Grants:Project/Rapid/Yoruba Wikimedians User Group/WikiGap Challenge 2022 on Yoruba Wikipedia and Wiktionary
Please see the sample Contest application before drafting your application.
Project Goal[edit]
Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.
- Add or improve content about women on Yoruba Wikipedia, and Wiktionary
- Recruit new editors for Yoruba Wikipedia, and Wiktionary
- Engage existing editors
- Participate in the global WikiGap Challenge
Project Plan[edit]
Activities[edit]
Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
1. What content will the contest focus on, and why is it important to your community?
- The contest will focus on content about women and related topics. Women have a low contents about them on Yoruba Wikipedia and Wiktionary, we plan to use this contest to bridge that gender gap.
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.
- Yoruba Wikimedians User Group has been notified. (see link here)
- Community notified, (see link here)
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.
- We would notify our community on our social handles like: mailing list, WhatsApp, and Facebook.
3. How will you let participants know about the contest? 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.
- We would create publicity on our social media handles using flyers, banners, and other promotional materials
- We will let our community know using our various communication channels such as WhatsApp and mailing list.
4. How will you judge the contest and award prizes?
Note: Grantees, judges, and other contest leaders are ineligible to receive prizes. Grantees who are serving as judges may not receive gifts through grant funding.
- We will constitute a Jury team of experienced Yoruba Wikipedia editors and organizers to judge the contest and award prizes.
5. For photo contests, what is the strategy to get images used on projects?
6. 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 our COVID-19 Risk Assessment Report
7. 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 and feel free to add more:
For writing contests:
- Number of participants - 35
- Number of articles created or improved on Wikipedia - 50
- Number of Wiktionary words and description created or improved- 100
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).
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
Budget for lunching
- Food and Drinks: ₦5,000 x40 = ₦200,000
- Hall rentals: ₦80,000
- Data Bundle: = ₦20,000
- Phone calls and internet for 5 organizers and facilitators: ₦100,000
- Graphics design for social media promotion: ₦20,000
- Local travels for organizers and facilitators: ₦50,000
- COVID-19 PPE: ₦20,000 = ₦20,000
- Branded Shirts for 6 facilitators: ₦5,000 x 6= ₦30,000
- Pull up banner: #25,000
- Administrative cost (cost of transport to purchase gift items, bank charges, cost of gift shipments etc) : ₦70,000
- Contingency: ₦30,000
Gift items for top contributors
- Gifts for best 3 participants: ₦150,000 x 1 = ₦150,000
- small gift for the jury - 50,000
- Certificate of Participation to top 10 contributors: ₦10,000= ₦10,000
- Zoom for online training - ₦14,000
- Total = ₦ 869,000 (USD 2,087) (Oanda exchange)
Endorsements[edit]
Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!