Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Linason Blessing/Semester Funding for Wikimedia Fan Club Kwara State University (KWASU) Meetups and Editathons in the 2022/2023 Harmattan Semester

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• This grant will facilitate the recruitment and training of new and existing editors, Also with this grant we will be hosting regular edit-a-thons, monthly workshops, and more that cater to and attract students, lecturers, at the Wikimedia Fan Club Kwara State University during the 2021/2022 Harmattan semester.

Contact person and Location

Please state the contact details of the contact person(s) for this project including email(s) and location

• Linason Blessing (Blessingsarmantha@gmail.com)
• Bukkys658 (bukolajames2017@gamil.com)

Timeline of activities

Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project Start date: 30th January, 2023. End Date: 30th May, 2023.

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 on Campus
2. Increase skills for existing editors
3. 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?

2 Trainings and 2 Editathons

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.

Facebook

Twitter

WhatsApp

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.

Participants will be informed of the editathons and trainings through the club's WhatsApp group as well as its Instagram and Facebook pages.

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:Kaizenify

User:Linason Blessing

User:Bukky658

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

Participants are excpected to bring their mobile phones and/or PCs and we will support them with internet connection. Participants who are not skilled will be trained and engaged by the experienced Wikimedia editors on the team.

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

During the event, participants will be asked to provide their phone numbers and emails. After the event, they will be added to the club's WhatsApp group and feedback forms will be sent to their mails.

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:

1. Number of events = 4
2. Number of participants = 50
3. Number of new editors =20
4. Number of of articles created or improved = 100
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) 15

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? Outreach Dashboard & Edit ladder at the end of the Each Month within the semester

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).

• Linason Blessing, Project Lead
• Bukky658, President Kwasu Fan Club
• Margob28, Staff Adviser

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.

1. Events Space Maintenance 10000*4 = 40,000NGN

2. Food and drinks - 1500 * 50 * 4 = 300,000 NGN

3. T-shirts for organizers and top participants- 3500 * 10 = 35,000NGN

4. Swags: Water botttles, Key holders and items for top contributors = 40,000 NGN

5. Jotters for participants - 600 * 50 = 30,000 NGN

6. Internet - 20000 * 4 = 80,000

7. Camera rental - 10000 * 4 = 40,000

8. Projector rental - 4000 * 4 = 16,000

9. Graphics designs = 15,000NGN

10. Club Registeration Renewal = 10,000

11. Contingency Funds - 20,000 NGN

Total - 626,000NGN

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