Grants:Project/Rapid/Temilolub.52021/Wikipedia for Community Outreach Programme: Edit-A-Thon At LARIS, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Please see the sample Editathon/Training application before drafting your application.
Project Goal[edit]
The goal of this engagement is to organise a Wikipedia for Community Outreach Programme at the University of Ibadan Academic environment thereby creating more awareness about Wikipedia and its sister Projects in the academia and; to train LARIS postgraduates on how to edit Wikipedia and upload images on the Wiki Commons. Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.
- Recruit new editors
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?
- I am doing two edit-a-thon and a Wikipedia for Community Outreach Programme
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-temilolu-ikenna-a923baa0/
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/larisui (LARISSA)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2856464264403614 (Nigerian Library Association, Oyo State Chapter) https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaNG/ (Wikimedia User Group Nigeria) https://www.facebook.com/WikiFanClubUI/ (WikiFan Club University of Ibadan)
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 with the participants about the edit-a-thon through the various social media channels like Whatsapp, Facebook, Telegram and emails
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
- User: AfricanLibrarian
- User: AKibombo
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- I would need to support some of the participants with the equipment required to participate effectively in the edit-a-thon and to make their meaningful contributions.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- I will run a follow up programme with the participants by giving them some assignments to do and submit after the events.
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: see link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11SHJrNsu5471fZUAaQoLK2lxK3t2mkFpHSBYjJIqx9M/edit?usp=sharing
- I am running a hybrid event with special attention to observing the COVID 19 health safety requirement protocols.
8. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
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 97
- Number of new editors 50
- Number of of articles created or improved
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)
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).
- At least 3 volunteers/trainers from the Wikimedia Community User Group, Nigeria
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
| Item & Description | Quantity | Cost (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructural facility (Cost of Venue or Event Centre throughout the training period) | 1 | 300 |
| Technology (zoom subscription, data, WIFI, tools rentals photography, videography, media services etc.) | 50 | 450 |
| Resources (Printing of materials, banner, poster, e-flyers, manuals, hand sanitizers and facemasks etc.) | 50 | 350 |
| Personnel (Logistics, Bus tickets, accommodation etc) | 7 | 500 |
| Refreshment (food and drinks) for the opening ceremony | 97 | 350 |
| Prizes | 60 | 50 |
| Certificates | 60 | 50 |
| Stakeholders (internal and external) | 3 | 20 |
| Miscellanous expenditure | 1 | 50 |
| TOTAL | 2,120 |
Endorsements
Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
- User: AfricanLibrarian
- User: AKibombo
Endorsements[edit]
- The library population in the University of Ibadan is large and the editathons are a sure way of bring more of them into the Wikimedia fold. This is necessary so that they can learn the skills and help their user communities to also acquire the knowledge and how to tell their own stories by themselves AfricanLibrarian (talk) 19:35, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
- <nowiki>User:Temilolub.52021 has been consistent in her approach to sharing her knowledge with her community of practice. The proposed events would be a great opportunity to support her as she applies what she learnt from the Wikipedia in African Libraries course AKibombo (talk) 14:40, 28 January 2022 (UTC)