Grants talk:Project/MSIG/Deepening Community Engagement on Movement Strategy Implementation

Overall Positive Feedback

This project plan by the Wikimedia Anambra Network is promising, and thee chosen initiatives make sense, especially regarding sustainability and leadership development. Additionally, it is good to see that the community aims to get involved in Wikimedia Movement Strategy and Governance processes in general. The to train new leaders to take on those kinds of roles, avoiding burnout and renewing participation, align with the Movement Strategy, and is truly commendable. YPam (WMF) (talk) 11:37, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Feedback For Improvement

Please note that the feedback provided is intended to enable the project team to strengthen this proposal, and the project idea generally. Having said that, please update the proposal where necessary, with the details requested, and feel free to also reply to this discussion with any additional information that might shed more light on the project plans.

• It is unclear if this project focused on the broader Igbo speaking community or just the Igbo speaking community in Anambara.  The project team should please provide clarity on the project’s target audience.
• The project proposes mentoring and leadership sessions, but it would be good for the project team to provide clarity on how many mentoring/leadership transfer sessions are planned, and how will those be conducted?
• A key part of the Community engagement package is the expectation, that this will translate to applications for movement strategy grants. It will be good for the team to provide some metrics and expectations of the potential outcomes regarding participation and MSIG proposals after the project ends.
• Are there any specific movement strategy initiatives this project will focus on for the Igbo community, and / or skills the project team plans to develop?
• Regarding project metrics, how many awareness meetings does the project team intend to hold, and will these be organized online or in-person? This would provide additional clarity on the current budget allocations.
• Please provide a list of all the non-translated movement strategy pages the team intends to now translate.
• Does the team plan to use the MS Forum to engage community or share project learnings?
• Does this project team intend to coordinate with other groups, that have organized conversations around the movement charter and translated movement charter documents? YPam (WMF) (talk) 11:40, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

@YPam (WMF)

Thanks for Reviewing this proposal.I edited the proposal.

In response to the questions,

We will involve the Igbo community in General but will hold the physical event in Awka, Anambra State by the Wikimedia Anambra Network. The online training will involve the old and New participants from other states in the Igbo Community and Wikimedia Nigeria.

We planned having 7 physical Mentoring Sessions and 3 online with atleast 50 participants.We will invite Experienced Wikimedians, Let's Connect Peer Learning Sharers,Coordinators from the Wikimedia Nigeria and Igbo Community for Knowledge and Skills Transfer.

We expect atleast 4 MSIG proposal at the end of the Mentorship which is one of the outcome we planned achieving,We expect Community Engagement/ participatory on Movement Strategy initiatives especially on leadership and governance processes. We also expect to achieve the digital and Social Transformation of Community Members.

The Specific Initiative is Invest in Skills and Leadership Development

We choose this because we want an environment we can learn from each other, increase on-wiki participation, Increase Community Outreach and Engagement, Volunteer Motivations and Management, Increase Advocacy, Community Communications.We look forward for a well- trained skilled individuals. Investing in Skills and Leadership will help us achieve Sustainability.

We will be translating the Movement Strategy Recommendations/Initiatives,they have not been translated to Igbo language.

We will use the MS forum in inviting and sharing the learning and also encourage community members to join the MS forum.

In Response to collaborating with The Movement Charter translators, I was the Notetaker for the Igbo Community during the Movement Charter Conversation in December and also one of the Movement Charter Ambassador for the Igbo Community and experienced translating on Meta page. I will also involve other Ambassadors(Olugold, Iwuala Lucy and Onwuka Glory) to help out. Akwugo (talk) 08:07, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Akwugo

Thank you for responding to the questions in detail. The team will review the proposal once more and come back to the project team with a final decision. Please don't hesitate to send an email if you have any immediate questions. YPam (WMF) (talk) 15:16, 21 March 2023 (UTC)