Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikidata & the Genocide Against the Tutsi (ID: 22988253)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Score Beethoven
- 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 an informal Wikimedia group.
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
I am one of the founders of WWUA (Wiki Wake Up Afrique - Contributing to Wikimedia platforms beyond colonial boundaries), a group of French-speaking Afro-descendants dedicated to pooling competencies.
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wikidata & the Genocide Against the Tutsi
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-06-15 - 2025-09-15
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Rwanda
- 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) Yes, our activities are part of a project within the Wikimedia movement. The "Wikidata & Genocide Against the Tutsi" project aims to enrich Wikidata, Wikipedia, and Wikimedia Commons with verified and structured information about the genocide against the Tutsi, particularly data related to events and memorial sites.
- 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)
Participating in the widespread dissemination of public information and open data on Wikimedia platforms, sourced from Rwandan institutions regarding the genocide against the Tutsi.
A significant amount of data has been collected by Rwandan authorities on the genocide against the Tutsi. Depending on the data that can be made publicly available, the resident will collaborate with institutional teams responsible for data collection in Rwanda. Their role will be to gather as much data as possible and integrate it into Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects.
We aim to align with global reference models in documentation related to historical memory, such as:
In Flanders Fields Museum with the list of names of soldiers from World War I: https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/ https://ressources.memorialdelashoah.org/
- 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.
This preparatory program for a larger residency project is structured around four key work areas:
Identification: Mapping existing resources, meeting stakeholders, planning, and organizing the tasks to be carried out. Valorization: Collecting and listing content that can be imported into Wikimedia (Wikidata, Commons, Wikipedia). Communication: Conducting information sessions on the progress of the work/project. Transmission: Sharing content and working methods with the Rwandan team and future residents to ensure the project's continuity.
- 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.
User: Kani Beat is, together with me, part of the team that will work together to bring the huge amount of data's in Wikidata (I have developed competencies in mass upload of public data via OpenRefine and QuickStatements recently). I will be a coach for them also. I was on my own in Rwanda in Nov 2022 where I already started this inventory of the genocide of the Tutsi related activities. I have some contact of local people in charge of archives in this matter.
My contributions count : https://xtools.wmcloud.org/ec-yearcounts/www.wikidata.org/Score%20Beethoven I also own a Data analyst certificate (Power BI, Python/Pandas, MySQL,...)
- 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 targeted participants for this project are researchers and historians specializing in the study of the genocide against the Tutsi, as well as experienced Wikidata contributors.
We will organize webinars and introductory sessions to present the project’s objectives within the WWUA (Wiki Wake Up Afrique) group. Additionally, we will hold Wikidata training workshops for various partners on the ground in Rwanda.
- 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.
We will receive support and mentorship from groups already active in this field.
We are in contact with the Wikimedians of Rwanda (Derrick Dahiro; which already showed to me hospitality, soft skills and provide advices about accommodations, local transportation and good behavior/attitude in the country toward this sensitive item). With the help of WWUA, whose members—active on Wikipedia for several years —will provide guidance.
We also seek a potential partnership or support from Ibuka – Memory, Justice, and Support for Survivors, a non-governmental organization dedicated to preserving the memory of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda:
Ibuka France Ibuka Belgium Kwibuka in Rwanda (Innocent: +241 …) Additionally, we will seek collaboration with the Collectif des Parties Civiles pour le Rwanda (CPCR):
Address: 61 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 51100 Reims, France Phone (France): +33 6 40 57 09 44 Phone (Rwanda): +250 (0)78 876 43 11
This Rapid Grants will help establish further contact in the way to develop institutional relation to be able to engage on a Wikipedian in residence project later.
- 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)
Other Important Topics (topics considered to be of impact or important in the specific context)
- 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)
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)
Innovate in Free Knowledge
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
This work allows us to document information about the genocide against the Tutsi that is not yet available on Wikidata. We will publish lists of individuals and elements related to this genocide on the platform to contribute to the construction and dissemination of the collective memory of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Specifically, this will involve:
- Entering data on Wikimedia platforms, including geolocation of historical sites, information on involved individuals, dates, etc. This will cover memorial sites, churches, schools, stadiums, and major events such as massacres.
- Recording information on memory work, including discoveries, preservation efforts, commemorations, and related events.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 25 | We engage to work with & sensibilize locals on the impact of sharing data's on wikimedia |
| Number of editors | 10 | We will train locals to input, change, correct, other data's on the Wikidata platform |
| Number of organizers | 3 | Harouna674; Kani Beat; Score Beethoven |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 300 |
| Wikidata | 15000 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | 50 |
| 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 |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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)
During this project, we will create a dashboard to track the progress of activities. Additionally, a database on the genocide will be developed.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yk56Qkli1wxI2d5Qc4B0Nijy_auNtSyys87lIqx20c8/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)
4750 EUR
- 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.
4951 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).