Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Aisha Yahuza/Wiktionary Workshop in Igabi Local Government.

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• This project seeks funding to conduct a Wiktionary Workshop in Igabi Local Government, with the aim of enhancing skills, promoting content creation, and fostering community engagement among local Wikimedia editors.

Wikimedia Project

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.

• Wiktionary and 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: Aisha Yahuza
• Email address: aishayahuza278@gmail.com
• Location: Igabi Local Government, Kaduna State.

Project class

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

• Individual.

Timeline of activities

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

• Start: 10-09-2023
• End : 25-09-2023

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?

One day for training and one day for Edit-a-thon.(online and physical events)

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.

I have let the relevant Wikimedian communities know about this proposal via Hausa Wikimedians User Group Discussion page

And also through external social media channels ( WhatsApp Group )

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 let the participants to know about the workshop through social media channels, phone call, SMS, email and other communication process.

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

User:Aisha Yahuza, User:A Sulaiman Z

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

Yes, the participants have their 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 participants will be engaged after the event by creating a WhatsApp group for responding to their questions about hidden issues.

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

Yes, the project holds significant potential for empowering the community, preserving linguistic heritage, and fostering a sense of pride and ownership among its members. We are excited about the possibilities this project offers and look forward to collaborating with the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria to make it a reality.

Impact

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:

1. Number of events-2
2. Number of participants-20
3. Number of new editors-15
4. Number of of articles created or improved-100
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics?

I will use WMF outreach dashboard to track my project metrics.

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 Aisha Yahuza will lead the project with help of A Sulaiman Z as a facilitator.

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

1. Event's hall= ₦30,000.
2. Food and refreshments for participants= ₦1,500×20=₦30,000.
3. Event's banner= ₦10,000.
4. Branded T-shirts for organizer and facilitator= ₦5,000×2=₦10,000.
5. Data support for the participants=₦1,000×20=₦20,000×2=N40,000 (physical and online events).
6. Transport and accomodation for one facilitator= ₦20,000.

Contingency= ₦10,000. Total amount ₦150,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• I support this project because the project organizer is a female, this will give a chance to the women to be involved or to contribute to the Wikimedia projects. A Sulaiman Z (talk) 04:46, 15 August 2023 (UTC)