Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikidata Birthday Celebration/Lexicographical data

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

This project is a project on wikidata that involves creating new Igbo language lexemes on wikidata and improve their lexicographical information .This project is to train community members on

a.How to create lexemes on Wikidata

b.How lexemes are formed

c.Linking wikidata lexemes sense and items for this sense.

This project will help bridge lexemes content gap, improve User experience on wikidata and link the lexemes created to the same wikidata item.most projects are focused mostly on items leaving the lexemes behind,we had this training last year during the wikidata 10th birthday and since then no training on how to create lexemes. We want to leverage the wikidata 11th birthday to unveil to new participants who have not heard or know what lexeme is and how to document them.

Wikimedia Project

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Wikidata

Contact person and Location

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• Full name: UZOKWE NZUBECHUKWU ERNEST
• Email address: ernestnzube@gmail.com
• Location: Anambra State

Project class

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• Individual

Timeline of activities

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• 5th October-28 October 2023

Project Goal

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1. recruit new editors to teach them about wikidata and how to create lexemes.

1. Add or improve content by linking already existing lexemes to Wikidata item.

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 Edit a thon and training

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.

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.

I will let them know through social media, group chats, physical gathering.

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

User: Ennydavids

User: Timzy D'Great

User:Senator Choko

These are experienced Wikimedians that will assist me in the project.

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

Yes, the participants have smartphones and labtops and will teach participants how to use their gadgets to participate.

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

through follow up and group WhatsApp

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

This project is a good one and one of it's kind.it will help to create new lexical contents,increase knowledge of existing editors,source new editors and increase lexicographical contents on Wikidata.

Impact

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

1. Number of events 1
2. Number of participants 30
3. Number of new editors 10
4. Number of of articles created or improved 80
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics?

Through the program dashboard

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 and include a total amount.

I Ennydavids is hosting the program with the Assistants of some other Wikimedian. There is no support elsewhere..

Hall = 30,000

Refreshment= 1,500 * 20 =30,000

Projector= 10,000

Data for facilitators = 6000

communications/flyers = 10,000

sourvanier/gift to the highest contributor= 30,000

miscellaneous = 9000

Total =125,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

•  Strong support: Creating and improving lexemes on Igbo Wikidata is essential and important to the content quality and preservation of our Culture and heritage. Sensitisation and creating awareness is needed for the existing and new users in order to improve their editing skills and also to achieve the goal of 2030 project... I strongly endorse this initiative/program. Senator Choko (talk) 07:51, 20 September 2023 (UTC)Senator Choko
•  Strong support: I strongly endorse this program as it aims to improve Igbo lexicographical data which would aid in promoting and preserving the language. Timzy D'Great (talk) 08:07, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

 Strong support There are gaps that needs to be filled when it comes to lexemes. Lexeme training was last done in the Network once since it's inception. Having this training will help open knowledge on the basics of creating lexemes and how they can be linked to their items. I strongly support this project. Akwugo (talk) 08:19, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

 Strong support: I strongly endorse this program, because many gaps need to be filled.Adakaibe (talk) 10:21, 20 September 2023 (UTC)