Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wiki loves Africa 2025 Farm to Plate at Katsina

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

Wiki Loves Africa 2025 is an photography and media contest that encourages contributors across Africa to document and share the continent’s rich heritage on Wikimedia projects. The theme for 2025, "Farm to Plate," focuses on the journey of food from cultivation, harvesting, processing, distribution, and consumption.

In Katsina, a region deeply rooted in agriculture and traditional food culture, this project will capture the essence of local farming practices, food processing techniques, markets, street food culture, and traditional dishes. Through high-quality images, we aim to showcase the significance of agriculture and food sustainability in the region.

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.

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: Yusuf Sa'adu
Email address: abbasaadumahuta@gmail.com
Address: Funtua
Location of Project: Katsina State

Project class

Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club

Individual

Timeline of activities

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

01 April to 30 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
Add or improve content
exit editors
Contest

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?

It's 2 days Photowalks and training how to upload photo to Wikimedia Commons one day

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.

I have let them know by reaching out to them through social media channels, like WhatsApp and Telegram

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.

WhatsApp ans Telegram group

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:Hamza DK

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 smartphones and some also have Laptop

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

We already have a WhatsApp group of Katsina Community, I will continue engaging them before and after the event

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

This initiative aligns with the broader goals of Wiki Loves Africa by ensuring that Africa’s diverse agricultural and culinary traditions are well represented in free knowledge project. Through this project, Katsina will contribute to the global conversation on food sustainability, culture, and heritage.

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
Number of participants - 20
Number of new editors - 5
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) -

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)

We use Wikimedia Dashboard tool

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) The judging will be done by a panel of experienced facilitators, a professional on photographer expert who is familiar with Wikimedia Commons.

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).

I User: Mahuta I lead the event, and help with experience Wikimedia photographer User: Hamza DK

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense as a unit amount and include a total amount.

1. Photowalks for two day: 30,000

2. Halls rental : 50,000

3. Refreshments for participants during physical training: 3000×20= 60,000

4. Banner, tags: 30,000

5. Banded T-shirts for two organizers: 10,000×2= 20,000

6. Transport for 1 invited organizers: 20,000

7. Prize 🏆 for contest, 1, 2, and 3 prize: 90,000

8 miscellaneous: 20,000

Total #330,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Well. in this year wiki love Africa and title Farm to Place we will surely showcase the local food we have in Katsina from Hausa and Fulani of the State, this will be very interesting. Support Hamza DK (talk)

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