Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Gaining Visibility for Private and Public Schools in Eastern Nigeria

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• The project "Documenting public and private Schools in Eastern Nigeria on Wikidata" is a project aimed to create,document, improve public and private Schools items on wikidata, this is due to the observation that many items on this topic, is under-representated on this wikimedia project( Wikidata).

This project will increase the overall visibility, and credibility of the educational institutions available on Wikidata, and can be used as a guide to create new items on other Wikimedia Sister projects,e.g wikicommons.

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Tyap Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.

I will be focusing on "Wikidata" for the purpose of this project.

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:Okeke Chioma Bibiana
• Email address: bibiangelsuccess01@gmail.com
• Address: Awka, Anambra State
• Location of Project: Awka, Anambra State

Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club

Individual

Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project

Timeline :November - December Start date:31st November 2024 - 31st December 2024.

Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.

1. recruit new editors
2. Add or improve content
3. Add and improve items/content on Public and Private Schools in Eastern Nigeria.
4. Teach and guide new Wikimedians to edit on Wikidata.
5. Create an avenue to help new Wikimedians increase their overall edits.

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?

I will be doing one physical training, and one editathon to help encourage new participants to keep contributing. 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.

I am a member of the Wikimedia Anambra Network, will communicate the event on the community WhatsApp group, and also I have a group chat of over 40 students, who are new Wikimedians who I have recruited into the foundation, and i will also be communicating the project in the group chat.

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.

I will also be communicating the editathon on the Wikimedia Anambra Network groupchat on WhatsApp and on the group I created for new Wikimedians that i have recruited into the foundation, finally I will also communicate the editathon during the physical training event for the project.

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

User:Goodymeraj User:Adimora chidinma User:Senator Choko

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 all have equipments and skills to contribute high quality content to the project.

6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?

I will also engage participants through the various channels used to communicate and create awareness for the project, and also in addition, I will create a WhatsApp group for all participants who attend the training meeting, so as to properly engage, monitor and mentor participants. 7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?

This project was initiated as a result of the observations made during the process of carrying out the project on " Gaining Visibility for Secondary Schools in Anambra State on Wikidata" it was observed that many Private and Public Schools in Eastern Nigeria are also not documented or existing on Wikidata. Also it was observed that many of this educational institutions include both government and individual owned Schools.

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):

1. Number of events -1 physical training and one editathon session.
2. Number of participants - 20
3. Number of new editors - 10
4. Number of of articles created - 200
5. Number of of articles improved - 200
6. Number of of images uploaded - 5
7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - Nil

How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding) The project will be tracked through a metrics dashboard that would be created once the project is approved.

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.

The project will be carried out by Okeke Chioma,with the Username "Bibisuccess" a member of the Wikimedia Anambra Network, and also an experienced Wikimedia, who joined the Foundation in 2022, and has participated in various Wikimedia projects, contests and events.

I will be carrying out a project to increase the visibility of public and private Schools in Eastern Nigeria on Wikidata.

I won't be receiving any support from any other organisations for this project. What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.

Hall - #50,000

Refreshments - #50,000

Prizes - 50,000

Logistics - 10,000

Laptop - 10,000

Projector - 10,000

Project Materials/Banner - 20,000

Child care - 20,000

Total - #220,000

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• I am of the opinion that Private and Public schools in Eastern Nigerian need to be visible to all, therefore I Strong support Strong support.Sayvhior (talk) 21:12, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Strong support Strong support A great initiative that needs to be carried out in our community,I strongly endorse this project Senator Choko (talk) 21:19, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Strong support Strong support Public schools visibility brings about their knowledge to communities this is an expressway way in expanding knowledge and awareness,I strongly endorse this project Adimora chidinma (talk) 12:42, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

• Strong support Strong support Mercyjamb123 (talk) 07:21, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
• Strong support Strong support This is a good project for giving visibility to schools in the Eastern region in the country.Ngostary2k (talk) 06:34, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

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