Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Iwai-Dialax/Wiki Loves Monuments Campaign in the Niger Delta

Wiki love Africa Campaign in the Niger Delta Photo contest Competition .

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal. n celebration of the Wiki loves Africa campaign

• we plan to organize a photo contest that will focus on projecting the weather , culture and climate perculiar to the Niger Delta region Focus is on weather and climate, cultures etc.. So photographs capturing these should be a priority. Focus is on weather and climate, cultures etc.. So photographs capturing these should be a priority.

Contact person and Location

Please state the contact details of the contact person(s) for this project including email(s) and location

• Name : Michael Diala

Phone  : +234-9132907104 Email: michael.diala16@gmail.com Location  : Port-Harcourt

Timeline of activities

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

• Project Start Date : April 1-April 15, 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 and photographers
2. Increase skills for existing editors
3. Add or improve content
4. Enrich the rich cultural heritage of the region
5. Increase the activity of the Wiki Niger Delta network

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?

1 physical meet up , 1 Edit -Aton and 1 photo contest across the Niger Delta states

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.

Posted on the wikimedia Nigeria Talk 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.

we will share on our dedicated social media platforms @wikinigerdelta on twitter and facebook

  leverage on partner Networks and links

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:Kaizenify

I will be leading this project with SuperSwift as a facilitator and Will also be getting supports from the leadership of the Wikimedia Usergroup Nigeria.

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

Photographers and contestants with the high quality uploads .

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

Create a Whatssapp for communication and post training activities and engagement s

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

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 2
2. Number of participants Virtual participants at least 20, In-person 20
3. Number of new editors 10
4. Number of Photos contributed 200
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics?

The wikiNiger Delta Meta page will serve as our tracking Metrics for performance.

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).

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

Physical meet up / info session /Training which includes hall and refreshments ...50k

internet for virtual info session.... 20k

Prizes for contest 80k ...,

1st prize .... 50k voucher

2nd prize ....20k voucher

3rd prize ....10k voucher

logistics support....10k

Total ......160k

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