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Project summary[edit]

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

  • Wikipedia, the world's largest free online encyclopedia, plays a pivotal role in providing access to knowledge across the globe. However, many Wikipedia pages in Nigerian languages, such as Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, and Fulfulde, lack integration with Wikidata, a valuable knowledge base. This proposal aims to address this gap by initiating a project to create and improve Wikipedia pages in two of the these languages (Hausa and Fulfulde Wikipedia) and link them with relevant Wikidata items.

This project aligns with the Wikimedia Foundation's commitment to fostering diversity and inclusivity in content and contributions.

Wikimedia Project[edit]

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.

  • Hausa Wikipedia and Wikidata
  • Fulfulde Wikipedia and Wikidata

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: Yobe State

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

  • 5th November, 2023 to 25th November, 2023.

Project Goal[edit]

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. Ensure that each Wikipedia article created or improved as part of this project is linked with corresponding Wikidata items, enhancing the interconnectivity of knowledge.
  4. Develop high-quality Wikipedia articles in Hausa and Fulfulde on notable topics related to Nigeria's culture, history, and contemporary issues.
  5. Elevate the visibility of Nigerian languages on the internet by expanding Wikipedia contents through linking it to Wikidata.

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?

  1. One online Training and 3 weeks contest in Hausa Community
  2. One online Training and 3 weeks contest in Fulfulde Community

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.

Participants will be informed about this project on Hausa and Fulfulde discussion Pages 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 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. (NOTE: all experienced Wikimedia editors MUST endorse your proposal as proof of availability)
For example: User:Kaizenify

User: Fulani215
Sadammuhammad11234

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 the equipments and skills needed to participate in this project

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

I will create a WhatsApp group where we will add them and follow them up.

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

This proposal outlines a project to enrich Wikipedia content in Nigerian languages, specifically Hausa and Fulfulde, and integrate it with Wikidata. By achieving these objectives, we aim to bridge the gap in knowledge representation and promote the preservation of Nigerian languages and culture on the global stage. This project aligns with Wikimedia's mission to provide free access to knowledge for all and empowers local communities to actively contribute to this mission.

Impact[edit]

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 44
  3. Number of new editors 18
  4. Number of of articles created or improved 800+ (400+ for Hausa articles and 400+ for Fulfulde articles)
  5. 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 will be used to track users contributions .

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).

El-hussain14 is the organizer of this project, moreover will be assisted by: Sadammuhammad11234 who will serve as a facilitator for Hausa community, he will be the one to facilitate in Hausa online Edit-a-athon and the contest in Hausa community. Furthermore, Fulani215 will also serves as a facilitator for Fulfulde community, he will also be the one to facilitate in Fulfulde Edit-a-athon and contest in Fulfulde community.

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

  • Data support for participants (for Hausa community) - 20 people = 20,000
  • Data support for participants (for Fulfulde community) - 20 people = 20,000
  • Prize for Top 3 editors (Hausa community) - N30,000
  • Prize for Top 3 editors (Fulfulde community) - N30,000
  • E-fliers and posters: N5,000
  • Contingency - N10,000
  • TOTAL: N115,000

Endorsements[edit]

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

  • I support this project because it will help in improving Hausa Wikipedia articles by linking them with Wikidata and I will be available to participate in this program197.210.76.245 12:34, 4 October 2023 (UTC) Sadammuhammad11234197.210.76.245 12:34, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
  • Strong support Strong support: I strongly endorse this program, because many gaps need to be filled with Wikidata on Fulfulde and Hausa Wikipedia articles.Mamman AA (talk)
  • Looking at the current situation of both Hausa and Fulfulde Wikipedia user group, this project will shed some pretinent light in guiding our existing editor and giving Young coming editors a chance in contribution to knowledge. I strongly support this project based on the experience and skills of Elhussein

Fulani215 (talk) 20:20, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

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