Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Pictorial Documentary of Women August Meeting in Anambra State: A photowalk
Project summary[edit]
Briefly summarize your project proposal.
Women's August meeting is an annual congress of married women in South East Nigeria. Women use the meetings to conceptualize and activate development plans that compliment the government projects in their different communities. The meeting has become an integral part of the culture in South East, Nigeria. Pictures of the activities that take place in meetings and the women who drive and participate in these meetings are not in the public domain. This project seeks to capture the activities of Women August meeting in 2 towns each of the 3 senatorial zones of Anambra State. A photo walk will be undertaken in the chosen towns during the 2023 Women August meeting. A physical training will be held for uploading the pictures.
Wikimedia Project[edit]
Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.
Wikimedia Commons
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:Nkem Osuigwe
- Email address:drnkemosuigwe@gmail.com
- Location:Awka
Project class[edit]
Please state if this grant is for individual project or network/club project
It is an individual project. However, the volunteers will be drawn mainly from the Anambra Wikimedia Network.
Timeline of activities[edit]
Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
The project will run from 1st August - 31st August as towns have different dates for the Meeting within the month of August.
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
- Increase skills for existing editors
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?
A virtual training on licenses and permissions will be done before the Photo Walk. A physical meetup/training will then place place for uploading the pictures.
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.
First, members of the Wikimedia Anambra Network were informed in the WhatsApp group of this proposal to know if they will be interested as that is the catchment area for volunteers that we will work with. The response has been very encouraging. This was intentional as the project requires wikimedians who will be physically present in Anambra State to do the picture capturing.
Second, the project if approved, will also be announced in the larger Wikimedia User Group Nigeria platform, and social media platforms as well as shared through the mailing list of African Wikimedians - african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
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.
E-fliers will be shared in the WhatsApp group of Anambra Wikimedia Network, and the larger Wikimedia User Group Nigeria. A community notification will also be put up at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#Community_Notification_of_my_project_proposal
4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:Kaizenify
I will do the virtual training on licenses and permissions for taking and uploading pictures on Wikimedia Commons. I will also run the physical training on Commons with the Leaders of the Photo Walk. User:Goodymeraj User:PassionateLibrarian User:Adakaibe will lead the photowalk for Anambra Senatorial zone User:Obuezie and User:Ngostary are seasoned Wikimedians who will lead the photowalk in Anambra North Senatorial Zone User:AfricanLibrarian User:Ngoudechi
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 have devices that they can use. However, they will be taught skills and comportment in photo capturing at Women August Meeting.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
We will continue discussions on the project in the WhatsApp group and other available fora. W 7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
The grant request is in the context of adding images that will be taken by volunteers and which will be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. The pictures are also meant to be resources that will be available to be used on Wikipedia and sister projects to enrich articles and knowledge generally about Nigerian women and development projects. We also foresee that the project will make more women professionals in the South East to be aware of Wikimedia User Group, Nigeria.
Impact[edit]
How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:
- Number of events: A virtual training, Photowalk in 6 towns within 3 senatorial zones of Anambra State, and an online meet-up/training for uploading pictures.
- Number of participants: 25
- Number of new editors: 7
- Number of of articles created or improved: Target is 240 pictures to be uploaded
- 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?
The outreach dashboard would be used in tracking the project metrics.
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 will do the virtual training on licenses and permissions for taking and uploading pictures on Wikimedia Commons. I will also run the physical training on Commons with the Leaders of the Photo Walk.
User:Goodymeraj User:PassionateLibrarian User:Adakaibe will lead the photowalk for Anambra Senatorial zone
User:Obuezie and User:Ngostary2k are seasoned Wikimedians who will lead the photowalk in Anambra North Senatorial Zone
User: I and User:Ngoudechi will lead the Photowalk in Anambra South senatorial zone.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
Budget[edit]
1. Virtual training
*Data for 20 participants = 20,000NGN
*Data for facilitator = 5,000NGN
Unit total = 25,000NGN
2. Group Photo Walk
*Transport to two towns in Anambra Central Senatorial zone (3,000NGN per person [5persons], to & fro) = 15,000NGN
*Transport to two towns in Anambra North Senatorial zone (4,000NGN per person [5 persons], to & fro) = N20,000
*Transport to two towns in Anambra South Senatorial zone (4,000NGN per person [5 persons], to & fro) = N20,000
*Water + snacks for Photo walk - 15 persons (1,250NGN per person) = 18,750
Unit total = 73,750NGN
3. In-person activity (Uploading of pictures)
*Hall = 35,000NGN
*Projector = 10,000 NGN
*Data for 20 participants = 20,000 NGN
*Data for facilitator = 5,000NGN
*Refreshment/ (2300 per person for 20 persons) = 46,000
*Miscellaneous = 10,000 NGN
Unit Total =126,000NGN
4. General
*Branded T-shirts for the photo walk – 3550 x 6 @ 3,550 each = 21,300 NGN
*E-fliers (for virtual and in-person activities)/banner/sensitization – 20,000 NGN
Unit Total = 41,300NGN
Grand Total = 266,050NGN
Endorsements[edit]
Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
Support August meeting is the congress of Christian women from all walks of life in the month of August. It is a time when these mothers unite to make decisions often geared towards self-helping in rural community development,conflict management, peace-building and human development in rural societies among others. This is a hot and interesting topic seasoned with our culture, tradition and can amplify the hidden rudiments of the assemblage called, "August meeting" in still pictures. I'm happy with the project idea and hereby add my endorsement.Obuezie (talk) 22:16, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
Strong support it's a simple fact that picturs tell more stories than words and Wpwp is one of the best You can't talk of ways to showcase our rich cultural heritage and not mention the August Meeting. Though it's a gathering of Christian Women in our different communities, it has cultural backup, and most importantly aimed at helping in rural development by the women. It needs all the publicity and exposures it can get, more importantly through still pictures. I am so much happy with the project idea And therefore add my endorsement
Goodymeraj (talk) 03:50, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
- Support August meeting is majorly the coming together of Christian women from all walks of life in the month of August, then name"August meeting". It is a time when women (mothers) make and take decisions for community development, peace-building and human development in rural societies among others. This occasion is also packed with our culture, tradition and some other side attractions.
I'm happy with this project idea and hereby add my endorsement.Ngoudechi (talk)
Support I strongly support this activity. It is novel and will generate data on the activities of women in August meeting in Anambra state. It is a pivotal cultural activities for digital curation.
09:11, 13 July 2023 (UTC)Ngostary2k
Women August meeting is an occasion where Christian women from all works of life gather together in the month of August every year to deliberate on issues bothering families, church and society at large. I support this project because it will bring to the public domain the activities carried out in Women August meeting. These activities are usually geared towards national development. I hereby add my endorsement.User: PassionateLibrarian.
The programme - women august meeting, is an important annual event in the south eastern part of Nigeria, where women congregate for days in form of a retreat to reflect on their challenges and who to enhance development around their area. I support the project, having the conviction it will be educative and interesting for lovers of cultures and tradition. User: Mbachuvm
August meeting is a yearly meeting that brings women from different parts of the country together with common interest for the betterment of their family and community development at large. It's a great idea which needs to be carried out and women voices be held and hereby add my endorsement.User: Adakaibe