Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Plateau Wikimedia Editors Incubator Project

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

The Plateau Wikimedia Editors Incubator Project is a training program focused on showing participants how to use the Wikimedia Incubator under Wikiquote. The project will include a workshop where both new and experienced editors will be trained together. The training will cover how the Incubator works and how to properly use it for creating and developing content. The aim is to improve understanding of the Incubator system and strengthen the skills of both new and existing editors so they can work better within the Wikimedia community.

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 Incubator (Wikiquote)

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: Abdulmudaliba Ibrahim Salisu
• Email address: abdulmuddalibibrahimsalisu@gmail.com
• Address: Jos
• Location of Project: Jos Plateau

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

01-07-2026 End 30-07-2026

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?

its one day 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.

This is discusin via communty whatsapp communication

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.

Whatsapp group

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:Aminu Badamasi

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 have smartphone and laptop

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

Follow-up by whatsapp group and telegram

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):

1. Number of events - 1
2. Number of participants - 20
3. Number of new editors - 6
4. Number of of articles created - 15
5. Number of of articles improved - 200
6. Number of of images uploaded -
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)

Wikimedia Dashboard

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:Abdulmuddalib Iabrahim Salisu I lead the event, and help with User: Aminu Badamasi

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.Hall for training: 70,000

2.Branded Shirt for facilitators: = 20,000

3.Banner: 20,000

4.Refreshments during the training: 3000×20=60,000

5.Transport for invited organiser: 30,000

6.Sounds: 10,000

7.Miscellaneous: 20,000

TOTAL: 230,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• I  Strong supportAminu Badamasi (talk) 15:58, 17 June 2026 (UTC)