Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikimedia Anambra Network/Community Engagement to encourage for active participation in Wikimedia Anambra Network

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

The community engagement is thefirst engagement after the election, it will focus on reinforming community members about the Network goals, activities and Strategies. Stating the Wkimedia core values will encourage active participation in the Network. In this project, we aim to meet community members, understand interests and empower community members to create and share knowledge by organizing training and collaborative editing phase where community members will work on specific topics or articles. This will help us in gathering feedbacks and enhancing skills and knowledge.

Also, through this gathering, the excos will discuss ways things are done in the Network and WUGN, like funding, projects, contests, endorsements, facilitation, Challenges and possible burnout areas in the Network.

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.

English Wikipedia
Igbo 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: Anyanwu Chinwendu Peace
Email address:peacetilo92atgmail.com
Address:Awka, Anambra State
Location of Project:Awka, Anambra State

Project class

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

Network - Anambra Network

Timeline of activities

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

15th Nov - 20TH Nov, 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
Encourage participation
Create Wikimedia Awareness

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?

(Hybrid training) One online training and one physical training

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.

The members of the Network are aware of the project and are looking forward to it. It has been a meeting the members look up to, to hear from the excos on the way forward.

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 communicate to our community members through our social media channels.

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:Senator Choko - The vice president, he will assist in training participants

User:10kdollz - He is the communication lead, he will keep community members informed on the application, approval and implementation phase.

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

Participants have gadgets and we will direct them on how to navigate Wikimedia projects with their gadgets.

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

We will continue our community engagement through our various social media channels.

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

This is the new exco elect first community meetup and training, it will be an opportunity to share the network's strategies in keeping the ball rolling in WUGN.

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 - 2
Number of participants - 30
Number of new editors - 5
Number of of articles created - 50
Number of of articles improved -150
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 Outreach Dashboard and event registration.

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)

NO Contest, we will start with minor edits focusing on Quality over Quantity.

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).

We have experienced editors who are the members of the executives of Wikimedia Anambra Network, they are the one organizing this project and they will organize and train community members on what is expected as a wikimedian, the drafted strategies and the way forward. We are not recieving funding from anywhere else.

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

Hall hire: N65,000

Projector: N20,000

Communication/Flier: N20,000

Food and drink for 30 persons at N3,500 each: N103,000

Transport support for the participants at N2500: N60,000

Child care: N15,000

Logistics: N20,000

Total: N303,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Strong support I strongly endorse this grant to enhance active participation and community engagement within the Wikimedia Anambra Network.10kdollz

Strong support A vital project to the progress and sustainability of our community. I strongly endorse this project... Senator Choko^Talk 21:20, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

This is very much needed for the growth and continuity of the Anambra Network, Wikimedia Usergroup Nigeria. Sayvhior^Talk 23:14, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Strong support This project is very important to our Network. It will help to build and rebuild stronger editing skills for Wikimedians in Anambra Network. I strongly support this project.Ennydavidson (talk) 3:36, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Strong support This project will motivate members to be active. Nma jeni (talk) 08:09, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

Strong support A project focused on training/ recruiting new members to the community and opening a new dimension of empowering old members to wikimedia space. I strongly endorse. Ebube Clara (talk

{Ss}}I love this project, it will make the sleeping members to be active. Adakaibe (talk) 19:10, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

Strong support Viva33 (talk) 11:18, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

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