Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/(2.0) Wikipedia and Skill Overview, necessary tools needed at the UNIPORT for peak performance and learning goals

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

The importance of ensuring quality information via the free knowledge space with accurate and verifiable sources could not be overemphasized in our universities. This program focuses on building an empire of quality contributors while learning and adding value to existing articles in Wikipedia. It amplifies the underrepresented Uniport demographic through article creations and organic image capturing and integration of same to other sister projects. This is a good and promising opportunity for volunteers of Wikimedia in the University of Port Harcourt to join in the world in having their contributions to Wikipedia while improving the authenticity of sources in existing articles. This project will undoubtedly add value to information in the free knowledge spaces and make Wikimedia resources more credible. This is a Wikimedia activity and will combine physical and follow-up online training. The University of Port Harcourt is majorly a community of lecturers and students in the academic communities. It is then necessary that they use this opportunity to nurture more volunteers for Wikimedia as they learn the basics and improve their editing skills. The participants will be taught to sign up in the meta and join the dashboard. The training will include how to create, improve articles with authentic sources, upload pictures to Wikicomons, and link data. There will be edit-a-thon that will last for two weeks with prizes given to the editors that have more contributions.

Wikimedia Project

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

English Wikipedia and Wikicomons

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: Wilhelm Marvellous
Email address: wilhelmmarvellous@gmail.com
Address: No 3, Aluu Olive Estate, University Port Harcourt
Location of Project: University of Port Harcourt

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

The edit-a-thon will last for two weeks. It will start with physical training of the participant after which prizes will be given to the top most editors.

Project Goal

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

To regig the awareness in the university
Recruit new editors
Add or improve content
Add references
Create new articles
Improve skills of existing editors

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?

There will be one edit-a-thon. But training will come first on how to create and improve articles as well as adding references. There will also be a follow up online to encourage and clarify some challenges that may come up during the edit-a-thon. The edit-a-thon will last for two weeks

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

The Uniport volunteers has an active WhatsApp platform for regular communication and updates as well as Niger Delta.

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.

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

Yes, User:SuperSwift, User:AborisadeAdetona

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

The participants have smart phones and laptops and other smart electronic devices. They also have ICT and information literacy skills.

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

Our WhatsApp platform is “Live.” There will be addition of new editors after every event with follow ups of continuous editing and upcoming contributions.

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

Impact

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets (only those applicable to your project):

Number of events - 1 physical training and online follow up
Number of participants - 30
Number of new editors - 10
Number of of articles created - 80
Number of of articles improved - 80
Number of of images uploaded - 50
Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 11

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding)

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).

Mr Dialla, Mr Superswift, Mr AborisadeAdetona

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

- Hall hire = N20,000 - Internet data support for the participants and facilitators = (to be provided by the user group) - Lunch for the 30 participants @N2,500 per person = N75,000 - Graphic design of posters, Flex and communication N10,000 - Projector rental = N15,000 - DSLR Camera rental = N10,000 - Prizes for top 4 contributors = N30,000 Facilitators (3)= N35,000 Logistics and contingency funds (logistics, emergency expenses) N20,000

Total = N215,000

Endorsements

I wish to endorse this project because of the essential contributions it would add to the WLM campaign and as well enrich the students

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

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