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Project summary[edit]

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

Wikimedia Project[edit]

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.

  1. Wikipedia
  2. wikidata

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: Iliyasu Umar
  • Email address: iliyas4life@gmail.com
  • Address: Kaduna
  • Location of Project: Kaduna

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

  • Start date: 16-12-2023

End date: 31-01-2024

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. Add or improve content
  3. improve users experience

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?

A two days workshop/ seminar to start the program.
√ First day: Awareness and training will be conducted by assigning an experienced editor to make empherical research as new participants are invited.

√ Second day: translation begins as planned, we plan to translate a good number of articles as the untranslated articles are already picked and compiled in a single paper. 

√ A competition to award prize to the highest contributor within the next 10 weeks after the event.
√ A continuous coaching and mentorship through social media and other platforms will be utilized.

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

I will let them know via the User Group's social media on WhatsApp and Telegram and discussion page.

https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Kofan_al%27umma#Wiki_Translate-a-thon_in_the_Hausa_Community_in_Kaduna 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 target participants are direct member of the Hausa local community from within and around Kaduna metropolis.

Before the activity, preliminary introductory engagement will be held with some selected community group specifying what the initiative is all about. The activity will then take place in central location where all participants will be converged for a two day workshop. After the event, social media platforms will be utilized for continuous engagement and coaching. 4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals. (NOTE: all experienced Wikimedia editors MUST endorse your proposal as proof of availability)
For example: User:Kaizenify

  1. Umar Askira
  2. Hazah
  3. Eeshatu
  4. Sadam Giwa

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

Participants may not necessarily have the skills as they are new in the system but I believe most of them will bring smartphones, laptops and other supportive devices that will help in the smooth running of the project to the venue. There is a plan of hiring laptops in supporting those that came empty hand.

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

After the activities all social media platforms will be deployed and entry log will be maintained. This log will then be used to offer awards and recognition to the top editors at the end of the specified time.

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

By engaging these local community members who have already identified with such need, the initiative will provide them with a practical know how to help address these gaps and guide them to own their narrative. Area of lapses as intended to be corrected and the extent of these engagement and how the outcome will compare to the intended objective.

Impact[edit]

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:

  1. Number of events
  2. Number of participants
  3. Number of new editors
  4. Number of of articles created or improved
  5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)
  1. No of event: 2

2 No of participants: 20

3 No of new editors: 20

4 No of of articles created or improved: 100

5 No of repeat participants: 5

Metrics tracking[edit]

How do you plan to track your project metrics?

Program and event Dashboard and Wikipedia Hashtag tools will be utilized to measure the metrics.

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 and include a total amount.

  • Food and Drinks: 1,700 x 20 (participants) x 2 = N68,000 for 2 days
  • Hall: N50,000 for 2 days
  • Writing Materials (Jotters & Pens): 350 x 25 = N8,750
  • Use of internet (Router subscription: N7500 x 2 = N15,000 for two days
  • T-shirts - for facilitators (5) 3500 x 5 = N17,500
  • Transportation for 3 facilitators: N15,000
  • Standing and Flex Banners: N20,000


  • TOTAL  : N192,500

Endorsements[edit]

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

  • I Umar Askira Strong support Strong support this project because we lived in Hausa community where most of editors focus on creating new articles while forgetting to translate existing articles in Wikipedia. Am sure this project will implement potential impact in Hausa Community by God Grace.

i Sadammuhammad11234 (talk) 17:13, 14 October 2023 (UTC) i strongly support this projects because we forward Hausa wikimedia to have good article in to it

  • Aisha Yahuza I support this project on the fact that the community targeted are really in need to translate their local history in Hausa
  • Hamxo strongly in support of this project

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