Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wiki Loves Africa in Akwa Ibom State

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

Wiki Loves Africa Uyo 2024: "From Farm to Plate"

This year's Wiki Loves Africa Uyo focuses on the theme "From Farm to Plate," highlighting the journey of food; from cultivation to consumption. The project will capture and share images and videos showcasing local farming practices, food preparation, traditional dishes, and market scenes on Wikimedia Commons. Through training sessions, photo walks, and upload events, participants will learn how to contribute their work to Wikimedia projects, helping to preserve Akwa Ibom's food culture and share it with a global audience.

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.

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:Joel Orok
Email address: joelorok4@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

(To be focus in Akwa Ibom State.)

Timeline of activities

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

1st April, 2025 - 30th April, 2025

Project Goal

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

recruit new editors - 10
Upload Images - 200

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?

Training (Online & physical training)

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 group and their social media handle

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.

through the WUGN, Akwa Ibom Network WhatsApp group, their social media handle and physical/online gatherings

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?

The participants have the required equipment, and training sessions will be held to improve their skills, especially for the new editors that will be joining us.

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

through the WhatsApp group, upcoming projects, contest, etc.

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

I'm a student of the university of Uyo, and this will be an opportunity to bring in students from the university of Uyo to come join our training and also introduce them to the Wikimedia movement.

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 - 3 (Virtual campaign Launch, Physical training and Photowalk, Contest)
Number of participants - 20
Number of new editors - 10
Number of articles created -
Number of articles improved -
Number of images uploaded - 200
Number of Videos uploaded - 5
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)

• Metrics dashboard, Commons uploads

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)

• Good photo quality

• Good description and caption

• The photo must be related to the wiki Loves Africa 2025 theme and campaign

Juries will be appointed to select the Top 4 best photos with a good title, caption, description, and also a clear and quality pictures.

• 1st place - 20k

• 2nd place - 15k

• 3rd place - 10k

• 4th place - 5k

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 as a unit amount and include a total amount.

Joel Orok with Username User: Orokbest1 will be organizing the Project, while User: Andikan Efiok Eduok will be facilitating the training.

• Hall rental —— 50k

• Projector ——15k

• Photowalk —— (logistics) = 60k

• Graphics design —— #15k

• Contest prize —— 50k

• Refreshment —— #2000(20)= 40k

• Contingencies —— 20k

•Logistics support —— 30k

Total = 280k

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

I Andikan Efiok Eduok (talk) 20:36, 15 March 2025 (UTC) supports this project, I love the fact that it will be introduced to students from the University of Uyo, and this will lead to expanding our network and also make create awareness about Wikimedia in the university of Uyo environment.

I support this project, and will love to take part in the wiki loves Africa in Akwa Ibom state Kuuzy (talk) 21:23, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

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