Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Smshika/Wiki Loves Monuments: Kebbi’s Visual Heritage

Project summary

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In line with the Wiki Loves Monument Campaign, our project aims to increase the visibility of historical sites in Kebbi State, Northwest Nigeria. Currently, there are no Wikimedia events happening in Kebbi, resulting in a scarcity of images related to the state on Wikimedia Commons. Many Wikipedia articles about Kebbi lack visual content. Our project will organize a tour to Kebbi, capturing photographs of the most important monuments and uploading them to Wikimedia Commons.

Places we will toure, Kanta National Museum (Gidan Nabame, Surame Ancient City, Argungu, Fishing Festival Grounds, Waziri Junaidu, History and Culture Museum, Kebbi State Government House, Kebbi Central Mosque, Kebbi State Library, Kanta Rock Formation, Birnin Kebbi Central Market, Yauri Emir’s Palace

Wikimedia Project

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Wikimedia Commons

Contact person and Location

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Full name:Sadam Muhammad
Email address:sadammuhammad11234@ gmail.com
Address: Kebbi State
Location of Project: Kebbi State

Project class

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Individual

Timeline of activities

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September 10 to 30, 2024

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
Organize a monument tour in Kebbi State.
Photograph historical sites, landmarks, and cultural monuments.
Upload images to Wikimedia Commons.

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?

The project will involve a four-day photo tour to capture various monument areas. Facilitators will receive training on photography techniques and how to upload images to Wikimedia Commons. The project aims to enrich Kebbi’s digital heritage while empowering local contributors

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 let the participants to know via social media and phone calls

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.

The Participants will know via WhatsApp

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:Aliyu Isa Fatima

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 must come with Smartphones and we will use Camera during photo walk.

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

I will create a WhatsApp Group

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):

Number of events - 5
Number of participants - 20
Number of new editors - 15
Number of of articles created -
Number of of articles improved -
Number of of images uploaded - 200
Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 15

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 Wikimedia Foundation Dashboard Tool

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:Smshika, Will be the project lead organiser, together with User:Aliyu Isa Fatima she will assist me during all the events as a facilitator trainer.

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

Transport and Accommodation for two organisers for 5 days = 100,000
Hall = 30,000
Food = 2000 × 20 = 40,000
Photo tour trips (car) = 20,000 × 4 = 80,000
Food during Photo tour = 20,000 × 4 = 80,000
T shirt for two organisers = 20,000
Banner = 10,000
Contingency = 15,000

Total = 375,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

I support this project because photography serves as a medium for historical records where it will help in the addition of knowledge. It will also help in making documentation of Kebbi state .As they say picture tell stories, the story, culture and History of Kebbi will be seen in pictures. This project also provides a medium for recruiting new editors which is a gaining side for the Hausa Wikipedia community and the Wikipedia community at large.Aliyu Isa Fatima (talk) 20:33, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

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