Grants:Dagbani Wikimedians User Group Grants/Mabia Community Support Fund/Modifications of Dagaare existing Articles
Name of Community
[edit]Dagaare Wikimedia Community
Contact person or Applicant Bio
[edit]- Full Name:Joachim Yorkang
- Username of Applicant:Joachim Yirkang
- Email address:joachimyirkang@gmail.com
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- The Dagaare Wikimedia Community will like to well modify/add more content to most of their existing Articles. About 40 Articles depending on the funds
Wikimedia Project
[edit]Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Dagbani Wikipedia, Gurene Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.
- The Dagaare Wikimedia will focus on adding more contents or modifying its existing Articles.
What will be the mode of your event?
[edit]Please state if you are applying to host online, in-person or hybrid events
- The mode of the event will be a contest base and online.
Timeline of activities
[edit]Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your projects
- Time line should be 31 working days.
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
To recruit and 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?
- The community will be doing editathon.
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.
- We will be using the social media handles such as; WhatsApp, Facebook,X, Instagram etc.
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 handles, online meetings.
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:ABC
5. If you are going to have a contest, you need to state your scoring criteria
- The scoring will be through the dashboard tracking or manually.
6. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- The community will be glad when approved
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 new editors)√
- Number of of articles created -
- Number of of articles improved -(Number 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) We will wait until funds are approved before creating the dashboard.
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).
- The Community will be glad and used its funds judiciously.
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
- The community needs more funding to train and embark on more content creation.
Expected budget 6,000