Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/WikiLovesEarth Champaign2024, Uyo

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• The "Wiki Loves Earth" campaign is a Wikimedia initiative to highlight and document natural heritage through photography. In Uyo, this involves:

1. Photography Contest: Participants capture and submit photos of Akwa Ibom State's natural landmarks and protected areas.

2. Wikimedia Commons Contributions: Uploading all photos to Wikimedia Commons for free use in Wikimedia projects.

3. Judging and Prizes: Selecting the best photos through a judging panel and awarding prizes.

4. Community Involvement: Fostering community participation in documenting and preserving natural sites.

This campaign enhances the documentation of natural heritage and enriches Wikimedia's media resources.

Wikimedia Project

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. English Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.

• wikicommons

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: Andikan Eduok
• Email address: eduokandikan@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

• Individual

Timeline of activities

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

• 1st July,2024 - 30th July, 2024

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 : 15
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?

Series of trainings

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

Social media handles

  (@Wikinigerdelta)

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.

 Whatsapp/Social media handle, 
 Physical/online gatherings.

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals. (NOTE: all experienced Wikimedia editors MUST endorse your proposal as proof of availability)
For example: User:Kaizenify

User: Andikan Efiok Eduok

And network based experienced Wikimedia Editors. User:Superswift User:Iwai-Dialax

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

Participants have the necessary equipment. Training sessions will be conducted to enhance their skills.

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

. In upcoming projects and Prize

 contest, feedback.

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

"Wiki Loves Earth" documents

   natural heritage, fosters 
   community engagement, raises 
   environmental awareness, and 
   enriches Wikimedia's media 
   repository. In Akwa Ibom 
   State, this project will 
   spotlight the region's 
   biodiversity, engage locals in 
   conservation, promote eco- 
   tourism, and enhance global 
   visibility, thereby benefiting 
   the local economy and 
   community pride.

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 - 3

Virtual campaign Launch, Physical meeting, Contest

1. Number of participants - 20
2. Number of new editors -15
3. Number of of articles created #Number of of articles improved -
4. Number of of images uploaded - 100
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 2

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) Campaign categories, Commons uploads

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 and include a total amount.

 Vitual launch ——30k
 Hall rental ——30k
 Projector ——15k
 Refreshment —— 3k(20)60k
 Contest prize 60k
 (1st Prize 30k
 2nd prize 20k
 3rd prize 10k)
 Photowalk (logistics(30k),
 Refreshments(3k(20)60k))
 Logistics support 20k
 Total 305k

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• I will be available for the event. SuperSwift (talk) 15:42, 18 June 2024 (UTC)