Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology SheSaid 2024 (ID: 22680166)
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Applicant Details
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Baah Thomas
- Organization
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Main Proposal
edit- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology SheSaid 2024
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-09-01 - 2024-12-31
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Ghana
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
SheSaid
- 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)
This project aims to enhance the representation of Ghanaian and African women on Wikiquote. By creating new pages, updating existing ones, adding photos, and correcting categories, it strives to accurately and comprehensively document the voices, contributions, and achievements of notable women from these regions. Additionally, it intends to launch new Wikiquote projects in Akan and Ghanaian Pidgin English, Ghana's most dominant languages, to preserve notable quotes in these languages. This will help rectify the current underrepresentation and ensure the digital landscape reflects the diversity and richness of African women's insights and accomplishments.
Statistically, there is a severe underrepresentation of African women on platforms like Wikiquote and Wikipedia, with only 26% of Wikipedia biographies covering women. This skews the digital knowledge base and marginalizes their contributions. With only about 400 active contributors, the English Wikiquote severely limits its capacity to comprehensively document the world's diversity.
Furthermore, this campaign aims to increase the involvement of female students in the engineering department, as engineering remains a male-dominated space. It is set to build the capacity of female engineers to compete equally with males for opportunities. By supporting the 2030 Wikimedia movement strategy and expanding the coverage regarding women's visibility online, this initiative will contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals 5 (Gender Equality) and 4 (Quality Education), achieving gender equality and empowering all women and female tertiary students in Ghana.
- 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.
1. We will organize two in-person workshops and three virtual sessions (two trainings and one tutorial session) to teach tertiary students how to edit Wikiquote and its sister projects, as well as how to use organizational tools such as Obsidian to improve their productivity. These sessions will cover:
*Basics of the Open movement *Wikiquote and its sister projects editing *Enhancing Wikimedia projects' editing productivity with organizational tools such as Obsidian, Notion, etc.
2. We will establish a platform for experienced Wikimedia project editors to guide and support new editors during the workshops and training sessions.
3. We will collaborate with WinE (Women in Engineering) at KNUST and the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, leveraging their resources and networks. We will also explore additional partnerships with local women's organizations, libraries, and media houses to broaden our impact.
4. We will implement robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, tracking new pages, updates, photos, and categories added. We will gather participant feedback to drive data-driven improvements to the project's quality and impact.
- 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. (Project lead) Baah Thomas (username: Baah Thomas): He’s an experienced editor and former hub lead for Kumasi Wikihub, gender equality advocate, researcher, and a co-founder of Open Knowledge, Ghana Chapter. He also trains people on editing Wikipedia and its sister project both in Ethiopia (Virtual) and in Ghana.
2. Otuo-Akyampong Boakye (username:Otuo-Akyampong Boakye): He is an experienced editor and trainer, passionate about gender equality. He has authored articles about gender equality on Medium, advocating for equal opportunities and representation. Additionally, he is an award-winning environmental scientist and climate advocate with international experience in youth work on climate issues. He is the founder of the Eco Warriors Movement and the Immediate Past President of Kumasi Wiki Hub. Gender Equality article by Otuo-Akyampong Boakye on Medium: https://medium.com/@otuo2004/shifting-the-discourse-from-gender-equality-to-gender-equity-a-sure-way-to-achieving-the-3354d79436d7
3. Benedict Debrah (username: Kwamepuni): Senior year student at the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at KNUST, where he is conducting research on NLP for data extraction from public journals. He also volunteers as an Open Knowledge contributor in Ghana.
4. Serwah Yaa Ofosu (username: Maame1Yaa): She’s a Wikimedia projects editor and immediate past vice president for WinE (Women in Engineering) association at KNUST. She’s currently reading Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the same institution
- 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)
Our primary focus is engaging female tertiary students and Wikimedia volunteers from KNUST, including members from WinE (Women in Engineering), Kumasi Wikihub, and the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science. We will use our community social media platforms, such as Telegram, WhatsApp groups, and email communications, to reach this audience. This multi-channel approach ensures broad outreach and engagement. To ensure ongoing involvement, we will integrate new participants into the Kumasi Wikihub community social media groups, enhancing connectivity and providing a supportive space for continued contribution and growth.
- 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/1AZ3vioCgVLJ43uL_01t8bo_GyZVm7dzF1w2JRSAazSA/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.
We have informed the members of WinE - KNUST, the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, and Kumasi Wikihub, with whom we are collaborating, through letters, emails, and traditional communication means. This includes in-person meetings of the various organizations, notice board advertisements, social media, and a WhatsApp group: (https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lb1zG9rzUbbI3VSH3vTUjR). Active members are already present in the group, and new members are added through the workspace that brings together the Wikimedia contributors from our community.
- 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)
Gender and diversity
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Gender Identity
- 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
edit- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
By the end of this project, we aim to achieve the following goals: a) Enhance the visibility of women on Wikimedia projects (Wikiquote) b) Encourage more tertiary female students to become editors on Wikimedia, promoting active participation in Wikimedia activities. c) Raise awareness of the #SheSaid campaign within our local Wikihub, thereby increasing both the contribution rate and the number of contributors to Wikiquote and its sister projects. d) Building capacity of female engineers to equally compete with males for opportunities. Additionally, we aspire to develop our leadership skills and expand our network and exposure as contributors to the open movement.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 60 | The number of all members who will participate in the campaign |
| Number of editors | 60 | The number of contributors to the project |
| Number of organizers | 4 | Project team members |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 100 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 150 |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | 300 |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | 150 |
| 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)
Number of participants' contributions shall be tracked using "outreach dashboard". https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org
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)
67420 GHS
- 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.
4568.63 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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