Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Ability In Disability Wiki: Voices from the Chains

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

Ability in Disability Wiki: Voices from the Chains is a Wikiquote project that aims to amplify the quotes of disabled celebrities who have made names for themselves in major areas of life not minding their setbacks which is their disabilities. Many of these voices are missing in the Igbo language online, and this project will help make sure their inspiring messages are available for everyone to read and learn from in Igbo language.

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.

It's a Wikiquote project

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: Ogbonnaya Goodluck Ajunwa
Email address: ogbonnayagoody@gmail.com
Address: Awka, Anambra State
Location of Project: Awka, Anambra State

Project class

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

It's an individual project

Timeline of activities

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

1st - 31st July 2026

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
Increase inclusivity

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?

I'll be doing one training and edit-a-thon

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 informed the community about the project on Whatsapp and on the community discussion page

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 have a WhatsApp group where we update the community members on the activities and upcoming projects.

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

I User:Goodymeraj will be the facilitator and User:10kdollz is the co-facilitator

5. 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 their laptops and phones. They will be trained to engage them in teamwork and collaboration.

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

We will collate the details of the participants and add them to our various social media groups and keep them updated on our community activities, and keep following them up to learn more.

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

Their voices deserve to be heard -- the differently abled people. They didn't allow their setbacks to set them back. The project is one of a kind.

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
Number of participants - 30
Number of new editors - 3
Number of of articles created - 50
Number of of articles improved - 100
Number of of images uploaded - N/A
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 track with the outreach dashboard and Xtool

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) N/A

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, User:Goodymeraj and my co-facilitator User:10kdollz have no support from elsewhere.

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

Venue Hire - N60,000

Projector - N25,000

Refreshment for participants (food, water and drinks) - N135,000

Communication/flyers - N20,000

Transport support for participants - N45,000

Total: N285,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Strong support Senator Choko^Talk 06:23, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

I Strong support this event 10kdollz^Talk 08:25, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

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