Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikipedia and Wikidata Training for Out-of-School Girls (ID: 22898110)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Torian33
- 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)
N/A
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wikipedia and Wikidata Training for Out-of-School Girls
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-04-14 - 2025-05-14
- 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)
Not applicable
- 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 idea of training Out-of-School Girls was born out if the need to promote equality and diversity within the Wikimedia movement by giving Out-of-School Girls equal access to telling their stories through the Wikimedia Projects of Wikipedia and Wikidata. This project also aim to help the marginalised member of the society to develop soft skills of communication, and digital skills which could help them strive for survival Out-of-School. It is believed that this training will help participants build their potentials towards becoming independent women who could gain additional learning through their contributions to the Wikimedia projects.
Additionally, the crucial issue of women underrepresentation in both content creation on the two Wikimedia projects Wikipedia Wikidata, as well as in leadership positions will be addressed. This will help the improvement of diverse perspectives in online contents on Wikimedia projects.
This project is focused on the empowerment of the marginalized group of girls who are Out-of-School to become active and influential contributors to the Wikimedia projects. Contents relating to the women's lives, marginalisation, subjugation and violence will be created to help promote the rights of women in the society.
- 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 project will be carried out in Kwara State Nigeria in partnership with the Kwara State University, Center for Community Development. This collaboration is necessary as the Centre will help in the selection and coordination of the Out-of-School Girls within the community who will be participating members of this project. The facilitators of this project are experienced Wikimedians who will provide the on-wiki trainings to the 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.
Torian33, English Wikipedia and Wikidata, Nigeria Volunteer Margob28, English Wikipedia, Nigeria, Volunteer- Staff Adviser of Kwara State University Wikimedia Fan Club Emmanuella643, English Wikipedia, Nigeria, Volunteer Linason Blessing, English Wikipedia, Nigeria, Volunteer
- 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 Out-of-School Girls in Kwara State. To reach out to the participants, and application form will be designed using the Google forms. Participants that applied will be forwarded to Kwara State University’s Centre for Community Development for background checks. Selected participants will be engaged through email and a WhatsApp channel to coordinate the one-month long event including both physical and online meetings which will be scheduled on Google meet.
Participants' contributions will be monitored through the outreach dashboard during the project execution period. After the event, the project team will carryout additional outreach through our networks and through the event WhatsApp group to answer psrticipants’ questions and help address their problems when the need arise during their contributions to the Wikimedia projects.
- 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.
The participants for the proposed project are from age 18 and above. The legal age with the right to vote and be voted for in an election in Nigeria is age 18. Despite this, the project facilitators will comply with the local and international law of youth safety.
- 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.
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- 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)
Gender and diversity
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Gender Identity
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Ensure Equity in Decision-making
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Mapping contents on girl/ women marginalization, violence and challenges Balancing and improving diversity in the contents created on Wikipedia and Wikidata
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 70 | At least 50 onsite participants and 20 online participants, making a total of 70 participants. |
| Number of editors | 70 | 20 experience editors and 50 new editors. |
| Number of organizers | 1 | The sole organizer is Torian33. Other facilitators include: Margob28, Emmanuella643 and Linason Blessing. |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| 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 |
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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)
An outreach dashboard will be created to track the contributions of the participant editors.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jo6jPmfq7CIFIiV5vr99wcUroe2ZYKdw9z6DsnIYmJo/edit?gid=0#gid=0
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
2257801 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.
1347 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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Community members are invited to share meaningful feedback on the proposal and include reasons why they endorse the proposal. Consider the following:
- 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).