Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Ghanaian Languages Meetup (ID: 22591627)

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Applicant Details

Main Wikimedia username. (required)

DaSupremo

Organization

Ghanaian Languages Wikimedia Community

If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)

I'm a group leader of an informal Wikimedia group., I'm a staff member or contractor in a Wikimedia Affiliate, group, or allied organization.

Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)

The Ghanaian Wikimedia Languages Meetup is a well mini conference that is designed to bring Wikimedians together who are working on the indigenous languages Wikipedias in Ghana. Most Ghanaians who contribute to the local languages have similar challenges and bringing them together will give them a sense of belonging and boost their confidence in digitizing their languages to prevent it from going into extinction and also closing up the digital divide that keeps people disconnected from the internet because of language barriers.

Main Proposal

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

Ghanaian Languages Meetup

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

2024-07-18 - 2024-07-20

4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)

Ghana

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) Meet-up

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)

To unite Wikimedians working on the language Wikipedias in Ghana: Most Ghanaians who contribute to the local languages have similar challenges and bringing them together will give them a sense of belonging and boost their confidence in digitizing their languages to prevent it from going into extinction and also closing up the digital divide that keeps people disconnected from the internet because of language barriers.
To learn from the various communities in Ghana: Every community has its strengths and weaknesses and bringing all the language Wikimedia communities together will provide fertile ground for brainstorming on how to better stand out the language platforms and also learn from the others what has worked and what did not work. And also, every community has a special skill and experience so bringing these communities together would help us learn from one another skills such as community development, volunteer retention, leadership development, and others.
To recruit new volunteers: meetups provide avenues for creating awareness about the existence of Wikimedia volunteers which attract the attention of the general public hence leading to the recruitment of more volunteers.

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.

We will be involving different communities and focus on connecting all the languages, bringing all the Wikimedia language communities together to learn from each other, share our challenges and success stories, and create partnership opportunities for future collaborations.
Additionally, this event will create an avenue for the communities to learn from each other. Volunteers will have the opportunity to network and celebrate our achievements over the years.
The event will be organized in person in Tamale for two days (Friday and Saturday). Some important sessions will be streamed live to YouTube channels for online participants. We have chosen Tamale because more than half of the language communities in Ghana are based in and around Tamale, which means we will be able to bring more people to the event without the need to pay more for transport and accommodation considering the scope of the budget.

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.

Advisory role: Sadik Shahadu (User:Shahadusadik), Executive Director of the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group, core organizer of Mozfest festivals since 2019, West African Language Coordinator, Core organizer of WikiIndaba 2015, and an experienced event planner and manager for Art + Feminism
Project Coordinator: Faisal Ali (User:DaSupremo), Project Lead/Co-founder for the Ghanaian Pidgin Community, contractor at the Wikimedia Foundation's Communications/Organization communications translators group and translator
Language leads: Mohammed Kamal-Deen Fuseini (User:Dnshitobu), Co-lead for the Gurene Wikimedia Community, an experienced Wikimedian providing technical services, and a translator
Logistic manager: Maxwell Beganim (User:Xibitgh), an experienced and long-time volunteer, Co-lead of Wiki-Green Conference and Initiatives
Logistics: Hamidu Rukaya (User:Ruky Wunpini), an experienced organizer and volunteer
Communication: Robert Obiri (User:Robertjamal12), Project coordinator for the Fante Wikimedia Community,
Communication: Ruth Abugpoka Ayorigya (User:Awinebotima), an experienced organizer and volunteer

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 are Ghanaian language Wikimedians and other potential contributors (new volunteers). We would send a survey through Google Forms to the various language communities in Ghana. We would ask for their personal information (name, telephone number, Wikimedia username). We would set up a WhatsApp platform and add them to the group for future engagements. After the event, we would send a survey to ask for their feedback for the event and subsequent events. We will also be engaging the general public via all our social media handles, especially the participating language communities.

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://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Friendly_space_policy

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 following Wikimedia langauge communities have been informed:

Dagbani Wikimedians User Group (https://w.wiki/9dVK)
Ghanaian Pidgin Wikimedians Community (https://w.wiki/9dVM)
Gurene Wikimedians Community (https://w.wiki/9dVP)
Fante Wikimedians Community (https://w.wiki/9dVV)
Wikimedians of Twi Language User Group (https://w.wiki/9dVZ)
Kusaal Wikimedia Community (https://w.wiki/9dVd)
Dagaare Wikimedia Community (https://w.wiki/9dVh)
Moore Wikimedia Community (https://w.wiki/9dVn)
Ewe Wikimedians Community Ghana (https://w.wiki/9dVq)

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)

Culture, heritage or GLAM

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)

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)

The goal is to strengthen the community, improve collaboration and communication, and drive progress toward the mission of the Wikimedia movement. In details:
Project update: We hope to learn about the current projects of the various communities and how they are working around the implementation of the 2030 movement strategies.
Knowledge sharing: We will learn to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and skills among the volunteers to improve collaboration and productivity.
Community dynamics: We will observe the interactions and relationships between the volunteers and gather insights into their motivations and perspectives
Networking: We hope to learn about the available opportunities for volunteers and create rooms for network and forming new partnerships.

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	120	60 in person and 60 online participants
Number of editors	0
Number of organizers	7

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

Optional description for content contributions.

N/A

19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)

No

Main Open Metrics Data
Main Open Metrics	Description	Target
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A

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)

Google Forms - for contact information and feedback
Google Sheet - for registration
Etherpad - for taking notes
Jamboard - ideation and brainstorming

Financial proposal

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TMVyLbJfkfCcGq-4xYcu8-0aAZhsUoim57lKZl98G5U/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)

65800 GHS

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.

4733.81 USD

We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.

Yes

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