Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Sylvesterchukwu04/Wiki Loves NGO

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are vital in driving social progress, promoting equity, and addressing challenges in health, education, environment, and governance across Nigeria. With over 190,000 registered NGOs and about 10,000 actively operating nationwide[1], these organizations are essential pillars of community development. However, a Wikidata Query Service analysis shows that only 117 NGOs in Nigeria are currently documented on Wikidata[2], revealing a significant data gap that needs to be bridged.

This project aims to bridge this gap by documenting a verified structured database of NGOs in Nigeria on Wikidata. Through training sessions and data-a-thons, the project will equip participants with the skills to bridge the data gap.

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:Ondo State
• Location of Project:Akure 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 December - 31st December 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 an NGO based in Nigeria. 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.

Data-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 supports the Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy goals of achieving Knowledge Equity and Knowledge as a Service by improving representation and accessibility of Nigerian nonprofit data.

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 - 150
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

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).

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

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 (3000*15) : NGN 45,000

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

• E - fliers design : NGN 5000

• Transportation (8,000*2) : NGN 16,000

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

• Contigencies , Miscellaneous and Logistics: NGN 18,000

Total :NGN 184,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• I  Strong support and highly endorse this project Ebubechukwu1