Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/WUGN - Akwa Ibom Network One-Year Anniversary & End-of-Year Capacity Building Workshop

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal. The Wikimedia User Group Nigeria – Akwa Ibom Network is organizing a combined One-Year Anniversary and End-of-Year Training Program to strengthen community engagement and build contributor skills. The event will celebrate the network’s growth over the past year while providing practical training on Wikimedia projects. It will also introduce new participants to Wikimedia projects and prepare the community for impactful contributions in the coming year. We will focus on both minor edits and items and article creation, (Creating and improving items by adding statements, and references on Wikidata and also adding sections and references on Wikipedia with focus on African biographies and health related articles).

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.

English Wikipedia, 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: Kuyak Eduok
• Email address: kuyakroot3@gmail.com
• Address: Uyo, AKwa Ibom State
• Location of Project:Uyo, AKwa Ibom State

Project class

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

Applying as a network; WUGN - Akwa Ibom Network

Timeline of activities

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

Start Date: 8th December, 2025

End Date: 30th 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 = 10
2. Add or improve content = 100

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

• An 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.

WUGN-Akwa Ibom Network Whatsapp community and social Media handles

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.

WUGN-Akwa Ibom Network Whatsapp community and social Media handles

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:Andikan Efiok Eduok

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

Yes, participants already have the required equipment. The training will help new participants acquire essential skills, while serving as a refresher for existing members.

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

Participants will be engaged after the project in the community WhatsApp group.

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

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
2. Number of participants - 25
3. Number of new editors - 10
4. Number of of articles created and improved - 50
5. Number of of items created and improved - 100
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? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding)

I will create a Wikimedia outreach dashboard that will be used for tracking the project.

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)

The top 5 contributors will be determined using the project outreach dashboard. 5 contributors with the highest number of contributions, will be given prices.

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).

None

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

• Graphics designing = 15k
• Hall Rental = 60k
• Public Address System = 20k
• Projector = 30k
• Refreshment (4000*25)= 100K
• Contingencies = 20k
• logistics = 20k
• Transportation support for Participants (1000*25)= 25K

Total = 290k

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• Celebrating our first anniversary is important because it shows how much we have grown and what we have achieved. I, Andikan Efiok Eduok support this project because it will help keep the community encouraged and focused.