Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/ SheSaid 2023 Events in Nigeria (ID: 22267051)
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Applicant Details edit
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Ebubechukwu1
- 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.
SheSaid 2023 Events in Nigeria
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2023-11-10 - 2024-01-12
- 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)
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 drive transformative change by amplifying women's voices and achievements across diverse fields on Wikiquote. We are dedicated to bridging the gender gap by ensuring women's unique quotes, insights, and accomplishments are adequately represented and celebrated.
The main challenges we address center on the underrepresentation and limited visibility of women's voices and contributions on Wikiquote, reflecting broader issues of gender bias. Our goal is rectify these challenges and create a more inclusive and balanced representation.
We will employ a three-pronged approach;
Awareness and Advocacy: Raising awareness and advocate for diverse representation through public talks, social media campaigns, and media engagement showcasing the positive impact of women's quotes. This will encourage wider participation and support.
Comprehensive Content Creation and Enhancement: Our strategy involves organizing a series of engaging activities such as editing campaigns, workshops, physical and online training sessions, and edit-a-thons. Through these initiatives, we empower both new and experienced editors to contribute high-quality Wikiquote articles and quotes that highlight the achievements of women across diverse fields, ensuring that these valuable and insightful quotes are accessible to a wide public on Wikiquote.
Collaborative Community Building: we will build partnerships with local women’s organizations to cultivate a passionate Wikiquote editing community, enthusiasts and advocates.
Through this project we hope to engage and train, individuals, women in our local communities, new and existing Wikimedian editors on how to effectively create and improve Wikiquote articles, documenting this powerful and inspiring quotes of these prominent Women to ensure that their quotes are appropriately acknowledged, preserved and documented as this will immensely bridge the content gap about the notable and remarkable quotes from Women, giving the world access to the quotes from them that often go unheard.
Upon successful implementation, this project will contribute to a more balanced, accurate, and inclusive representation of women's voices.This Project will enrich Wikiquote's content, fostering a deeper understanding of remarkable achievements of women, inspiring and empowering future generations, provide inspirational role models, and pave the way for a more equitable online space where diverse voices are celebrated and respected.
- 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)Creating Awareness: To effectively reach both new and existing Wikimedian, editors, we will utilize E-posters and fliers, strategically distributed across platforms of our target participants. This comprehensive approach guarantees widespread event awareness, ensuring a diverse audience is reached with maximum impact. By harnessing these designated platforms and messaging channels, we will establish an inclusive WhatsApp group for interested individuals, optimizing efficient and cost-effective communication. Embracing an integrated messaging strategy, we will harmonize our messaging efforts, creating a coherent and resonant message that underscores the event's significance and objectives.
2) Physical Training Day 1: This hands-on training session constitutes a pivotal element of our project, offering participants valuable practical skills and profound insights into the art of editing and contributing to Wikiquote. participants will be trained by experience volunteer facilitators with the use of teaching aids which includes projector and slides also with wikiquote training resources on how to make basic edits on wikiquote searching and retrieval of information on wikiquote, improving and creating articles on wikiquote to bridge the gap.This interactive training empowers both new and experienced contributors, fostering inclusivity and enabling effective participation.
3) Physical Meet Up (Edit a thon): This will offer a dynamic platform encompassing mentoring sessions aimed at enhancing participants editing skills, culminating in an engaging edit-a-thon session. Our dedicated team will provide invaluable guidance during the edit-a-thon, fostering a collaborative environment where participants can learn, apply their knowledge, and successfully contribute to the project's objectives. This comprehensive approach includes real-time monitoring and assessment, ensuring participants receive tailored support to become better editors, ultimately equipping them with essential skills and knowledge for ongoing contribution and growth.
4) Virtual Training(Online Follow up Training): The Virtual Training, serving as an online follow-up to our project, represents a formal and structured continuation of skill development. Through this, participants will receive targeted instruction, guided by experienced facilitators, to further enhance their proficiency in editing and contributing to Wikiquote towards the desired goal of the Project. This virtual training session underscores our commitment to sustained growth and knowledge refinement, ensuring participants remain equipped with the necessary tools and insights for impactful contributions.
5) Virtual Webinar: The Virtual Webinar promises an illuminating experience as we will be inviting a distinguished member of the SheSaid campaign's global team. Her invaluable insights will unveil the transformative power of the campaign in fostering gender equality, inspiring participants with real-world success stories. Engaging in an enriching dialogue, the event opens doors to exploration and knowledge exchange, while the interactive Q&A session invites participants to delve deeper and satiate their curiosity. This captivating event isn't just about information; it's a catalyst for inspiration, sparking conversations and forging a united front for a more equitable world.
6)Contest: The event will end with an online contest .This is a great way to engage participants and award prizes to the top 3 contributors, top newest editor and Outstanding Female Contributor as incentives to encourage wider engagement in other and future wiki and SheSaid projects and events
- 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.
Our local activity will be organized within a global framework, with several experienced editors who can support our work. The drive will be globally organized by the Wiki Loves Women team. The global team does provide communication material (e.g. social media cards and posts), communication channels and is organizing online training and support for participating groups (office hours, one-on-one, telegram group, etc.) Key people for mentorship are User:Anthere, User:Islahaddow, and User:Afek91. Several formally participating people, including administrators on Wikiquote, already indicated they will join again and can further help, more in depth.
Our local SheSaid event will be organized by experienced Wikimedians dedicated to improving representation of women on Wikiquote . Our team includes:
Ebubechukwu1(Project Lead): I will serve as Project Lead, drawing from her accomplished background as an editor, trainer, and Kiwix Ambassador. With over 8,000 contributions, she has spearheaded major training programs including Wiki Glam Lagos and Wikipedia Awareness for youth corps members. Notably, I served as Project Lead for the African Women in Education Wikiquote event. I will oversee all aspects of this project and ensure its alignment with goals.
Tochiprecious (co-Facilitator): She will be the anchor of the Online Training sessions, leveraging her expertise as an adept Wikipedian and Wikiquote editor and Trainer. As the leader of SheSaid activities within the Igbo User Group, she has honed skills in guiding new editors. She will assist the Project Lead in developing training materials, conducting editing workshops, and supporting and Training participants. Her balanced blend of technical editing proficiency, communication savvy, and commitment to the Wikimedia mission makes her an invaluable team member for this event’s success.She will not be available in Person for the Physical Event.
Dammy Kaka (Co facilitator and Jury): He will hold dual roles as Co-Facilitator and Jury Member. As an experienced Wikimedian with extensive editing and training experience, He co facilitated SheSaid Event 2022 in Nigeria and African Women in Education Wikiquote, he will co-develop workshops, provide mentorship, and evaluate contributions. His background organizing events like Wikilove SDG Tour, SheSaid Events 2022 in Nigeria makes him well-suited to enrich this learning experience and Project.
Ayodelerance(Communication,logistics and Jury): As an experienced Wikimedian editor with impressive contributions on Wikiquote and involvement in initiatives like Reading Wikipedia in Classroom Lagos, He brings crucial expertise in communications, logistics, and content evaluation to our team. His calm guidance during training, organizational skills keeping the event running smoothly, and perceptive feedback as a jury member will be critical in engaging new editors and shaping high-quality submissions to uplift global women’s voices and quotes.
Together, our team combines specialized skills in editing, training, mobilizing contributors, and assessing content. By capitalizing on our complementary capabilities and experience with SheSaid initiatives, we will collaborate to conduct an impactful event that enriches representation of women on Wikiquote.
- 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)
The target participants for our SheSaid event are women from local communities across Nigeria, including both new editors and existing Nigerian Wikimedians.
To recruit and engage participants, we will leverage our connections with wikimedia groups, nonprofits focused on women's empowerment, and cultural organizations. Prior to the event, we will be sharing and distributing e-flyers, learning and training resources to the designated platform of the target participants and sending out an online registration form to recruit new editors and participants for the event.
During the event, my team and I will actively train participants on Wikiquote editing, improving, creation of articles and citation standards, while monitoring contributions to maintain quality. In a collaborative setting, we will guide new editors to expand Wikiquote coverage of quotations by women.
After the event, we will be working to ensure the sustainability of the participants by having them join the SheSaid GenderGap Telegram group and as community members of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria as this will keep them posted and foster participation in future and upcoming wiki and SheSaid events. Additionally, participants will be added to a WhatsApp group for follow up questions, feedback, and Ongoing support.This group provides a direct line of communication between participants and the team running the event. We will also conduct a post-event survey to gather feedback on the event and identify areas for improvement.
Through our project, we will engage women and editors in Nigeria to improve representation of women on Wikiquote. Outreach and hands-on training will equip participants with skills to expand Wikiquote coverage. Follow-up support will facilitate an inclusive editing community that continues adding women's quotations. This effort aims to increase diversity of women on Wikiquote while upholding quality editing standards of Wikiquote.
- 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.
The announcement of this project has been made on the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria discussion page to inform the community about the goals and objectives of this project, and to solicit their support, comments, and recommendations via this link https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#SheSaid_2023_Events_in_Nigeria
The announcement of this project has also been made on the Global SheSaid discussion page to inform the community about the goals and objectives of this project, and to solicit their support, feedbacks, and recommendations via this link https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid#SheSaid_2023_Events_in_Nigeria
- 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)
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)
Innovate in Free Knowledge
Learning and metrics edit
- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
By organizing this event, I hope to gain skills in:
- Recruiting and engaging editors, especially women, in Wikimedia activities
- Providing effective onboarding and training on Wikiquote editing
- Building an inclusive community and driving participation to address content gaps
- Determining effective follow-up strategies to sustain editor retention
- Collaborating with the SheSaid team to learn event organizing best practices
- Developing my mentoring, leadership, and facilitation abilities for diversity initiatives
Additionally, I want to better understand:
- What motivates Nigerian women to get involved with editing Wikiquote
- The specific impact of edit-a-thon activities on expanding women's representation
- How to accurately track and assess progress on closing content gaps
By pursuing these learning objectives, I aim to gain experience and insight to continue improving gender diversity across the Wikimedia movement, both locally and globally.
The focus on learning outcomes in editor engagement, inclusive spaces, and measurable impact will help me evolve as an organizer committed to elevating women’s voices on Wikimedia projects.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 40 | New Participants:20
Returning Participant:20 |
| Number of editors | 40 | New Participants:20
Returning Participant:20 |
| Number of organizers | 4 | Organizers faciltating and co-facilitating the event |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
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| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
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| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | 250 |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abtsract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
100 articles Created and 150 articles improved
- 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)
Outreach Dashboard and X tools to efficiently and accurately track editors contributions
Financial proposal edit
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MKYAi_JVG-H_SYm1-uYMhLeL8wfs4Blrk3A_hBUZ7Is/edit#gid=0
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
1755792.24 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.
2320 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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