Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/THE IBANI LANGUAGE & CULTURE DOCUMENTATION PROJECT, BONNY ISLAND, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA (ID: 22761974)
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Applicant Details
edit- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Iwai-Dialax
- Organization
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- 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)
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- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Project Coordinator Welfare Logistics 2 Facilitators 3 Volunteers
Main Proposal
edit- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
THE IBANI LANGUAGE & CULTURE DOCUMENTATION PROJECT, BONNY ISLAND, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-09-30 - 2024-12-31
- 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 ibani language is spoken by the Bonny and Opobo Kingdoms spread across two Local Government Areas in Rivers State of Nigeria – The Bonny Local Government Area and the Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area. The Ibani Language is an endangered language and almost going on extinction, therefore it is cogent that a revival intervention , Through this project, we hope to engage and train 25 new and existing Wikimedia editors, photographers and culture documentarians equipping them how to leverage and explore wikimedia and its relative projects for personal and community development to enable them to become experienced editors, acquire basic editing and researching skills that will enable them create new articles and improve existing articles by adding more categories about the Ijaw's indigenous culture's and prominent people on Wikipedia
After the Wikimedia Ibani campaign was held last May 2024, it created a lot of impact and interest in reviving the Ibani language in Bonny Kindgom and to begin a language and culture documentation programme on Wikipedia. The need for a follow-up meeting is requested to encourage our newly discovered editors and reach those you indicated interest but missed the event. This is why the second edition has become imperative. This is to expand the scope of the project. Below was the objective of the campaign last month. The project is targeted at laying a solid foundation for the widespread use and adoption of Wikipedia editors in Nigeria and also bridging the content gap about Nigeria's local indigenous cultures, arts, and cuisines which contains little to no content on Wikipedia and thus enhancing the need for these areas to be greatly improved. We especially, hope to increase awareness of Wikipedia programmes within the Ibani Language Community and encourage wider participation and contribution from the community
- 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, 2 Day(s) Wikimedia Refinery Program for 25 selected indigenous New/existing editors, Photographers, Linguist and culture document, from Bonny and Opobo Local Governement Areas of Rivers State.
2. Collaborate with the Bonny Creatives Community of Photographers and documentarians to commemorate the world photography day, the Fongu Cultural season and the Wiki Loves Monument and festivals such as the Boat Ragatta , Nwaotam Masqurade Display in Bonny Island to document the rich cultural heritage and monuments from the 30th of september- 31st of December, 2024 .
3. Collaborate with the Ibani Language Development Initiative to document ibani contents on wikipedia
- 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.Michael Diala: (Iwai-Dialax) is an experienced Project manager with over 7 years of experience and he is currently serving as the president of the Wiki Niger Delta Network. He is volunteering for this project, as the coordinator and will help in the organizational processes
2. Ashioma Medi @superswift is a versed and experienced editor and facilitator, He will be leading the sessions . 3. Umasoye Igwe(Umasoyee is a Digital Marketer, Rural Development and language activist and the project manager of the Speak Ekpeye Fluently Language Initiative, She is the media and communications Volunteer for this project
4. Pepple Herbet : Community lead, Ibani Language Development Initiative , He serves as the community liason and welfare volunteer for this project
5. Adetola Aborishade (Adetona) He leads the logistics needs for the project
- 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)
This project will focus on building the capacities of 25 new and existing Wikimedia editors, photographers and culture documentarians, Interestingly, after the first training in May, 2024, we created a dedicated whassap group to foster communication and learning afterwards, we will be working to ensure sustainability of the participants by having them join as community members of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria as this will keep them posted and foster participation in other and wiki events. Additionally, participants will be added to our existing Whatsapp group for follow-up and ongoing support. We will conduct a post event survey to identify areas for improvement.
- 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.
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- 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.
Yes, we have consulted and discussed the project with community members from the Wiki Niger Delta and Wikimedia Nigeria, which is certainly in alignment with the Wiki Loves Monument and GLAM, Culture , Heritage.
- 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)
Language
- 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)
Provide for Safety and Inclusion
Learning and metrics
edit- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
1.The Impact of advocacy on language and culture documentation 2.Stakeholder engagement is essential to language and culture development 3. How people can take ownership of their language nd culture
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 25 | |
| Number of editors | 15 | |
| Number of organizers | 5 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 1000 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 625 |
| Wikidata | 100 |
| 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)
Yes
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Stakeholder Engagements through strategic partnerships | Partnership with community based organization like the Ibani language Initiative, The Bonny Island Local Government Council and the Bonny Creative community network | 3 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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)
1.The Project Dashboard on Meta
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)
4702200 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.
2832.34 USD
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Yes
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