Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Building the repositories of sectors in Anambra State for knowledge and sustained data

Project summary

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This is the recording and documentation of public places on Wikidata, a repository anyone can edit and use for knowledge. It aims to document the data on the available knowledge on Ministries, Department, and Agencies (MDAs) in Anambra State government as well as the streets, markets, and the organizations that operate within the stipulated guidelines of the State. The MDAs, streets, and markets seem to be missing in Wikidata, thus, need to be documented. These are visible government parastatals, markets, and streets that contribute to the development of the people and the economy. Thus, their missing out on Wikidata can be seen as an indication of exclusion of important sectors, as well as not providing authentic and accurate data of the state mechanisms' documented learning.

There will be one in-person and one virtual training for the event. It will last for 2 weeks and the highest 5 contributors will be awarded. This activity will open the knowledge and bridge the content gap on Wikidata by creating articles and documenting every available information on the sectors. It will add to the created repositories, build the capacities of the participants, and increase the number of participants in WUGN. It will also create opportunities for collaboration with the MDAs and, the other organizations in the state.

Wikimedia Project

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. English Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.

Wikidata

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: Ngozi Perpetua Osuchukwu

Email address: ngostary2k@yahoo.com

Address: Awka

Location of Project: Awka, Anambra State

Project class

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Network Project: Wikimedia Anambra Network

Timeline of activities

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10th April, 2024 - 23rd April, 2024

Project Goal

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1. recruit new editors
2. Add or improve content in Wikidata
3. Create new articles in Wikidata
4. Build capacities of the old editors
5. Add Coordinates

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?

There will be one in-person training and one online training with follow-up in creating the Wikidata

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.

Yes, the intended project was announced during our monthly online training. The Network also has social media handles on Twitter and Instagram where we give visibility to our events. We also discuss on our Sister Wikimedia platforms and Wikipages

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.

Participants will know through the on-wiki spaces, our social media platforms, online meetings, emails, and physical contacts. These will be shared wildly.

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:Ngostary2k

User:Obuezie

User:Timzy D'Great

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 laptops, smartphones, and other electronic devices that will enable them to participate in the project. Some of them are skilled

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

There will be a follow-up of the participants through our WhatsApp platform. We plan to have an online survey to find out their opinions and difficulties in following up, and further engagement for more learning.

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

This is the first Wikidata being applied by the Network. We need to move into other projects of the Wikimedia for all round development and contribution.

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):

1. Number of events - 2 (One in-person and one online)
2. Number of participants - 30
3. Number of new editors - 5
4. Number of articles created and improved - 150
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - (1 in-person and 1 online)

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics?

There will be a meta page to track events and a dashboard to track and document participants' activities

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).

User:Ngostary2k She is an experienced Wikimedian and the Project Lead. She is responsible for the full implementation and reporting of the project. She will convene the event and facilitate on Wikidata and the coordinates

User:Obuezie She is experienced and has Wikidata knowledge. She will also support the facilitation of improving existing Wikidata pages as well as guide the new editors on registration

User:Timzy D'Great Timzy is experienced and will lead the online training on creating and improving Wikidata articles. What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.

1. Hall hire - N40,000
2. Food & drink @ N2500 for 30pple = N75,000
3. Communication and graphics = N25,000
4. Participants' data for Online training @ N1000 each for 30 people - N30,000
5. Participants with children (child's care) (at least 5) at N3000 each - N15,000
6. Projector for higher - N10,000
7. Facilitators - N20,000
8. Awards for highest 5 contributors - N30,000
9. Logistics - N20,000

Total - N265,000

Endorsements

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 Strong support This project will not only create opportunities for collaboration with the MDAs and, the other organizations in the state, it will also give the WUGN the exposure and publicity it needs to bring in more members snd editors into the movement amd also improve the already existing ones. I strongly endorse the project Goodymeraj (talk) 02:02, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

 Strong support This project is a good one, it is another opportunity to document areas as well as adding their cordinate locations on Wikidata involving the open street map. Many MDAs in Anambra State lack visibility and this project is a great opportunity to create their visibility. Akwugo (talk) 09:45, 16 March 2024 (UTC)