Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Ishaku Ajeje/Wikipedia Awareness and Workshop at College of Education, Waka-Biu
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- This project is aimed to increase awareness and use of Wikipedia among students and teachers. The main goal was to show that Wikipedia can be a helpful and trustworthy source for academic research and education. The project included workshops and training sessions to teach people how to use Wikipedia effectively in their studies. By improving understanding and use of Wikipedia at the college, the project wanted to improve research and education standards at the institution
Wikimedia Project
[edit]Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. English Wikipedia, Wikidata, 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:Ishaku Ajeje
- Email address: ishakuajeje07 @gmail.com
- Address:Biu local government Borno State
- Location of Project:College of Education, Waka-Biu
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
- September 10 to September 20, 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
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?
- One day awareness trips, two days physical training and one day online training
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 will share via WhatsApp group and Hausa Wikipedia Discussion page
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.
- The participant will know via the WhatsApp group and physically
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?
The participant will use their mobile phone and laptops 6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- I will create a WhatsApp Group
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 - 3
- Number of participants - 20
- Number of new editors - 15
- Number of of articles created - 50
- Number of of articles improved - 50
- Number of of images uploaded - 50
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 15
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)
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 User:Ishaku Ajeje, i'm a project lead, User:Hajara ya'u (facilitator) she will be the trainer and Also participate in awareness trip.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- Hall=30,000 two day = 60,000
- Food and Water=2000×20=40,000×2days=80,000
- Two Branded Wikipedia Tshirts=20,000
- transport for one facilitater=20,000
- Banner/Flyers 20,000
- Contingency=15,000
- Total=215,000
Endorsements
[edit]Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
Strong support -Hajara ya'u (talk) 5:30, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
