Grants:Project/Rapid/Zend2020/The West African Hub

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Zend2020/The West African Hub Initiative (Research,Assessment and Data Collection)

The initiation of a West African Hub for the Wikimedian Movement a safe place for community members where collaboration,conversation,connection,growth occurs.A springboard to "the next" in that regions activity, programmes to establish the presence of the movement.A place of where partnerships could be conceived ,developed, nurtured and maintained with people who want to work with the movementment.

targetWikipedia,Wikidata,WikiVoyage,Wikiquote.English,French,Yoruba,Igbo,Hausa

start dateApril 5th

start year2022

end dateMay 25th

end year2022

budget (local currency)N1,676,350

budget (USD)$4020.This link did not lead to intended destination but the Central Bank Exchange rate is N417 to 1USD.

grant typeplease specify whether this grant is for an individual, group, or organization

grantee• Zend2020

contact(s)• gbemiadepojuesho@gmail.com

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Project Goal

What will be the outputs of your project and how will those outputs contribute to advancing a specific Movement Strategy Initiative

Building a visible impactful internal stakeholder forum / community.
It will help in discovering the gaps in stakeholder engagement and community building
Identifying, accommodating and integrating underrepresented communities in the movement in that region.
An increased awareness of the movement can be achieved in that region
It help determine setting up a physical regional hub is possible and important .
Pointer to get potential partners can be recognised,tracked and brought on board
How to generate establish community engagement , bonds and building in West Africa.
Advocacy development and tracking.
Exploring equity and inclusion.
Retaining new editors and members.
Figuring a leadership development framework.
Creating a onboarding,membership and leadership pathways.

What specific Movement Strategy Initiative does your project focus on and why? Please select one of the initiatives described here: It cuts across many of them like Coordinating across stakeholders,investing in skill and leadership development but it is mainly hinged on Equity and Inclusion

Project Background

When do you intend to begin this project and when will it be completed?: I intend to begin on the 6th of April and end on the 25th of July
Where will your project activities be happening?: Online and Four West African Countries in Wikimedia movement that are chosen .Online because I am looking at getting more countries in West Africa through the network i will build in another programme I am in that cuts across Africa.
Are you collaborating with other communities or affiliates on this project? Please provide details of how partners intend to work together to achieve the project goal.: I am working first with the leaders/ representatives of Wikimedia in West Africa we have in touch and they are excited to participate in the exploration and possibility the hub.We are going to work together with knowledge sharing,collaboration and connection with and to members .They are also critical in data collection where a lot surveys and data analysis will be explored.
What specific challenge will your project be aiming to solve? And what opportunities do you plan to take advantage of to solve the problem?: The project is aimed to concretizing assumptions,developing data points that establish outline goals ,implementing and deploying solutions.I plan on using knowledge sharing and collaboration to tackle this problem.I believe if a shared / intersection on interests can be established ,it will go a long way.
Does this project aim to apply one of the examples shared in the call for grants and if so which one?: Yes it does the Hubs and Skills Development

Project Activities

What specific activities will be carried out during this project? Please describe the specific activities that will be carried out during this project.

Assessment
Community Gathering
In-depth interviews with interested Wikimedians
Identify and /or create channels for the community
Partnerships.
Projects and Initiatives creation/identification.
Report Writing
Administrative Tasks
Survey preparation and dissemination within the community

How do you intend to keep communities updated on the progress and outcomes of the project? Please add the names or usernames of these individuals responsible for updating the community: I have already established a line of communication with community leaders via email and intend to continue with this and if need be update.
Who will be responsible for delivering on this project and what are their roles and responsibilities?

Gbemisola Esho will be responsible for delivering the project
John Eromosele a data analyst will assist me
A French Translator

Additional information

If your activities include community discussions, what is your plan for ensuring that the conversations are productive? Provide a link to a Friendly Space Policy or UCoC that will be implemented to support these discussions.: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Friendly_space_policy
If your activities include in-person events or activities, you will need to complete the steps outlined in the Risk Assessment protocol. Please provide a link to your completed copy of the risk assessment tool.: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g_fqMppdHNHCrouCyjT-4oMkeBmRvCSIQAQzwnQrD1I/edit#gid=83886443
If your activities include the use of paid online tools, please describe what tools these are and how you intend to use them.: Zoom,Slack,Gsuite,Infogram,Flourish.I intend to use zoom for online meetings because it can be recorded and the recordings are okay.Slack for communication,Gsuite for real time collaboration ,Infogram or Flourish for data visualization.
Do your activities include the translation of materials, and if so, in what languages will the translation be done? Please include details of those responsible for making the translations.: Translation will be done in French
Are there any other details you would like to share? Consider providing rationale, research or community discussion outputs, and any other similar information, that will give more context on your proposed project.

Outcomes

After your activities are complete, we would like to understand the draft implementation plan for your community. You will be required to prepare a document detailing this plan around a movement strategy initiative. This report can be prepared through Meta-wiki using the Share your results button on this page. The report can be prepared in your language, and is not required to be written in English.

In this report, you will be asked to:

Provide a link to the draft implementation plan document or Wikimedia page
Describe what activities supported the development of the plan
Describe how and where you have communicated your plan to relevant communities.
Report on how your funding was spent

Your draft implementation plan document should address the following questions clearly:

What movement strategy initiative or goal are you addressing?
What activities will you be doing to address that initiative?
What do you expect will happen as a result of your activities? How do those outcomes address the movement strategy initiative?
How will you measure or evaluate your activities? What tools or methods will you use to evaluate your activities?

To create a draft implementation plan, we recommend the use of a logic model, which will help you and your team think about goals, activities, outcomes, and other factors in an organized way. Please refer the following resources to develop a logic model:

Overview of logic models on Meta-wiki
Example logic models for reference for other movement activities (such as partnerships and edit-a-thons)
Blank logic model template on Google Drive

Please confirm below that you will be able to prepare a draft implementation plan document by the end of your grant:

Yes I will be able.

Optionally, you are welcome to include other information you'd like to share around participation and representation in your activities. Please include any additional outcomes you would like to report on below:

Budget

How you will use the funds you are requesting? List bullet points for each expense. Don’t forget to include a total amount, and update this amount in the Probox at the top of your page too!

Research (time needed to review, perform analysis, or investigate any information needed to support implementation ideas or planning):500
Facilitation (facilitation time including facilitator preparation, meeting facilitation time, and debriefing):200
Documentation (document preparation time, time spent documenting of discussion, post-meeting work):500
Translation (translation costs for briefs and global materials):500
Coordination (coordinator work to manage or support multiple workflows to prepare for meeting):300
Online tools or services (subscription services for online meeting platforms, social media promotion):300
Data (internet or mobile costs for organizers or participants to access or participate in activities):200
Venue or space for meeting (costs of renting a physical meeting space):300
Transportation costs (costs of supporting organizers or participants to attend the meeting):1000
Meals (costs related to refreshments, lunches, or other meals during in-person activities):200
Other:Bank Transfer 20

TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED USD:4020

Completing your application

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Change the application status from status=draft to status=proposed in the {{Probox}} template.
Contact strategy2030 wikimedia.org to confirm your submission, as well as to request any support around your application.

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