Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikidata and Wikipedia for Kaduna State

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• This project will train new editors and existing editors on how to create and edit wikidata items. Also how to create userpage on Wikipedia and link Wikipedia with wikidata. It's really aim to create visibility to contents like places, persons or things in Kaduna state in particular and Nigeria in general.

Wikimedia Project

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.

• Wikidata
• Wikipedia

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: Zainab Zulqarnain Mu'az (Zmu'az4Z)
• Email address: zulqarnainmuazuzainab@gmail.com
• Address: Kaduna
• Location of Project: Kaduna

Project class

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

• Wikimedia kaduna network

Timeline of activities

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

• November 5th to December, 2023

Project Goal

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 wikidata or Wikipedia content
3. retrain current editors

Project Plan

Activities

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

 Online onboard session
 Physical event

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

A edit -A-thon

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities 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.
through the wikimedia kaduna network chat group and meta page 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.

Through socail media handles and WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/Kr2BSZI9UAC2x516aU5nbl

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)
yes For example: User:Kaizenify

Zmu'az4Z

Inyor4mr

Friday Musa

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

Yes

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

Through on WhatsApp group and our network monthly meetings

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

This project will expose participants on wikidata items and it's link to Wikipedia sister project

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 2
2. Number of participants 20
3. Number of new editors 10
4. Number of of articles created or improved 100
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? Meta page and outreach 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.

• . promotional materials like e-flyer and banner = #20,000

• Refreshments like food, water and drinks = 2000 per person x 23 = #46,000
• Alternative power supply = #15,000
• Educational materials like jotters and pens = #25000
• Local running = #10,000
• Rental of projector and sound system = # 30,000
• Prizes for top editors = # 30,000
• Total = #176,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• I strongly approved this proposal for wikimedia Kaduna Network. It's a collective decision Inyor4mr (talk) 09:09, 20 October 2023 (UTC)