Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Fund/Bigcee007/Documenting Traditional Occupations in Southeast Nigeria

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

This project aims to document and preserve traditional occupations and indigenous craftsmanship in Southeast Nigeria through photography and media contributions to Wikimedia Commons. Many local professions and traditional skills are gradually disappearing due to modernization, yet they remain poorly represented within the Wikimedia ecosystem.

The project will organize a training session and a photo documentation campaign where participants will learn about Wikimedia Commons, free licensing, photography ethics, image categorization, and metadata improvement. Participants will photograph traditional occupations such as blacksmithing, basket weaving, palm wine tapping, pottery, carpentry, fishing, traditional food processing, and local trading activities. The project will document local occupations on Wikimedia Commons, improving cultural representation and access to knowledge.

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.

Wikimedia Commons⁠

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:Chinwuko Christian Chekwube
Email address:cristianmathew4@gmail.com
Address: Onwuegbunem street Umuzocha Awka
Location of Project:Awka, Anambra State

Project class

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

I am applying as an individual.

Timeline of activities

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

1st July – 31st August 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 gaps
Preserve cultural heritage

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 session
One photo walk/documentation campaign
One upload and categorization campaign

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 informed the community about the project on Whatsapp and on the community discussion page.here

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.

We have a Whatsapp group where we update the community members on the activities and upcoming projects

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:Bigcee007 An experienced editor on Wikimedia Commons and the project lead.

User:Sayvhior An experienced Wikimedian

User:Essty18 An experienced editor on Wikimedia Commons

5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?

Yes, most participants will use smartphones and personal devices for photography and uploads. We will organize training sessions to engage participants in teamwork and collaboration.

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

Participants will be added to Wikimedia community platforms and social media groups where they will continue receiving updates, mentorship, and opportunities for future Wikimedia activities.

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

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 - 2(photo walk & edit-a-thon)
Number of participants - 25
Number of new editors - 8
Number of of articles created -
Number of of articles improved -
Number of of images uploaded -200+
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)

We will track with the outreach dashboard and Xtool

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)

2points for each photo uploaded

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 am the facilitator User:Bigcee007 while User:Sayvhior and User:User:Essty18 are co-facilitators, 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.

Venue support: 60,000
Food and refreshments: 4500*28(including facilitators) 126,000
Communication and flier design: 10,000
Transport support for participants : 45,000
Transportation/Logistics for photo documentation : 60,000
Projector support:14,000
Souvenir price for highest uploaders: 35,000
Miscellaneous/logistics: 15,000

Total: ₦365,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

This project will preserve cultural heritage and improve representation of traditional occupations on Wikimedia Commons I Strong support Essty18^Talk 19:16, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

I Strong support this event. Ebube Clara^Talk 11:23, 06 June 2026 (UTC)

I Strong support this event 10kdollz^Talk 12:49, 08 June 2026 (UTC)
Strong support Johnnybam^Talk 7:11, 08 June 2026 (UTC)
If we don't document our traditional occupations on the global space, who will? Therefore i give my Strong support. Sayvhior^Talk 20:33, 8 June 2026 (UTC)
Strong support Goodymeraj (talk) 03:37, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
Strong support a project that documents and make traditional occupation a known fact to the public isnt just a project but a knowledge to gain,i give 100% to it Adimora chidinma (talk)
Strong supportViva33 (talk) 09:10, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Strong support Timzy D'Great (talk) 19:11, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

I Strong support this project. Akwugo (talk) 04:24, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

I Strong support this event. Ennydavids^Talk 11:23, 06 June 2026 (UTC)

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