Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/A'isha A Ibrahim/Strengthening Reliable Knowledge in Bauchi Through Wikimedia Projects

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• This project will be led by two dedicated Wikimedia volunteers, user:A'isha A Ibrahim and user:Lawan Bala, aims to strengthen the quality and quantity of reliable knowledge about Bauchi on Wikimedia projects. Building on the outcomes of the previous 1Lib1Ref campaign, this new initiative will focus on training, content improvement, and community engagement across various Wikimedia projects especially Hausa Wikipedia. The project will equip participants especially students, educators, and first-time contributors with the skills to create, edit, and enhance content relevant to Bauchi’s people, culture, and institutions. By fostering local participation and ensuring content reliability, the project seeks to promote sustained growth of free knowledge in Northern Nigeria.

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 & Lawan Bala
• Email address: aishaabubakaribrahim84@gmail.com & balalawan215@gmail.com
• Address: Bauchi state
• Location of Project: Bauchi

Project class

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

• A group of two dedicated Wikimedians

Timeline of activities

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

• 1/8/2025 - 20/8/2025

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
2. Train an existing editors
3. Add or improve content

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 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.

We have let them know about the proposal via Whatsapp group of Bauchi Wikimedians editors.

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.

We will let them know through social media channels and other communication processes.

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:Lawan Bala

User:Ibrahim Sani Mustapha

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 equipment and skills which will help them to participate and contribute to a high quality contents.

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

We will engage them through Whatsapp group.

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

This project is a continuation of our efforts to grow a vibrant and skilled Wikimedia community in Bauchi. With the lessons learned from our previous grant, we are more confident and better prepared to achieve even greater impact. We are also committed to promoting inclusivity by ensuring participation from diverse groups, especially youth and women. Additionally, we aim to document and preserve Bauchi’s rich cultural heritage through multimedia and multilingual contributions. We appreciate the opportunity to apply and look forward to further contributing to the Wikimedia Movement.

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):

1. Number of events -1
2. Number of participants -25
3. Number of new editors -20
4. Number of of articles created -50
5. Number of of articles improved -100
6. Number of of images uploaded -
7. 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)

WMF dashboard tool

Contest & prize-giving events

How would decide the winners of your contest (If you are going to have a contest, what is your scoring criteria)

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 serve as the lead organizer, responsible for planning, communication, and coordinating with participants. Lawan Bala will also serve as a co-organizer, handle logistics, documentation, and budget management. Ibrahim Sani Mustapha, an experienced Wikimedia contributor, will serve as the project facilitator, leading the training sessions and mentoring participants.

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

1. Event hall for two days = N50,000.
2. Event banner: ₦20,000.
3. Projector rental: ₦20,000.
4. Transport and accommodation of one organizer and one facilitator= ₦50,000.
5. Branded T-shirts for the organizers and facilitator: ₦21,000.
6. Food and refreshments for participants and facilitators =2,500 × 28=N70,000.
7. Contingency: ₦20,000.

Total=₦251,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• I  Strong support Ibrahim Sani Mustapha (talk)
•  Strong support Lawan Bala (talk) 14:20, 15 July 2025 (UTC)