Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wiki Loves Africa 2025 in Osun
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
This project seeks to document and showcase the agricultural journey in Osun State, from farm production to table consumption. As agriculture is a vital livelihood source in the state, the project will cover various aspects, including: farm activities like fishery, livestock, poultry and crop production. Farm processes like cultivation, harvesting and machinery use, Post-farm activities like local markets, distribution centers and food processing.
The project aims to educate on agricultural practices in Osun State. Also, to support local food production systems and foster appreciation for the entire food production process.
Wikimedia Project
[edit]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
[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: Adekunle Timilehin Daniel
- Email address: adekunletimilehin98@gmail.com
- Address: Osogbo, Osun State
- Location of Project: Osogbo, Osun State
Project class
[edit]Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club
- Osun Network
Timeline of activities
[edit]Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
- 12th April - 30th April, 2025
Project Goal
[edit]Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.
1. Recruit new editors
2. Engage existing editors
3. 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?
We will organize an online training session and a physical training and edit-a-thon 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 has been notified on Talk:Wikimedia User Group Nigeria. Furthermore, the network's WhatsApp group will be used for continuous engagement and sustainability of the project.
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.
The project will launch an open call for participants, leveraging social media platforms to reach a broad and targeted audience, ensuring widespread awareness and engagement.
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
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 their mobile phones for taking pictures and laptop for uploading. Also, to ensure all participants can contribute their best work, we'll offer training and support to help bridge any skill gaps and empower them to produce high-quality content.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
The project's WhatsApp group will serve as a venue for continuous engagement and communication. Also, google forms will be use to evaluate project impact and collate feedbacks which will form strategy for future engagements and projects.
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
This initiative aims to fill the knowledge void on agriculture in Osun State, Nigeria while promoting cultural heritage and global knowledge exchange, making local stories and expertise accessible worldwide.
Impact
[edit]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 - 2
- Number of participants - 20
- Number of new editors - 10
- Number of of articles created -
- Number of of articles improved -
- Number of of images uploaded - 100
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 20
Metrics tracking
[edit]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 Project Dashboard and the network’s edit ladder to measure contributions during the edit-a-thon.
Contest & prize-giving events
[edit]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 experienced facilitators, a professional photographer and will be based on rules of photography as well as the community standards. 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
[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).
1. Facilitators
2. Judging Panel
3. Individual Laptop and Smartphones for training
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 4500 per person x 20= 90,000
- Hall for the physical session= 60,000
- Promotional Materials like Banner, e-flyers= 30,000
- Branded shirts 5000 each x 4= 20,000
- Rental of projector= 15,000
- Generator and fuelling= 20,000
- Rental of public Address system= 15,000
- Gifts for best contributions= 30,000
- Internet Data Support for participants(online session)1500x20= 30,000
- Internet Data Support for participants(physical session)1500x20= 30,000
- Photographer= 30,000
- Logistics= 35,000
- Facilitators incentive(2 persons)= 20,000
- Total budget= 425,000
Endorsements
[edit]Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
Strong support The WLA 2025 project in Osun state will help reawaken the Osun network in the promotion of Open Knowledge in the state. User:Ogundele1
