Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2025 in Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia (ID: 23077293)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Jonywikis
- Organization
Wikimedians of Lagos 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)., I'm a bank account signatory for the joint bank account of a Wikimedia affiliate, group, or organization.
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Leader and Outreach Coordinator: promotes the Wikimedians of Lagos User Group and its activities to the broader Wikimedia community, as well as to potential partners and sponsors outside of Wikimedia.
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 Nigerian Pidgin 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)
The Wikimedians of Lagos User Group desire to improve and enrich the Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia by addressing two major gaps: the lack of photos on articles and the limited contributor base fluent in Nigerian Pidgin who are confident and skilled in Nigeria pidgin Wikipedia editing.
We believe that photos are not just aesthetic additions, but powerful tools that enhance comprehension, context, and engagement. Yet, despite the availability of millions of photos on Wikimedia Commons, many Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia articles remain bare, unillustrated, and underdeveloped. This visual gap reduces the appeal and educational value of our content.
Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia is a growing project with tremendous potential, but participation remains relatively low due to limited training opportunities and awareness among local communities in Lagos who speak Nigerian pidgin. We want to bring more of these voices into the Wikimedians of Lagos User Group community and empower them with the tools to contribute meaningfully to Nigerians Pidgin Wikipedia.
Our main approach to solving these problems is to host a five-day, immersive training, writing contest, and photo-edit-a-thon that equips participants with the skills to improve existing articles by adding relevant images and creating new high-quality content. We are focusing not just on a one-time campaign, but on long-term growth and retention by establishing a mentorship and follow-up structure.
- 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 five-day event includes hands-on Nigeria pidgin Wikipedia trainings, edit-a-thons, and writing contests in Lagos centered around the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2025 campaign. We have created a project page. Here’s a breakdown of daily curriculum agenda:
- Day 1 - Introduction and Onboarding: Introduction to Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and the Pidgin Wikipedia. Overview of WPWP Campaign and past successes. Creating and configuring user accounts. Icebreakers, team formation, and setting learning goals. Pre-training knowledge assessment.
- Day 2 - Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia Editing Basics: Introduction to article structure and Pidgin Wikipedia manual of style. Adding and editing text content (with a focus on language use). Basics of citing reliable sources. Hands-on edit-a-thon: Improving stub articles.
- Day 3 - Wikimedia Commons and Adding Photos Introduction to Wikimedia Commons and licensing basics. How to search for relevant images. How to add images to Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia articles with captions and proper description. Hands-on image adding session (targeting WPWP 2025 goals). Writing Contest Kickoff: Best caption + best article visual enhancement.
- Day 4 - Intermediate Wikipedia Skills & Collaboration: Understanding Wikipedia policies: NPOV, Verifiability, No Original Research. How to collaborate with other editors, handle conflicts, and seek help. Edit-a-thon continues: Add images, improve articles. Mid-event feedback session.
- Day 5 - Writing Contest Finale & Community Building. Final contest push: Create or significantly expand one article with strong visuals. Post-training knowledge assessment. Prize announcement and celebration. Mentorship program launch and onboarding new mentees. Collecting feedback, reflections, and next steps.
- 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 Coordinator: Jonywikis, leader and founding member of Wikimedians of Lagos User Group. I am a sysop on the Nigerian pidgin Wikipedia. I have organised and participated in various Wikimedia events. My role will be to coordinate the project and activities.I will equaly lead the training of participants during the events.
- Project Assistant and Lead Facilitator: Biowikician, leader and founding member of Wikimedians of Lagos User Group. He is an admin on the Nigerian pidgin Wikipedia. He will assist in training participants during the events. He has organised Wikimedia events and participated in many. He will oversee the technical parts of ensuring participants adheres to creating Wikipedia articles in Nigerian pidgin.
- Project promotion and Communication Manager: Opeolade, She will be responsible for communicating with intended participants and will oversee the recruitment of new participants. She is an active member of Wikimedians of Lagos User Group. She will take an active lead during the training sessions and assist in events facilitation.
- 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)
We are targeting Nigerian Pidgin speakers in Lagos, Young professionals, students, and community media workers, Existing editors who want to strengthen visual content skills, Members of Wikimedians of Lagos User Group.
Engagement before the event: We will promote via WhatsApp groups, Facebook pages, and X. We will encourage registering for the event using Event registration tool.
Engagement during the event: We will have daily check-ins and community-led games to keep energy high. We will share Dasboard and hashtag tools result to track contributions and spark friendly competition.
Post-event engagement: We will start a Mentorship Program pairing new editors with experienced ones. We will create a WhatsApp support group for ongoing Q&A and encouragement. We will host monthly follow-up edit-a-thons and celebrate continued contributions.
- 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 shared the project concept on our WhatsApp group, where we received enthusiastic support. We posted a notification on our Meta user group talk page to also receive input on specific needs and support.
- 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)
From our work in this project, we hope to learn:
- What training approaches work best for Nigerian Pidgin speakers.
- How photo-based content improves article quality and user retention.
- The challenges of applying Wikimedia Commons content to underdeveloped articles.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 50 | We expect to have at least new participants 25 and 25 returning participants for the events. |
| Number of editors | 50 | We expect to have 25 newly registered users and 25 returning editors for the events. |
| Number of organizers | 3 | 3 persons will be organising and facilitating the events. |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 700 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
- Number of pcmwiki articles created: 200
- Number of pcmwiki articles improved with images added: 500
- 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)
Event registration tool, Dashboard and Hashtag
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oG6LIfnmcNv1KMqdnN2vOfB-Ebt2kCmKAuhGi4YVJpo/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)
2505000 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.
1560.24 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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