Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Improving Wikidata Coverage of Adamawa State.
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal. Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Improving Wikidata Coverage of (Yola North) Adamawa State
Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Improving Wikidata Coverage of Adamawa State is a community-driven project aimed at improving the quality and availability of structured data about Adamawa State on Wikidata. Through training, edit-a-thons, and mentorship, participants will create and improve well-referenced Wikidata items on notable people, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, cultural heritage, tourist attractions, communities, and public institutions. The project seeks to strengthen the local Wikimedia community, increase access to reliable open knowledge, and enhance Adamawa State's representation across Wikimedia 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.
- Wikidata
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: Mudassir Salihu
- Email address: mudassirsalihu20@gmail.com
- Address: Adamawa state, yola north
- Location of Project: Yola North, Adawama 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
- 1st of Aug to 30 of August
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?
- Training and editathons
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.
- Yes
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 be using Whatsapp groups and project meta page to pass relevant information
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
- User:AsmudEmpire serves as the Project Lead and is a certified Wikimedian trainer
- User:Abike25 Facilitator, is an experienced Wikipedia editor with extensive knowledge, widely respected within the Wikipedia community for her expertise and contributions.
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- Yes, they are equipped with either smartphone or personal computer
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- Yes, they are equipped with either smartphone or personal computer
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
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 - 10
- Number of of wikidata created -20
- Number of of wikidata improved - 50
- Number of of images uploaded -
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -20
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)
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)
- Judging Criteria for Wikidata Contributions
The judging will be conducted by a panel of experienced international Wikimedians, Wikidata editors, subject-matter experts, and open knowledge professionals. Entries will be evaluated based on Wikidata community standards, data quality, and their overall contribution to the Wikimedia movement.
- Evaluation Criteria
- Data Quality and Accuracy:Contributions should be accurate, verifiable, well-referenced, and comply with Wikidata's data model and community guidelines.
- Completeness: Items should contain comprehensive and relevant statements, properties, qualifiers, references, and labels where appropriate.
- Originality and Impact: The contribution should add valuable new knowledge, improve existing items, or significantly enrich underrepresented topics on Wikidata.
- Potential Usefulness: The extent to which the contributed data can support Wikimedia projects, researchers, developers, educators, and the wider public through structured, reusable open
- 1st Prize: 20,000
- 2nd prize: 15,000
- 3rd Prize: 10,000
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).
- Trainers & Facilitators
- Judging Panel
- Laptop and Smartphones for training
- Communication Channels:
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.
- Hall Rental – ₦15,000
- Alternative Power Supply (Fuel) – ₦30,000
- Projector and Stand Rental – ₦10,000
- Graphic Design – ₦5,000
- Light Refreshment for 2 Days – ₦60,000
- Transportation Support – ₦30,000
- Communication Expenses for Project Lead – ₦10,000
- Banner – ₦20,000
- Prizes – ₦45,000
Total (excluding Facilitator Fee): ₦225,000
Endorsements
[edit]Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
Support. This is a valuable initiative that will help improve the quality and coverage of Wikidata items related to Adamawa State while strengthening local editing capacity. I fully support this proposal and believe it will make a lasting contribution to free knowledge. User: Abike25