Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikimedia Training of National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Members in Keana (ID: 22280284)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Taoheedah
- 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)
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Main Proposal[edit]
- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wikimedia Training of National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Members in Keana
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2023-10-27 - 2023-11-27
- 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) Creating awareness about Wikimedia projects, Training Wikimedia editors, Improve content about Keana on Wikipedia.
- 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)
Keana is the largest population city of Alago tribe in Nigeria and also one of the local government area in Nasarawa State. The city had the population of 80,000 as at the 2006 population census. Keana is the home of salt due to the presence of salt-rich lake, in addition to having Federal Government Girls College, Government Special School, General Hospital, Filling Stations, Primary Health Care Center and a host of other institutions spread across its community. But unfortunately, despite the prominent places in the community, there is lack of active contributors and a deficiency in educational programs or resources aimed at developing and supporting individuals who wish to contribute to Wikimedia projects in the community.
As a corp member serving in the community who is lucky to have discovered Wikipedia, I feel obliged to premier the first Wikimedia training in Keana for the overall ascendancy of new editors as well as raising and inspiring the emergence of active champions of the Wikipedia projects. The creation of Wikipedia and its sister's project awareness In Keana is targeted towards laying a solid foundation for the widespread adoption and use of Wikimedia products among youths in the community.
Also, the proposed month-long activity has the potential to bridge the content gaps that exist about Keana local history, cultural practices, landmarks, and notable personalities that are not adequately represented on Wikipedia with the help of experienced editors. By training corp members serving in the community, this will lead to active contribution in documenting and preserving its local content, making it accessible to a wider audience.
Unlike other communities where there has been a series of training and presence of the Wikimedia community, there has never been any training which could expose people to Wikimedia projects and how they can contribute to them in Keana. If approved, the project will help to establish the first ever Wiki community meetup in Keana, raise awareness about the importance of open knowledge and encourage participants to contribute to the Wikimedia community by addressing topics with limited coverage or representation.
The main approaches to tackle the challenges and change;
Training and Recruiting 55 new editors who are serving in Keana as corp members: This will allow full participation within the target community Many of the participants may be familiar with English Wikipedia but few are aware of other existing languages such as Yoruba and Hausa. The dominant language in the community is Hausa, as such, the Wikipedia training project will give focus to Hausa Wikipedia, as well as other Wikimedia sister projects that promote free knowledge and open access to information, thereby enhancing the need for this approach.
Training participants on how to contribute to the various Wikimedia projects that the training focuses on; create Wikipedia account, understand the core content policies, and understand general editing principles, creating new articles, performing minor edits among others to improve content about people, places, organizations, etc.
Creating a community of Wikimedia Editors in Keana: One of the facilitators for the online sessions, Ibjaja005 is one of the active and most prominent Hausa wikipedia editor. I will partner with the Hausa User group through him to help in the execution of the project as well as in the creation and sustainability of the community. This is in addition to creating a WhatsApp group for the new editors.
- 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.
The project will run for a period of one month to introduce Wikipedia to this community.
Wikipedia Training of National Youth Service Members in Keana will consist of five different sessions with the establishment of Wikimedia community;
- 1. Two day in-person (physical) workshop: With the help of three of the five facilitators to be engaged, the Two day physical session hope to avail the participants the basic knowledge about Wikipedia. This will also involve account creation and on-site minor edits by all the participants.
- 2. Two (2) series of online reinforcement training:
To properly equip them with the needed skills about how to edit on Wikipedia, Wikicommons, etc.
With the help of the online facilitators of the project, the online segment aimed at fine-tuning the editing skills of the new editors, as well polishing where they have much weaknesses.
- 3. One day of an in-person review session (final day): After the two day physical trainings as well as the two days online sessions, an interval of two weeks will be given for the participants to edit and practice the knowledge acquired from the project into fruition.
There will be a two weeks Edit-a-thon where winners will be awarded a certificate of excellence each; a WhatsApp group will be utilized to encourage them edit and attempt to questions arising from their newfound journey.
Thereafter a one-day physical training, as the last day of the project, will be convened with the purpose of reviewing the works of the participants, clarifying where necessary, entertaining questions and clarifications, and awarding certificates to wrap up the project.
Creating a group of Wikimedia editors in Keana: The last day of the project will see the creation of a community for sustainability purposes.
I will be working with other external, non-Wikimedia partners to implement this proposal. The partnership is largely on getting the right Participants for the project. We will partner with NYSC CLO, Keana local government Inspector, NYSC State Coordinator, Young African Leadership Initiative Nasarawa State Chapter for successful dissemination of information about the project to the target 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.
Taoheedah is the project lead and member of the host community. She is an experienced Wikimedia Project Facilitator where she had facilitated sessions at Wikimedia Promotions in Federal University of Kashere and after the project the editors were retained and had further participated and contributed contents in Wikimedia projects, Seasoned Trainer in Wikimedia Promotion in Akure where she trained the participants on how to navigate the Yoruba Wikipedia , Co-facilitator of Africa Open Biodiversity Campaign where she coordinated the participants on how to engage in Wikimedia Projects. She has participated in various wikimedia projects such as Explore Nigeria Project, Africa Youth Month Campaign, Explore Africa Project, Afrosport Nigeria, SheSaid Nigeria Campaign Afrosport Africa, De-Stub Yoruba Wikipedia Articles Contest and Yoruba Wikipedia Citation Hunt. Aside Wikimedia Projects, She is the Founder of Health4ALL Initiative where she had organized several health campaigns where she collaborated with several organizations in Uganda, Ghana and Kenya in promoting healthy living. She also organized a Book Review Platform where productive books are being reviewed monthly, this has impacted and increased the willingness to read books in the audiences.
Ogalihillary is an experienced Wikipedia Editor and a project planning committee of IG WIKI-COMMONS HUB. He will be available physically where he will be training the target participants on Wikicommons based on his tracked contributions on Wikicommon projects. He had engaged in various Wikimedia projects such as Wiki Loves Africa 2023 as Team member in charge of Communications and Community, Facilitator of Description Translation Project, Co-host for Snapseed Photo Editing Project, Facilitator of The Basic of Wikimedia Commons and Participant of Shutterbugs photo editing training.
Accuratecy051 is an experienced Wikimedian with tracked contributions on Wikidata projects for over two years. He will be available physically where he will be training the target participants on Wikidata based on his tracked contributions on Wikimedia projects. He had participated in several Wikimedia projects such as Mapping an Increase in Nigeria Hospitals, Vc of Nigeria University and Forms with Image Features.
Ibjaja055 is the Organizer of the Wikimedia Promotions in Federal University of Kashere. He will coordinate the online sessions. He was one of the facilitators of Wikimedia Promotion in Akure and also one of the local coordinator of Wikiclimatecampustour project. He is an experienced Wikimedia projects editor and has participated in different Wikimedia projects.
Tesleemah is a Certified Organiser, Wikimedia Organisers' Lab focused on Climate Change and Sustainability and the project lead of Wikimedia promotion in Akure. She will coordinate and train participants as a facilitator during the Online trainings. She was one of the facilitators of Explore Africa contest and also facilitated the Afrosports project championed by Free Knowledge Africa. Also she was one of the facilitators of the Wikimedia awareness in Federal University of Kashere.
- 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 participants are National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Members in Keana.
An average Youth Corper is on social media, in fact, almost 90% of Keana NYSC Corp members are on Whatsapp, so participants would be intimated about the training on Whatsapp. Graphics and text would also be sent out to intimate participants about the training.
Physical invite would also be employed during the compulsory one-week 'Community Development Service(CDS)', all corp member must be available for the CDS activity, so I would also engage them and tell them about the training during this activity.
With the help of the offline and online editors, we will leverage using the outreach dashboard to track contributions and provide one-on-one support. Promotion of electronic flyers would be used to intimate existing editors and engage intending editors about the project.
I will engage them by adding new participants to the existing WhatsApp group. In the whatsApp group I will encourage participants to ask questions and send screenshots of the problem they are encountering. I will make sure I share daily editing tips and share progress with them.
Questionnaires would also be shared post-training to harvest the thoughts of participants so areas of improvement can be identified and improved upon immediately.
- 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.
1.The General friendly space policy for Wikimedia events will be summarized and to be read at the beginning of each event. The event will.adhere to the Wikimedia-friendly space policy during the event. The Wikimedia-friendly space policy and UCoC will be distributed to participants before the event starts. The event also promises to be safe and conducive.
- 2.People of age 14 or younger will not be allowed register for the training since the target participants are corp members who are Adults (18 years and above)
- 3.Mature content such as violent or sexually explicit imagery will not be displayed in public areas of the venue.
- 4.I will make the copies of the youth safety plan available for event attendees.
- 5.I will ensure the physical events comply with all local laws and regulations that apply to young attendees.
The Youth Safety Policy can also be found here https://docs.google.com/document/d/16T308_DL6THQxf_jSYrhDC6aB7myJVhn/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=117993037653867881210&rtpof=true&sd=true
- 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.
I have informed the Wikimedia Nigeria User Group through their meta page https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#Wikimedia_Training_of_National_Youth_Service_Corp_(NYSC)_Members_in_Keana
- 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)
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)
Improve User Experience
Learning and metrics[edit]
- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Did the project create community awareness about Wikimedia projects in Keana?
Did the project train new editors to have the required skills to edit Wikimedia projects?
Was the project beneficial to the target participants in terms of full satisfaction of the knowledge acquired?
Did the participants contribute contents to Wikipedia and it's sisters' projects ?
Did the project create a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors in Keana?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 60 | The total number of participants during the event including the facilitators |
| Number of editors | 55 | The total number of editors |
| Number of organizers | 5 | The total number of the organizers |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 |
| Wikidata | 50 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abtsract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
Articles Created or improved during the training Non copyrighted photos uploaded during the training Number of wikidata created or improved during the training
- 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)
I will be using the Hashtag tool and WMF outreachdashboard.
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)
1114000 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.
1451 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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