Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/M Bash Ne/Building Wikidata Skills Among Emerging Wikimedians in Bauchi State

Project summary

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The project is a capacity-building initiative designed to introduce and strengthen Wikidata editing skills among new and early-career contributors in Bauchi State. The project will provide practical training on structured data, item creation, referencing, and data quality improvement, enabling participants to contribute effectively to Wikidata and related Wikimedia projects. By empowering emerging Wikimedians with essential digital and open-knowledge skills, the initiative aims to enhance local content representation and support the growth of a sustainable editing community in the region.

Wikimedia Project

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Wikidata

Contact person and Location

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Full name: Bashir Sani
Email address: bashirgwanki21@gmail.com
Address: Bauchi State
Location of Project: Bauchi City

Project class

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Individual

Timeline of activities

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Start Date: 01/07/2026
End Date: 30/07/2026

Project Goal

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recruit new editors
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 one day training and edit-athon.

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 have let them know by sharing the idea and the proposal link in 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.

I will let them know by announcing in the Bauchi Wikimedia Whatsapp group and by reaching out via phone call.

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:Ibrahim Sani Mustapha

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

Some have an equipment but have a lack of experience to create new items and improving on Wikidata.

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

I will engage them by following up them through our Bauchi Wikimedia WhatsApp group to continuing solving the wiki issues.

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 (only those applicable to your project):

Number of events - 1
Number of participants - 30
Number of new editors - 15
Number of of articles created - 50
Number of of articles improved - 70
Number of of images uploaded -5
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)

I will use Wikimedia Foundation tool dashboard to the metrics.

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 User:M Bash Ne will serve as the project organizer and coordinator. I'm an active Wikimedia contributor with experience in Wikimedia projects, community engagement, and open knowledge activities. I will oversee the planning, communication, implementation, creative, and overall management of the project activities.

User:Ibrahim Sani Mustapha Experienced Editor, will serve as a facilitator and mentor during the training session activities. He will provide guidance on Wikidata contributions, participant support, and community coordination.

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

Events Hall: ₦60,000
Events Banner ₦15,000
T-shirt for organizers ₦10,000×2=₦20,000
Food, drink ₦3,000×30= ₦90,000
Projector: ₦10,000
Tags and Flyers ₦10,000
Transpor for organizer and facilitator from their home to Bauchi during the project ₦50,000
Accomodation For organizer and facilitator one day ₦20,000
Contingency ₦20,000

Total Amount ₦295,000

Endorsements

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Strong support Ibrahim Sani Mustapha (talk) 12:53, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

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