Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/AKA024/Wikimedia Awareness and Training at Taraba State Polytechnic Suntai

Project summary

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The Wikimedia Awareness and Training at Taraba State Polytechnic Suntai aims to introduce students to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, highlighting their importance as platforms for free knowledge and open access resources. The project will combine awareness sessions with practical training, equipping participants with the skills to edit Wikipedia articles and upload relevant media files to Wikimedia Commons. By engaging the Polytechnic community, the project seeks to inspire new contributors and strengthen the Wikimedia presence in Taraba State.

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.

Wikipedia
Wikicommons

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: Amina Kabiru Audu
Email address: aminakaudu@gmail.com
Address: Suntai, Taraba
Location of Project: Suntai, Taraba

Project class

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

Individual

Timeline of activities

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7th to 25th November, 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

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?

Two training sessions (one virtual session and one in-persion session)

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. On WhatsApp group of the students

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. WhatsApp group

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

We will seek the help of our pioneer Wikipedians this time, the editor who introduced us to Taraba State to Wikipedia.

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

6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)? We will utitlize WhatsApp group for that.

7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project? THIS IS A RE-APPLIED APPLICATION

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 -
Number of participants - 23
Number of new editors - 20
Number of of articles created - 20
Number of of articles improved - 100
Number of of images uploaded - 100
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) We will use outreach dashboard for that.

Contest & prize-giving events

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Resources

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Trainer

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

Banners and flyers = ₦30,000
Hall rental = ₦40,000
Refreshment = ₦2,500 × 23 = ₦57,500
Data Support = ₦4,600
Projector/power/sound = ₦30,000
Branded T-shirts and caps = ₦20,000
Running cost = ₦20,000

Total: ₦202,100

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I Strong support this project. Yahuzaishat (talk)

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