Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/The importance of documenting Nigeria population census of different States and local government on Wikidata.
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
Documenting Nigeria's National Population Census data, especially at the level of States and Local Government Areas (LGAs), on Wikidata holds significant value for a number of reasons such as; Enhances Research and Academic Work, Improves Data Interoperability, Supports Effective Resource Allocation and Development Planning and contributes to National and International Data repositories. This documenting will promote transparency, support academic research, enhance policy decisions, and facilitate better planning for future development. With Nigeria's dynamic and diverse population, having such data easily accessible online fosters informed decision-making, civic engagement, and better management of national resources.
Wikimedia Project
[edit]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
[edit]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: Ojimba Amarachi Ruth
- Email address: amarita4life@gmail.com
- Address: Nodu Okpuno Awka
- Location of Project: Awka, Anambra State.
Project class
[edit]Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club
Individual project
Timeline of activities
[edit]Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
3rd - 18th December 2025
Project Goal
[edit]Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.
*recruit new editors *creating new content improve content
Project Plan
[edit]Activities
[edit]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 training and edit-a-thon
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.
yes,i have done that through our social media channels here
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 have our WhatsApp group and other channels for information
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: Akwugo
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 have their gadget's and we will guide them on how to make quality edits. 6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
We have our WhatsApp group for informations and update 7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
At the end of this project, getting each State and locally population will not be an issue.
Impact
[edit]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 -1
- Number of participants -30
- Number of new editors -4
- Number of of articles created -50
- Number of of articles improved -150
- Number of of images uploaded -
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -26
Metrics tracking
[edit]How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding)
we will track with our outreach dashboard and Xtool
Contest & prize-giving events
[edit]How would decide the winners of your contest (If you are going to have a contest, what is your scoring criteria)
Top three new editors
Resources
[edit]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: Adakaibe, am the one organizing this project and User: Akwugo will be assisting me.There is no support elsewhere
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.
- Hall:..............................60,000
- Projector:.........................20,000
- Refreshment:..........3500*30......105,000
- Flyer/communication:..............20,000
- Data reimbursement:...1500*30.......45,000
- Transportation support:............30,000
- Prize for top three new editors:...15,000
- Childcare support:.................20,000
Total: #315,000
Endorsements
[edit]Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
Strong support Nice idea that will be good for data collection and government allocation Joyjoycee (talk) 22:25, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
Strong support I support this movement IfyClassique (talk) 22:52, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
Strong support Nma jeni (talk) 22:58, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
Strong support
It is a nice idea as this project will enhance Data repository Akwugo (talk) 20:34, 22 November 2025 (UTC)