Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Senator Choko/ Bringing to Light the Voices of the World Religious Leaders on Igbo Wikiquote

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

This project is about collecting and sharing the wise words of world religious leaders, especially the Cardinals, on Igbo Wikiquote. Many of these voices are missing in the Igbo language online, and this project will help make sure their inspiring messages are available for everyone to read and learn from in Igbo. It is more than just adding quotes — it’s about promoting the Igbo language by using it to share knowledge that reaches across cultures and faiths. When important quotes are written in Igbo, it helps keep our language alive, gives it more space on the internet, and shows that Igbo can be used to talk about global ideas. The project will include:

A training seminar on how to use Igbo Wikiquote and its editing tools
An edit-a-thon where participants will add quotes from religious leaders into Igbo Wikiquote
It will also serve as a medium for our community end-of-the-year gathering

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.

Our project focus is on Igbo 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: Okoloneli Chekwube Anselm
Email address:okolonelianselm@gmail.com
Address:Awka
Location of Project:Anambra state

Project class

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

I am applying as a Network (Wikimedia Anambra Network)

Timeline of activities

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

December 2025

Project Goal

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
Bridge language gap
Foster community engagement

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?

I am doing one training and one edit-a-thon.

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.

I have informed the community about the project on Whatsapp and on the community discussion page.here

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 a Whatsapp group where we update the community members on the activities and upcoming projects.

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:Senator Choko is the Vice president of Wikimedia Anambra Network, an experienced wikimedian and the project lead.

User:10kdollz is the network's communication lead; he will also train the participants.

User:Ebube Clara a member of the communication team, will help with the program publicity and logistics.

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

Yes, participants have their laptops and phones. We will organize training sessions to engage participants in teamwork and collaboration.

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

We will collate the details of the participants and add them to our various social media groups and keep them updated on our community activities.

7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?

In the end, this project will make Igbo Wikiquote richer, more diverse, and more useful for everyone — from students to researchers and anyone who loves to read inspiring quotes in their own language. It’s a step towards making sure the Igbo language continues to have a strong and respected voice in the global knowledge community.

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):

Number of events - 1
Number of participants - 30
Number of new editors - 10
Number of of articles created - 100
Number of of articles improved - 50
Number of of images uploaded -
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)

We will track with the outreach dashboard and Xtool. An event page will be created for the participants as well.

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)

N/A

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 am the facilitator User:Senator Choko Network Vice President, while User:10kdollz Network Communication Lead, and User:Ebube Clara member of the communication team are co-facilitators; there is no support elsewhere.

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

Venue hire: 60,000
Food, water/drinks: 4,000 × 30 participants = 120,000
projector: 20,000
Communications/flyers: 20,000
Transportation reimbursement: 1,000 * 30 participants = 30,000
Data reimbursement: 1500 * 30 participants = 45,000
Souvenirs/Decoration: 65,000
Childcare support: 20,000

Total: 380,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Strong support 10kdollz

Strong support Bigcee007 (talk) 23:13, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Strong support Ennydavids^Talk 08:52, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Strong support I strongly support this project on bringing to light the voices of world religious leaders on Igbo WikiquoteEbube Clara (talk) 11:07, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Strong support i support this project Adakaibe (talk) 11:17, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Strong support I strongly support this project Chidex02 (talk) 11:47, 12 November 2025 (UTC) Strong support Goodymeraj (talk) 13:51, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

Strong support Akwugo (talk) 20:42, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

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