Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Demia Project (ID: 22828528)
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Applicant Details
edit- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Yoramtohny
- 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)
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.
Wiki Demia Project
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-11-01 - 2024-11-30
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Tanzania
- 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) Content Gap
- 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)
After significantly exploring and realizing that there is missing content on Wiki Media projects about academicians and professionals who have made notable contributions in Tanzania and their publications are not in Wikipedia, therefore they need to be published to help others gain knowledge. Only few of them have been represented on Wikipedia and its sisters project. In Tanzania there are thousands of active and notable professors and scientists who cut across different disciplines. However, very few of them have their contribution to Wikipedia by using category:Heads of Universities and Colleges in Tanzania , only a few of them have their articles on Wikipedia. Additionally, there may be barriers such as language barriers, technical hurdles, and unfamiliarity with Wikipedia editing process that discourage potential contributors from sharing information about Tanzanian researchers and academicians. Wikipedia is one of the most widely accessed sources of information globally. By creating articles about professionals and academicians particularly those who have made significant contribution to their fields, Wikipedia ensures that information about these individuals is readily available to anyone with internet access. Also article about professionals and academicians provide insights into their work, research interests, accomplishments, and impact, thereby enhancing understanding of various disciplines and promoting lifelong learning Collaborations and Networks: Investigate the academicians collaborations with other researchers both within their discipline and across interdisciplinary boundaries in Tanzania Universities to identify and engage with distinguished academicians. By fostering partnerships and conducting outreach events, we aim to raise awareness about the importance of documenting Tanzanian researchers contribution on Wikipedia. Edit-a-thon: Conducting an edit-a-thon to both newbies and experienced editors on how to create and improve articles related to Tanzania academics and scientists, there will be a closely monitored edit-a-thon that would be used to massively improve Wikipedia and Wikidata. Improving existing articles: Most of the articles about Tanzania academics and scientist are stubs. They lack appropriate categorization, no description, and are without images. The participants would be trained on how to successfully contribute to them. Articles translation: Most articles about academics and scientists are written in English, we will translate from English to Swahili to add more content to Swahili Wikipedia.
After significantly exploring and realizing that there is missing content on Wikipedia about academicians and professionals who have made notable contributions in Tanzania, it is clear that their publications are not adequately represented. This gaps needs to be addressed to help others gain knowledge about these individuals. Currently, only a few Tanzanian academicians have articles on Wikipedia and its sisters projects. In Tanzania, there are thousands of active and notable professors and scientists across various disciplines , however very few have their contribution documented on Wikipedia. For example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/category:Heads of universities and colleges in Tanzania, it becomes evident that only a handful have dedicated articles. This under representation highlights the need for greater visibility of Tanzania scholars. Additionally, several barriers hinder potential contributors from sharing information about Tanzania researchers and academicians. To remedy this situation, a collective effort is needed to increase the representation of Tanzania academicians on Wikipedia. This could involve initiatives such as edit-a-thon, collaborations with academic institution and outreach programs to educate potential contributors about the importance of documenting their peers achievement. By working together we can enhance the visibility of Tanzania scholar and ensure that their contribution to knowledge are recognized and celebrated on a global scale.
- 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 project Wiki Demia Project will have 4 main activities 1. Online session for the project launch which will involve training new and experienced editors about the project plan. 2. Workshops and Trainings: Organize workshop, seminars, and training sessions to showcase the project and its implementation strategies 3.stakeholder engagement: Engage with academic institutions such as UDSM(University of Dar es salaam) and UDOM (University of Dodoma) particularly academicians as a way to letting them know about the project. 4. Organize editathons, photo walks and witting activities(contest) to engage Wikimedians from p[articipating communities on Swahili Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia commons
- 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.
1.Yoramtohny is an experienced Wikimedian with several contribution. He has participated in different Wikimedia projects such as Wikiloves Africa, Wiki4Humanrights, Wikiloves Earth, and 1Lib1Ref. 2.Joshua Beatus: He is an experienced Wikimedian with high knowledge and experience of mobilizing and event coordinating, also has made a hundreds of Wikimedia contributions and participating in most programs like Wikiloves Africa, Wiki4Humanrights, Wikiloves Earth, and 1Lib1Ref. 3. Winled Kimaso: She is an experienced University Wikimedian with experience of editing and contributing Wikimedia projects, also has made a hundreds of Wikimedia contributions and participating in most programs like Wikiloves Africa, Wiki4Humanrights, Wikiloves Earth, and 1Lib1Ref.
- 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)
Target participants are Tanzanians from different communities with editing experience and non-experienced editors.
- 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.
I discussed the project with community members in Tanzania about the project plan through Telegram and WhatsApp group.
- 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)
Education
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Linguistic / Language
- 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. How effectively participants can edit 2. How our community can be able to benefit from this project 3. Also to know the impact of the campaign and awareness of the project
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 65 | |
| Number of editors | 50 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 |
| Wikidata | 20 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 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)
We will use WMF Dashboard tool nd project Metapage
Financial proposal
edit- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1--iulpzUYJ1qDWtsWdKsRcGqCz_YSkID/view?usp=drivesdk
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
11030000 TZS
- 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.
4063 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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