Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Empowering New Editors on Wiktionary 2025
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- Empowering New Editors on Wiktionary 2025 aims to introduce and train a new generation of Wikimedia contributors with a special focus on Wiktionary. Many potential editors are not aware of how Wiktionary works or how they can actively contribute to building free and accessible knowledge in local and global languages. This project seeks to close that gap by organizing awareness sessions, hands-on training, and mentorship opportunities for new editors. Through these activities, participants will learn the fundamentals of editing, creating, and improving entries on Wiktionary, while also gaining an understanding of its importance in language preservation and digital literacy. Ultimately, the initiative strives to build a sustainable community of skilled contributors who will continue to enrich Wiktionary beyond the project timeline.
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.
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:Yusuf Sa'adu
- Email address:abbasaadumahuta@gmail.com
- Address:Funtua
- Location of Project:Katsina 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 October 2025 to 30 October 2025
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
- Exit editors
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 2 days Workshop and training how to contribute to Hausa Wiktionary
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 have let them know by reaching out to them through social media channels, like WhatsApp
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.
- WhatsApp ans Telegram group
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?
- Yes they have smartphones and some also have Laptop
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- We already have a WhatsApp group of Hauda Community, I will continue engaging them before and after the event
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 -7
- Number of of articles created -30
- Number of of articles improved -200
- Number of of images uploaded -
- 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 Dashboard tool
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: Mahuta admin Hausa Wiktionary I lead the event, and help with User: Hamza DK
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.
1.Venue: NGN 50,000×2= 100,000
2.Refreshment for participants (3000×20) for 2days : NGN 120,000
3.Branding and T shirts for Facilitators (8,000×2) :NGN 16,000
4.Flyers: NGN 20,000
5.Contigencies , Miscellaneous and Logistics: NGN 30,000
Total :NGN 286,000
Endorsements
[edit]Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
