Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Hussaini Mohammed/Wikipedia Awareness and Training in Alma'arif College of Nursing Sciences Potiskum
Project summary[edit]
Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- Alma'arif College of Nursing Sciences recognizes the importance of digital literacy and research skills in the academic and professional development of its community. This Wikipedia Awareness and Training Program intends to empower students with the ability to critically engage with online information, contribute to the world's largest knowledge repository, and foster a culture of open collaboration.
Wikimedia Project[edit]
Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. English Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.
- Wikipedia
Contact person and Location[edit]
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: Hussaini Mohammed
- Email address: elhussaini14@gmail.com
- Address: Yobe State
- Location of Project: Potiskum
Project class[edit]
Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club
- Individual
Timeline of activities[edit]
Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
- 05 February to 25 February 2024
Project Goal[edit]
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
- Encourage students to contribute valuable healthcare-related content to Wikipedia
- Enhance research skills by utilizing Wikipedia as a reliable resource and teaching tool.
Project Plan[edit]
Activities[edit]
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 online training and one day physical editathon
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'll let them know through WhatsApp platform.
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 platforms like WhatsApp Group, and we will communicate with students union representatives of the school.
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
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 their smart phones, they'll used them.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- Participants will be engaged after the event through a WhatsApp group that will be created for all who will take part in the project.
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- The students of Alma'arif School of Nursing Sciences is well endowed with intellectuals, most of which have no idea of Wikipedia editing and its proper usage. This project is aimed at bridging this knowledge gap, thereby creating an avenue for the optimum usage of the Wikipedia platform by the students as well as enriching Wikipedia with more useful and reliable content.
Impact[edit]
How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:
- Number of events 2
- Number of participants 22
- Number of new editors 20
- Number of of articles created or improved 150
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)
Metrics tracking[edit]
How do you plan to track your project metrics?
- Outreach Dashboard Tool
Resources[edit]
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).
- We have team of two experience editors: User: El-hussain14 and User:Muhammad Idriss Criteria
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- Space for the physical meetup = ₦40,000
- Food and drinks = ₦33,000
- Branded shirts for 2 Organizers = ₦10,000
- Fliers and Banner = ₦20,000
- Souvenirs and merchandise (branded book and customised pen) = ₦30,000
- Gift to Top 3 contributors = ₦30,000
- Generator and fueling = ₦15,000
- Transport for organizers = ₦2,000
- Contingency = ₦20,000
Total = ₦200,000
Endorsements[edit]
Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
Strong support Muhammad Idriss Criteria (talk) 13:34, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
I strongly sport this project to improve Wikipedia article