Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Ibrahim Sani Mustapha/Celebrating 25 Years of Wikipedia and Open Knowledge in Bauchi.
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
Celebrating 25 Years of Wikipedia and Open Knowledge is a community-focused initiative marking Wikipedia’s 25th anniversary by highlighting its impact on free and open access to knowledge. The project will bring together experienced editors, new contributors, and the general public through awareness sessions, edit-a-thons, and discussions to promote Wikimedia projects. It aims to strengthen local participation, inspire new editors, and reinforce the values of collaboration, neutrality, and free knowledge for all.
Wikimedia Project
[edit]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. Hausa 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: Ibrahim Sani
- Email address: ibrahimsanig588@gmail.com
- Address: Bauchi state
- Location of Project: Bauchi
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 1/1/2026 - 31/1/2026
Project Goal
[edit]Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.
- Birthday's celebration
- recruit new editors
- Add or improve content
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?
It's one day for birthday celebration.
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 let them know through our WhatsApp group.
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 let them know by announcing in the WhatsApp group and by phone call of our Wikimedian contributors.
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, the participants have their equipment and skills which will help them to participate and contribute a high quality contents.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
I will engage them through the WhatsApp group.
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
This project goes beyond celebration by strengthening community engagement, inspiring new contributors, and promoting long-term participation in Wikimedia projects while highlighting the value of free and open knowledge.
Impact
[edit]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 - 20
- Number of new editors - 15
- Number of of articles created - 40
- Number of of articles improved - 100
- Number of of images uploaded - 20
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -
Metrics tracking
[edit]How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding)
The WMF dashboard tool will be used track each metrics.
Contest & prize-giving events
[edit]How would decide the winners of your contest (If you are going to have a contest, what is your scoring criteria)
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).
- I Ibrahim Sani Mustapha will lead the event as a organizer, I will overall the logistics, refreshments, and the participants engagement. And Lawan Bala will serve as a facilitator, he will brainstorm the participants train them and encourage them in the contributions on order to be more confidence by highlighting them our success on Hausa Wikipedia.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.
- Event Hall for 1day ₦50k
* Banner ₦15k
* T-shirt for organizers ₦14k
* Tags and Flyers ₦20k
* Projector ₦20k
* Birthday Cake ₦30k
- DJ Sound ₦20k
* Food and Refreshments ₦3k×22=₦66k
* Transport for one Facilitator ₦25k
* Contingency ₦20k
- Total amount ₦280,000
Endorsements
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Strong support this project Lawan Bala (talk) 04:55, 17 December 2025 (UTC)