Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Sylvesterchukwu04/International Youth Month 2025: Young Nigerian Leaders

Project summary

The month of August is globally recognized as International Youth Month — a dedicated time to celebrate the achievements, potential, and contributions of young people around the world. In alignment with this global observance, this project is a youth-centered project designed to empower youths in Nigeria and bridge the data gaps in the representation of notable Nigerian youth leaders on Wikidata .

According to our preliminary query research using Wikidata Query Service, https://w.wiki/Ejhr only 64 Nigerian young leaders are currently on Wikidata. This figure reflects a significant underrepresentation, especially considering the vast pool of hundreds of young Nigerians who are leading impactful initiatives across sectors such as technology, activism, education, arts, and entrepreneurship.

This project focuses on creating and improving structured data about impactful Nigerian youth across sectors. Leveraging Wikidata training sessions and data-a-thons, this project will not only build local capacity but also ensure that the data of young Nigerian leaders are visible and accessible on Wikidata.

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.

• 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:Chukwu Sylvester
• Email address:sylvesterchukwuahachie@gmail.com
• Address:Ogun State
• Location of Project:Abeokuta Ogun 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 August - 31st 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?

Physical Training: The physical training will focus on training editors on basic editing skill on wikidata and how to create a complete and standard wikidata item for Nigerian Young leaders. After which comes data a thon for the participants to apply the already learnt skills.

Virtual Training:The virtual training will serve as a follow-up to the physical session. It will provide additional guidance and mentorship to participants, helping them overcome any challenges faced while creating items on wikidata. It will also be an opportunity to monitor individual progress and share tips and resources for continued contributions.

Edit-a-thon Contest: To encourage creativity and sustained participation, we will host a month online editing contest to bridge the data gap. Prizes will be awarded to the top contributors based on quality and impact of their submissions.

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 have informed the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria about this proposal and shared initial details with community members who are active in outreach and Wikidata. I plan to promote the project through relevant social media channels, including WhatsApp and Facebook groups of Youths in Ogun State to attract interested participants and raise awareness about the event.

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.

Online awareness: There will be online advocacy to participants through the uses of E fliers and posters to encourage participants to join the campaign and publicly inform them about the event

Use of Social media: we will be providing our previous WhatsApp groups to communicate with participants about when the event will start and be able to track the event.

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: Sylvesterchukwu04 project lead

User: Ebubechukwu1 facilitator

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

Our participants will be using their phone, tablet, laptop internet connectable devices for them to communicate

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

We will engage them with introducing them to other wikimedia projects and also encourage their to be active members of wikimedia user groups in Nigeria

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

This project is not only about improving the database of Young Nigerians on Wikidata but also training youths on acquiring digital skills which are part of the core goals of International Youth Month.

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 -2(one physical, one virtual)
2. Number of participants -15
3. Number of new editors -10
4. Number of of articles created - 120
5. Number of of articles improved -50
6. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -5

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)

Outreach Dashboard and Wiki Metrics

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) Jury scoring criteria

• 2 points for every Wikidata item created
• 1 point for every statement/label/media added
• 1 point for every valid reference url added
• 1 point for every link to a Wikimedia project

We will be having 5 winners from this contest.

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).

User:Sylvesterchukwu04(Project Lead):I am an experienced editor and trainer on wikidata. I have co facilitated and trained editors during wikivoyage for Lagos State Local Government Offices and Secretariat's,Harnessing the Power of Open Data 2023 and Wikidata Technical tools respectively.I will be providing training on creating new items on wikidata.

User:Ebubechukwu1(Co facilitator and Jury):She is an experienced Wikidata editor and trainer with an extensive capacity and experience to co facilitate this project. She will train participants under volunteer capacity during both the physical and virtual events and act as the juror for this 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.

• Venue( will have a Projector) : NGN 40,000

• Refreshment and Take away pack (2500*15) : NGN 37,500

• Branding and T shirts for Facilitators (2*5000) :NGN 10,000

• Transportation (6,000*2)= NGN 12,000

• Camera rental and photography : NGN 15,500

• Prizes for top 5 contributors (10,000*5) : NGN 50,000

• Contigencies , Miscellaneous and Logistics: NGN 15,000

Total :NGN 180,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

I  Strong support This project. The 2025 International Youth Day theme, "Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future," underscores the urgent need to harness youth leadership and potential in building a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable world.Ebubechukwu1