Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Jessephu/Wiki Loves Earth In Esie, Kwara State

Project summary

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In line with the Wiki Loves Earth annual photo campaign, this project is targeted at capturing photographic content, video and exploring the community of Esie, Kwara.Over time it has been observed that only the Esie museum that we have it pictures on Wikimedia commons, we aim to bridge that photo and video content especially for editors to be able to upload pictures of this community on Wikivoyage which is a travel guide for people, in which if we have photo representation of this places, it makes it easy for users to understand how to navigate around. Also for use on Wikipedia pages about Esie, Kwara state people understand photo and video representation of information. Having a photo to work with will really be useful for editors to upload on Wikipedia articles.

This project is focused on training new editors how to engage more on the Wikimedia sister project (Wikimedia Commons) and also build all participants on how to add photos to articles both on Wikimedia commons, Wikipedia and others.

Contact person and Location

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

Omoshebi Joseph omotayo

Josephreason578@gmail.com

Kwara state

Project class

Please state if this grant is for individual project or network/club project

Individual project

Timeline of activities

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• 5th July, 2023 - 31st July,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:The global campaign is aimed at recruiting new users. And we aim to localise this by engaging new u
2. upload more photos and videos to Wikimedia commons

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?

Photo walk around the community of Esie and after which we have an edit a thon contest in line with the global community campaign

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.
I have informed the Nigeria Wikimedian User group about my project proposal Below is the link to the link https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#Wiki_loves_Earth_Esie

You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

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.

,, who be engaging the Editors through the WhatsApp platform and other social media platform there by publicizing the event and also the information about the editor a thon and for the future information though our created social Media platform and also we will be using e flyer to publicize the event and more about wiki love Earth campaign.

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

User:Favourdare123

User:Kingaustin07

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

The target participants are students around kwara States especially participants who are new to editing Wikimedia projects, their mobile devices will serve as the equipment that they will be using for both taking clear pictures and uploading them on Wikimedia Commons

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

We will engage the participants especially the new editors through the WhatsApp group and other media to inform them and update them about any upcoming projects around the community and also invite them to become active members of the Nigerian community. We will also track their engagement on other sisters projects outside Wikimedia commons to help them incase any form of challenges they might come across will trying to contribute.

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

The General friendly space policy for Wikimedia events will be summarized and to be read at the beginning of the event to remind the participants and the organizers of the importance of a friendly space policy.

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 10
4. Number of articles created or improved 150 pictures to be uploaded
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) 10

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? Photos will be uploaded under the category "Wiki Loves Earth 2022 Nigeria" for tracking. We will also be tracking their contributions and uploads through outreach dashboard

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 will be working with two experienced Wikimedians for this project

• User: Jessephu (Project Lead): Is an experienced editor on Wikimedia sisters Especially Wikicommoms having over 500 Edits on wikicommons, I will be leading this project.

• User: Favourdare123 (Trainer): Is an experienced Wikimedian editor and trainer,with an experience to facilitate this project, having over 3,000 edits on wikicommoms and having won various prizes across Nigeria campaigns. He will be training editors on how to contribute to the project goal through Wikicommoms.

• User: Kingaustin07 (Communication And Logistics) : Is an experienced, having over 300 edits on wikicommons, he has Won varies prizes across Nigeria campaigns, he will be in charge of the Communication and logistics during the course of the campaign.

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

• Refreshment (Break during the training) and Take away pack (2000*15) : NGN 30,000
• Internet services (1000*25) : NGN 25,000
• Branding and T shirts for Facilitators (3*3000) :NGN 9,000
• Souvenirs(pen and jotters) (1000*15) : NGN 15,000
• E Fliers: NGN 5,000
• Airtime for Communication + Transportation +data for the two team members members: NGN 30,000
• Transportation for participants(Bus rental) :NGN 50,000
• Camera rental and photography : NGN 4,000
• Appreciating prizes for any three highest editor for the training(gift items) : NGN 50,000
• Contigencies , Miscellaneous and Logistics: NGN 15,000

Total = 230,500

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• User:Favourdare123: This Project aim at participating in the current Wiki Loves Earth Campaign and seeing the basic need of bringing this campaign to Esie, Kwara state, the project lead Jessephu has applied in other to contribute his quota to the goal of the global campaign. Am happy to have featured in the application, so therefore I am endorsing this Proposed impactful project.
• User:kingaustin07: I duely endorse the project proposal as part of the team members for this project. Wiki loves Earth as an annual global campaign currently ongoing is a project that everyone should participate in.but not all existing editors are involved due to the fact that they might not be motivated to contest but having a local contest enables them to be involved actively and serve as a way of creating awareness for new contributors and editors about wikimedia foundations and it’s projects.