Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/WikiTranslate: Building Multilingual Bridges
Project summary[edit]
Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- WikiTranslate is a drive to introduce the students of Heritage Polytechnic Eket to the Wikimedia community. The projet focuses on translating pages from the English Wikipedia into Igbo and Yoruba. As well as enlightening them on the proper use of Wikimedia projects in their educational Journey.
Wikimedia Project[edit]
Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.
- Wikipedia
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: Mkpongonyong Albert John
- Email address: iamalbertoblaq@gmail.com
- Address: No 15 Abghie street, odoroenen, Eket, Akwaibom state
- Location of Project: Delta Estuary Halls and event, opposite Heritage Polytechnic Eket.
Project class[edit]
Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club
- An individual
Timeline of activities[edit]
Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
- Awareness trek: 5th October 2023
- Training session: 7th October 2023
- Edit-a-thon commernces: 7th October 2023
- Edit-a-thon ends: 20th October 2023
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
- Add or 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 session
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.
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.
- There will be an awareness trek by the organizers in the campus premises prior to the training day, Flyers and banners will be used for the publicity
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
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- Participants will join with their personal computers and smartphones. Data will be provided at the venue and for the edit-a-thon
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- I'll engage them through followup workshop sessions and regular meetups. It is my desire that the community will grow to become a hub on the campus.
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- This project will expose these young scholars to the Wikimedia community, how to efficiently use Wikipedia and it's sister projects and how to contribute to its pool of knowledge
Impact[edit]
How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:
- Number of events: 1
- Number of participants: 40
- Number of new editors: 35
- Number of of articles created or improved: 500
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)
Metrics tracking[edit]
How do you plan to track your project metrics? I plan to use the event dashboard to track the progress of the participants
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).
- There is no other source of funding except from Wikimedia UG Nigeria. Personally, However, I can provide 5 laptop computers to ensure that the participants have hands-on experience
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- Venue and hall........ N70,000
- Data for Facilitator/participants..... N40,000
- Refreshment.......... N2000*40= N80,000
- Flyers and banner for Awareness trek...N12,000
- Customized T-shirts for organizers..... N15,000
- Logistics..... N10,000
- Prizes for top 10 contributors N100,000
- Total........ N327,000
Endorsements[edit]
Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
Strong support Ogalihillary- Strong support nkrubless
- Strong support Accuratecy051
It’s an added advantage for the newbies and to the entire community.