Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 campaign in Gombe Network

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

Building on the remarkable achievements of the 2023 Wiki Loves Monuments campaign in Gombe, where we saw outstanding contributions from local participants—culminating in a 4th place national ranking and an international jury nomination—this year’s campaign aims to set even higher standards. The success of last year’s campaign demonstrated the power of community involvement and the impact of quality documentation of Gombe’s cultural heritage.

For the 2024 campaign, our focus is on establishing even more robust partnerships with photographers' groups and actively engaging with individuals passionate about preserving Gombe’s rich history. By collaborating with these partners, we aim to surpass the achievements of the previous year, contributing an even greater number of high-quality images to Wikimedia Commons. These efforts will not only preserve Gombe’s heritage but also ensure it is prominently represented and accessible on Wikimedia projects worldwide.

Wikimedia Project

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. English Wikipedia, Wikidata, 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: Ismail Atiba
Email address: wikigombenetwork@gmail.com
Address:Gombe
Location of Project: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 September - 30th October 2024

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
contribute quality images to Commons

Project Plan

Activities

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:

Awareness drive for participation
Training for new editors
Photo walk

1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?

Awareness drive, training and photo walk

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.

community members and partner associates have been informed

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.

An awareness drive through partner radio station and using our social media community handle to communicate campaign plans and activities. Furthermore, new participants will be added to our community WhatsApp group for prompt updates and inquiries about the campaign.

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

Atibrarian is an experienced Wikimedian and community coordinator who will be leading the campaign

Umar2z: will serve as the campaign manager and as a support trainer

Salis062: will be serving as communication officer

Lazborn will be serving as volunteer project assistant.

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

Yes, they have equipment. Training support will be provided to complement their existing skills.

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

Post training evaluation will be conducted to measure impact, motivation for participation and challenges encountered. Learning will form strategy for future engagement

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

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 - 2
Number of participants - 30
Number of new editors - 10
Number of of articles created - NA
Number of of articles improved - NA
Number of of images uploaded - 120
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)

The Event and Metrics Dashboard will be utilized in tracking uploads

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.

Lunch with water 2500 per person × 30x2days =: ₦150,000
Event space: ₦50,000
Promotional Materials like Banner, e-flyers: ₦15,000
Rental of projectors : ₦10,000
Generator and fuelling = 15,000
Rental of public Address system × 2days :₦ 10, 000
Branded souvenir for top 3 editors: ₦30,000
Logistics for participants during photo walk: ₦20,000

Total budget: ₦300,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Support The project will highly increase the visibility of wikimedia in Gombe and environs Umar2z (talk)

Submit your report