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Project summary

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Briefly summarize your project proposal.

  • This project aims to enhance the integration between Hausa Wikipedia and Wikidata by training editors on how to link Wikipedia articles with corresponding Wikidata items. Many articles on Hausa Wikipedia are currently not connected to Wikidata see this page, which limits their accessibility and the ability to share structured data across platforms. This project will bridge that gap by teaching editors in Hadejia, Jigawa State, how to create and link Wikidata items with Wikipedia articles.

In addition to in-person training, the project will expand by organizing online sessions for other Hausa Wikipedia editor. This online workshop will ensure that more contributors understand how to connect Wikipedia pages to Wikidata, making the project impact more widespread. The project aims to improve data quality and accessibility for Hausa Wikipedia articles while empowering local and remote editors with the skills to contribute effectively to both platforms.

Wikimedia Project

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Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Tyap Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.

  • Wikidata, Hausa Wikipedia

Contact person and Location

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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: Shamsiyya Ahmad
  • Email address: shamsiyyaahmada35@gmail.com
  • Address: Hadejia
  • Location of Project: Hadejia, Jigawa State

Project class

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

  • Individual

Timeline of activities

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

  • 1st to 30th November 2024

Project Goal

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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

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Activities

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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?

Two days physical workshop and one day online 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.

I will share via Social media especially Hausa Community WhatsApp Group I belong to.

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 special WhatsApp group and I will share there. I will also invite some participants before the project. I will create a Google form survey to understand the Hausa Wikipedia understanding about Connecting Wikidata Items to Wikipedia pages.

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:Usmanmaifada, User:Gwanki

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 the Smartphones and some of them have Laptops

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

I will continue engaging them via Our WhatsApp group

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

By the end of the project, there will be a significant increase in the number of Hausa Wikipedia articles linked to Wikidata, improving accessibility and data quality across both platforms. The online training component will ensure that more Hausa editors gain the skills necessary to continue contributing to this effort long-term.

Impact

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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 - 25
  3. Number of new editors - 10
  4. Number of of articles created - 50 Wikidata items and Wikipedia articles will be created
  5. Number of of articles improved - 50 Wikidata items and 50 Wikipedia articles will be improved
  6. Number of of images uploaded -
  7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -

Metrics tracking

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How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding)

  • I will track with Wikimedia Foundation's Dashboard Tool

Resources

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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:Sirjat I will be the project's lead. I will engage the participants before the project while User:Usmanmaifada from Kano will be invited to facilitate and lead the workshop in-person. User:Gwanki is an experience Wikimedian, he will lead the online sessions to train how to link Wikipedia Page to Wikidata Item. All the Facilitators where informed before applying the project.

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

  • Hall for two days = 30,000
  • Refreshments - 2000 for 25 Participants × 2 days = 50,000
  • Banner for the event = 15,000
  • T Shirts for two facilitors = 15,000
  • Transportation for one Facilitor from Kano to Hadejia = 20,000
  • Flyers and tags and online promotion = 30,000
  • Miscellaneous = 20,000

Total = 180,000

Endorsements

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Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Submit your report

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