Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Evaristus07/Wikipedia Awareness in Uburu

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• The project aims to raise awareness about Wikipedia and provide Uburu's vibrant community, including its students and youths, with the skills needed to document and share their local cultures and knowledge on a global scale. Uburu, a dynamic city in Ebonyi State, is home to enthusiastic residents eager to preserve and disseminate their rich cultural heritage, but they currently lack access to a suitable platform. The project will employ a multi-faceted approach, including comprehensive awareness campaigns through various media channels and community events, hands-on training workshops to teach Wikipedia and Wikidata article creation and editing with a focus on local culture, history, and knowledge, and support for the accurate representation of Uburu's unique cultural heritage on Wikipedia and Wikidata also enhancing their digital skills.

Wikimedia Project

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. 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: Chukwu Ebuka Evaristus
• Email address:chukwuevaristus0@gmail.com
• Location:Ebonyi state

Project class

Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club

• Individual

Timeline of activities

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

• 30th September - 1st November 2023

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. 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?

One Physical Training ,edit a thon and Online contest

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.

I have informed my community via their discussion page seeking their support through this link [1]

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 be informed about the edit-a-thon through social media, including whatsapp, Telegram, and community newsletters, as well as by engaging community leaders to spread about the within Uburu community.

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

Evaristus07

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 the digital skills and gadgets which includes phones and laptops.

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

Engage participants post-event through our created whatsapp group for regular updates, and collaborative projects to sustain their involvement and contributions. Editors will join as community members of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria for future and upcoming Wiki events.

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

This project has the potential to empower the Uburu community by preserving their cultural heritage, promoting digital literacy, and connecting them to the global knowledge-sharing community through Wikipedia.

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 : 15
3. Number of new editors: 10
4. Number of of articles created or improved: 150
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? Outreach 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).

Evaristus07(Project Lead): I brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this initiative. With a proven track record as both a trainer and an editor, possessesing the necessary skills to successfully execute this project. my deep understanding of Wikipedia and the intricacies of effective training ensures that participants will receive comprehensive guidance during this event.

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

• Venue : NGN 30,000
• Refreshments(1000*15) : NGN 15,000
• Data,transportation for facilitator : 6000
• Projector and Camera Rental:NGN 10,000
• Prizes for top 5 contributors: NGN 25,000
• Contingencies and Miscellaneos : NGN 10,000
• TOTAL:NGN 96,000

Endorsements

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