Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Youth Wiki Clubs in Rwanda (ID: 22294278)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Annick green
- Organization
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Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Youth Wiki Clubs in Rwanda
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2026-02-02 - 2026-04-30
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Rwanda
- 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)
Problem we are trying to address: The Wikimedia Foundation has presented key global trends that underscore the urgency of building a multi generational movement. This requires mobilizing younger generations to play key roles on our projects —from contributing to taking on more advanced on-Wiki roles and to organised roles within the Movement ecosystem. Furthermore, global trends show that people who contribute online do so for meaningful connections.
The results of the international youth conference show that youth are eager to participate in the movement but face barriers, such as a lack of welcoming spaces, mentoring, and contribution pathways that are supported and fun for them. They also want to build skills that are useful in their professional and personal lives. Furthermore, youth participants at the conference acknowledged the low representation of youth from the SSA region and expressed their intention to build an active network of young Wikimedians to grow their leadership in the Movement and attract more contributors.
Different communities in Sub-Saharan Africa have mobilised youth through partnerships in schools and universities. Some of these clubs/groups have been active but require a more structured and engaging approach for them to be more active on and off Wiki. Introducing new and proven methodologies can support this process and create a sense of community and a youth network in the region.
To address some of these challenges. Youth Wiki Clubs methodology is a pilot programme that will be developed in Rwanda. This program will use youth mobilisation methods applied to STEAM education that have proved successful outside of the Wikimedia context and can be adapted to our Movement.
The change we want:
To test a scalable methodology to enhance youth participation on Wikimedia. This participation will hopefully lead to actual growth in content and in the number of youth contributors. It will also strengthen key 21st-century skills, such as collaborative leadership, assertive communication, and problem-solving, which are relevant to both on- and off-Wikimedia work.
The clubs will initially target young people between 18 -25 years old, in their final years of school and at university. It may also include young people who are not yet studying but are associated with youth organisations.
This methodology will build a support network of mentors and trainers for youth mobilisation, scalable within a country or across the region at cost-effective rates.
As a pilot, quick testing, adapting, and learning will be key.
- 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.
Outreach to potential clubs (existing and new groups) Train mentors of the Clubs Big online kick-off with the participating youth clubs Launch of the first Wiki Challenge 1st online training for all Clubs related to challenge #2 1st face-to-face visit happens Launch of challenges #3 and sharing of results of challenge # 2 and ranking Meeting with mentors and trainers to evaluate the process so far Evaluation to see how the clubs are doing and if there are possibilities of continuing the process. Planning for phase 2
- 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.
Annick green is Wikimedia Rwanda wiki clubs initiative coordinator, an active and experienced wikimedian with strong commitment to promote educational technology and inclusion, who has participated in more than 5 campaigns, both locally organized and international ones like the WPWP 2022, wiki loves monument and wiki loves folklore. He is also skilled in organizing campaigns, having successfully organized 2 campaigns, including Piloting of Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom in Rwanda 2023 and the Wiki for Human Rights 2023 campaign in Rwanda. He has experience in free educational tools like Kiwix as part and the country Ambassador of Kiwix4Schoolprogram in 2023. NLBLMV is Wikimedia Rwanda wiki clubs initiative coordinator, a wikimedian with experience in jury activity in different campaigns held in Rwanda like sheSaid campaign, and project organizing skills as a project lead in Urban wetland protection and advocacy campaign. Puerta25 is an experienced Wikimedian with a strong commitment to promoting inclusivity and empowerment for people with disabilities. As an experienced Wikimedia enthusiast, he has actively contributed to numerous Wikimedia contests, including Wiki Loves Monuments 2022, Wiki Loves Women - She Said Campaign, Afrosport Campaign, Wiki Loves Women - Women in Education Contest in Nigeria, Explore Africa Contest. His dedication to knowledge sharing and collaboration has earned him recognition, as he has been awarded six times as one of the top contributors by the Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda. He also organized different contests like Rwanda Going Green Mindset Lifestyle Awareness and Urban Wetland Protection. RebeccaRwanda.
- 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 main target participants are Teachers and educational stakeholders who are Aged 18=25 years old and are from secondary schools and universities ( ICK, UNILAK, GS GISHARI, GS RUHUNDA, St Emmanuel secondary school and GS ST ALOYS RWAMAGANA) in December 2023, we met at a conference on educational ecosystem shape after our piloting in two schools in Rwamagana District (GS GISHARI, GS RUHUNDA) which have shown us that it is important and possible to read Wikipedia in the classroom, actually it was a simple trial to find if schools and educators are needing the program and they expressed their interest in using and contributing to Wikipedia and other sister projects so we will provide them with training on how to do it so and during the wiki challenge we will have a single day a week when we will have an online gathering for follow-up and providing the assistance as required, we will prepare a post-event survey for learning the challenges participants faced and their willing to continue contributing to Wikimedia projects, initiating wikiclubs in their schools and their level of engagement. And we will add them to the community’s WhatsApp group and other platforms where they will be able to interact with other community members.
- 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.
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- 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.
As the organizing team, we reached out to the committee of Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda during office hours. We also shared our idea with the group's WhatsApp chat. During the implementation period, we plan to use various social media channels to raise awareness.
- 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)
Other Important Topics (topics considered to be of impact or important in the specific context)
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Education
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Disabilities
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Innovate in Free Knowledge
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
I expect that this project will enhance the Use of Wikipedia in teaching and learning process, active contributors to Wikimedia projects through the training approach that we will use in training them and the intention of follow-up, this project will also be a great opportunity for extending the network that will also help the participants to contribute confidently as they will be having someone to ask anything whenever they face issue during contributing as they will be paired with the experienced editors who will also guide them. I expect that this project will lead to the creation of new articles about education like general studies and sciences, awareness of reading Wikipedia in the classroom and awareness to educational institute and ministry in support the quality education and use of technology in education as it is the main pillar of the 21 century.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
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| Number of participants | 50 | |
| Number of editors | 65 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
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| Wikipedia | 120 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 300 |
| Wikidata | 150 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | 40 |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
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- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
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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)
Outreach dashboard, and event metrics.
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)
6918551.4 RWF
- 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.
4990 USD
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Yes
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