Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Sylvesterchukwu04/Harnessing the Power of Open Data: Wikidata Query Service

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• Wikidata Query Service is to enrich content across Wikipedia sister projects by providing structured data that can be easily queried and integrated into articles. For example, by querying Wikidata for information about notable historical figures, editors can ensure consistency and accuracy across different language versions of Wikipedia by accessing a centralized repository of data, ultimately enhancing the quality and depth of content.
• The project aims to empower editors by providing comprehensive training on effectively utilizing the Wikidata Query Service. Through workshops and online resources, editors will learn how to harness the power of open data(Wikidata) and leverage Wikidata's query capabilities to enhance their editing skills, making the editing process seamless and easy. By bridging the knowledge gap and promoting community engagement, the project aims to foster a more proficient community of Wikidata editors with technical capabilities,adept at leveraging queries to streamline the editing process and workflow.

Wikimedia Project

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

• Wikidata

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: Chukwuahachie Sylvester
• Email address: sylvesterchukwuahachie@gmail.com
• Address:Aba,Abia State
• Location of Project:Aba,Abia 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 April - 18th April 2024

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
3. Increasing the technical skills of editors

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 Physical Training and One Online/Virtual Edit a thon

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

To inform relevant Wikimedia communities about this proposal, we have posted announcements and discussions on various on-wiki pages. Here is the link to the pages where we have shared information about our proposed project [1]

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 utilize social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, to spread the word about the edit-a-thon. Through targeted posts and discussions on these platforms, we will announce the event, share updates, and encourage participation from individuals interested in open data, Wikidata, and editing events. By leveraging the reach and engagement potential of online forums and social media, we aim to attract a diverse group of participants and ensure the edit-a-thon's success in fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing within the Wikidata community.

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals. (NOTE: all experienced Wikimedia editors MUST endorse your proposal as proof of availability)
For example: User:Kaizenify

Sylvesterchukwu04

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

Yes,They have the required Skills and Knowledge

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

We will engage participants after the event through follow-up emails with resources and next steps, hosting post-event discussions on our WhatsApp platform , and encouraging continued participation in ongoing Wikidata editing projects and initiatives.

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

Yes,I will love to share links to some of my crafted queries on Wikidata Query Service

1)List of Nigerian Politicians: https://w.wiki/9VXT 2)List of Local Food from Yoruba Ethnic group: https://w.wiki/9VXh

3) Various Monuments and States in Nigeria: https://w.wiki/9VXu

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 -15
3. Number of new editors -5
4. Number of of articles created -30
5. Number of of articles improved -170
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?

Using the Outreach Dashboard

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).

Sylvesterchukwu04: I was the project lead for Harnessing the Power of Open Data Maximizing Wikidata Technical tools and as well as one of the speakers at Wikimania 2023Singapore on how to leverage Wikidata(https://pretalx.com/wm2023/talk/review/DJXC9FTS97JZLW3N8A8GGSBW7PG3EMMA). I am a proficient editor and trainer and well skilled and equipped to carefully train editors on how they can effectively use Wikidata Query Service in their respective Wikipedia sister project.

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

• Venue : 30,000
• Refreshments : 20000
• Logistics, Branding and Publications: 20000
• Prizes for top contributors : 20,000
• projector Rentals : 10,000
• Transportation and Miscellaneous: 10000
• TOTAL : NGN 110,000

Endorsements

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