Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Africa 2026 in Togo (ID: 23654092)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Akouete
- Organization
Wikimedia Togo
- 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 board member or president of a Wikimedia Affiliate or mission-allied organization.
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Je suis cofondateur et chargé de programme du groupe d'utilisateur Wikimedia community of Togo User Group. Je travaille principalement sur les stratégies et initiatives visant à faire grandir la communauté du Togo sur le volet contribution mais aussi en terme de contributeurs.
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wiki Loves Africa 2026 in Togo
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2026-04-01 - 2026-04-30
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Togo
- 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)
Au Togo, de nombreux rites et rituels traditionnels éléments essentiels de notre identité culturelle et sociale disparaissent ou restent peu documentés, en raison de l’urbanisation, du fossé entre les générations et du manque d’initiatives de préservation numérique. Ces pratiques, souvent transmises oralement ou à travers des cérémonies communautaires, sont rarement représentées sur les plateformes libres telles que Wikimedia Commons, Wikipédia ou Wikidata. Cela contribue à une sous-représentation du patrimoine immatériel togolais et africain dans l’écosystème mondial de la connaissance libre. Le changement que nous souhaitons apporter est de préserver, documenter et valoriser la diversité des rites et rituels du Togo à travers des contenus libres et accessibles à tous. Par cette initiative, nous voulons renforcer la transmission intergénérationnelle des savoirs, la fierté culturelle et la visibilité du patrimoine immatériel africain sur les projets Wikimédia. Les principaux défis à relever sont : 1. Le manque d’informations fiables sur certaines pratiques traditionnelles, peu documentées. 2.La faible sensibilisation des jeunes photographes et wikimédiens à l’importance de représenter le patrimoine immatériel sur les plateformes libres. Pour atteindre ces objectifs, nous mettrons en œuvre les actions suivantes : 1. Renforcement des capacités : organiser une formation à l’endroit des wikimédiens et acteurs culturels sur la prise de photos professionnelles et sur les techniques de montage video. 2. Concours photo et sensibilisation : lancer l’édition togolaise du concours Wiki Loves Africa 2026 sur le thème « Rites et rituels », afin d’encourager la production et le partage d’images illustrant les pratiques, objets, symboles et moments marquants de la vie culturelle et spirituelle des communautés togolaises. 3.Valorisation et diffusion : organiser une campagne de communication digitale pour promouvoir les meilleures images sur les plateformes Wikimédia et les réseaux sociaux, afin de mieux faire connaître la richesse culturelle du Togo au monde.
- 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.Organiser le concours Wiki Loves Africa 2026 au Togo 2.Organiser 2 photowalk dans 2 contrées du pays 3. Organiser 4 jours d'activités de formation et d'éditathon destinées à la prise de photo professionnelle, au montage video, à la prise en main de wikimedia commons et à l'usage de l'outil ISA pour l'amélioration du descriptif des contenus photos téléversées sur wikimedia commons. 4. Faire une communication digitale sur les réseaux sociaux : Elle permettra de montrer aux utilisateurs les images de qualité prises dans le cadre de ce projet 5.
- 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.
Akouete : Lead Hermannkass: Formateur Adewi97 : chargée de communication Saliousoft:Support
- 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)
Ce projet s'adresse à toutes les personnes souhaitant participer à ce concours, qu'elles soient nouvelles ou déjà actives sur les plateformes Wikimedia. Toutefois, nous nous focaliserons cette année sur les associations et les organisations intervenant dans le domaine de la culture.
- 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.
Nous avons mené des dicussions sur le sujet avec les membres de la communauté via nos différents canaux de communication notamment sur whatsapp, telegramme et sur la plateforme meta de notre user group. J'ai également invité les membres de la communauté à rejoindre la discussion et à témoigner leur engagement dans ce projet sur la page de discussion de la communauté. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Community_of_Togo_User_Group#Wiki_Loves_Africa_2026_in_Togo
- 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)
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)
Digital Access
- 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)
1. Quelle est la diversité des rites et rituels du Togo. 2. Comment l’usage de la vidéo et des outils comme ISA peut-il améliorer la visibilité et la compréhension des pratiques culturelles et des rites togolaises dans les projets wikimedia?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 20 | |
| Number of editors | 20 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | 850 |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 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)
Nous utiliserons dans le cadre de ce projet l'outil outreach dashboard et wiki Loves toolforge pour tracker toutes les contributions.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Gwt6oedtAXyV1d2yHj9n6FCCl0p7TTM-U_i10ptoaA0/edit?usp=sharing
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
1778828 XOF
- 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.
3175.69 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
Endorsements and Feedback
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- Stating why the proposal is important for the communities involved and why they think the strategies chosen will achieve the results that are expected.
- Highlighting any aspects they think are particularly well developed: for instance, the strategies and activities proposed, the levels of community engagement, outreach to underrepresented groups, addressing knowledge gaps, partnerships, the overall budget and learning and evaluation section of the proposal, etc.
- Highlighting if the proposal focuses on any interesting research, learning or innovation, etc. Also if it builds on learning from past proposals developed by the individual or organization, or other Wikimedia communities.
- Analyzing if the proposal is going to contribute in any way to important developments around specific Wikimedia projects or Movement Strategy.
- Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).