Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Kanam Wikipedia Learning And Editing Workshop

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

The Kanam Wikipedia Learning And Editing Workshop is a capacity-building program designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of Wikipedia and strengthen digital knowledge within Kanam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State. The workshop aims to raise awareness about open knowledge, equip attendees with practical editing skills, and encourage contributions that highlight the rich culture, history, and notable personalities of Kanam LGA. Participants will engage in hands-on training on how to create and improve Wikipedia articles, follow community guidelines, add reliable references, and contribute responsibly to global knowledge project. The workshop also seeks to inspire new editors from Kanam to help bridge existing content gaps on Wikipedia, especially topics related to their local communities.

Wikimedia Project

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Tyap Wikipedia, English Wikiquote, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.

Hausa Wikipedia

Wiki Commons

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: Abdulmuddalib Ibrahim Salisu
• Email address: :abdulmuddalibibrahimsalisu@gmail.com
• Address: Kanam
• Location of Project: Plateau State

Project class

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

Individual

Timeline of activities

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

01-12-2025

30-12-2025

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
2. Add or improve content

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?

It's a one day of awareness trip and two days of Physical 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.

Mainly via Hausa Wikipedia Discussion page and Hausa Wikimedia Community WhatsApp Group

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.

I will invite the participants during trip and some other participants will know via WhatsApp groups and phone calls

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

User:Umar A Muhammad

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

Yes they will use devices mostly Phone and Laptops

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

I will create WhatsApp group for Kanam Wikimedians

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

By the end of the program, participants will have gained essential digital skills, developed confidence in editing, and joined a growing network committed to expanding open and reliable knowledge from Kanam to the world.

Impact

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):

1. Number of events - 2
2. Number of participants - 20
3. Number of new editors - 17
4. Number of of articles created - 40
5. Number of of articles improved - 200
6. Number of of images uploaded - 30
7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding)

WMF Dashboard tool

Contest & prize-giving events

How would decide the winners of your contest (If you are going to have a contest, what is your scoring criteria)

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 lead the event, and User:Umar A Muhammad will be invited to help me with the training. I have informed him, and he has agreed to facilitate

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

1. Trips:30'000
2. Refreshment:3,000=20,000×2dyas= 120,000
3. Hall:50,000×2days= 100,000
4. T-shirt:7,500×2= 15,000
5. Banner:15,000
6. Transport for invited orgerzer:30,000
7. Microphone:20,000
8. Flayes and Tags:10,000
9. Contingency:20,000

Total amount:360,000

== I endorse this workshop for building skills and increasing quality contributions to Wikipedia. also I fully support

• Umar A Muhammad (talk) 06:55, 15 November 2025 (UTC)