Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Emmanuel/ VTE Librarians and friends of the Library UNN

Project summary

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• • To mark the 2022 #1Lib1Ref @ VTE Library by contributing valuable and outstanding content to Wikimedia

Timeline of activities

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• July 26, 2022

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. Increase skills for existing editors
3. Add or improve contents

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 am planning for one edit-a-thon

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. the

This project has been announced at the Nigerian User Group Wikipedia talk page. See link below. It has also been announced at the UNN Wikipedia editors WhatsApp group platform, VTE Faculty WhatsApp, Facebook and telegram platforms.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#VTE_Librarians_and_friends_%231lib1refNG_2022

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.

The project will be announced on the Faculty Whatsapp platform, Faculty Welfare association WhatsApp platform, Departments WhatsApp platform, and personal E-mails. I will also deploy one on one phone calls will also be employed to inform members of the project.

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:Kaizenify

Yes, I have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event. Myself User: Emmyglo, User: Ngozi Osadebe, Users: Ezimoo and Beatrice Ewa who has been acting as facilitators in all Wikipedia projects at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka are available to lead the event. Wikipedia projects at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka include, Nnamdi Azikiwe Library art and feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon 2017-2021, Surplus People in the Universities Research Group (SPURG) Let's make Wikipedia editing inclusive, E-WIN art and Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon.

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 the required equipment to fully engage in this project. Almost all Librarians and friends of the Library have personal laptops. Moreover, the Faculty Library computer Laboratory is available for our use at a minimal cost. The Faculty has an internet connection and electric power supply. Though there will be a need to purchase internet data and diesel for the standby generator in case of disruption in internet connectivity and power supply

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

I will engage my participants by getting their phone numbers and forming a WhatsApp and Telegram group of all participants through which members will share experiences. I will also organize a meetup for face-to-face interaction with members and once in a while call them on Phones.

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

I would have loved to attract more Postgraduate students but the University is on a compulsory break as a result of the strike.

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 1
2. Number of participants 26
3. Number of new editors 15
4. Number of articles created or improved 40
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) 10

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? The project metric will be captured through the #1lib1refNG dashboard

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).

We have good facilitators, a functional computer laboratory, personal laptops, University internet, and electricity power supply.

This project is being organized by myself User: Emmyglo. I will call on all Librarians and friends of the Library in the Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education (VTE), University of Nigeria, Nsukka to come out in mass to participate in the 2022 Wikimedia Project. I will do all logistics duties required for a successful outcome for it. This includes identifying the hall, publicity, and contacting other facilitators. I will also identify people to manage light refreshments for participants on the day of the events. What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.

WE will need the following resources:

1. Venue N25,000

2. Internet data N20,000

3. Diesel for standby generator 20liters at N750 each N15,000

4.Lunch for 27 people @ N2,500 each N67,500

4. Malt drink one and a half crates N6,900.

5. Bottled water 3pkts N4,500

6. Flex banner. 1 piecebabysitter N10,000

7. Souvenir Pen and piece writing pad N20,000

8. 1 Cleaner N5000

9. Certificates 26x 500= N13,000

10. Transportation for purchases N5,000

12. I baby sitter N5,000

: 13. Total NGN196,900.00 (One hundred and ninety-six thousand, nine hundred naira only).

Endorsements

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• Supported. Ngozi osadebe (talk) 21:02, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

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