Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/wikimedia awareness/campaign in kogi state,Nigeria. (ID: 22338685)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Accuratecy051
- Organization
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- 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.
wikimedia awareness/campaign in kogi state,Nigeria.
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-02-03 - 2024-03-02
- 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)
Other (please specify) Wikimedia awareness/campaign such as Introduction of Wikipedia and the sisters project in Kogi state.
- 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)
Improving open knowledge by introducing the students and volunteer participants of Kogi state to open and free knowledge encyclopedia of Wikipedia and it's sister projects.
The contents of the program will prioritize bridging the information gap by updating existing articles and creating new articles about people, places and organizations in Kogi state, whilst documenting them on English and Igbo Wikipedia, by promoting knowledge equity aligned with the strategic direction of the Wikimedia movement because it will increase the investment of resources in underrepresented Wikimedia communities around the world.
The call for participation will be done through effective local communication channels which the students belong to using E-posters, and banners to promote the program on social media platforms. All Participants will be sent an online form to get their data and for registration. During the project, I and my team member will be actively involved in facilitating the training and also making sure that the participants get the act and art of contributing to Wikipedia and sister projects; how to edit Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikicommons. Also, the training is set to have 2 physical and online training/ edithatons to ensure that editors are properly guided on how to bridge the knowledge and content gap across various Wikimedia projects.
To ensure the sustainability of the project, After the events, participants will join as members in the Wikimedia community, this will keep them updated and encourage participation during wiki events. Participants will be added to the existing messaging channel for follow-up, updates, questions, etc. These participants would also be invited to future events.
The General friendly space policy for Wikimedia events will be summarized and to be read at the beginning of each event to remind the participants and the organizers of the importance of a friendly space policy.
We will adhere to the Wikimedia-friendly space policy during the event. The Wikimedia-friendly space policy and UCoC will be distributed to participants before the event starts. The event premises will be safe and conducive.
I aim to learn how to coordinate and manage participants. How to effectively improve content gaps on Wikipedia and its sisters project. I hope to learn from participants to enhance my community engagements and priorities skills that improve contributions of editors as well as sustainability of new editors in various Wikimedia strategies
Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Evaluate, Iterate, and Adapt
- 1. Recruit new editors.
- 2. Increase skills for existing editors.
- 3. Create, translate or improve content in Wikipedia articles.
- 4. Promote the use of Wikipedia as a reference tool.
- 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.
Planned activities are;
Day one. Awareness in Kogi state Federal polytechnic Idah i. Distribution of Fliers and invitation to the program ii. Outreach at student affairs commission and necessary authorities
Day two. Awareness in Kogi state Federal polytechnic Idah. i. Distribution of Fliers and invitation to the program ii. Outreach at student affairs commission and necessary authorities
Day 3. Trainings commence on Wikipedia and its sisters project.
- 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.
Accuratecy051 will lead the program with the help of Albertoblaq and. User: Ogalihillary are the team facilitators, who would train/facilitate in wikipedia and its sisters project.
- 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 targeted participants are the students of Kogi state Federal polytechnic Idah
To ensure the sustainability of the project, After the events, participants will join as members in the Wikimedia community, this will keep them updated and encourage participation during wiki events. Participants will be added to the existing messaging channel for follow-up, updates, questions, etc
- 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.
- 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)
Education
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Digital Access
- 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)
1. Raised Awareness: To increase public understanding of the value of Wikimedia projects in facilitating open access to knowledge.
- 2. User Engagement: Encourage people to participate in projects run by Wikimedia, such Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikibooks, or Wikimedia Commons etc.
- 3. material Expansion: Promote the development and enhancement of material on Wikimedia platforms.
- 4. Measurable Impact: To measure indicators like page views, and user engagement to assess the campaign's effectiveness.
- 5. Community building: To encourage a sense of belonging among contributors and supporters of Wikimedia.
- 6. Sustainability: To make sure that the awareness-raising and participation initiatives continue to have an effect after the campaign has ended.
The precise learning objectives would be determined by the campaign's objectives and the data gathered to gauge its performance.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 50 | |
| Number of editors | 50 | |
| Number of organizers | 3 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 600 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | 500 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | 400 |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abtsract 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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- 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)
Outreachdasboard
Financial proposal[edit]
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NVy_SM5SpT7y0Wq0_LZJkomn24NRyxAQdmvsRP_Wn7I/edit#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)
1616188.33 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.
2179.3 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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