Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/A Sulaiman Z/Empowering and Guiding the Wikimedian Editors in Kano State.
Project summary[edit]
Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- The project will begin with a comprehensive needs assessment to identify the existing challenges and opportunities for Wikimedian editors in Kano State. Based on the assessment, a tailored training curriculum will be developed to address the specific needs of the editors, covering topics such as content creation, editing skills, sourcing and citation guidelines, and community engagement.
Wikimedia Project[edit]
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.
- Hausa Wikipedia.
Contact person and Location[edit]
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: Sulaiman Muhd Hassan.
- Email address: sulaimanmhassan886611@gmail.com
- Address:Kano State.
- Location of Project:Kano State.
Project class[edit]
Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club
- Individual.
Timeline of activities[edit]
Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
- Starting date:5/12/2023
- Ending date:20/12/2023.
Project Goal[edit]
Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.
- recruit new editors
- Train an existing editors
- Add or improve content
Project Plan[edit]
Activities[edit]
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 events, day one for training and day two for Edit-a-thon.
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.
- We will let our relevant Wikimedia communities to know about this project via
*Hausa Wikimedians User Group Discussion page and;
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 our participants to know about this training and edit-a-thon via WhatsApp chat, mailing, SMS and other social media channels.
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
- Yes, I have User:Gwanki.
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- Yes, our participants have a needed equipment and skills which will help them to participate and contribute a high quality content.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- The WhatsApp group will be created for the participants' engagement after the events
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- Yes, I applied this project last month but due to monthly funding restrictions and the limit of not funding more than one application per state in a grant cycle, it was not funded and you asked me to submit another application in this month.
Secondly,the proposed project aims to provide comprehensive support and guidance to Wikimedian editors in Kano State. The project recognizes the importance of fostering a vibrant and diverse community of editors to enhance the quality and quantity of knowledge on Wikimedia projects. Through a series of targeted activities, the project aims to empower editors by providing them with the necessary skills, resources, and mentorship to contribute effectively to the Wikimedia projects.
Impact[edit]
How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:
- Number of events-2
- Number of participants-20
- Number of new editors-15
- Number of of articles created or improved-100
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)
Metrics tracking[edit]
How do you plan to track your project metrics?
The WMF outreach dashboard will be used to track the metrics.
Resources[edit]
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 Sulaiman Z will organize the project with help of Gwanki, and Gwanki is an experienced Sysop Editor at Hausa Wikipedia, will play a role during the events for both training and edit-a-thon sessions.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- Events' hall:₦30,000×2=₦60,000.
- Food and refreshments for participants and facilitators:₦1,500×22=₦33,000×2=₦66,000.
- Events'banner:₦15,000.
- Projector and microphone:₦15,000.
- Branded T-shirts for organizer and facilitator:₦5,000×2=₦10,000.
- Data expenses for participants and facilitators:₦1,000×22=₦22,000.
- Contingency:₦15,000.
Total amount ₦204,000.
Endorsements[edit]
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