Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Ibrahim Sani Mustapha/Wikidata Training for Cultural Empowerment in Kano
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- This project aims to equip participants in Kano State with essential skills to contribute to Wikidata, an open, structured knowledge base. Through interactive workshops, community members will learn how to document and share local cultural knowledge, heritage, and notable figures on a global platform. This project seeks to strengthen Kano’s digital presence and empower participants by enhancing their data literacy and enabling them to represent their community’s identity on an international scale. The initiative also strives to build a sustainable local network of Wikidata contributors dedicated to sharing Kano’s stories with the world.
Wikimedia Project
[edit]Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Tyap Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.
- 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: Ibrahim Sani
- Email address:ibrahimsanig588@gmail.com
- Address:Kano
- Location of Project: Kano 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
- 5/12/2024 - 20/12/2024
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
- Train an existing editors
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?
- I'm doing a series of two days training and editathon.
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 about this proposal via Whatsapp chat and other communication process.
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 about the proposal by contacting them through phone calls, WhatsApp chat and so on.
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, they have their equipment and skills needed to participate and contribute a high quality content.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- I will engage them by creating a WhatsApp group for feedback about their concerns.
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
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 - 2
- Number of participants - 20
- Number of new editors - 15
- Number of of articles created - 30
- Number of of articles improved - 70
- Number of of images uploaded -
- 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)
I will use WMF outreach dashboard to track each metric.
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 events as an organizer and Gwanki will assist me as a facilitator.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.
- Events' hall = N40,000×2=80,000.
- Events' banner = N15,000.
- Projector rental:N15,000
- Tags and flyers: N15,0000.
- Branded Tshirts for the organizer and Facilitator: N6,000×2=12,000
- Food and refreshments to the participants and Facilitators = N2,500×22=N55,000 × 2 (for two days) = N110,000.
- Contingency = 15,000.
Total amount = 262,000.
Endorsements
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