Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Hussaini Mohammed/Wikipedia Awareness and Edit-a-thon in CAMTECH Potiskum: Difference between revisions
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Project summary
Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- We want to organize a Wikipedia awareness and edit-a-thon program at the College of Administration Management and Technology, Potiskum. This project aims to introduce students to Wikipedia, promote digital literacy, and encourage contributions to Wikipedia.
Wikimedia Project
Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Tyap Wikipedia, English Wikiquote, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.
- Hausa Wikipedia
Contact person and Location
Please state the contact details of the contact person(s) for this project including email(s) and location. For more than one contact person, indicate same details for everyone
- Full name: Hussaini Mohammed
- Email address: elhussaini14@gmail.com
- Address: Yobe State
- Location of Project: Potiskum
Project class
Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club
- Individual
Timeline of activities
Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
- 08th January, 2025 to 31st January, 2025
Project Goal
Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.
- recruit new editors
- Add or improve content
Project Plan
Activities
Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?
- One day physical event/Edit-a-thon and one day online training
2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.
- We will post it on their Whatsapp groups and other social media channels
3. How will you let participants know about the edit-a-thon? In what ways will you be communicating with them?
For example, these can include on-wiki spaces, social media channels, mailing lists, messaging apps, or physical/online gatherings.
- We will post it on students WhatsApp groups and on other social media channels
4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead/assist the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals. (NOTE: all experienced Wikimedia editors MUST endorse and sign your proposal as proof of availability)
For example: User:Kaizenify
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- Yes they have laptops and smartphones
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- We will create a WhatsApp group and add them on it for follow-up
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
Impact
How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets (only those applicable to your project):
- Number of events - 2
- Number of participants - 20
- Number of new editors - 18
- Number of of articles created - 40
- Number of of articles improved - 250
- Number of of images uploaded - 0
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -
Metrics tracking
How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding) Outreach dashboard will be use
Resources
What resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.
1. Venue = 50,000
2. Refreshments 1,500 ×ばつ 20 = 30,000
3. Banner and fliers 20,000
4. Fuel for generator = 10,000
5. Projector rent = 10,000
6. Gift to the top 3 participants = 50,000
7. T Shirts for Facilitators ×ばつ 3 = 15,000
8. Cameraman = 10,000
9. Contingency 20,000
Total = 215,000
Endorsements
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