Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Equity Watch Initiative

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• • Equity Watch Initiative wish to mark the 2022 #1Lib1Ref by contributing content to Wikipedia

Contact person and Location

Please state the contact details of the contact person(s) for this project including email(s) and location

• Dr. Chiemezie Atama

chiemezie@equityWatchinitiative.org =2348064647508

Timeline of activities

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

• 23rd and 24th June, 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 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?

We are planning one training and 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.

Our project has been announced at the Nigerian User talk page (Item 197)https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#Equity_Watch_Initiative_[E-WIN]_#1lib1ref_project.

It has also been announced at the Equity Watch Initiative Wikipedia WhatsApp platform and Facebook page;https://web.facebook.com/groups/913688539104576

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 has been announced at the Equity Watch Initiative Wikipedia WhatsApp platform, Facebook page and Twitter hand @Equity_Watch1. These are the various platforms we use to engage with members and fans. Despite the Universities in Nigeria are on strike, the Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board (JUPEB)’ programs are ongoing. Fortunately, E-WIN’s office is located at Energy Center, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) which is where UNN JUPEB students attends lecture. We will leverage on that to liaise with the coordinator of JUPEB program Prof. Chika Ogonu to make announced in classes regarding our program. Besides, we shall also reach out to some of our post graduate students via phone to encourage them to attend given that the Director of E-WIN Dr Chiemezie Atama is also a Senior lecturer in UNN.

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, E-WIN has organized and trained many Wikimedias in UNN and have experienced Wikipedia editors to lead the event. My humble self User: Chiemezie Atama and Users; Ngozi osadebe who have been acting as facilitators in all Wikipedia projects at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka are available to lead the event. Recently, we successfully organized Equity Watch Initiative Art and Feminism edit-a-thon that was a huge success.

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. Almost all students in UNN have personal laptops. However, E-WIN will make provision for few laptops in case there is need for it. Moreover, the National Energy Research Center which is where our office is located have lap tops which we is available for our use at minimal cost. Because E-WIN office is located in the University, we have internet connection and electric power supply, however, to avoid any form of disruption, we will make plans for alternative internet and power supply.

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

Already, we have E-WIN Wikipedia WhatsApp group through which we constantly encourage participants of our Wikipedia programs and also share experiences of how we interface with Wikipedia. Participants of this program will be informed of that group during our event and will be added to the group. We will also continue to talk with them one on one as majority are our students that we meet in seminars and class rooms and even in our office given that we are located within the University.

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

It is our wish to continue to expand Wikipedia program in Enugu state and we will do that as soon as the ASUU strike is called off.

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-18
3. Number of new editors-5
4. Number of of articles created or improved-45
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? Through the Nigerian #1lib1ref 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).

This project is being organized by Equity Watch Initiative under the Directorship of Dr. Chiemezie Atama User:Chiemezie Atama and with User: Ngozi osadebe. As someone who have been organizing similar event especially in UNN, I will call on all lovers of knowledge to join our #1Lib1Ref, 2020 program. E-WIN also has a program office Uche Ifeabunike who will take care of some logistics required for a successful event. This includes identifying the hall, publicity, refreshment and others. I will also help in mobilization of participants for the events

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

Equity Watch Initiative [E-WIN] #1lib1ref project budget.

S/N	ITEMS	UNIT COST	QUANTITY	TOTAL COST
1	Venue	20000	2	40000
2	Projector	5000	2	10000
3	Public address system	5000	2	10000
4	Generator	5000	2	10000
5	Fuel	250	24	6000
6	Refreshment	1000	25x2	50000
7	Soft drink (Malt)	5000	2	10000
8	Soft drink (soda)	1500	1	1500
9	Banner	5000	1	5000
10	Customized exercise book as souvenir	500	25	12500
11	Water	150	50	7500
12	. Honorarium to baby sitter	5000	2	10000
13	Honorarium to technical Assistance	5000	1	5000
14	Data Subscription	10000	2	20000
Total				#197,500.00

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