Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikidata awareness in Rwanda 2024 (ID: 22797943)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Germain92
- 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.
Wikidata awareness in Rwanda 2024
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-11-01 - 2024-12-20
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Rwanda
- 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) Wikidata 12 year celebration
- 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 want to attend to the lack of awareness in our community on the contributions to wikidata , specifically how the wikipedia articles and contributions on location information are directly related to wikidata and how this is reflected in open street map
- 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.
Based on the planned activities of the wikidata trainings in Africa great lakes through the initiatives of invest in leadership and skills development https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_in_Africa_Great_Lakes We plan to make different activities to raise awareness of wikidata in our community , these will include the edit-a-thons , the trainings , open awareness campaigns especially in the social media and other communication means.
- 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.
We will outsource from the experienced wikidata expert led by Kateregga1 , who will guide the trainings , the workshops and other important activities to increase the awareness of wikidata especially in wikimedia community in Rwanda. We will coordinate with the 4 other community members in events and workshops organisations.
- 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)
We target the wikimedia community and we plan to onboard new members from university and technical schools as wikidata is related to databases , we will emphasize on the computer sciences skills as well as geographic information systems skills . We will target the general audiences for purpose of increasing end user experiences in analysis of data from wikidata.
- 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.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_in_Africa_Great_Lakes/phase2 The link show the priorities of our region in applying advanced skills in wikimedia communities in our region and this will be the basis to make more awareness so that the targets to increase the use of various wikimedia projects are achieved . Specifically we will be targeting the youth as they represent the majority of our community and an affirmative action will be reserved for gender balance in the implementation of the project.
- 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)
Other Important Topics (topics considered to be of impact or important in the specific context)
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Open Technology
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Age (diversity of age groups)
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Invest in Skills and Leadership Development
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Number of contributors to the wikidata projects increased Number of interactions , use of wikidata increased Increased awareness of wikidata project among our community Joy in the community based on the 12 year celebrations of wikidata and networking with the worldwide community
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 150 | Number of reached potential wikimedians who will be involved in the awarness campaings including the wilidata 12 years celebration event. |
| Number of editors | 40 | 40 editors for wikidata among them 10 will receive specialized skills from international trainers |
| Number of organizers | 5 | the project will be lead by peer community members on events organisations and campaigns management |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | 400 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
Contributions of the participants in wikidata
- 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 dashboard will be used to track the wikidata contributions , We will contribute in the wikidata community survey https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Usability_and_usefulness/2024-Community-Survey to raise the awareness and have tangible metrics in skills gaps in wikidata related tools and programs.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
6479655 RWF
- 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.
4935 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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