Grants talk:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Promoting Nigerian Traditional Sports and Atheletes on Wikimedia (ID: 23475683)

Closing the Wikimedia Content Gap

With its commitment to improving and creating articles, the project directly tackles the content gap related to Nigerian sports and athletes. It promotes inclusivity and ensures more accurate global representation of Nigeria's sporting heritage.Albakry028 (talk) 15:02, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Promoting Gender Inclusion

The project's focus on highlighting female athletes like Chioma Ajunwa and Blessing Okagbare is commendable. It supports gender equity by giving more visibility to women in Nigerian sports, an area often overlooked on digital platforms. Taoheedah (talk) 14:28, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Capacity Building Through Training

The inclusion of both physical and virtual training ensures participants gain the skills needed to create and improve Wikimedia content. This approach supports community growth and builds lasting capacity for knowledge sharing. Taofeeq Abdulkareem (talk) 14:42, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Bridging Cultural Representation

This project takes a vital step in bringing Nigeria's traditional sports-such as Dambe, Kokawa, and Ayo-into global awareness. By documenting these practices on Wikimedia, it helps preserve cultural heritage and address longstanding underrepresentation. Tesleemah (talk) 14:54, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Not funded

Hello Abdullahalaba, thank you for submitting your Rapid Fund request. We appreciate your commitment to contributing to the Wikimedia Movement.

After reviewing your application, we have decided not to fund it. This decision was made based on the following reason:

• ​​The activities you have proposed have been covered by many events in the community. The theme has become a routine edit-a-thons.

On behalf of the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Review Team. WBuloso-WMF (talk) 09:39, 4 August 2025 (UTC)