Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/A'isha A Ibrahim/Strengthening Hausa Wikipedia Through 1Lib1Ref Campaign

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

This project aims to improve the reliability of Hausa Wikipedia by adding high-quality references to existing articles and creating well-sourced new content. Through training sessions and community engagement, librarians, researchers, and volunteers will learn how to contribute citations, ensuring that Hausa cultural and historical knowledge is backed by credible sources. This initiative will enhance the accuracy of Hausa Wikipedia, making it a more trustworthy and valuable resource.

Wikimedia Project

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

Hausa 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: A'isha Abubakar Ibrahim
Email address: aishaabubakaribrahim84@gmail.com
Address: Jigawa state
Location of Project: Jigawa 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

1/3/2025 - 20/3/2025

Project Goal

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

recruit new editors
Add or improve content
Train an 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?

It is two days of training and editathon

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.

I have let them know about the proposal by sharing the link on Whatsapp group and by reaching out to some Hausa Wikipedia administrators like Gwanki, A Sulaiman Z and Mahuta.

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 let them know about the proposal by communicating with them through the communication process.

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

User: Sirjat

5. If you are going to have a contest, you need to state your scoring criteria

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

Yes participants have the equipment and skills which will help them to participate and contribute a high quality and sourced content.

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

I will engage them by creating a WhatsApp group.

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

This project is crucial for the growth of Hausa Wikipedia, as many articles currently lack proper citations, reducing their credibility. By engaging librarians, researchers, and local contributors, we will not only add reliable references but also build a sustainable culture of citation and fact-checking within the Hausa Wikipedia community.

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 - 2
Number of participants - 20
Number of new editors - 16
Number of of articles created - 60
Number of of articles improved - 100
Number of of images uploaded -
Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -

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)

I will use WMF outreach dashboard to track each metric.

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).

I A'isha A Ibrahim will lead the events as an organizer with help of Sirjat as a facilitator.

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

Events' hall = N40,000×2=80,000.
Events' banner = N15,000.
Projector rental:N10,000
Tags and flyers: N15,0000.
Branded Tshirts for the organizer and Facilitator: N7,000×2=14,000
Food and refreshments to the participants and Facilitators = N2,000×22=N44,000 × 2 (for two days) = N88,000.
Contingency = 20,000.

Total amount = 242,000.

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Strong support I endorse this project for improving Hausa Wikipedia’s reliability through librarian-led sourcing.

-Sirjat (talk) 11:44, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

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