Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/WikiReach Billiri (ID: 22473984)

statusDraft

Rapid Fund

WikiReach Billiri

budget (local currency)2231500 NGN

budget (USD)1388.74 USD

grant typeIndividual

funding regionunknown region

decision fiscal year2023-24

applicant• Thinkrasheed

organization (if applicable)• N/A

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Main Wikimedia username. (required)

Thinkrasheed

Organization

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Main Proposal

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

WikiReach Billiri

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

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) It involves training and raising awareness.

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)

Our vision for Billiri is a dynamic shift towards greater involvement and content creation on Wikipedia. Despite being a prominent community in Northern Nigeria, blessed with a rich cultural and educational heritage, Billiri grapples with a shortage of Wikipedia editors and a noticeable absence of initiatives promoting Wikipedia within the region.

The primary challenge we aim to address is the underrepresentation of Billiri on Wikipedia. Our focus is on mitigating the scarcity of editors and fostering awareness about Wikimedia projects within the community. Through the WikiReach Billiri project, our objective is to establish a robust foundation for the widespread adoption and utilization of Wikimedia products, especially among the youth.

Our strategic approaches include:

1. Establishing a Community of Wikimedia Editors: We plan to cultivate a local community of editors, ensuring ongoing engagement and collaborative content creation within Billiri.

2. Comprehensive Training for Participants: Our initiative involves providing extensive training to 65 new editors from different higher institutions, writers, and youth associations. This will equip them to actively contribute to various Wikimedia projects, making a lasting impact.

3. Utilizing Outreach Dashboard: We will leverage the outreach dashboard, supported by both offline and online editors, to meticulously track contributions and monitor the progress of participants. This ensures a transparent and accountable process.

4. Active Recruitment and Training: Actively recruiting and training new editors from diverse backgrounds will guarantee the active involvement of students and youths, fostering a community-driven approach to content creation.

5. Raising Awareness about Wikimedia Projects: Our emphasis will be on highlighting the significance of Wikimedia projects, with a special focus on Hausa Wikipedia and other sister projects. This approach aims to bridge the language gap and ensure diverse and culturally rich content creation representing Billiri.

6. Creating a WhatsApp Group for New Editors: Establishing a dedicated communication channel through a WhatsApp group will facilitate ongoing support, encouragement, and monitoring of new editors throughout their content creation journey.

Through these carefully crafted approaches, WikiReach Billiri aspires to bring about a positive transformation by empowering the community to actively contribute, share their knowledge, and evolve into champions for Wikipedia projects.

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 WikiReach Billiri project is designed to unfold through a series of five sessions, each contributing to the overall success of the initiative. Here is an outline of the planned activities:

1. Awareness Trips:

  - Conduct sensitization and awareness trips within the community, touring various premises to explain the activities of Wikipedia and its sister projects.
  - Distribute fliers and handbills containing information about Wikipedia and its sister projects.
  - Publicize the selection process for participants through the project's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557030310851) once approved.
  - Identify and engage fifty (65) eager participants from the community.

2. Online Onboarding Session:

  - Introduce newly recruited Wikimedia editors to the Wikimedia projects and their activities.
  - Address account creation and minor editing issues during the session conducted via Zoom/Google Meet.
  - Publicize the session link for wider participation.

3. First Physical Workshop:

  - Facilitate one-on-one interaction with the sixty-five recruited participants.
  - Conduct practical sessions on how to improve Wikipedia and its sister projects.

4. Second Physical Workshop (Photowalk):

  - Organize a Photowalk, taking participants to one of the remarkable palaces in Billiri to capture compelling images.
  - Uploade these images to WikiCommons, enhancing the visual representation of the city.
  - Allow participants to share their editing challenges for team assistance.

5. Second Online Session and Edit-a-thon:

  - Conduct another online training session to refine the editing skills of both new and existing editors.
  - Launch a three-week Edit-a-thon, recognizing and awarding certificates of excellence to winners and participants.
  - Establish the Billiri Wikimedia Community to ensure long-term sustainability for the project.

These meticulously planned activities aim to foster community engagement, educate participants, and create a lasting impact on the representation of Billiri on Wikimedia projects.

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.

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 proposal is tailored for the diverse youth of the Billiri Community, aiming to engage them through strategic channels before, during, and after the project implementation. Here's the plan:

Engagement Before the Project:

Utilize local radio stations, community meetings, and club-focused group discussions to generate awareness about the project.
Leverage memberships in three community associations and the role of secretary in the Billiri Youth Development Initiative, which has a substantial community following.
Leverage personal experience in program management and regular appearances as a radio guest to create effective awareness and seamlessly influence the overall implementation of the training.

Call for Participation:

Utilize local communication channels, such as E-posters, banners, and one-on-one contact, to reach the youth community.
Leverage a significant social media following, especially on Facebook, to ensure speedy access to information for the target participants.

Engagement During the Project:

Send an online Google form to participants for registration.
Involve team members actively in facilitating the training, ensuring participants grasp the logic and knowledge required for contributing to Wikipedia and its sister projects.
Conduct three physical and two online sessions to thoroughly engage and guide editors on bridging the knowledge and content gap across various Wikimedia projects.

Follow-up and Sustainability:

Encourage participants to join as members of the Wikimedia community post-events to stay updated and foster continued participation in subsequent Wikipedia projects.
Add participants to existing messaging channels for follow-up, updates, questions, and inquiries through the Wikimedia Community WhatsApp group and other physical meetings.
Invite participants to future Wikimedia events to maintain their engagement and impact on ongoing projects.

Ongoing Communication:

Keep tight contact with participants through the Billiri Wikimedia Community WhatsApp group, sharing information on the latest Wikipedia events, workshops, and other developments related to Wikimedia projects.
Remain actively in touch with partner user groups, particularly the Hausa User Group, ensuring ongoing collaboration and support for sustained impact.

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.

The Youth Safety Policy from Wikipedia https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Friendly_space_policy#Youth_Safety%7C will be summarised and read at the beginning of any programmed carryout during the project.

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 shared the project idea with the Hausa Wikimedia Group through WhatsApp, and I am actively involved in the general user group's WhatsApp discussions. Engaging these groups ensures that the community is informed about the proposal and provides an opportunity for them to contribute valuable insights and feedback.

To facilitate further discussion and gather community input, I will be creating a dedicated on-wiki page for the project proposal. This page will serve as a centralized space for community members to review, discuss, and provide feedback on the proposal. The collaborative nature of on-wiki discussions allows for transparency and inclusivity in the decision-making process.

You can find the on-wiki discussion page for the project proposal ( https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557030310851 ).

By actively involving the community in both online and offline discussions, we aim to gather diverse perspectives and ensure that the project aligns with the needs and interests of the 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)

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)

Advocacy

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)

Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement

Learning and metrics

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

I aim to gather valuable insights and assess the impact of the project by exploring the following learning questions:

Community Awareness: Did the project effectively create awareness about Wikimedia projects in Billiri, and how widespread was this awareness within the community?

Editorial Skills: To what extent did the project succeed in training new editors, ensuring they acquired the necessary skills to actively contribute to Wikimedia projects?

Participant Satisfaction: How beneficial was the project to the target participants? Did they express full satisfaction with the knowledge and skills acquired during the training sessions?

Content Contribution: Did participants actively contribute content to Wikipedia and its sister projects following the training? To what extent did they engage in creating and enhancing content?

Sustainability: Did the project lay the groundwork for a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors in Billiri? How well did the community continue to engage in Wikimedia activities post-project?

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	209	The overall count of individuals who will gain from the awareness initiatives conducted in the community through both online and offline media.
Number of editors	65	There will be a minimum of 50 newly registered users who will undergo training as new editors during the program.
Number of organizers

Number of content contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project	Number of content created or improved
Wikipedia	75
Wikimedia Commons	110
Wikidata	55
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
Wikivoyage
Wikibooks
Wikiversity
Wikinews
Wikispecies
Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia

Optional description for content contributions.

Throughout the training, participants are expected to edit approximately 75 articles in both English and Hausa. Additionally, they are anticipated to upload around 110 original multimedia materials on Wikicommons and create approximately 55 data entries on Wikidata.

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)

Dashboard

Financial proposal

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pkG-yHN-cT6PYsQPmFCDyhr8AXr65mBmLLRwagSDRVY/edit?usp=sharing

22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)

2231500 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.

1388.74 USD

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