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Project summary[edit]

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

  • The project is designed to increase Wikipedia literacy among students, faculty, and staff of Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The initiative aims to foster awareness of Wikipedia, enhance capacity through workshops, and encourage collaborative editing efforts. This aligns with the broader goal of bridging the gap between academia and the digital world, facilitating knowledge sharing and skill development.

Ramat Polytechnic is a state-owned institution recognized for its focus on education and technology. The project’s backdrop provides an opportunity to leverage the polytechnic’s resources and community to promote the use of Wikipedia as a tool for learning and information dissemination.

This project is a continuation of a previous initiative led by User:Mr. Snatch, an experienced editor who will also facilitate this follow-up. The project aims to further the objectives of the original by enhancing Wikipedia literacy and engagement at Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri.

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.

  • 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: Murja Khalid
  • Email address:khalidmurja49@gmail.com
  • Address: Borno State
  • Location of Project:Ramat Polytechnic

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

  • Start - 1st April, 2024

End - 20th April, 2024

Project Goal[edit]

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[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?

The project will consist of a two-day event combining both training sessions and an edit-a-thon to enhance participants’ Wikipedia editing skills and contribute to the platform.

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.

Via Previous project's 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.

We have previous WhatsApp group and we will let them know there

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals. (NOTE: all experienced Wikimedia editors MUST endorse your proposal as proof of availability)
For example: User:Kaizenify

User:Mr. Snatch

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

They have smartphones and laptops

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):

  1. Number of events - 2
  2. Number of participants - 20
  3. Number of new editors - 10
  4. Number of of articles created - 50
  5. Number of of articles improved - 50
  6. Number of of images uploaded -
  7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 15

Metrics tracking[edit]

How do you plan to track your project metrics? Wikimedia Foundation 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).

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

I and User:Mr. Snatch we will lead the event
  1. Hall - 60,000
  2. Food and beverage - 1500×20+2 organisers = 36,000
  3. Transportation of one organiser - 20,000
  4. Banner and flyers = 20,000
  5. Customised T shirts = 10,000
  6. Contingency = 10,000

Total=186,000

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