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

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• This project seeks to train the students on how to edit on Wikipedia using translation tool as a channel. Having taught the students the five pillars of Wikipedia, Wikilinking and sandbox editing, 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 more on Wikipedia editing. This will serve as a medium of instilling creative writing skills in the students.

Wikimedia Project

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.

• This project is basically focusing on Wikipedia.

Contact person and Location

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: Onwuka Glory Ahunna
• Email address: gloryahunna@gmail.com
• Location: Owerri, IMO State

Project class

Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club

• I, Onwuka Glory is applying as an individual.

Timeline of activities

Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project

• This project will begin on 22nd of September, 2023 and will end on the 6th of October, 2023.

Project Goal

Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.

1. recruit new editors (students and teachers)
2. Add or improve content
3. Translate English Wikipedia Articles 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 one 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 publized on Wikimedia User Group, Nigeria, (Wassap Group, Twitter handle and on Facebook). It will be publized on FUTOWiki secondary school 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

User : Lucy Iwuala

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

These students have Android devices, for example : phones, iPad and laptops. Nevertheless, I will make use of screen protector to aid my teaching.

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

We already have a Wassap group (FUTOWiki secondary school) platform, so, the Wassap group chat will be a channel for easy discussion.

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

This project will go a long way in equipping students' 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= 25
3. Number of new editors = 8
4. Number of of articles created or 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, which 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).

In this project, I, Onwuka Glory will teach them Article translation, which includes :Article reading and proof reading, adding image, and reference translation. Lucy Iwuala will take them on using editsource techniques, rules and regulations guiding Wikipedia translation.

I will not seek for external funding. I will make use of Grants from Wikimedia User Group, Nigeria.

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

Event hall =          N40, 000.00
Projector =           N15, 000.00

Facilitators'stipend N14, 000.00 Transportation = N10, 000.00 Fuel = N 6, 000 00 Flex banner = N10, 000 00 Refreshment = Food = N 1, 500 × 25 = N37,500.00

. Soft drink = N2, 500 ×2 = N5,000.00

 Water  =              N1, 200 × 2= N2,400

Internet data : N500 × 25= N12, 500 Data for the teachers : 1000× 2 = N2000 Gift prize for contest : Ist prize = N10, 000, 2nd prize = N8,000, 3rd prize = N5,000 and N1, 000 consolation prize from the 4th participant to the

10th participant       = N30, 000

Photo Grapher = N 10,000 Contingency/Logistics : N10000 Total = ———------------- N194, 400 .00

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

•  Strong support Akwugo (talk) 18:51, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
•  Strong support Timzy D'Great (talk) 06:04, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
•  Strong support Introducing Wikipedia from the grassroots like secondary school is one of the means through which we can forster a Wiki Community in Nigeria for posterity. I strongly support this endeavour to progressively and actively engage secondary school students in learning to edit so as to contribute meaningfully to the Wikipedia Project. Iwuala Lucy (talk) 06:52, 13 September 2023 (UTC)