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A 1Lib1Ref Campaign for Reliable Content
proposed start date2025-05-01
proposed end date2025-05-31
requested budget (local currency) 
requested budget (USD) USD
grant typeIndividual
funding regionunknown region
decision fiscal year2024-25
applicant• A Sulaiman Z
organization (if applicable)• N/A

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Applicant Details

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Main Wikimedia username. (required)

A Sulaiman Z

Organization

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N/A

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Main Proposal

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1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.

A 1Lib1Ref Campaign for Reliable Content

2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.

2025-05-01 - 2025-05-31

4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)

Nigeria

5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)

1Lib1Ref

6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)

Change The main thing we want to do is to make Hausa Wikipedia better by putting more reliable references to the articles. Many people are using Wikipedia for knowledge, but some of the articles in Hausa Wikipedia are not trusted because they don’t have enough references. We want to change this by adding reliable sources so that people will trust Hausa Wikipedia more. Also, we want to involve librarians, students, and other people from the Hausa community to know how they can contribute and make the platform better. Challenges

  • Articles Without References: Many of the Hausa Wikipedia articles does not have proper citations like these Here. This make people not to believe in the information there.
  • Low Awareness: A lot of people, even librarians and educated people, does not know much about Hausa Wikipedia or how they can help to improve it.
  • Hausa Language is Underrepresented: When you check Hausa Wikipedia, you will see that the content is small ( Hausa Wikipedia statistics ) compare to other languages. Many important topics about our culture and history are missing.
  • Lack of Skills: Some people want to contribute but they don’t know how to edit or how to add references. This is one of the problem we are trying to solve.

Approaches

  • Training and Awareness: Conduct workshops to teach participants how to edit and add references to Hausa Wikipedia, and raise awareness about its importance.
  • Community Collaboration: Partner with local libraries, schools, and organizations to encourage participation and contribution.
  • Using Tools: Utilize tools like Citation Hunt to identify and improve articles that need references.
  • Promoting Local Knowledge: Encourage the use of Hausa-language resources for citations to preserve and promote local knowledge.
  • Continuous Support: Provide ongoing guidance to participants to ensure they remain active contributors.
  • Impact Evaluation: Track the number of articles improved, references added, and participants engaged to measure success.
7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.

The planned activities The following are the planned activities of the project: Awareness Campaign and Community Engagement

Training Sessions

  • We will organize two hands-on training workshops (one in-person and one online) for participants to learn how to edit Wikipedia and add reliable references.
  • We will provide guidance on using tools like citations Hunt to identify articles needing citations and referencing.

Edit-a-thon Session

  • We will focus on improving Stubs Articles and articles lacking references in Hausa Wikipedia.
  • We will encourage the use of Hausa language sources to enhance content quality and promote local knowledge.

Post-event Support

  • We will establish a support system (e.g WhatsApp group) to mentor participants and encourage sustained contributions after the campaign.

Partnership


8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.

Below is the table of team members' description and their involvement:

**Team Description**
Name Role Wikimedia Username Affiliation Status Details
Sulaiman Muhd Hassan Organizer A Sulaiman Z Hausa Wikimedians User Group Volunteer Oversees the entire project, manages logistics, and ensures successful implementation of activities.
Abubakar Ali Facilitator Gwanki Hausa Wikimedians User Group Volunteer Provides training on how to edit Wikipedia and add references.
A'isha Abubakar Ibrahim Facilitator A'isha A Ibrahim Hausa Wikimedians User Group Volunteer Supports participants in learning citation tools like Citation Hunt.
Yusuf Sa'adu Facilitator Mahuta Hausa Wikimedians User Group Volunteer Guides participants in identifying reliable sources for Hausa Wikipedia articles.
Library Staff Member Speaker N/A Bayero University Library Kano State Volunteer Shares expertise on reliable local resources and encourages library involvement in the project.
Organization Staff Speaker N/A Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Development Kano State Volunteer Provides insights on Hausa culture and history, and highlights the importance of preserving local knowledge.

The all team members of the project are experienced and aware of their involvement.

9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)

The primary target participants of this project are members of Hausa Wikimedians User Group, librarians, library staffs, students, educators, cultural enthusiasts and the wider Hausa speaking community. To engage them, we will conduct online and offline awareness campaign through social media channels and community networks to mobilize participants. During the activities, participants will attend interactive workshops to learn Wikipedia editing, referencing and citation tools like citation hunt. After the activities, we will create a WhatsApp group for follow up support to address challenges to motivate continued participation while monitoring contributions to ensure sustained engagement.

10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)

No

10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.

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11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.


12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)

Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial

13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)

Education

14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)

Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background

15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)

Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement

Learning and metrics

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17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)


18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
Number of participants, editors, and organizers
Other Metrics Target Optional description
Number of participants
Number of editors
Number of organizers
Number of content contributions to Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia project Number of content created or improved
Wikipedia
Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata
Wiktionary
Wikisource
Wikimedia Incubator
Translatewiki
MediaWiki
Wikiquote
Wikivoyage
Wikibooks
Wikiversity
Wikinews
Wikispecies
Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia
Optional description for content contributions.

N/A

19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)

No

Main Open Metrics Data
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20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)


Financial proposal

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21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)


22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)


22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.

 USD

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No

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  • Highlighting if the proposal focuses on any interesting research, learning or innovation, etc. Also if it builds on learning from past proposals developed by the individual or organization, or other Wikimedia communities.
  • Analyzing if the proposal is going to contribute in any way to important developments around specific Wikimedia projects or Movement Strategy.
  • Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).

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