Grants:Project/Rapid/Major Lyte/Wikidata for Tourism in Nigeria
There are several tourist attractions in Nigeria and each of them has its own uniqueness, nature, structure and historical background.
Data for Tourism in Nigeria is limited on Wikidata and this is an avenue to recruit new editors and make Wikidata more credible.
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
- Add and Improve items on Tourism in Nigeria
- Increase and Engage existing editors skill
- Teach the participants the use of Wikidata to create link-data
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?
- A series of edit-a-thon and trainings on Tourism in Nigeria.
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 shared notification with members of the Wikimedia Community in Nigeria see WUGN
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 know about the edit-a-thon through Social media channels and physical gatherings.
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, Favour, James Popoola, and OTim75
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 already have smartphones and laptops to participate actively.
• Experienced Wikimedians will be available to guide the participants throughout the entire period of the events on how to create and improve the data on Wikidata among other things that they will learn about Wikidata.
• Internet will be provided at the venue for the participants at the training.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- Participants will be onboarded to either WhatsApp or Telegram because they are the most frequently used platforms by Nigerians.
Participants will be engaged/mentored on issues related to item creation during the event.
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 help to improve the data of tourism in Nigeria on Wikidata and also expose more editors to Wikidata.
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 = 25
- Number of new editors = 8+
- Number of of articles created or improved = 80+
- 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).
- Major Lyte Team lead and Project Cordinator
- Favour Dare an experienced Wikimedia Editor and Facilitator.
- James Popoola will be facilitating training on Wikidata.
- OTim75 an experienced Wikimedia Editor and Facilitator.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- Venue for the events - $120 x 2 = $240
- Food & Drinks for two days- $190 x 2 = $380
- Souvenirs - $8 x 25 = $200
- Branded T-Shirts - $9 x 10 = $90
- Rentals (Projector & Camera) - $53 x 2 = $106
- Communications = $25
- Internet support for participants during the event = $290
- Internet support for team members = $200
- E-fliers & Branding = $80
- Hand Sanitizer & Nose masks = $30
- Local Travel - $15 x 4 = $60
- Prizes for top editors = $150
- Contingencies = $50
- Bank Charges = $45
- TOTAL: 1,946 USD
Exchange rate 1 USD = 380 NGN
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