Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/WLA 2024 Congo-Brazzaville (ID: 22391692)

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Applicant Details

Main Wikimedia username. (required)

NGOULOU BATAL Ryddhel

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)

I'm a group leader of a Wikimedia User Group (submitted to the Affiliation Committee).

Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)

Notre communauté Wikimédienne de la république du Congo est très active et participative en développement dans les projets Wiki, l’objectif est d’encourager chaque personne à partager ses connaissances et expériences pour enrichir les articles, les images, les vidéos et les contenus multimédias sur les plateformes Wikimedia et en mettant en valeur la diversité, la singularité congolaise et la créativité africaine dans son ensemble.

Main Proposal

1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.

WLA 2024 Congo-Brazzaville

2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.

2024-03-01 - 2024-05-30

4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)

Republic of the Congo

5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)

Wiki Loves Africa

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)

Dans l’idée de promouvoir le concours international Wiki Loves Africa au sein d’une communauté active et participative en développement dans les projets Wiki, nous comptons apporter un nouvel élan, organiser un concours national qui permet de célébrer toutes les formes de créativité en Afrique dans un contexte plus particulier en République du Congo que les autres années. Cela englobe l’art traditionnel, la musique, la danse, le cinéma, la littérature, la mode, l’artisanat, l’architecture et toutes les autres formes d’expression artistique. Nous envisageons faire de cet événement spécial, en établissant un jury national et international pour bien l’animer ou suivre les participants directs.

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.

• Événements culturels : Organiser des conférences des experts locaux qui peuvent partager leurs connaissances sur des sujets liés au différents cultures de notre pays afin de mettre en valeur la culture congolaise. Profitez de l'événement pour mettre en valeur la culture congolaise en Organisant des spectacles de danse traditionnelle, des performances musicales, des expositions d'art...

Sorties photos : Organisez des sorties sur des sites historiques, culturels ou naturels à Brazzaville et Pointe-Noire pour capturer des photos et vidéos de qualités qui représentent la beauté et la diversité de l'Afrique.

Organiser des ateliers sur wiki commons : Afin de montrer aux participants comment téléverser des images, vidéos et audios surtout montré aux participants comment participer au concours national mais également sur le plan international

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.

Membres de l'équipe

Ryddhel Alvine Cyrille nom d’utilisateur : NGOULOU BATALA Ryddhel https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NGOULOU_BATALA_Ryddhel : Leader

Rey MOKOUMA : membre Endurance Stevy : membre Kano TCHAPI : membre SARAH (Photographe et journaliste) Georges Fodouop : Conseils et accompagnement On va faire appel à un Wikimedien expérimenté de la RDC pour nous accompagner dans les ateliers de formation sur commons.

Le jury sera constitué des membres nationaux et internationaux.

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)

Nous aurons besoin des photographes, des historiens, des artistes, des écrivains et des chercheurs de la communauté Wikimedia de la République du Congo. Organiser une campagne de communication et de sensibilisation des participants dans les deux villes Brazzaville et Pointe-Noire, organiser des sorties photos avec des participants et organiser des atelier de formation en ligne tout comme en présentiel chaque 02 semaines.

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.

Nos espaces de rassemblements physiques et en ligne, nos séances de formation, nos canaux de médias sociaux, nos listes de diffusion ainsi que nos applications de messagerie sont des moyens par lesquels nous nous connectons et interagissons en tant que communauté. De plus, je suis également administrateur de plusieurs groupes professionnels qui contribuent à la collaboration et à l'échange d'idées voici le lien de notre page WhatsApp (https://chat.whatsapp.com/J8Mb7vfUwvS6X7ew2ZLv8f)

et page Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095453025598) ,nous allons créer en quelque sorte des créneaux pour intensifier le travail, donner du goût et rendre accessible le concours au public concerné. En effet, il faut rappeler que les jury ou organisateurs du concours ne sont pas éligibles pour recevoir des prix mais nous allons mettre des bons d’achats à leur disponibilité afin d’engarder un souvenir en pleine cérémonie de clôture. En effet, dans le cadre de ce concours, nous envisageons de former un jury de qualité national et international, composant : des photographes professionnels, des acteurs culturels des journaliste.

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)

Geography

13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)

Culture, heritage or GLAM

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)

Invest in Skills and Leadership Development

Learning and metrics

17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)

Connaitre la richesse culturelle et artistique de notre pays à travers des images, des articles et des multimédias

18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)

Number of participants, editors, and organizers
Other Metrics	Target	Optional description
Number of participants	40
Number of editors	30
Number of organizers	6	5 sur le plan national et 1 sur le plan international

Number of content contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Number of content created or improved
Wikipedia
Wikimedia Commons	600
Wikidata
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
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)

Yes

Main Open Metrics Data
Main Open Metrics	Description	Target
N/A	N/A	N/A
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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)

Tableau de bord et événement

Financial proposal

21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SVCdebbUZ38ZBu8X1QgZrWFVXtkwbdDf4Al4RDKB5g8/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)

2965756 XAF

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.

4798.95 USD

We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.

Yes

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