Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Documentation of Kanuri Culture and Heritage (ID: 22276160)
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Applicant Details edit
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Umargana1
- 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)
Other
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Member Kanuri wikipedia incubator
Main Proposal edit
- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Documentation of Kanuri Culture and Heritage
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2023-10-28 - 2023-12-30
- 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)
Wiki Loves Monuments
- 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)
The change we are about to make is to Document the culture and Heritage of the Kanuri people in Borno state which is currently lacked in Wikipedia as the language is in the stage of incubator stage which might nearly get its own site soon,hence the need to upload them into wikimedia commons, for people to examine and have access to the Kanuri heritage and their way of life. There are no or few content about Kanuri people and their way of life in Wikipedia, with this project we hopefully wish to bridge the content gap so as to add value to the open knowledge
- 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.
- A photowalk that will add 400 pictures about the Kanuri Culture and Heritage to wikimedia commons,
- We will recruit new editors,and engaged with existing editors to make it color ful.
- We will add and improve contents in wikimedia commons.
- We will organise a workshop to engage with new and existing users to teach them how to upload quality image's to wikimedia commons.
- The photowalk will be in the following places. A.Shehuri B.Monday market
C. Maiduguri Metropolis D. Maiduguri National Museum. This places have a lot to say about the culture of the Kanuri people because history of the Kanuri Culture will never be completed without mentioning them, hence the need to focus on such places.
- (Shehuri,Monday market, Maiduguri National Museum and Maiduguri Metropolis respectively.
- 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.
The team entails the following experience individual listed below:
- Team lead - umargana1
An experienced editor both in kanuri wikipedia and in wikimedia commons will be the leader of the project. He have serves in various capacity as an active editor, currently he is among the core front element ensuring the scaling of Kanuri Wikipedia currently in incubator to own it's site.
- Facilitator- Anasskoko
An experience editor and co-founder of Nigeria Commons photographers user group(NCPUG) and has lead many photography projects, facilitate in many Wikipedia projects.
- Member 1- MohammedBama123
An experience editor in wikimedia commons and an administrator in Kanuri Wikipedia incubator.
- Member 2- 787IYO
He is an active wikimedian who have vast experience in documentation, editing. He has organise and co-authored alot.
- 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 community are the Kanuri community in Maiduguri Borno state Capital. We have a Whatsap and Telegram group for discussion and online mentoring for new editors respectively.
- 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.
- 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.
The idea was discussed in the community Whatsapp group, and the members are aware and will assist in contributing to the project.
- 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 edit
- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
- We will learn more about the Kanuri Culture and Heritage
- We will share more knowledge to others about the Kanuri Culture and Heritage
- We will also learn how other editors use photos for their own advantages
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 20 | We will engaged 20 participants for the documentation |
| Number of editors | 20 | 15 new and 5 existing editors will be engaged |
| Number of organizers | 4 | We have a team of 4 as early mentioned in question 8 above. |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | 400 |
| 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 | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Photos to be uploaded | We will upload 400 Quality image's of Kanuri people and culture to wikimedia commons | 400 |
| Number of People to be engaged | We will recruite 15 new editors and engaged with 5 existing editors. | 20 |
| Number of organizers | The team of 4 experience editors will lead the project as earlier stated in question 8 above | 4 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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)
We will use the Hashtag tool to monitor our progress accordingly.
Financial proposal edit
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
2059622 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.
2682 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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