Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Hausa Wikipedia Article Writing Contest

Project summary

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• This project (Hausa Wikipedia Article Writing Contest) aimed at creating articles for notable individuals who do not currently have representation on Hausa Wikipedia. We believe that this project aligns with our shared commitment to knowledge dissemination, public engagement, and the promotion of notable figures from diverse backgrounds.

Furthermore, we will engage editors from Hausa community to contribute their knowledge and expertise in creating articles about notable individuals who are currently absent from Hausa Wikipedia. This project will focus on identifying and documenting the accomplishments, contributions, and stories of underrepresented individuals who have made significant impacts in various fields but have not been recognized on the world's largest online encyclopedia.

Contact person and Location

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

User:Muhammad Idriss Criteria

mahmoudcriteria@gmail.com

Potiskum Yobe State Nigeria

Project class

Please state if this grant is for individual project or network/club project: *Individual

Timeline of activities

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

July 5th to August 5th, 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: On the this project, we will source new members 2. Add or improve content: In this project, We will create new contents.

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?

Activities

We are doing 2 online trainings and 3 weeks article writing 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.

We will let our participants know about This project on our discussion Page and social media platforms.

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.

I will create and communicate with them through user:talk and social media channels

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:Kaizenify

User:Muhammad Idriss Criteria

User:Mamman AA

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

Yes

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

We have our social media platforms where we follow community members up.

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

This project will help increase the contribution of Hausa community members

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 30
3. Number of new editors 10
4. Number of of articles created or improved 200
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? We will use outreach dashboard in tracking our Edits.

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:Muhammad Idriss Criteria is the one organizing this project and will be assisted by :User:Mamman AA

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

Internet data support for the participants and facilitators N1500 per person for two online events = N45,000

Prizes for top 5 contributors N80,000

Total =N125,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

1. Sadammuhammad11234 (talk) 09:13, 11 June 2023 (UTC)user: sadammuhammad11234]]I fully support this project because we help editor's to creating new article in Hausa wikipedia and invited new editor's to com and contribute.
2. I am strongly supported because this grant will provide a much-needed incentive for editors to dedicate their time and effort towards researching and developing new articles. It is crucial to support the creation of new articles, especially in areas that are underrepresented or lacking in coverage on the project.

By providing funds to support this initiative, we can help to bridge the gap in knowledge and ensure that Wikipedia remains a reliable and comprehensive resource for users across the globe. This grant will undoubtedly encourage and empower editors to contribute to the growth and development of Wikipedia and ultimately benefit society as a whole.

I fully support this grant proposal and believe that it will have a positive impact on the Wikipedia community and the wider public. A Sulaiman Z (talk) 12:06, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

~Mamman AA (talk) I am strongly support this Grant proposal and fully believe that it will bring more improvement on the Wikipedia and it's sister's project due to the development of sharing knowledge through Wikipedia to promote and improve the quality of learning and development in the environment throughout the Globe