Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikidata Awareness and Content Improvements among Hausa Community

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

This project aims to raise awareness about Wikidata and enhance Hausa-related content through a combination of training and contest activities. It will target new and existing contributors from Yobe and across Northern Nigeria.

The program will start with an online awareness and training session to introduce participants to Wikidata, its purpose, and how to contribute effectively. Afterwards, participants will take part in a two-week online contest to create and improve Hausa-related items on Wikidata.

Through this initiative, more people will gain knowledge about open data while improving Hausa visibility on the global stage.

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.

Wikidata

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: Muhammad Alhaji Idriss
Email address: mahmoudcriteria@gmail.com
Address:Yobe
Location of Project: Potiskum Yobe State

Project class

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Timeline of activities

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

December 1 – December 31, 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
To increase awareness and participation in Wikidata within the Hausa community.
To train new editors on how to create and link Wikidata items.
To improve Hausa-related content through a structured contest.
To strengthen the Hausa Wikimedia community’s capacity in open data contribution.

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?

One online event and 2 weeks writing contest

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.

We will let our participants know about This project on our discussion Page and social media platforms.

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 and other social media platforms

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: Joserpkm

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.

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

We will create a Whatsapp group and add them for follow up

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

The contest will identify and retain new editors interested in contributing beyond the event. Participants will be added to the Hausa Wikipedians Usergroup and will receive ongoing mentoring.

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 -1
Number of participants -30
Number of new editors -10
Number of of articles created -
Number of of articles improved -
Number of of Wikidata created -200
Number of of Wikidata items improve -300
Number of of images uploaded -
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 will use the outreach Dashboard

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)

Jury process

Judging Criteria and Scoring System

1.Quantity of Edits (2 marks): Number of valid items created or improved by the participant during the contest.

2.Quality of Edits (3 marks): Accuracy, completeness, and organization of data contributed to Wikidata.

3.References Used (2 marks): Proper use of reliable sources or citations in the data entries.

4.Hausa Language Usage (2 marks): Use of Hausa in labels, descriptions, and aliases to promote linguistic diversity.

5.Consistency & Participation (1 mark): Regular participation and commitment throughout the contest period.

Prizes

1st Position: ₦50,000

2nd Position: ₦30,000

3rd Position: ₦20,000

Top Female Contributor: ₦10,000

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).

User:Muhammad Idriss Criteria is the one who organizing this project and will be assisted by :User: Joserpkm

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

Contest Prizes (Top 5): ₦110,000

Data Support: ₦40,000

Publicity (Designs, flier, promotion): ₦10,000

Facilitators and Jury: ₦20,000

Total = ₦180,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

I strongly support this project

Joserpkm (talk) 10:17, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

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