Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Abubakar Kadda/Learning the Basics of Wikipedia Editing at Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic (UASP)
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
This program aims to introduce students at Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic (UASP) to the essential skills of editing and contributing to Wikipedia. Participants will learn how to create accounts, edit articles, add references, and follow Wikipedia’s content guidelines. The training encourages students to share verified information about Sokoto, its culture, notable people, and institutions. By taking part, students will improve their digital literacy, research ability, and confidence in contributing to Wikimedia knowledge projects.
Wikimedia Project
[edit]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
Wiki Commons
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: Abubakar Kaddi
- Email address: abubakarkaddi1@gmail.com
- Address: Sokoto
- Location of Project: Sokoto
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
01/01/2026 30/01/2026
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
- 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 a one day physical training and one day Awareness.
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 will let them know via WhatsApp group of Hausa Community and Hausa Wikipedia 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.
I will invite the participants during awareness and some other participants will know via WhatsApp groups and phone call
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
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
The Participants have the smartphones and Laptop
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
I will create WhatsApp group for Umaru Aliyu Shinkafi Polytechnic Sokoto Wikimedians
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
2 time apply agains
During the training, participants will learn how to create user accounts, understand Wikipedia editing guidelines, add reliable references, improve article quality, and contribute constructive content. The workshop will also highlight the importance of open knowledge, neutrality, copyright, and verifiability—core principles that guide Wikipedia.
Impact
[edit]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 - 17
- Number of of articles created - 30
- Number of of articles improved - 250
- Number of of images uploaded - 30
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -
Metrics tracking
[edit]How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding)
Wikimedia Dashborad
Contest & prize-giving events
[edit]How would decide the winners of your contest (If you are going to have a contest, what is your scoring criteria)
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 User:Abubakar Kaddi will lead the event, and User:Mahuta will be invited to help me with the training. I have informed him, and he has agreed to facilitate
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.
- Trips:50'000
- Refreshment:3000×20 =60, 000
- Hall:50,000
- T-shirt:8000×2=16,000
- Banner:15,000
- Transport for invited orgerzer:40,000
- Flayes and Tags:30,000
- Projector: 20,000
- Contingency:20,000
Total amount:301,000
Endorsements
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