Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Ọmọladéabídèmí99/Plateau state Wiki loves Monuments photowalk

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• The goal of this project is to significantly advance "Wiki Loves Monuments 2023", in the Nigeria Wikimedia User Group. This project is geared towards the promotion and preservation of historical and monumental sites within Plateau and its neighbouring areas. Our aim is to visit several monumental sites and villages, and capture photographs that highlight their importance, which will be further uploaded on Wikimedia Commons. Additionally, these photos will be used to create and improve articles relating to monumental places in Nigeria, on the Yoruba Wikipedia.

Wikimedia Project

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.

• Wikimedia Commons
• Wikipedia

Contact person and Location

Please state the contact details of the contact person(s) for this project including email(s) and location. For more than one contact person, indicate same details for everyone

• Full name: Omolade Dorcas Abidemi
• Email address: ladedorcas@gmail.com
• Location: Plateau State

Project class

Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club

• Individual

Timeline of activities

Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project

• 5th of September to 28th of September

Project Goal

Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.

1. recruit new editors/photographers
2. add photos to wiki commons
3. train editors/photographers on how to upload to wiki commons
4. encourage editors to create articles on Wikipedia, using the photos from wiki commons

Monumental places, that will be visited.

• Wase Rock
• Jos Museum
• Riyom rocks
• Kura Falls
• Shere Hills
• Assop Falls
• Kurang Volcanic Mountain
• Naraguta Leather Works
• Museum of Nigeria for Traditional architecture
• Joseph Gomwalk House etc.

Project Plan

Activities

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?

It's one photo walk event for documentation, and uploading of pictures which will be further used to create articles on Wikipedia, in a series of editathons. As the project will also focus on training the scores of photographers on how to use the pictures on Yoruba Wikipedia aswell

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.

The Wikimedia Nigeria have been contacted, regarding this project. A WhatsApp group will also be created for participants.

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.

Information will be passed across, using the existing WhatsApp group.

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals. (NOTE: all experienced Wikimedia editors MUST endorse your proposal as proof of availability)
For example: User:Kaizenify

I, with the username Ọmọladéabídèmí99 will be leading this event, with the help of other professional photographers like User:favouridowu, Eieke, Headofheads

5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?

Yes, they have the required equipment and skills to contribute.

6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?

Participants will be engaged via the WhatsApp group that will be created so they can receive subsequent information, regarding Wikimedia Initiative.

7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?

Primarily, we aim at the promotion and expansion of free knowledge by training and engaging photographers to contribute to Wikimedia Commons. And encourage editors to create and improve articles, using the photos.

Impact

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:

1. Number of events 1
2. Number of participants 15
3. Number of new editors 7
4. Number of Pictures uploaded 300
5. Number of of Pictures used on Wikipedia articles 60%
6. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) 7

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? All photographs and articles will be uploaded under the category "Wiki Loves Monuments 2023", for easy tracking.

Resources

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).

Professional photographers are on ground, who are eager to put their professionalism to this project.

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.

Hall (needed for photo uploads): 70,000

• Data subscription: 25,000
• Food and drinks (for photo walk, upload session and editathon): 4000 * 20= 80,000
• Bus for easy movement: 150,000
• Flex Banner on bus: 10,000
• Branded T-Shirts (majorly for identification and security): 4000 * 10= 40,000
• Logistics/miscellaneous: 25,000

Total: 400,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

I, @favouridowu endorse this project. Thanks