Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wiki Loves Africa 2025 in Gombe

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

This project aims to collect and showcase diverse media content that illustrates the journey of agricultural produce from the farm to the plate. In Gombe State, agriculture is a primary source of livelihood, with activities including fishery, livestock, poultry, and crop production processes such as cultivation, pest control, harvesting, and machinery use. The project will also cover local markets, distribution centers, and food processing activities like milling, canning, baking, and meat preparation. By highlighting the agricultural practices in Gombe State, this initiative seeks to enhance knowledge, promote local food production systems, and encourage appreciation of the entire food transformation process.

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.

Wikimedia Commons

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: Umar Faruk
Email address: wikigombenetwork@gmail.com
Address: Gombe, Gombe State
Location of Project: Gombe, Gombe State

Project class

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

Gombe network

Timeline of activities

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

1st April - 30th April

Project Goal

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

Recruit new contributors
Add and improve content

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?

We are doing one training and editathon session

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.

The Wikimedia UG Nigeria will be notified on Talk page. Furthermore, the network's WhatsApp group will be used for continuous engagement for sustainability of the initiative.

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 an open call for participation, using social media platforms and students broadcast channel will be utilized to target specific and wide range coverage and awareness about the project

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: Umar2z: Project Lead, a certified Wikimedian trainer with expertise in project leadership, driving innovative solutions for community advancement.
User:Meritkosy: Is an experienced Wikimedian and will be serving as communication officer
User: Ibjaja055 Facilitator, an experienced Wikimedian and pioneer of wiki Afrodemics.
User:Hishmerh Facilitator, an experienced Wikimedian.

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

Some of the participants may not have the skills needed to contribute high-quality content. To address this, we will provide support and trainings to enhance their skills.

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

Post training evaluation using Google forms will be conducted to measure impact and learning which will form strategy for future engagement. The project’s WhatsApp group will serve as a venue for continuous engagement and communication.

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

This project will help bridge the content gap related to agriculture in northern Nigeria, fostering cultural preservation and knowledge sharing on a global platform.

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
Number of participants - 30
Number of new editors - 10
Number of of articles created - N/A
Number of of articles improved - N/A
Projected number of of images to be uploaded - 150+

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 plan to track our project metrics by utilizing the Programs & Events Dashboard to measure contributions during the edit-a-thon.

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 judging will be done by a panel of international Wikipedians, professional photographers and subject specialists, based of thumb rules of photography and as well as the community standards.

A good photo has a good story to tell.

A good photo removes all unnecessary distractions from the chief element, so that the latter is not out of the focus.

Potential usefulness and overall value of the image (including its licensing) to the Wikimedia projects.

Technical quality – Image parameters such as focus, lighting, saturation, ISO etc. will be taken into consideration.

The jury will judge individual entries based on the following criteria:

Technical quality

Originality

Potential usefulness and overall value of the image (including its licensing) to the Wikimedia projects.

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).

Resources Available:

Trainers & Facilitators

Judging Panel

Laptop and Smartphones for training

Communication Channels:

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

Lunch 3000 per person × 30 =: ₦90,000
Hall for the physical session : ₦40,000
Promotional Materials like Banner, e-flyers: ₦20,000
Rental of projector : ₦5,000
Generator and fuelling = 10,000
Rental of public Address system × 2days : ₦5, 000
Gifts for best contributions: 45,000
Internet Data Support for participants: ₦30,000
Logistics ₦30,000
Total budget: ₦275,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Strong support
I am pleased to endorse the Wiki Loves Africa 2025 project, organized by the Wikimedia Gombe Network, under the theme "Farm to Plate." This will presents an exciting opportunity to showcase the agricultural journey in Gombe State, capturing the diverse processes that transform farm produce into meals on our plates.

Last year's Wiki Loves Africa spured a lot of interest among the community members and looks forward to this year's event.

I believe this project will encourage photographers, farmers, and other Wikimedia contributors in the Network to showcase Gombe State's rich agricultural practices, food production, and culinary traditions to the world. Meritkosy (talk) 20:35, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Strong supportThis project aims to significantly enhance the activities of the Wikimedia movement in Gombe State, thereby increasing its visibility and outreach. By highlighting the state's and local agricultural practices it will foster greater awareness and engagement with local initiatives, while also contributing to the global Wikimedia community’s knowledge baseHishmerh (talk) 13:50, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
Strong support Atibrarian (talk) 12:19, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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