Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikipedia Awareness in Ilesa (ID: 22439539)

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Applicant Details

Main Wikimedia username. (required)

Ogundele1

Organization

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Main Proposal

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

Wikipedia Awareness in Ilesa

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

2024-04-01 - 2024-04-30

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) Creating awareness about Wikimedia projects Recruiting and training Wikimedia editors

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)

Ilesa is one of the metropolises in Osun State, a significant urban center renowned for its cultural and educational heritage in Nigeria, home to a thriving community of about a million residents, and one of the largest cities in Osun State. The city is home to a number of institutions of higher learning, including the University of Ilesa and the Osun State College of Health Technology, among others.

The city is equally at an advantage, with several educational clubs hosted by the city, such as writers clubs, readers associations, and student associations, contributing their essence to its intellectual and cultural vibrancy. In spite of all these great strides, Wikimedia's growth awareness is lacking in the Ilesa community, leading to a lack or shortage of editors and initiatives in the city.

As an enthusiastic member of this community who has successfully led projects in related capacities and shared in the common vision of the Wikimedia Foundation, I feel a strong responsibility to carry out the first Wikimedia awareness campaign and training program in Ilesa. This project intends to foster the recruitment of new editors and the growth of existing ones, which will ignite the emergence of dedicated editors for Wikimedia projects. By establishing Wikipedia and its sister projects' awareness in Ilesa, Wikimedia projects will be widely accepted and utilized by residents of the community, particularly youths and students.

Wikipedia, being widely respected as a trusted information source, can bolster the city's recognition both domestically and internationally by furnishing precise, updated information about its environs and endeavors. This proposed Wikimedia Awareness Program will equally amplify the city's global visibility and the credibility of information about the ancient city when residents of the community are trained on how to contribute to Wikipedia and her sister's project.

This proposed project will address the gaps that currently exist in various articles across different topics; these include elevating the coverage of notable local and international scholars, organizations, tourist attractions, and historical sites in Ilesa and Osun State at large on Wikipedia. This project will establish a community of Wikipedia editors in the city to keep participants engaged with ongoing and future Wikimedia-related activities.

Addressing this concern, our experienced Wikimedia editor plans to launch these awareness campaigns, both online and offline, highlighting the credibility and notability of Wikimedia projects for residents in Ilesa, Osun State. Another critical objective is to dispel the notion that Wikipedia content is static and machine-generated, as this awareness campaign will equally recruit new editors who are residents of this community. This endeavor will cultivate interest in the city, leading to substantial enhancements in Wikimedia contents. To ensure the project's sustainability, the formation of the Ilesa Wikimedia Community is a pivotal step. This will be a united platform to bring participants together after the campaign to collectively address challenges encountered during their contribution to Wikimedia projects, ensuring the initiative's lasting success.

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 will span for a month, and its aim is to introduce Wikimedia to the Ilesa community through a comprehensive approach:

1. Awareness about Wikipedia and its sister's project will be carried out by me and members of my team by visiting the University of Ilesa and the College of Technology Ilesa campuses to distribute fliers about the event. Social media platforms (Facebook, WhatsApp and X) will be used to reach wider audience

2. A two-day physical training: a two-day physical training for participants to receive hands-on training on essential Wikimedia skills, account creation, and basic edits. The first physical training will be in the first week of the campaign, and the second one will be in the last week of the campaign.

2. Two sets of online sessions: the first session will be a follow-up for the first physical training, where participant challenges will be addressed. The second online session will be in the third week of the project timeline, where participants will be introduced to Wikidata and Wikicommons. Facilitators will guide these sessions, targeting areas where participants require improvement.

3. Feedback Review and Session: At the end of this period, a review session will take place. This session will involve assessing participants' progress, addressing queries, and presenting certificates to exceptional contributors. There will be a dedicated WhatsApp group to serve as a platform for interaction between participants and facilitators.

4. Establishing a Wikimedia editors community in Ilesa: The project will birth the creation of a sustainable editors community in Ilesa.

These activities plan to introduce the Ilesa community to Wikipedia, recruit new Wikimedia editors, equip them with editing skills, and establish a community of Wikimedia editors.

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.

Ogundele1 will be the project lead, an experienced Wikimedia project editor who has led a number of Wikimedia projects. As the second president of the Wikimedia Fan Club at the University of Ibadan, I recruited editors who are now experienced in editing Wikimedia projects. I have participated in and led many Wikimedia projects which include, Wiki Loves Africa, 1Lib1Ref, Wikimedia Pages Wanting Photos, Wikify; Wikidata and SPARQL Training, Wiki Climate Campus Tour Nigeria, among others.

Tesleemah, Co-facilitator, a Certified Organiser, Wikimedia Organisers' Lab focused on Climate Change and Sustainability and the project lead of Wikimedia promotion in Akure. She will train participants as a facilitator during the trainings. She was one of the facilitators of the Explore Africa contest and also facilitated the Afrosports project championed by Free Knowledge Africa. Also, she was one of the facilitators of the Wikimedia awareness at the Federal University of Kashere.

RukayatAjeigbe, co-facilitator, a certified Reading Wikipeda in Classroom, and Presdent of the Osun Wikimedia Network. She has led a number of Wikimedia projects as the president of Osun Wikimedia Network, and she will use her wealth of knowledge to ensure the smooth running of the project. She will train participants as a facilitator during the trainings.

OTim75 will be the logistics manager; he's an experienced Wikimedia project manager who has led many Wikimedia projects. Considering his proximity to the host community, he will be in charge of logisitcs for the project. He succesfully played this role at the lauch of Osun Wikimedia Network.

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 target participants for our project are the diverse youth population in the city of Ilesa, and no prior experience with Wikimedia is necessary to participate. A significant percentage of these youths are students of institutions of higher learning in the community. Potential participants will be engaged through collaboration with student associations in the community and leveraging media and massive publicity to connect with these potential participants before the project's implementation.

During the project, my team will actively engage in facilitating training sessions, ensuring that participants gain the necessary skills and knowledge to contribute effectively to Wikipedia and its sister projects. Edits made by these new editors will be closely monitored to prevent vandalism and misinformation that may come from them as new editors.

To ensure sustainability, a WhatsApp group will be created where participants will stay in touch to express their concerns, share their challenges with facilitators, including their progress, discuss Wikimedia projects, and stay updated about the Wikimedia movement. Additionally, the Ilesa Wikimedian Hub will be welcomed into the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria to ensure continued engagement and participation in Wikimedia projects.

10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)

Yes

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.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gdqCvCG-zp62Ku15pUoA2e20mekOIW4IrTLuwhjfTiY/edit?usp=sharing

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 have informed the Wikimedia Nigeria User Group through their meta page: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#Wikimedia_Awareness_in_Ilesa

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)

Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial

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)

Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background

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

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

Did the project create community awareness about Wikimedia projects in Ilesa?

Did the project train new editors to have the required skills to edit Wikimedia projects?

Was the project beneficial to the target participants in terms of their full satisfaction with the knowledge they acquired?

Did the participants contribute contents to Wikipedia and it's sisters' projects?

Did the project create a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors in the Ilesa community?

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	54	Total number of participants, facilitators included
Number of editors	50	Total number of participants
Number of organizers	4	Total number of facilitators for the project

Number of content contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Number of content created or improved
Wikipedia	50
Wikimedia Commons	100
Wikidata	100
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
Wikivoyage
Wikibooks
Wikiversity
Wikinews
Wikispecies
Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia

Optional description for content contributions.

Wikipedia - 50 Wikipedia articles will be created/edited related to notable buildings, significant places, and notable personalities in Ilesa. This aims to bridge the content gap on the largest online encyclopedia and also ensure there is active editors rather than just passive readers.

Wikicommons - 100 noncopyrighted photos of significant building, significant places in Ilesa and notable personalities in the city will be uploaded on Wikicommons, this will ensure the coverage of Ilesa on Wikimedia.

Wikdata - 100 data items and missing items will be added on Wikidata related to buildings in the city , significant places in the city and notable personalities in the city. This will ensure Ilesa has enough data on Wikimedia which will be useful for readers who wish to navigate the City as well as ensure proper representation of Ilesa on Wikimedia.

19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)

No

Main Open Metrics Data
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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)

The Wikimedia event outreach dashboard and Hashtag tool will be used to track participants contributions.

Financial proposal

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fjxzFoncRomssX6XEZkUaeih60-tw8bUiBjVUec5pXQ/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)

1154000 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.

1646.81 USD

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

Yes

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