Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikiwomen Advisory Council Coordination (ID: 22895423)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Margob28
- Organization
WikiWomen Advisory Council for Wikiwomen Task Force
- 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)
As a Wikimedia Volunteer, I serve as the Staff Adviser of Kwara State University Wikimedia Fan Club which was established under the supervision of the Wikimedia Nigeria. As Staff Adviser of the club, I play Advisory roles on programmes of impact, the club elections, especially of new executive members annually and I also advise the club executives on projects and programmes which involves partnerships with State-owned organisations and other Non-government organisations within Kwara State.
I had personally organised and facilitated programmes including the Wiki-in-School Train-the-trainers Programme. Alongside the executive members of the club, I co-facilitated campaigns including Arts+Feminism, Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos WPWP and WikiForHumanRights KWASU.
As a member of the Wikiwomen Advisory Council,
I am participating actively in the nomination process for the steering committee of the WikiWomen Task Force, including the review of nominees’ selection criteria and nominees’ evaluation.
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wikiwomen Advisory Council Coordination
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-02-07 - 2025-05-30
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
International (more than one country across continents or regions) This is a global online initiative: the administration of the grant will be done by Wiki in Africa.
Wikiwomen Advisory Council constitute members who were selected globally. The primary responsibility of the Advisory Council is the formation of the Wikiwomen Task Force Steering Committee. Global representation is at the center of the assignment of the Advisory Council in the selection of the Task Force, including diversity and inclusion of the underrepresented group of women. form The Advisory Council will conduct their businesses virtually, therefore, there is no physical base for the group advisors.
- 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 a Wiki Women Advisory Council originated at Wiki Women Camp 2023 and the Advisory Council is currently working to setup the Wiki Women Task Force.
The Wiki Women* Task Force will address the crucial and persisting problem of underrepresentation of women* and marginalized genders in both content creation and leadership positions in the Wikimedia movement.[3] This not only limits the diversity of perspectives in online content, but also hinders the overall potential of the movement.
The goal of the Task Force is to empower women* and marginalized genders to become active and influential contributors in all aspects of the Wikimedia movement. The Task Force will do this both by providing connectivity and improved coordination between individual initiatives at the international level, and by engaging in more and better structured research on women's participation and needs in our movement.
To facilitate the nomination of the Wiki Women Task Force, the Advisory Council was created to support the election process and provide early guidance and strategic oversight of the Task Force in its early days. This grant application is to help cover the costs of the Advisory Council and the Task Force in the first stages of nomination, selection, recruitment and implementation.
Links:
[1]: Wiki Women* Camp page on Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomen23
[2]: Wiki Women Task Force page on Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Women*_Task_Force
[3]:A comprehensive Diff Blog about the complicated problem of underrepresentation of women* was published after the Wiki Women* Camp 2023: WikiWomen Unite: A Call for Gender Equity in the Wikimedia Movement
- 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 Wiki Women* Advisory Council focuses on the selection of the members for the Wiki Women* Task Force. Additionally the Advisory Council will create the initial working conditions for the Task Force, and onboard the final selected members for the work ahead.
After the Wiki Women* Task Force is onboarded and installed, the Advisory Council will step back, but continue to be involved as advisors for the Task Force.
- 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.
The Wiki Women* Advisory Council consists of women* from all over the movement. We do this work in our volunteer capacity, and are supported by Bridgit Kurgat and Masana Mulaudzi who work with the Wikimedia Foundation.
List of Wiki Women* Advisory Council members (username, sister project, affiliate, country, status):
1. Margob28, Wikipedia, Nigeria, Volunteer
2. NANoR, Arabic Wikipedia, Syria, Volunteer
3. Anthere, French Wikipedia, France, Volunteer
4. Tiputini, Wikimujeres UG, Spanish and Catalan Wikipedia, Spain, Volunteer
5. Netha Hussein, Wiki Sverige, India, Volunteer
6. Tesleemah Abdulkareem, Wikipedia, Nigeria, Volunteer
7. Brahmavadini, Wikimedia Commons, India, Volunteer
8. XenoF, Wiki Editoras Lx, Portugal, Volunteer
9. Anita Braga, Wiki Editoras Lx, Portugal, Volunteer
10. Tochi Precious, Nigeria Wikipedia, Nigeria, Volunteer
11. Ciell, Dutch Wikipedia, Netherlands, volunteer
12. Rosiestep, English Wikipedia, USA, Volunteer
13. Bridgitk, WMF employee, Kenya, Gender Lead
- 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 those that signed up on Meta to be on the Advisory Council for the creation of the Wiki Women* Task Force. Those that applied to be advisors are engaged through email, a Telegram channel to coordinate and weekly online meetings on Google meet, and we share our working documents through Google docs.
The Advisory Council strives to assemble a balanced working group that is representative of the diversity of women*'s participation in our movement. For this we might need to do additional outreach through our networks and by other general means to improve the diversity in the Advisory Council and Task Force.
We plan to use the momentum around International Women's Day on March 8, 2025 as an opportunity for outreach activities to raise awareness of the formation of the Wiki Women* Task Force in the broader movement.
- 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.
At the 2023 Wiki WomenCamp, there were two programmatic tracks: capacity building and strategy. The strategy cohort focused on collaborative, long-term efforts to advance the goals of the Wiki WomenCamp, including raising awareness of and closing the gender gap on Wikimedia, in terms of content and participation. The strategy sessions were divided into three main focuses: Research, Hubs & Engagement. While a hub can be a good tool to focus our project coordination and knowledge exchange, we think the lack of gender diversity should be a problem for all to address, and should not just be the responsibility of one affiliate.
The attendees in the Strategy track concluded that the underlying needs of women* in our movement include deeper and more continuous research and attention, so we know better what a potential Hub could focus on. However, it was recognized that creating a hub with only a small portion of contributors present would undermine collective efforts, and it was there that the idea for a Task Force originated. The Task Force would serve as the steering committee to guide and support collective efforts in closing the gender gap, including understanding and responding to the need of gender minorities and women in our movement.
The creation of the Task Force and nominations/volunteering to the Advisory and Support Group have been widely conducted at Wikimania and regional convenings to ensure inclusion and participation of all contributors in this
Through the Task Force, increasing representation of women in the Wikimedia movement and project, including research, convening discussions, and formulating recommendations to ensure inclusion. Our multifaceted approach tackles the gender gap on two key fronts:
Content and Leadership: The task force will advocate for increased participation from Women*, not just as content creators but also in strategic decision-making spaces. This ensures their voices are heard and their perspectives shape the future of the movement.
Customized Support: Recognizing that Women and marginalized genders may have unique needs, the Task Force will provide tailored support and engagement opportunities.
- 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)
1. Mapping diversity in Advisory Council, Task Force nominations & supporters
2. Balancing (and when necessary improving) diversity in the nominations for the Advisory Council and Task Force
3.Inventory of needs for setting up the Task Force to create an environment of equity and inclusion
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 8 | # of participants: 8 active members in the Advisory Council |
| Number of editors | 0 | # of editors: 0 (n/a) |
| Number of organizers | 0 | # of organizers: 0 (n/a) |
| 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.
- of contributions: 0 (n/a)
- 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)
We will manually count the number of attendees in our weekly meetings and the people that interact with the preparation materials.
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)
67133 ZAR
- 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.
3730 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).