Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Sirjat/Hadejia Women for Education: Wikipedia Awareness and Training for Female Participants

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• This project will train women and girls from Hadejia, Jigawa State including students, teachers, health workers, and female youth on how to contribute to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The aim is to reduce the gender gap in Wikipedia content and contributors by empowering women with the skills to document knowledge, especially related to women's health, education, culture, and history in Hausa and English.

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

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

• 1st to 31 August, 2025

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?

We are organizing a one-day physical training, followed by a one-day online training, and then hosting a writing contest for the trained participants to contribute articles to Wikipedia.

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.

We will inform the relevant Wikimedia communities, especially the Hausa Wikimedia community, through our local WhatsApp group and community networks

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 will inform participants through targeted outreach in tertiary institutions and women-focused groups in Hadejia. We will share flyers, posters, and digital invitations both physically and online. Communication will be done through WhatsApp groups, phone calls, and in-person announcements during school and community visits. After registration, we will use a dedicated WhatsApp group and emails to provide updates, share resources, and guide them throughout the training and writing contest.

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?

Most participants may not have prior Wikipedia editing skills, and some may have limited access to laptops or stable internet. To support them, we will provide hands-on training during the physical and online sessions, including step-by-step guidance on how to edit and contribute quality content. We will also provide a few shared laptops at the venue and ensure internet access during the training. For follow-up, we’ll offer mentorship through WhatsApp and one-on-one support to help them improve their skills and contributions.

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

I will add them to our previous event dashboard

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 - 3
2. Number of participants - 25
3. Number of new editors - 15
4. Number of of articles created - 200
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) I will use WMF Dashboard Tool

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)

We will organize a writing contest after the training. Winners will be selected based on a scoring system that considers the number of articles created or improved, quality of contributions, use of reliable sources, and correct formatting following Wikipedia guidelines. Edits will be tracked using the Outreach Dashboard. A review team will assess the top contributors, and prizes will be awarded to the best three participants and other deserving contributors, such as best newcomer or most improved female editor.

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:Sirjat I will be the project's lead and User:Aminu Badamasi will be the project's facilitator, User:Hauwa'u lawal ardo will be the online trainer and facilitator.

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 - ₦40,000
• Food and Refreshments - ₦3000×24 -₦75,000
• Banner and online promotion materials - ₦40,000
• T shirts for organizers - ₦30,000
• Transportation for Organizers - ₦20,000
• Contest Prizes - ₦100,000
• Contingency - ₦20,000
• Total - ₦322,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

•  Strong supportHauwa'u lawal ardo (talk) 06:00, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
• I Strong supportAminu Badamasi (talk) 10:46, 14 July 2025 (UTC)