Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikivoyage 10th Birthday Celebration in Nigeria (ID: 22039737)
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Applicant Details edit
- Please provide your main Wikimedia Username.
Timmylegend
- Please provide the Usernames of people related to this proposal.
Haylad Bilijin
- Organization
Access to Knowledge Africa Initiative
- Are you a member of any Wikimedia affiliate or group, including informal groups like Wiki Fan Clubs, emerging language communities, not recognized Wikimedia groups etc.? Please list them all.
Wikivoyage community
Grant Proposal edit
- M. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wikivoyage 10th Birthday Celebration in Nigeria
- Q. Indicate if it is a local, international, or regional proposal and if it involves several countries? (optional)
Local
- Q2. If you have answered regional or international, please write the country names and any other information that is useful for understanding your proposal.
- R. If you would like, please share any websites or social media accounts that your group or organization has.
https://freeknowledgeafrica.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@freeknowledgeafrica https://instagram.com/FreeKnowledgeAfrica https://twitter.com/FreeKnowAfrica?s=09 https://facebook.com/FreeKnowledgeAfrica https://www.linkedin.com/company/freeknowledgeafrica/
- 1. What is the change that you are trying to bring about and why is this important.
The Wikivoyage 10th Birthday Celebration in Nigeria is a 2-day Wikimedia event to celebrate Wikivoyage's 10th birthday in Lagos. The primary aim of the conference is to promote the growth of Wikivoyage in Nigeria. The first day of the event would be a full-day conference, which would feature sessions on capacity building and development, Wikimedia skills acquisition, leadership, and knowledge sharing. The second day of the event would start in the evening as a birthday dinner and party to joyfully celebrate our community and how far we have come since we started over two years ago in Nigeria.
- 2. Describe your main approaches or strategies to achieve these changes and why you think they will be effective.
The main approaches are to: Raise awareness about Wikivoyage in Nigeria. Engage existing editors on different ways to contribute to the movement. Provide a networking platform/opportunity to members of the Nigerian Wikimedia community, and strengthen personal relationships amongst our members, thereby improving the community health of the Wikimedia movement overall. Provide a platform for learning, capacity building and sharing of experiences and ideas around Wikimedia projects. Provide opportunities for training of community members on program management, grants making and reporting. Create partnering opportunities with local organizations from the cultural and educational sector, which may span beyond the conference.
- 3. What are the activities you will be developing and delivering as part of these approaches or strategies?
A program committee will be set up to design a suitable program line-up for the conference. Possible program activities would include:
Presentations on Wikivoyagee projects in Nigeria over the past two years. Wikivoyage Edit-a-thon and training session. Capacity building workshops and roundtables. Strategy Session. Wiki dinner and party.
- 4. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign or event? If so, please select the relevant campaign below. If so, please select all the relevant campaigns from the list below. If "other", please state which.
Other (please specify)
- Wikivoyage 10th Birthday Celebration
- 5. Do you have the team that is needed to implement this proposal?
Timmylegend (Project and Campaign Lead) - He previously led the Wikimedia Fan Club, University of Ilorin. He has organised various campaigns at the University of Ilorin Wikimedia community such as 1Lib1Ref, Art+Feminism, Wiki Loves Africa, and Wikipedia pages wanting photos. He will be in charge of recruiting and onboarding new members during the process.
Haylad (Training Coordinator) - He has previously led the Wikimedia Fan Club, University of Ilorin, organized multiple meetups and Wiki loves Africa photo walks/event at the University Club in Ilorin and Ado-Ekiti in 2019 and 2020 respectively. He will be facilitating the creation of instructional videos/materials, virtual meetings and selection of speakers/trainers on virtual training workshops for new members.
Bilijin (Panelist) - She is an experienced Wikimedian with a knack for prudence, she and her team will be in charge of result collation and disclosure of Winners. She previously led the Wikimedia Fan Club, University of Ilorin and is a board member (Vice Chair) of the Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation Inc/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria.
Godstime Elijah (Logistics) - He is an experienced Wikimedian and the former training and development coordinator at the Wikimedia Fan Club, University of Ilorin. He has organised trainings and contests such as Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos. He will be responsible for facilitating the delivery of prizes to the Winners of the contest and every other logistics during the project.
Ifedohlapo (Panelist) - She is an experienced Wikimedian and a one time Events Manager at the Wikimedia Fan Club, University of Ilorin. She is interested in the GLAM space and advocates for Open Access practices in Cultural Heritage Institutions.
Hopilo12 (Associate Training Coordinator) - She is an experienced Wikimedian and is currently the Vice-President; Outreach of the Wikimedia Fan Club, University of Ilorin. She will help in the creation of virtual training workshops for new members.
Tesleemah (Associate Training Coordinator)-Tesleemah is an experienced Wikimedia editor who has participated in different projects ranging from Wikihuman Rights, WikiGombe, and Public Domain Nigeria Contest, among others. She was one of the facilitators for Wikimedia promotions in Federal University of Kashere in 2022. She will help with the virtual training of participants.
- 6. Please state if your proposal aims to work to bridge any of the identified CONTENT knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select up to THREE that most apply to your work.
Geography, Socioeconomic Status, Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial
- 6.1 In a few sentences, explain how your work is specifically addressing this content gap (or Knowledge inequity) to ensure a greater representation of knowledge.
This project poses a topic of impact as traveling and tourism within Africa have evolved over the years and much of the information needs to be updated and accurate.
- 7. Please state if your proposal includes any of these areas or THEMATIC focus. Select up to THREE that most apply to your work and explain the rationale for identifying these themes.
Education, Culture, heritage or GLAM , Advocacy, Diversity
- 8. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities?
Gender Identity, Geographic , Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background, Socioeconomic status
- 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?
The target participants are Wikimedians/non-wikimedians who are passionate about contributing to information about travel destinations in Nigeria on Wikivoyage.
- 10. In what ways are you actively seeking to contribute towards creating a safer, supportive, more equitable environment for participants?
This project would be hosted within and around an inclusive environment that pays cognizance to the friendly space policy and the universal code of conduct.
- 11. Please tell us about how you have let your Wikimedia communities know about the planned activities and this proposal. Use this space to describe the processes you carried out to make the community more involved in planning this proposal. Please link the on-wiki community discussion(s) around the proposals.
The project has been announced on the Free Knowledge Africa Community to intimate the community to seek support, remarks, and recommendations. It has also been discussed with concerned volunteers through WhatsApp.
- 12. Are you aware of other Rapid Fund proposals in your local group, community, or region that are being submitted and that align with your proposed project?
No
If yes:
- 12.1 Did you explore the possibility of doing a joint proposal with other leaders in your group?
- N/A
- 12.2 How will this joint proposal allow you to have better results?
- N/A
- 13. Will you be working with other external, non-Wikimedia partners to implement this proposal? Required.
No
- 13.1 Please describe these partnerships and what motivates the potential partner to be part of the proposal and how they add value to your work.
- 14. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select a maximum of THREE options that most apply.
Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement, Invest in Skills and Leadership Development, Identify Topics for Impact
Learning, Sharing, and Evaluation edit
- 15. What do you hope to learn from your work in this fund proposal?
How much of African destinations have we contributed to free knowledge? How many Africans have the advocacy for free knowledge on travel/tourism reached? To what extent have we contributed to advancing Wikimedia objectives through the African travel? How have we confirmed the authenticity of stories surrounding topics related to African destinations on Wikivoyage?
- 16. Based on these learning questions, what is the information or data you need to collect to answer these questions? Please register this information (as metric description) in the following spaces provided.
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Feedback from Participants on Skills Learnt | This project hopes to have confidently equip volunteers with the skills necessary to contribute accurately to Wikivoyage. | 20 |
| Sustainability of the Community | How many participants are willing to be a part of the community extensively? | 20 |
| Continous Participation | How many participants contributed after the birthday celebration? | 15 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
- 17. Core quantitative metrics.
| Core metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | Physical participants at the event | 60 |
| Number of editors | 15 New Editors, 45 Returning Editors | |
| Number of organizers | Organizers for this project would include 4 facilitators and 3 volunteer organizers. | 7 |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Wikivoyage | 15 new articles are to be created | 15 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 pictures to be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
- 17.1 If for some reason your proposal will not measure these core metrics please provide an explanation.
These core metrics would be a fundamental basis for measuring the impact of the project in contributing to free knowledge.
- 18. What tools would you use to measure each metric selected? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support.
The outreach dashboard tool would be used to onboard participants and track contributions. Hence, the provision of informed insight as regards the progress of the project would be monitored and managed. I would also appreciate any other support which would ensure the successful execution and management of this project.
Financial Proposal edit
- 19. & 19.1 What is the amount you are requesting from Wikimedia Foundation? Please provide this amount in your local currency.
1470600 NGN
- 19.2 What is this amount in US Currency (to the best of your knowledge)?
3070 USD
- 20. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ESxBENWAsrMB4gyPBn27tZuYGBEXGi0svdWzRmLIK0w/edit?usp=sharing
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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