Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikimedia Anambra Network Beginning of the Year Meet-up: Developing a Shared Roadmap for the Year.

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

It is important for volunteer-driven community like the WAN to reconnect as the new year unveils, and intentionally plan for the months ahead.This beginning of the year Network meet-up is therefore designed to serve as a space where community members can assess metrics from the previous year, strengthen relationships, build capacity, and collaboratively develop a shared roadmap for the year. Our aim is to strengthen the Wikimedia Anambra community by building contributor's capacity, improve collaboration, and foster sustained participation in Wikimedia projects in 2026. This is also a greater opportunity to celebrate the Wikpedia Birthday in Anambra 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

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 Project

Timeline of activities

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

15th January- 27th January 2026

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
Discuss sustainability plan
Get previous years feedback

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?

1 Edit-a-thon/ 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 WAN community are aware of this proposal and the meet up plan in January

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 have a community communication Channels all informations concerning the application, approval and implementation phase are discussed in the 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:Senator Choko

User:Ebube Clara

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

Community Members have their gadgets and we will be guiding the new members joining us for the first time on how to document using their mobile.

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

We will follow them up in the community communication Channel.

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

We need this event so as to plan our events, roles, collaboration and patnership next year as we are entering another year, we need to strategize on how possible we could Retain volunteers and manage burnout.

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 - 3
Number of of articles created -
Number of of articles improved - 100
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 event 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)

No Contest

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 the Excos are the ones organising the meet up to share our outcomes in the last December Excos meet up and also hands on training on the English Wikipedia.

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

Refreshments and cake : 4500*30 = 135,000 + 35,000 for cake = 170,000
Hall hire: N60,000
Projector: N25,000
Communication/Flier: N20,000
Child-care support : 10,000
Logistics: 15,000
Total: N300,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Strong support

Ebube Clara (talk) 10:18, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

Strong support 10kdollz
It is important community members gets a heads up on the activities for the year and plan on better ways to grow the community. I Strong support this event. Sayvhior^Talk 09:47, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
Strong support Senator Choko^Talk 12:09, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

Strong support Ennydavids^Talk 06:49, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

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