Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Yoruba Wikibooks (ID: 22657018)
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Applicant Details
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OTim75
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Main Proposal
edit- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Yoruba Wikibooks
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-07-19 - 2024-08-10
- 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)
Not applicable
- 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)
We aim to significantly enhance the representation and quality of Yoruba language books on Wikibooks. The goal is to create a robust collection of educational resources that reflect the rich cultural heritage and knowledge of the Yoruba people, an ethnic group of over 48 million individuals in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo.
Challenges and Problems: 1. Underrepresentation: The Yoruba language section on Wikibooks currently lacks comprehensive and quality content, making it difficult for Yoruba speakers and learners to access valuable educational resources.
2. Language Preservation: Without sufficient digital resources, the Yoruba language risks diminished usage among younger generations, leading to a potential erosion of cultural identity.
3. Educational Barriers: The scarcity of resources and content on Wikibooks limits educational opportunities for Yoruba-speaking students, educators, and self-learners.
Main Approaches to Achieve This Change:
1. Edit-a-thon: Create 50 new Yoruba books across various subjects, ensuring they are accurate, engaging, and educational. This will involve both writing existing educational materials and creating new, original content.
2. Content Improvement: Edit and enhance 100 existing Yoruba books to improve their accuracy, quality, readability, and usefulness. This also includes updating and improving outdated information and correcting errors.
3. Community Engagement: Recruit and train 20 new contributors from the Yoruba-speaking community to participate in creating and editing Yoruba books on Wikibooks. This would be done through workshops, online training sessions, and close monitoring and support to ensure high-quality contributions.
4. Promotion and Outreach: We would use social media, partnerships with educational institutions with Yoruba language department to get contributors to improve and create new books on Wikibooks. This will encouraging widespread use and engagement.
- 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. Awareness about Wikibooks project will be carried out by me and members of my team by visiting the University of Ibadan (UI), Nigeria's premier university, renowned for its research and academic excellence. The Department of Yoruba at UI is dedicated to the study and preservation of the Yoruba language and culture, and aslo Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), a leading institution known for its strong emphasis on African studies and indigenous languages. The Department of Yoruba at OAU plays a crucial role in cultural and linguistic research, campuses to distribute fliers about the event. Social media platforms (Facebook, WhatsApp and X) will be used to reach wider audience. 2. A two-day physical training: a two-day physical training for participants to receive hands-on training on essential Wikimedia skills, account creation, and basic edits. The first physical training will be in the first week of the campaign, which will focus on training and orientating participants on how to edit and contribute to Wikibooks, the second one will be focus mainly on edit-a-thon which will happen in the third week of the campaign, giving the participants an ample time to edit at their convenience individually before the end of the project. 3. One online session: the session will be a follow-up for the first physical training, where participant challenges will be addressed.
4. Feedback Review and Session: At the end of this period, a review session will take place. This session will involve assessing participants' progress, addressing queries, and presenting certificates to exceptional contributors. There will be a dedicated WhatsApp group to serve as a platform for interaction between participants and facilitators.
- 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.
OTim75 will be the project lead. I have participated in and coordinated several Wikimedia projects, events and workshops, some of which include Info-tourism and Wellness, Wikipedia Awareness in Ilesa, Wikidata for Tourism in Nigeria, and Wikidata of Media Personalities in Nigeria, Wikipedia Awereness in Ilesa amongst others. I'm also a founding member of Osun Wikimedia Network and currently serving as the vice president of the Network.
RukayatAjeigbe, co-facilitator, a certified Reading Wikipedia in Classroom, and President of the Osun Wikimedia Network. She has led a number of Wikimedia projects as the president of Osun Wikimedia Network, and she will use her wealth of knowledge to ensure the smooth running of the project. She will train participants as a facilitator during the trainings.
Ogundele1 will be the logistics manager, an experienced Wikimedia project editor who has led a number of Wikimedia projects. As the second president of the Wikimedia Fan Club at the University of Ibadan, he recruited editors who are now experienced in editing Wikimedia projects. He has participated in and led many Wikimedia projects which include, Wiki Loves Africa, 1Lib1Ref, Wikimedia Pages Wanting Photos, Wikify; Wikidata and SPARQL Training, Wiki Climate Campus Tour Nigeria, among others.
- 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)
Target Participants: 1. Primary: Yoruba speakers, including students, educators, and self-learners interested in contributing to Yoruba Wikibooks. 2. Secondary: Academic staff and students from the Department of Yoruba at the University of Ibadan (UI) and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU).
Engagement Before Activities: 1. Outreach Campaigns: We will utilize social media, university networks, and community platforms to raise awareness about the project. 2. Webinars: Host informational sessions to introduce the project and its objectives, explaining how participants can get involved.
During the project, my team will actively engage in facilitating training sessions, ensuring that participants gain the necessary skills and knowledge to contribute effectively to Wikibooks. Edits made by these new editors will be closely monitored to prevent vandalism and misinformation that may come from them as new editors.
To ensure sustainability, a WhatsApp group will be created where participants will stay in touch to express their concerns, share their challenges with facilitators, including their progress, discuss Wikimedia projects, and stay updated about the Wikimedia movement. Additionally, new editors will be welcomed into the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria to ensure continued engagement and participation in Wikimedia projects.
- 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/1gdqCvCG-zp62Ku15pUoA2e20mekOIW4IrTLuwhjfTiY/edit?pli=1
- 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 have informed the Wikimedia Nigeria User Group through their meta page: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#Yoruba_Wikibooks
- 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)
Education
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Linguistic / Language
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Manage Internal Knowledge
Learning and metrics
edit- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Did the project create community awareness about Wikibooks project?
Did the project train new editors to have the required skills to edit Wikibooks and Wikimedia projects?
Was the project beneficial to the target participants in terms of their full satisfaction with the knowledge they acquired?
Did the participants contribute contents to Yoruba Wikibooks?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 33 | Total number of participants, facilitators included. |
| Number of editors | 30 | Total number of participants
20 new editors 10 existing editors |
| Number of organizers | 3 | Total number of facilitators for the project |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | 150 |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
50 new books created 100 improve books
- 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)
The Wikimedia event outreach dashboard and Hashtag tool will be used to track participants contributions.
Financial proposal
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KsR9wBqvBe0j7LDTClOEMpiLI2b6p6paQh-tYmd4pN4/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)
1762000 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.
1906096 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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