Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Folklore and Feminism

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

This project proposes to document, analyze, and reinterpret folklore through a feminist lens, highlighting how traditional narratives portray women, how these portrayals reinforce or challenge gender roles, and how contemporary feminist perspectives can recover women’s voices and agency within cultural heritage.

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.

English Wikipedia and 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: Miracle Chinaza Adiele
Email address: miracleadiele59@gmail.com
Address: Awka, Anambra State
Location of Project:Awka, Anambra State

Project class

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

Network - Anambra Network

Timeline of activities

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

15-25 February 2026

Project Goal

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
improve editors skills
bridge knowledge gap

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 training and one editathon

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 shared this in the Network platform. It was also discussed at the Network's meet up earlier in January It will also be shared on our Twitter space tagging other Wiki communities.

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.

Social media channels

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, participants have smart electronic devices

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

There will be follow up through the WhatsApp platform. *There will be regular engagements and mentorships to retain the participants.

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

This project also aims to enrich Wikimedia platforms with well-sourced, culturally diverse content on feminism and folklore, particularly from underrepresented communities, while promoting gender equity, preserving oral traditions, and encouraging critical engagement with cultural narratives in an accessible and educational way.

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):

Number of events - 1
Number of participants - 25
Number of new editors - 5
Number of of articles created - 100
Number of of articles improved - 150
Number of of images uploaded - 30
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)

Outreach dashboard

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)

Each article Created is 5 points
Each article improved is 3 points

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).

User: 10kdollz is the lead project.he is experienced and will facilitate on the basics of Wikidata and creation of items with improvement.

User:Senator Choko is experienced and will support the training as well as review the participants' contributions for the contest.

User: Akwugo is also experienced and will help in coordination, review of the participants' contributions for the contest. She will also be in-charge of the logistics. No support elsewhere.

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount. Hall hire: N60,000

Projector: N20,000

Food and drink: N120,000

Communication/Flier: N20,000

Child-care support :25,000

Logistics: 30,000

Data support for the participants at N1,500: N45,000

Transport support for the participants at N1,000: 30,000

Price for highest Contributor :N50,000

Total: N400,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Strong support I support this project as it will help in improving gender focused contents.Akwugo (talk) 16:14, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

I Strong support this event. Ebube Clara^Talk 11:02 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Strong support This is a well-structured project with clear goals to improve gender-focused folklore content on Wikimedia platforms while recruiting and mentoring new editors. The timeline and activities are realistic, and the facilitators are experienced. I support this project Bigcee007 (talk) 11:59, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

I Strong support this event. Vivian Amalachukwu^Talk 15:14 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Strong support16:26, 21 January 2026 (UTC)Dannykosh (talk)

Strong support a wonderful project I strongly support Goodymeraj (talk) 08:15, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Strong support Senator Choko^Talk 08:57, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Strong support Ennydavids

Strong support Johnnybam 10:03am 23 January 2026

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