Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/1Lib1Ref Gombe State University Fan Club 2024

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• The 1Lib1Ref Gombe State University Fan Club 2024 is a collaborative initiative aimed at enhancing the credibility of Wikipedia, a vital resource for billions of people worldwide. By mobilizing Wikimedians at Gombe State University to add missing references to Wikipedia articles, this project seeks to ensure that readers and researchers have access to trustworthy, unbiased, and up-to-date information. Through targeted training sessions and campaigns, the project aims to empower editors to add reliable references, thereby bolstering the platform's credibility and improving the online information landscape.

Wikimedia Project

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

• 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: Adamu Bala Babayo
• Email address: gombestateuniversityfanclub@gmail.com  
• Address: Gombe State University
• Location of Project: Gombe, Gombe State

Project class

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

• Club

Timeline of activities

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

• June 5th – July 5th, 2024

Project Goal

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

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?

We will conduct two training sessions and an editathon.

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

The proposed community is aware of the project, and Wikimedia Nigeria is equally aware as it is part of a general campaign under them.

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 have a central WhatsApp group for communicating with participants. Additionally, we will create flyers to call for participation, ensuring a coordinated communication channel.

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals. (NOTE: all experienced Wikimedia editors MUST endorse your proposal as proof of availability)
For example: User:Kaizenify

User:AB-Babayo

User:Thinkrasheed

User:SadiY56

We also have an advisory board, which includes our president as a member. This board comprises competent editors who will always be available to facilitate sessions.

5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?

   Yes, participants have the required equipment and skills.

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

We plan to hold monthly mini meet-ups at the university to support the retention of editors and active contribution. The project will be unveiled during these activities for participants.

7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?

Being the first project of the club, we will dedicate some minutes in the first session for a proper introduction of the club and Wikimedia Nigeria User Group. This justifies the choice of conducting two sessions for the 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):

1. Number of events - 2
2. Number of participants - 35
3. Number of new editors - 10
4. Number of of articles created -
5. Number of of articles improved - 100
6. Number of of images uploaded - 50
7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 10

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) To effectively track project metrics, we will implement a comprehensive approach that includes the use of a dedicated outreach dashboard. This dashboard will serve as a centralized platform to monitor and analyze participants' contributions throughout the project.

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 and include a total amount.

• Promotional Materials: A. Roll up Engine and Banner (Since this is our first project, we need a roll-up banner that will display general information about the club and can be used for all events, meetings, and subsequent activities) : 39,000. C. E-flyers: 5,000. Total: ₦44,000.
• Transportation for team members to sort out the delivery= ₦15,000
• Rental of public Address system (2 sessions, 7,000 per day) = ₦14,000
• Rental of projector: (2 sessions, 5,000 per day) = ₦10,000
• Alternative power supply (2 sessions,10,000 per day) = ₦20,000
• Refreshment with water 2000 per person( ×35=70,000) 2 days = ₦140,000
• Prizes for Top 3 editors (1st- 15k gift card; 2nd-10k gift; 3rd-5k gift card)- = ₦30,000
• T Shirt for facilitators (3): ₦15,000
• Total= ₦288,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

 Strong support: Dear Ashioma (WUGN), I am aware of and fully endorse the project.usmanagm (talk)