Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Translating descriptions and Giving visibility to Nigeria communities on Wikidata

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

According to stats, Nigeria has over 250 ethnic groups and 371 tribes. In addition Nigeria has many communities including towns and cities. Unfortunately, around 5% to 15% of the communities are represented on Wikipedia and Wikidata which leads to tribal & language gap. In a bid to bridge the gaps, this project aim to increase the visibility of Nigeria communities by creating new items on Wikidata and translating descriptions. This project aligns with the Wikimedia Movement Strategy goal of bridging language 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.

Our project focus is on 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: Okoloneli Chekwube Anselm
Email address:okolonelianselm@gmail.com
Address:Awka
Location of Project:Anambra state

Project class

Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club

I am applying as an individual

Timeline of activities

Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project

Two weeks(16th - 30th March)

Project Goal

Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.

recruit new editors:This project will help in recruiting new editors.
Add or improve content:It will help in adding and improving the quality and quantity of wikidata items.
bridge tribal and language gap:This project will help give a proper representation of nigeria communities on wikidata.

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?

I am doing one training and one editathon

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 community about the project on Whatsapp and on the community discussion page.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 a Whatsapp group where we update the community members on the activities and upcoming projects.

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

I User:Senator Choko will facilitate the program and will be assisted by User:Bibisuccess and User:Akwugo

5. If you are going to have a contest, you need to state your scoring criteria

New items: 3 points
Improved items: 2 points

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

Yes, participants have their laptops and phones. We will organize training sessions to engage participants in teamwork and collaboration.

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

We will collate the details of the participants and add them to our various social media groups and keep them updated on our community activities.

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

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step". This project is a huge one that aims to give a quality representation to every community in Nigeria. and also this project will help foster community engagement and support

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):

Number of events -1(in-person )
Number of participants -25
Number of new editors -15
Number of of articles created -100
Number of of articles improved -200
Number of of images uploaded -
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)

We will track with the outreach dashboard and Xtool

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).

i am the facilitator User:Senator Choko while User:Bibisuccess and User:Akwugo are co-facilitators, 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.

Venue hire: 50,000

Food, water/drinks: 3500 × 25 participants

projector: 20,000

Communications/flyers: 30,000

Transportation: 15,000

prizes for highest contributors: 40,000

Total: 250,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Strong support I strongly support this project, as many Nigeria communities will gain more visibility on Wikidata.Bibisuccess (talk) 12:09, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

This project which tends to improve Items on communities in Nigeria on Wikidata will be a plus on the side of the present and future generation, therefore I Strong support. Sayvhior (talk) 12:27, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Strong support I strongly support this very project as it will go a long way in making wikidata gain visibility in Nigeria communities. Chukwuziterem (talk) 3:00, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Strong support I strongly support this project, communities in Nigeria will gain more visibility. Strong support I strongly support this project as it would more community to the knowledge of the wider population.Adimora chidinma (talk) 4:16, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

I strongly support this project, ethnics groups/towns in Nigeria will be more recognized and visualize on wikidata .

Strong support I strongly support this project as it help bridge gap in knowledge on wikidata Nigeria.Bridget2023 (talk) 8:33, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Strong support This project will help give online visibility to communities in Nigeria.Akwugo (talk) 00:06, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Strong support This project will help bridge language and tribal gap and increase visibility of Nigeria communities.Chidex02 (talk) 08:58, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Strong support This project will help give online visibility to communities in Nigeria.Ennydavids (talk) 00:06, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Strong support We will keep increasing the visibility of Nigerian communities on Wikipedia and Wikidata. The program is worth is. I strongly support Goodymeraj (talk) 11:27, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

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