Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Expanding Core Knowledge: Vital Articles on Hausa Wikipedia

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• This project aims to improve access to Wikimedia foundational and Wikimedia User Group Nigeria knowledge by expanding and enhancing the coverage of Vital Articles on Hausa Wikipedia. Vital Articles are essential topics that represent core human knowledge across diverse fields such as science, history, health, geography, and culture. Currently, many of these key topics are missing or underdeveloped on the Hausa Wikipedia, limiting readers' access to reliable and relevant information in their native language. Through this initiative, we will organize a series of targeted edit-a-thons, article translation sessions, and training workshops focused on identifying, creating, and improving high-priority vital articles. We will engage both new and experienced editors, especially from Hausa-speaking communities. and equip them with the skills and tools needed to contribute high-quality content.

Wikimedia Project

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.

• Hausa Wikipedia

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:Hassana rufa'i
• Email address:hassanarufai2@gmail.com
• Address:Funtua
• Location of Project:Katsina

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

• 01/08/2025 to 31/08/2025

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
3. Increase knowledge for existing editors

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?

Two days of training and Edit-a-thon

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 will let them know via phone call and chatting on social media

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 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

User:A Salisu, User:Mahuta

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 will use devices mostly Phone

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

WhatsApp group will be engagement participants after the project events.

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

By the end of the project, we aim to significantly increase the number and quality of vital articles available on Hausa Wikipedia, thereby strengthening it as a trusted knowledge resource for more of Hausa speakers.

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
2. Number of participants -20
3. Number of new editors -5
4. Number of of articles created -20
5. Number of of articles improved -200
6. Number of of images uploaded -
7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding)

WMF Dashboard tool

Contest & prize-giving events

How would decide the winners of your contest (If you are going to have a contest, what is your scoring criteria)

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).

I User:Ummun Sultan, I will lead the event with the help of User:A Salisu and User:Mahuta

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. Events' hall:₦50,000×2=₦100,000.
2. Food and refreshments for participants and facilitators:₦3,000×20=₦60,000×2=₦120,000.
3. Branded T-shirts for organizers:₦10,000×3=₦30,000.
4. Flyers and tags:N30,000.
5. Banner: ₦15,000
6. Transpot for 2 invited facilitetors: ₦10,000×2=20,000
7. Contingency:₦20,000.

Total amount ₦335,000.

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• I  Strong supportMahuta (talk) 20:04, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
•  Strong support A Salisu (talk) 16:25, 17 July 2025 (UTC)