Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Speaking Voices: Igbo Wiktionary Wanting Audios

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• The project will focus on creating high-quality audio pronunciations of Igbo indigenous names, traditional music, instruments, heritage sites, and idiomatic expressions, it will also expand Igbo Wiktionary by adding Audio to already existing Igbo names ( plants, animals and humans) that are currently missing in Igbo Wiktionary which will help in differentiating some igbo names that have the same words but different meanings and to provide accurate pronunciation of these words.

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. Igbo Wiktionary

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:Sylvaline Uchechi Nwanyanwu
• Email address:sylvaline39@gmail.com
• Address: Port Harcourt, Rivers State
• Location of Project:

Port Harcourt, Rivers 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

• Start November 8th 2025

End December 8th 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

• Recruit new editors
• 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?

One editathon and 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.

Through our Community WhatsApp group.

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 our social media platform (Whatsapp) and also, through direct WhatsApp Messages and calls.

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

They include : User:Iwuala chisom User:Juliegwen

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

Participants have there smart phones and laptops

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

Through our social media channels (WhatsApp specifically)

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

As part of the research and documentation process, I have already identified and compiled a list of over 150 words from Igbo Wiktionary without Audio. Funding this project will enhance community engagement, promote localization and serve as a sustainable resource for research and reference, thereby promoting Igbo cultural heritage. Also, this project aims to empower women through digital literacy training, specifically targeting young women and nursing mothers in my community to acquire digital skills through one of the Wikimedia projects - Wiktionary and increase their digital literacy.

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 - 1
2. Number of participants - 20
3. Number of new editors - 5
4. Number of of articles created -
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)

• Through the designated Outreach Dashboard and the xtool

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)

• It will be assessed through quality and not quantity by the jury

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).

This project would be supported by 3 experienced Wikimedia Editors in my community

User:Sylvaline39 - Project Lead, responsible for documentation, coordination and in person training session User:Juliegwen - Facilitator, responsible for in person and online training session User:Iwuala chisom - Facilitator, responsible for technical support

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

Financial Resources

• Hiring of Venue - ₦50,000
• Projector Rental - ₦15,000
• Food @₦3,000 x 20 - ₦60,000
• Childcare support - ₦15,000

Logistics - ₦15,000

Contingency - ₦15,000

Prizes for the first 3 highest contributors - ₦40,000

Transport fare for participants 2,000 × 20 - ₦ 40,000

Total = ₦250,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

I support this project because ot will promote the community engagement as well as help the community contribute actively to the free knowledge.Juliegwen (talk) 16:59, 12 October 2025 (UTC)]]

Iwuala chisom I support this project as it will keep the community engaged.