Wikipedia:Wikimedians of Twi Language User Group/Hub Research in West Africa

Welcome to the Wikimedians of Twi Language User Group/Hub Research in West Africa. The goal of the project is to contribute to the Movement Strategy ongoing discussions on hubs (Regional) by sharing the views of communities in West Africa and providing a summary of how a hub should be. By completion of the project we hope to answer three key questions. These questions are:
 * 1) How do African volunteers within West Africa understand or perceive hubs?
 * 2) What challenges can the implementation of the hub in West Africa solve?
 * 3) What challenges can prevent the implementation of hubs in West Africa?

Project Activities
The research project will be divided into 4 different phases. The methodology to be used for the research will be mixed methods. We will be using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to arrive at findings and answers to our research questions. Using a mixed method will help us tackle a broader and a more complete range of research questions owing to the fact that we are not confined within the tenets of a particular method of research.

For our first phase we will be using questionnaires to gather the understanding and perception of Wikimedians on hubs. This phase will address key question 1; How do African volunteers within West Africa understand or perceive hubs? and 2; What challenges can the implementation of the hub in West Africa solve? This will help us efficiently get more responses from a larger sample size and will last a month (1st July, 2022 - 31st July 2022).

For the second phase, we will be using interviews to allow us ask a wider range of questions and get insights on hubs from an audience who can share perspectives on the topic. The last key question; What challenges can prevent the implementation of hubs in West Africa? will be addressed here. An example will be to interview members of the planning East Africa and Thematic Hubs team. These interviews will be conducted online using the Zoom platform. All interviews will be recorded and transcribed after the meeting ends. This will also last a month (1st August - 31st August 2022).

Phase three of the research will be used for analysis of our data collected during the online survey and online interview. The period is 1st September - 30th September 2022.

Finally, phase four will be the period to document and share our research findings with other communities, affiliates and stakeholders from 1st October - 31st October 2022.

Team

 * User:Amoaniwaa: Project lead
 * User:Mwintirew: Logistics
 * User:Kinvidia: Documentation
 * User:Sunkanmi12: Communications

Ways to Help
We kindly encourage Wikimedians especially those within West Africa to fill our survey and share with other editors.