Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Improving Wikipedia Pages through translation among FUTO students

Project summary

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• This project seeks to train the students on how to edit on Wikipedia using translation tool. These students were engaged on the (SDG) WIKI Campus Tour in the previous months and it will work well if the training will continue so as to achieve their quest for editing Wikipedia. Having taught the students the five pillars of Wikipedia and translation on Sustainable for Development Goals' (SDG) articles, I will let them read and translate articles on Human Rights (Right to good health) as these students are mostly in Public Health department. I will allow them to read other people's articles and translate it to igbo language. This is because, they have not really read through a Wikipedia page and make an input, so, this will give them the opportunity to learn about Wikipedia editing. This project will also set out a contest for the students after the training, and it will last for (3) weeks .This will serve as a medium of instilling creative writing skills in the students.

Wikimedia Project

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• This project will focus on Wikipedia

Contact person and Location

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• Full name: Onwuka Glory Ahunna
• Email address: gloryahunna@gmail.com
• Address: Owerri, Imo state
• Location of Project: Federal University of Technology, Owerri West, Imo state

Project class

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• I am applying as an individual

Timeline of activities

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• To start from 24th October -24th November,2023.

Project Goal

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1. recruit new editors (students and lecturers)
2. translate Wikipedia pages into igbo language

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?

I, Onwuka Glory is carrying out training and translate-a-thon

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.

This will be published on Wikimedia User Group, Nigeria, (Wassap Group, Twitter handle and on Facebook). It will be published on FUTO Wiki Campus Tour Wassap Group, and on Owerri Wikimedia network

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.

Once this project is approved, I will increase my level of awareness creation and inform them on the expectant works there off.

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

Iwuala Lucy

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

Yes, these students have android devices: laptops,phones, ipad, desktops and others. Nevertheless,I will use audio projector to enhance my teaching.

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

We already have a Watssap group,so the group wassap would be employed immediately after the training for conversation and questioning.

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

This project will go a long way to enhancing student's knowledge on Wikipedia editing.

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 (1)
2. Number of participants (15)
3. Number of new editors (2)
4. Number of articles improved ( 50)
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) Nil

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics?

I, Onwuka Glory will use the project outreach dashboard, this will be created when the project is approved.

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).

I, Onwuka Glory, the organizer will take them on Wikipedia translation into Igbo language , Lucy Iwuala will handle them on forms of translation (Machine & manual). I will not seek for external support, rather , I will expect funding from Wikimedia user group, Nigeria.

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

Event hall = N20,000

• Projector = N15,000
• Facilitator's stipend = N10,000 x 2= N20,000
• Transportation = N10,000
• Fuel = N6400.00
• Flex banner = N!0,000
• internet data for students = N1,000 x 17 = N17,000
• Internet data for lecturers = N1000 x N2 = N2000
• Photographer = N10,000
• Contingency/ Logistics = N10,000
• Refreshment ( Food - N1500 X 17 = N25,500

                Soft drink  = N2,500 x 2 = N5000
                Water  = N1200 X 2 = N2,400

Gift Prize for contest - ( Ist prize = N15,000

                          2nd prize = N10,000
                          3rd prize = N7,000
                          4th prize = N5000,00
                        

                  Total -------------N195,300.00                  

Endorsements

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•  Strong support The encourage sustainability of Wiki awareness, I strongly recommend a follow-up project so as to maintain the participants'retention of Wikipedia Editing Skill.