Grants:Dagbani Wikimedians User Group Grants/Individaul Support Fund/AlaafeiWiki
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- AlaafeiWiki is an initiative to help create and translate medical information across wikimedia platforms for local accessibility to this important information, especially in underrepresented communities and language on the continent. The project will help to translate medical conditions, treatment options, notable health professionals and their works, health institutions and any other relevant and related to health.
Wikimedia Project
[edit]Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Dagbani Wikipedia, Gurene Wikipedia, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.
- Dagbani Wikipedia
Contact person and Location
[edit]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: Abdul-Rauf Moshie Adam
- Email address:adamrauf100@gmail.com
- Address:Tamale, Ghana
- Location of Project:Tamale, Ghana
Project class
[edit]Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club
- Individual
Timeline of activities
[edit]Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
- 1st November, 2025 to 31st December, 2025.
Project Goal
[edit]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
[edit]Activities
[edit]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 editathons; opening and climax. and series of trainings
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.
- through the Wikimedia Meta-Wiki, LinkedIn and facebook platforms. tagging the appropriate communitities and organizations
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.
- social media channels, mailing and messaging apps and phone calls, if necessary.
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
Jahabia 5. If you are going to have a contest, you need to state your scoring criteria
- Number of words/characters added relevant to the campaign
6. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- Through trainings to equip newbies with the relevant skills
7. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- through a common social media platform where we can continue to share ideas and address challenges related to the campaign
8. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- The project will set the pace for health related content on the wikimedia space to get translated to loacal dialect for easy accessibility and understanding.
Impact
[edit]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 -
- Number of participants -
- Number of new editors -
- Number of of articles created -
- Number of of articles improved -
- Number of of images uploaded -
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -
Metrics tracking
[edit]How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding) through record keeping and data analysis during the campaign
Resources
[edit]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).
- Abdul-Rauf Moshie; the lead fro the project who will support technncally and in organization of events
- technical support from experienced fellow wikimedians
- Access to a space for local inperson events
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount. Feel free to attach a budget link here but remember to allow view access
- Rental of space, Projector for presentations, and internet backup------GHC 500
- water, snacks, lunch for 20 participants------GHC 1000
- Data Reimbursement for facilitators and contest winners ------ 600
- souvenirs for participants ----- 300
- contingency ----- 100
total GHC 2500
Endorsements
[edit]Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!