Africa Environment/Microfunding/Climate change articles creation, Translation and awareness in Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria

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This request for micro-funding to Africa Environment has just been submitted by Abubakar Yusuf Gusau on 22-02-2023 and is awaiting support.

Description

Climate change has continued to pose challenging global environmental problems in the 21st century. For instance, research have shown that water resources quantity and quality will be seriously degraded by the phenomenon. This article’s will examines the effect of climate change on future water availability in Gusau City, Zamfara State, Nigeria.

This project will concentrate on contributing to Wikidata and the basic Hausa Wikipedia by translating and developing content concerning climate change.

Context

•This effort will aim to fill the knowledge gap about climate change on Wikidata.

•Recruite new editors and establish Wikipedia in the State.

• Create and enhance articles about climate change by organizing edit-a-thons.

Team

Please specify who is submitting the request, and what their experience is to run activities

• list all people involved, with their linked username
• Abubakar Yusuf Gusau (project leader)
• Aliyu Shaba (experience Wikimedians)
• Sanusi Gado (facilitator/communication manager)
• Alamin khaleed200 (facilitator)

• individual

• indivudal bank account

Fallout

Expected benefits related to funding.

• We anticipate contributing to efforts to address issues brought on by a dearth of regional information on climate, environmental, and weather issues on Wikidata.

•Recruiting new editors and enhancing the abilities of current editors.

•We will enhance the involvement of our community in the wikimedia movement.

•We will enlighten the local community about climate, environmental and weather change.

Target:

• Number of events: 2

• Number of participants: 25

• Number of articles to be created and translated in Wikidata: 100

• Number of photos to be added on commons: 50

Budget

Object	Unit price (€)	Quantity	Total (€)
Internet connection fees	3$	25	75$
Rental of space to organize Edith-a-thon	300$	2	600$
Certificate of attendance	2$	25	50$
Small gift for participants	5$	25	125$
Transport cost for participants	5$	25	125$
Refreshment for participants and facilitator for two days	15$	29	435$
Rental of projector	10$	2	20$
Total			1,430

Any changes made to the budget after the application is submitted will void the application. You will then need to submit an updated application

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