Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki For Senior Citizens Network Wiki Loves Africa 2024 (ID: 22392800)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Obihoja
- Organization
Wiki For Senior Citizen Network
- 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.
Wiki For Senior Citizens Network Wiki Loves Africa 2024
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-03-01 - 2024-04-30
- 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)
There are different types of creativity taking place in different parts of Nigeria. Many of these creative abilities are traditional creations. They include traditional music, art, sculpture, dance, dresses, paintings, masquerades, traditional make up etc. Each of these creative works have different tools and equipment used to produce it. They also depict different values in the different traditional setting where they are produced and used. Nigeria have over 200 languages and tribes with huge diversity in culture. Each of these people have some creative works that are unique to them. Some of these creative works or the process of making some of these creative works are traditionally protected and may not be easily made available to none indigens and in some cases, not every indigen will have access to some of them. Many custodians of these creative works and repository of the skills for making these works are dying due to age. Unfortunately, the advent of westernisation in Africa which came with civilization is discouraging the younger one to learn and take over from the older ones. Consequently, these creativities are not being sustained. Many of them have not been documented or digitized. The effect is that if these creations and the process of making some of them are not preserved now, they may become extinct in the near future. Wiki For Senior Citizens Network want to organise photo walks and edit a thons to capture, digitize and upload in Wikimedia commons different creative abilities in different cultures of Nigeria. As senior citizens, many of us have the reach to the elders and leaders of different communities to obtain a bye-in by these communities to allow us document some of these indigenous creative contents and the process of making them. We will hold meetings with some of the leaders of these communities and thereafter hold photo walk and interview sessions to get some of the contents. We will also attend some cultural ceremonies and events where some of these contents will be captured. We will also visit some places in different parts of the country where these creative works are produced or processed to capture the processes. All these media contents will be uploaded in Wikimedia commons in an edit a thon.
- 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 intend to carry out this project as part of the Wiki Loves Africa 2024 campaign. We will first hold a meetup to train and fully sensitize members on the project. The meeting will be a hybrid one. it will hold in Abuja and members who are not in Abuja will connect online. Presentations/discussions in the meeting will include
- A talk on Wiki Love Africa and more specifically the theme of the 2024 campaign which is on Africa Create
- A training from a seasoned photographer on the use of cameras for photography during the programme
- A training on Wikimedia Commons which will refresh the knowledge for old members and teach new member how to edit and add content in Wikimedia Commons. There will also be a general talk on Wikipedia
- Planning on how the photo walks will be carried out across the country. This will involve setting out different groups that will concentrate on different locations and tribes, a general brief on how the different group will set up meetings with the relevant local leaders for the photo walks, discussions on possible challenges and how they could be addressed, agreeing on timelines for every group etc
- Mobilizing other members who are not participating in the group photo walk to identify different places in their various localities and attend different cultural events and performances where they can capture quality pictures of different creative activities
- Developing and harmonizing a method for continuous collaboration and share of experiences by all the participating groups and individuals throughout the project which will include online and physical meetings
After the edit a thon, the group will commence the process of setting up meetings with different host communities for the photo walk. There will be a minimum of 4 groups made up of 4 persons in each group. We hope to have more than 4 groups. The group will meet with different local leaders or proprietors of different craft centres where these creative works are produced or kept and arrange for a period for the photo walk. Also, other individuals who are not participating in group will commence reaching out to arrange for photo walks in their areas.
Each group and participating member will continue with the photo walks as arrangements are made in the different meetings. There are also some places that may not require a meeting. Photo walks in these areas will commence soon after the first meeting. Members will continue to be encouraged to capture quality pictures of different creative activities in their environment. After all the photo walks, there will be an edit a thon for members to upload the pictures and videos to Wikimedia commons
- 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.
Obihoja he will coordinate the project for the Network. He is one of the founding members of the Network and have led some other projects before. He participated in the Wiki Loves Africa 2023 contest in Nigeria and one of his pictures was adjudged the 9th best picture. He will organise the different meetings and edit a thon for the project. He will also coordinate the different teams in the photo walk and ensure the successful execution of the project. He will be working with the support of many other members of the Network. He will not be paid Otunwachinemere He will be the lead presenter during the first meeting of the Network to commence the project and will also help in the general organisation and coordination of the project. His presentation will introduce Wikipedia and speak on Wiki Loves Africa and the theme for 2024 campaign. He will then discuss editing on Wikimedia Commons. Other experienced wikimedians will also be present to support the discussion. He is a very experienced Wikipedian and have organises and made presentations in several projects. He is a member of the Igbo Wikimedians User group and Wikimedia User Group Nigeria. He will be supporting as a volunteer and will not be paid.
An experienced photographer will be invited to speak on photography during the meeting. He will be paid.
Adankong will handle all the communication and awareness functions throughout the project. She is a member of the Network and will be paid for the service
- 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 participants will be members of the Wiki_For_Senior_Citizens_Network. Members meet on different occasions and always chart on their whatsapp platform. Members have already discussed and agreed to engage in this Wiki Loves Africa 2024 campaign. As proposed in this application, the project will start with a meetup where the different aspects of the project will be discussed including how the project will proceed and conclude. There will be series of online meetings and other short physical meetings during the project to keep every member in the loop of all activities. The Network hold routine meeting where previous projects are reviewed. So when this project is concluded, the Network will obviously review its outcome with a view to sustaining the knowledge and experience acquired during the project
- 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.
N/A
- 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.
Members of the Network has discussed and agreed to participate in the project. We have also put same in our talk page as follows Talk:Wiki_For_Senior_Citizens_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)
Age (recency)
- 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)
Age (diversity of age groups)
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Identify Topics for Impact
Learning and metrics[edit]
- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Whether traditional creators and the cultures resist digitalizing their production process and use and where there are better ways of collecting these information for free knowledge
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 35 | all persons that will participate in the project in one way or another |
| Number of editors | 25 | minimum number of persons who will participate in the photo walk and the edit a thon |
| Number of organizers | 6 | persons who will help in organising the project |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | |
| 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)
Yes
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| No of contribution | total pictures uploaded during the project | 250 |
| 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 use 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)
2670400 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.
3527 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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