Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom in Kaduna

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• This Project will train teachers in Kaduna metropolis the use of wikipedia to access, retrieve and use information as open educational resources (OER) which is supported by UNESCO media and information literacy framework. This project will assist teachers to have alternative studies materials which will bring qualify learning and effective teaching. This project will bring teachers and students to appreciate digital literacy skill for better tomorrow.

Wikimedia Project

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

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:Ramatu A. Haliru
• Email address:ramatu4me@gmail.com
• Address: Arewa House Library, A.B.U Zaria.
• Location of Project: Kaduna

Project class

Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club

• Wikimedia Kaduna Network

Timeline of activities

Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project

• start date 10/2/2024 - end date 10/3/2024
• The team have reach out to Teachers in Kaduna through Google form which the teachers will be available for both online and in-person meeting on 16 and 17 February, 2024.

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 15
2. Add or improve content 50

Project Plan

Activities

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:

they shall be Online onboard session

Physical event for better understanding

1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?

Online onboard session Physical event

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.

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.

Through social media handles and WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/Kr2BSZI9UAC2x516aU5nbl

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

Inyor4mr

Friday Musa

Zmu'az4Z

Atibrarian

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

Yes

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

Wikimedia Kaduna Network social media handle such as facebook, whatsapp group where all the information containing the project shall be shared always

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:

1. Number of events 3
2. Number of participants 20
3. Number of new editors 15
4. Number of of articles created or improved 50
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) 5

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics?

metapage and Wikimedia outreach dashboard will be created as metrics

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).

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

• Promotional materials like e-flyer and banner = #25,000
• Refreshments like Food water and drinks = 2500X23 =#57,500
• Alternative power supply = #25,000
• Educational materials like handout = #30,000
• local running = #20,000
• Rental of projector and sound system = #30,000
• customized T-shirts for facilitators = 5000X3 = #15,000
• Souvenirs for top contributions = #30,000

Total = 232,500

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

•  SupportThis a welcome development as teachers need to be brought up to date with innovative ideas to support their teaching and learning of pupils.