Grants:Project/Rapid/M Bash Ne/Hausa Wikitionary Editathon in Kano
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 new editors
- Increase skills for existing editors
- Add 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?
- Yes but in collaboration with some experienced editor from Hausa Wikimedians User Group And this project is a series of Editathon for three days. We will train new user on how to create articles, we also create articles to improve Hausa Wikitionary contents.
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.
- Our community members will know about this event by mailing or via social media handles. We can also use Hausa Wikipedia and Hausa Wikitionary Discussion pages.
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.
- I will communicate them via social media and some WhatsApp group.
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 I have Abubakar A Gwanki he has participated in the previous Hausa Wikitionary Editathon in Kaduna state and Katsina states.
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
Most of the participants will be people that have smartphones, so we will support them with Data, but some may not have. With that, we will hire laptops for them.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- I will engage them via telegram and Whatsapp Groups.
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:
- Yes
8. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- There are few Wikipedia editors from Kano, they focused in editing Hausa Wikipedians User Group. This project will introduce Hausa Wikitionary to them and teach them how to edit in Hausa Wikitionary.
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 - 3
- Number of participants - 30
- Number of new editors - 20
- Number of of articles created or improved - 300
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) 10
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).
- I M Bash Ne will lead the event with the help of Abubakar A Gwanki as facilitator
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- Hall - $400 for three days.
- Accommodation for facilitators for three days $150
- Food and Beverages - $400
- Laptops hires - $150
- Data - $150
- 5 T shirts two for facilitators 3 for the best Participants - $150
- Transport - $300
- Banner for this event and future events and Tags - $300
Total $2000
Endorsements[edit]
Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
- Yusuf Sa'adu (talk) 12:54, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
- The fact that this will help reach out to many people in Kano, I Support it. M-Mustapha (talk) 15:27, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
- I
Support this project because M Bash Ne participated several wikipedia event and been so dedicated interms of contribution in wikipedia in general.Umar-askira (talk) 
Strong support. Salihu Aliyu (talk) 22:18, 31 July 2021 (UTC)- Strong support —Gwanki✉ 15:18, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
