Grants:Project/Rapid/Linason Blessing/Wikidata for Lawyers and Law Firms in Nigeria
Please see the sample Editathon/Training application before drafting your application.
Project Goal[edit]
Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.
- Recruit 10 new editors.
- Increase skills of new editors.
- Create 200 Wikidata items.
Project Plan[edit]
Activities[edit]
Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
There is a huge gap in the way lawyers understand and interact with Wikipedia and its sisters' projects. Many of the lawyers do not have adequate knowledge about Wikimedia projects/products, and this has led to decrease in the use by them. Hence, we attempt to equip the lawyers in Kwara State with the prerequisite knowledge and practical skills on how to edit and improve items on Wikidata with relevant and reliable sources.
| Day 1(Introduction/Hands-on-Practical) | ||||
| Time | Activity | Facilitators | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00AM - 9:45AM | Registration | All | ||
| 10:00AM - 10:15AM | Opening remark | Linason Blessing(Project lead) | ||
| 10:15AM-10:45AM | Introduction to wikimedia | Bukky658 | ||
| 10:50AM - 11:45AM | Introduction to Wikidata | Linason Blessing | ||
| 11:45AM - 12:30PM | Break (Tea break) | All | ||
| Practical Session | ||||
| 12:30PM - 1:30PM | Creating and improving Wikidata items | Linason Blessing, James Rhoda & Ridzaina | ||
| 1:30PM - 2:00PM | Lunch | All | ||
| 2:00PM - 2:30PM | Questions & Answers | All | ||
| 2:30PM - 2:40PM | Votes of thanks | James Rhoda | ||
| Day 2 (Hands-on practical) | ||||
| 10:00AM - 12:00PM | Contributing to Wikidata | All participants | ||
| 12:00PM - 12:30PM | Tea Break | All participants | ||
| 12:30PM - 1:15PM | General discussions | All participants | ||
| 1:15PM - 1:45PM | presenting winners their gift cards | Bukky658 | ||
| 1:45PM - 2:00PM | Votes of thanks | Ridzaina | ||
1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?
- A 2 days Training/Edith-a-ton
2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.
- I have informed WUGN [[1]], The head of library Federal High court Ilorin Kwara State, Chief Registrar Federal High Court Abuja, Lawyers, and Librarians Working at the High court Library.
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.
- Participants will be communicated via different social media platform etc. WhatsApp, Telegram, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:I JethroBT
- Yes. Three experienced editors will join me in accomplishing the project. They are:
Bukky658 facilitator
James Rhoda facilitator
Ridzaina facilitator
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- Yes, Participants have laptops and smartphones.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- I will create a Whatsapp follow-up group to further engage them. The group will provide them with tips on creating, editing, and retrieving Wikidata items. I will assign them to a mentor(an experienced Wikimedian) and equally encourage them to follow @WikidataNigeria on twitter to get tips on editing Wikidata.
7. Are you running any in-person events or activities? If so, you will need to complete the steps outlined on the Risk Assessment protocol related to COVID-19. When you have completed these steps, please provide a link to your completed copy of the risk assessment tool below:
8. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- This project will increase the awareness and participation in wikimedia campaigns and contest relating to wikimedia products among Lawyers in Nigeria.
Impact[edit]
How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:
- Number of events = 2
- Number of participants = 30
- Number of new editors = 25
- Number of items created or improved = 200
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) = 15+
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).
● Personal Laptops and mobile phones.
● A list of Wikidata items to create and improve.
● 4 experience editors:
Linason Blessing she is an experienced wikibrarian, She has participated in various Wikimedia projects such as WikiLoveAfrica, WPWP, Wikidata(Media personalities in Nigeria), Winner of WPWP Kwara and Wikidata Media personality in Nigeria, etc.
Bukky658 - she is an experienced wikibrarian, a fellow of the WikiAFlib Cohort 1. She was the project lead for WikiGlam Awareness, and Wikidata for Libraries and Librarians in Nigeria, as well as the Trainer of the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Program in Nigeria. She co-organized the WikiCorper Training in Kwara State and also participated in a series of online contests such as WPWP, WikiSDGs, WikiLoveAfrica, Wiki Activate, WikiSanta, WikiExpedition, etc.
James Rhoda - She is an experienced Wikimedian. She facilitated the Wikidata for Libraries and Librarians in Nigeria, WikiGlam Awareness in Kwara State and unofficially facilitated other projects. She has participated in a series of contests such as WPWP 2020, Wikidata SDG's Contest 2021, Wiki Loves Africa 2021, WPWP2021, Wikidata(Media personalities in Nigeria) 2021, etc.
Ridzaina - She is an experienced Wikipedian. She has participated in various Wikimedia projects and won several wikidata contests such as Wikidata SDG's Contest 2021, Wikidata for Libraries and Librarians in Nigeria, etc.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- This is the budget breakdown for the Project ( Conversion rate according to Oanda 412.710
- Event Venue: NGN 100,000.00 X 2days = NGN 200,000
- Food and drinks: NGN 4,000.00 X 30 for 2days= NGN 120,000
- Internet Bundle for team members and participants = NGN 30,000.00
- graphics designing, printing of posters and Roll up banners = NGN 30,000
- Projector renting = NGN 15,000
- DSLR Camera Rental = NGN 10,000 x 2 days = NGN 20,000
- Nose Masks = NGN 10,000
- Router = NGN 30,000
- Hand sanitizers for participants and facilitators at the 2days seminars = NGN 10,000.00
- Gift vouchers for top contributors = NGN 70,000
- Shirts for organizers: NGN 20,000
- Souvenirs for participants : NGN 2000 x 30 participants = NGN 60,000
- Logistics and Miscellaneous = NGN 39,400
- Total = NGN 654,400 |US 1,570.43
Endorsements[edit]
Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
- This project will help increase the number of Wikidata editors as one of its goals is to recruit new editors. The project also aims at equipping Lawyers in Kwara State with the needed skills and knowledge required in contributing to Wikidata. I
Strong support it. Ridzaina (talk) 12:02, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
Strong support This project will help increase wikidata awareness amongst lawyers #James Rhoda (talk) 11:23, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
- This project will increase awareness on wikidata and also equip legal practitioners with the proper skill to help improve wiki data . I Strong support it.