced Wikimedia projects editor. He is the project lead and a student of host institution (Bayero University Kano state ). He has participated in different Wikimedia projects. He participated in train the trainer program that held in northeast Nigeria which is organized by Wikimedia Nigeria user group in September 2023. The First Prize Winner of Wikipedia Awareness and Training in higher institutions in Oyo state.First Prize Winner Harnessing the power of open data, maximizing wikidata technical tools 2023.The 4th highest contributor Wikipedia Awareness in Osun state.Third highest contributor in Africa day campaign in Kwara Nigeria 2023.The first highest contributor in wikicreed bootcamp for Prof and educator 2023.
- 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 focus of this awareness and training initiative is on the lecturers and students at Bayero University Kano. Throughout the campaign and edit-a-thon training, we are committed to involving all recently recruited editors, ensuring inclusivity regardless of social class, ethnic background, gender, or age. Following the training, a follow-up mop-up campaign will address any lingering questions based on the summative evaluation of the exercise. Additionally, we will maintain a group chat through WhatsApp and Google Meet to enhance and reinforce the knowledge and skills gained, fostering accelerated development and improvement of Wikimedia contents.
- 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.
The policy would be summarized and read at the beginning of each phase of the project
- 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.
- 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)
Education
- 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)
Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement
Learning and metrics[edit]
- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Did the project introduce Wikimedia and it's Sisters project to Bayero University of Kano?
Did the project Engaged the lecturers and students of Bayero University Kano?
Did the project established Wikimedia Community in Bayero University of Kano
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 60 | Total number of participants, volunteers and organisers |
| Number of editors | 50 | Existing a d new editors |
| Number of organizers | 5 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 |
| Wikidata | 150 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abtsract 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)
Wikimedia Outreach Dashboard
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)
- 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.
USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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