Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Translation-Athon For Vital Articles (ID: 22977755)
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Applicant Details
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Sanusi Gado
- 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.
Translation-Athon For Vital Articles
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
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- 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)
WikiGap
- 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)
Vital articles are articles that are important to the growth of every Wikipedia. There are some efforts to create more articles around vital topics on Hausa Wikipedia, but there are still many vital articles that are yet to be created on Hausa Wikipedia, which are available on English Wikipedia, more especially on articles related to Health & Medicine, Science and Technology, Mathematics and Measurements (https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vital_articles#Science_(177_articles). These articles are hard to translate because of some complex scientific words/vocabulary. We will attempt to translate these articles with students and educators from ABU Zaria University. As I was once a student there and have a couple of companions that are willing to offer a helping hand,
Furthermore, another problem we are facing on Hausa Wikipedia is poor translations using content translation tools. Most articles created from translation (especially by newbies) contain errors, partly due to lack of technical know-how on how Content Translation Tool works. This project will aim at recruiting editors and training them on how to translate Vital articles effectively.
Plus, most Vital articles around science, art, and geography are often not translated because some scientific words are hard to translate or are absent in Hausa Language. Thus, we will invite professional Hausa Instructors to help us in translating some of these words to Hausa.
Challenges
a). Lower number of articles around Vital topics - Medicine & Health, Science and Technology, Mathematics and Measurements etc. [1]
b). Lack of technical know-how on how to use content translation tool
c). Poor translations of articles
d.) Some scientific words are difficult to translate or absent (as original word) in Hausa Language
e). Lack of retainment of students and educators from Science & technology departments, literature, i.e., most Hausa editors are from languages departments.
f). Low page views on Hausa Wikipedia
Solutions
a). We will attempt to translate Vital Articles around Health and Medicine, Science and Technology, Mathematics, and Measurements using students and educators from these respective departments
b). We will train participants extensively on how to translate articles effectively using the content translation tool
c). We will emphasize creating qualitative articles by awarding prizes to top editors that create articles with good translation
d). We will consult Hausa Language experts in attempting to translate complex scientific words and grammar
e). We will retain participants through continuous engagement in Wikimedia activities via our social media groups
f). The vital articles are articles that are frequently visited due to their significance. Thus, creating more of them will increase page views on Hausa Wikipedia.
- 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.
The planned activities consist of both online and offline awareness and training. They include strategies on how to bring more editors, sensitise on Vital articles and their importance, as well as train participants on how to translate articles effectively using Content Translation Tool. they include:
a). Online: Social media is a powerful tool in reaching out to many audiences within a short period of time. We will, therefore, use social media pages like facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp groups and talk pages on Wikipedia to reach out to a wider audience. We will also organise online training to train interested participants who may not be able to attend in-person trainings.
b). Offline: We will visit selected departments (comprising of linguistics, sciences & Technologies, and Health departments) and invite them to participate in translating articles related to their fields of study. This is particularly important since most of these students are more familiar with some of the words and know their meanings or translations in Hausa. We will also organise face-face trainings for participants who are interested in joining the Wikimedia movement.
c). Experts: We will invite experts from Hausa language educators, Doctors, Medical Personnel, and some scientists who are aboriginal Hausa Native Speakers to assist us in translating some related terms from English to Hausa. i). Hajiya Hauwa holds a Doctorate Degree in Hausa Language, an educator and teacher of Hausa Language with more than 20 years experience in teaching will be around to share with us some fundamentals of translation to Hausa and help in translating some of the complex words to Hausa
II). Dr. Hamza Gado, who has previously attended many of our events, a medical doctor, and an alumni from Medicine Department, ABU Zaria; will train and help in translating medical and scientific terms/articles to Hausa
- 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 team comprise of experienced editors from different language wikis, who have previously organised the Vital Article campaign successfully in their respective Wikis. I Sanusi Gado, an experienced editor from Hausa Wikipedia who has organised Wikipedia awareness in Zaria, and recently organised Health Related Articles project will lead the event. I am an experienced accountant off-wiki; I will, therefore, handle financial expenses and logistics.
User:Uncle Bash who has organised the first phase of Hausa Vital articles will help in training participants on the significance of vital articles in increasing page views and visitation to Wikipedia. He will also train participants in the online trainings.
User:Bacho will carry on in-person trainings for participants. He is a good trainer and orator and an experienced event organiser
User:Umargana1 who has organised the vital articles event in Kanuri Language and co-founder of the Kanuri Wikipedia will assist in logistics, bookings, and arrangements.
- 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 students and educators from ABU Zaria University, whom we previously trained and some new targets from science and technology departments, Medical and Health departments, as well as languages and linguistic departments.
- 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.
We have discussed with my team, and we have announced it on the Hausa Wikipedia Talkpage and our groups on WhatsApp.
- 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)
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)
Improve User Experience
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
i. Can we increase Hausa Wikipedia visitation through this project? ii. Can we increase the number of Vital Articles and fill in the gap in vital articles around science and technology, medicine, and measurements? iii. Can we increase the number of editors on Hausa Wikipedia? iv. Can we increase Wikipedia appreciation and knowledge with the university students?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
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| Number of participants | 40 | |
| Number of editors | 30 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
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| 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.
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- 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)
Financial proposal
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- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
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No
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