Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Mr. Snatch/Wiki Loves Monuments in Maiduguri
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- The Wiki Loves Movement in Maiduguri aims to document and promote the city's cultural heritage through photography and content creation on Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia. This initiative is crucial for enhancing the visibility of Maiduguri's historical sites and cultural narratives, which are often underrepresented.
Key Monuments to Capture in Maiduguri:
- Shehu of Borno's Palace
- Maiduguri Central Mosque
- Borno State Museum
- Kyarimi Park
- Old Maiduguri Market
- Gidan Kaka (Kaka's House)
- Maiduguri International Airport
- Central Motor Park
- Borno State Government House
- Maiduguri War Memorial
- Maiduguri Railway Station
- Borno State University
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral
- Islamic University of Nigeria
- Alo Lake
Capturing these sites will enrich Wikimedia's resources and foster greater understanding of Maiduguri's heritage and community.
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.
- Wikimedia Commons and 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: Abubakar Umar Sadiq
- Email address: saabubakar725@ gmail.com
- Address: Maiduguri, Borno State
- Location of Project: Maiduguri Metropolis
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
- 01-09-2024 to 20-09-2024
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?
- We will conduct a one day of training workshop over two days focused on Wikimedia Commons and Hausa Wikipedia. Together with User: Mlamido, we will teach participants how to upload images to Wikimedia Commons and utilize these images in Hausa Wikipedia articles.
Two professional photographers, who are not currently Wikimedians, will also join us to train participants on capturing high-quality photos (we will help them to create Wikimedia account and guide them to contribute to Wikimedia project before the end of the project). Selected participants from various parts of Maiduguri will have the opportunity to take photographs themselves over five days. This will culminate in an upload and edit-a-thon day, where we will screen and upload the images to Wikimedia Commons and incorporate them into Hausa Wikipedia articles.
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.
- We will share via Hausa Community 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.
- They will know via Wikimedians of Maiduguri's WhatsApp Group and also we will invite and select them via Google form.
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 Participants wil use their Smartphones Cameras but we will recommend them to use high quality cameras. And other Participants will use Camera.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- I will continue engaging them via 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 - 2
- Number of participants - 20
- Number of new editors - 10
- Number of of articles created -
- Number of of articles improved -50 (we will improve at least 50 Wikipedia articles with photos)
- Number of of images uploaded - 150
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -
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)
- Wikimedia Foundation's Dashboard Tool
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 Mr. Snatch I will be project's lead. I have the responsibility for organising all the projects and I'm in charge of photo upload training.
Mlamido will be the facilitator, she will guide the participants for creating account and lead the Wikipedia training sessions. We will invited two professionals photographers to give us training on how to upload a good photo. What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.
- Hall for one day event - 30,000
- Refreshments for participants - 2000×20=40,000
- Transport for organiser (this is for two organisers and two invited photographers transport expenses for all three days) 10,000×4=40,000
- 4 Designed T-Shirts for 2 Participants and 2 Photographers trainers, 7000×4=28,000
- Banner for the event - 15,000
- Contingency - 10,000
- Total - 163,000
Endorsements
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