Grants:Dagbani Wikimedians User Group Grants/Individaul Support Fund/Gurene Wikimedia Community

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• Undertake campaigns to raise awareness about the community
• Develop training and editathons to increase Gurene lexemes, and articles
• Bridge the inter-generational gaps through creative arts; Gurene quotes, Music, arts, etc.

Wikimedia Project

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.

Gurene 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: Daniel Abugre Anyorigya
• Email address: danielanyorigya@gmail.com
• Address: Accra
• Location of Project: Ghana

Project class

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

Gurene Wikimedia Community

Timeline of activities

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

• October, 2025 - February, 2026

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
3. Gurene language advocacy

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?

Yes, there will be series of editathons and trainings for 3 tertiary institutions and members of the Gurene Wikimedia Community.

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.

This has been shared on WhatsApp among local languages in Ghana.

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.

WhatsApp, Phone Calls and SMS will be used to inform participants about the competition. Also, a landing page will be created for it.

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

Amoaramah

DnShitobu

Akakiiri

5. If you are going to have a contest, you need to state your scoring criteria

Bytes, quality of photos, and quality of edits

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

Yes they do. For those who don't have the skills, there would be trainings and tailored solutions to each contributor.

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

Through advocacy where creatives will be developed to engage participants in the work they develop.

8. 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 (only those applicable to your project):

1. Number of events - 3
2. Number of participants - 20
3. Number of new editors - 20
4. Number of of articles created - 200
5. Number of of articles improved - 300
6. Number of of images uploaded - 400
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) A metrics dashboard will be created.

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).

Human Resource to undertake trainings and move to various locations as well as hold virtual sessions.

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

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• DnShitobu
• Amoramah
• Awinebotima