Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wiki Loves African Women in Politics
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- The Wiki Loves African Women in Politics aims to address the underrepresentation of African women in politics on Wikipedia. We will organize edit-a-thons and training to create and improve articles about notable female politicians in Africa, covering their achievements, policies, and impact. The project will also establish a community of editors focused on African women's political content, improving existing articles, adding references, and identifying new topics to create. The goal is to enhance the visibility and recognition of African women's contributions to politics, promoting diversity and inclusion on Wikipedia and inspiring future generations of female leaders.
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.
- Hausa 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: Saleh Muhammad
- Email address: salehmuhd200@gmail.com
- Address: Adamawa
- Location of Project: Yola
Project class
[edit]Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club
Individual
Timeline of activities
[edit]Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
04-12-2025 to 30-12-2025
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 physical training and one online 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.
- Via their WhatsApp groups
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.
- We will inform them through their WhatsApp groups
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?
- Yes
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- We will add them to our WhatsApp group for follow-up
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
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 - 200
- Number of of articles improved - 500
- Number of of images uploaded -
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -
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)
- Using outreach dashboard tool
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 grading system for the winners would be as follows: Five point (5.0) would be awarded for every Wikipedia article created/translated. Three point (3.0) for every 1000 bytes of content for the articles. One point (1.0) for every quality source or citation used in a Wikipedia article.
Prizes
1st position: 50k
2nd position: 30k
3rd position: 20k
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).
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.
- Hall for physical training – 50,000 NGN
- Projector hire - 20,000
- Generator hire and fuel - 30,000
- Prize - 100,000
- Meals and refreshments for participants – 3,000 × 20 = 60,000 NGN
- Printing of flyers and banner – 20,000 NGN
- Branded T-shirts (3 units) – 10,000 × 3 = 30,000 NGN
- Miscellaneous/Contingency – 20,000 NGN
- Total: 330,000 NGN
Endorsements
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