Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2025 in Gungbe Wikipedia (ID: 23075733)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
DonKevin
- Organization
Gungbe Wikimedians User Group
- 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 a Wikimedia User Group (submitted to the Affiliation Committee).
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
- Strategic planning and coordination: guides the overall direction of the group, plans activities aligned with Wikimedia’s mission, and ensures smooth coordination among members.
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Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2025 in Gungbe Wikipedia
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-07-01 - 2025-08-31
- 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)
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos
- 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)
We are working to bridge a crucial gap in the Gungbe Wikipedia which is the absence of rich descriptive photos content and well-written, culturally grounded articles. While thousands of photos have been contributed to Wikimedia Commons, only a small fraction are used in articles. The Gungbe Wikipedia still lacks some vital articles, which means content is sparse, underdeveloped, and lacking in visuals.
The key challenges we are tackling include:
- A lack of photos usage in Gungbe Wikipedia articles.
- Limited number of trained Gungbe-speaking Wikipedia editors.
Our main approach is to train and empower a new group of editors and existing editors of Gungbe Wikimedians User Group to not only write and improve articles but to incorporate relevant photos into those articles using resources from Wikimedia Commons, particularly those from Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Monuments, etc. We aim to spark interest through engaging workshops, writing contests, and mentorship that continues after the campaign.
- 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.
Our planned activities span a four-day in-person training and edit-a-thon campaign in Badagry. Here's a detailed curriculum and plan:
- Day 1: Introduction to Wikimedia, Gungbe Wikipedia, and Visual Content
- Topics Covered: Introduction to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, Understanding the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos campaign, Overview of the Gungbe Wikipedia, How to create an account and basic Wikipedia editing skills, Introduction to Wikimedia Commons: how to search for and add photos.
- Engagement Strategy: Icebreakers and introductions, Hands-on demo and peer learning groups, Use of local cultural images for relevance.
- Day 2: Article Improvement and Writing Contest Launch
- Topics covered: Article structure and notability guidelines, Writing and translating into Gungbe, Launch of writing contest: Participants start new articles or improve existing ones, Using categories, templates and hashtags.
- Engagement Strategy: Group editing tasks, Prizes for early contributors with the most improvements.
- Day 3: Photo Integration and Advanced Editing
- Topics covered: Best practices for adding photos to Wikipedia articles, Finding culturally appropriate and relevant images, Advanced editing and formatting.
- Engagement Strategy: Photo scavenger challenge, Peer feedback and real-time review of added photos.
- Day 4: Showcase, evaluation, and award ceremony
- Topics covered: participant presentations of their work, Final article polishing, Wrap-up discussions and reflections.
- Engagement Strategy: Prizes for best articles and most useful photo additions, Feedback session and community-building activity.
We have creted a project landing page for the campaign: Link to project landing page
- 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.
- Project Lead, Technical Support and Evaluator: User:DonKevin - As an experienced editor, administrator on Gungbe Wikipedia and a leader of the Gungbe Wikipedians User Group with experience in organising Wikimedia events, I will coordinate the overall event, manage logistics, and liaise with the community. I will also provide technical support related to Gungbe Wikipedia and assist with quality assessment and metrics tracking.
- Training Facilitator: User:Misteld - As a seasoned contributor and admin on Gungbe Wikipedia, Misteld will lead the training sessions, guiding participants through the editing process and ensuring editing standards are maintained.
- Logistics Officer: User:Pingponging - A dedicated and experienced Gungbe Wikipedia admin, Pingponging will oversee venue arrangements, refreshments, internet access, and ensure proper documentation of the event.
- Mentorship Coordinator: User:Jamex18 - Jamex18 will lead training sessions during events and coordinate the post-event mentorship and peer review program, offering ongoing support to new editors and help with community engagement.
- 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)
Our target participants are:
- Gungbe speakers from Lagos and Ogun State in Nigeria.
- Students of Gungbe Language.
- Local photojournalists and cultural documentarians.
- Members of the Gungbe Wikimedians User Group.
Engagement strategy before and during the activities:
- We will carry out a pre-event social media awareness on Facebook and WhatsApp.
- We will reach out and engage with local community leaders and embark on tertiary institutions outreach.
- We will create a WhatsApp group for pre-event communication.
- We will ensure to give enough time during the event days for participants to ask questions and be guided on a one-on-one basis during training sessions.
Follow-up:
- We will onboard new editors into the Gungbe Wikimedians User Group.
- We will institute a monthly check-in meetings.
- We will initiate a micro-contests and peer collaborations post-event.
- We will launch a three-month mentorship program where we will pair new editors with experienced Gungbe Wikimedians.
- We will create dedicated WhatsApp group for questions and discussions.
- 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 hosted preliminary discussions during our First Quaterly Meeting 2025 of the Gungbe Wikimedians User Group. After that a notification was posted on meta-wiki and further discussion continued on the community WhatsApp group. Community members provided insights on curriculum focus on the WhatsApp group.
- 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)
Language
- 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)
Linguistic / Language
- 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)
We hope to learn:
- How culturally relevant photos improves engagement on Gungbe Wikipedia.
- The impact of structured training on article quality.
- Best practices for sustaining community activity in low-resource language Wikipedias.
- How mentorship strengthens contributor retention and consistency.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 40 | We plan to have 20 new participants and 20 returning participants |
| Number of editors | 40 | We plan to have 20 new registered users and 20 returning editors |
| Number of organizers | 4 | We will have 4 persons involved in implementing the activities |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 500 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
We plan to improve 400 Gungbe Wikipedia articles by adding descriptive photos among others and create 100 new Gungbe Wikipedia articles
- 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 |
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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)
Hashtag tool and Outreach dashboard
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l1FtHeoTkfWzcx1FPoDSB88jFANSgyNnlgHkuTlB8Yg/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)
1956000 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.
1217.35 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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