Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikimedia Awareness among Esan Language speakers in Lagos

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• The Esan people as an ethnic group have a significant population in Lagos due to migration for economic, education and social opportunities. However, as Wikimedia movement gain ground in Nigeria there is still low participation among minority groups, Esan people particularly in the country. This project aim to introduce Esan speakers in Lagos through training sessions and outreach programs that introduce them to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. These efforts is geared towards familiarizing them with Wikipedia editing skills and content creation that will be useful in future training on contributing to local language Wiki in the Incubator. Empowering local language speakers to contribute actively to the open knowledge ecosystem.

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:Ismail ATIBA
• Email address: atibrarian@gmail.com
• Address: Lagos State
• Location of Project: Ikoyi, Lagos State

Project class

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

• Individual

Timeline of activities

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

• 1st - 31st April

Project Goal

Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.

1. Introduce Wikimedia projects to members Association of Esan professionals in Lagos
2. Recruit proficient Esan Language writers for development of local language Wikipedia
3. Add or improve content

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?

Awareness and training

• In-person training
• Online office hours and support

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 Wikimedia UG Nigeria community have been notified on their talk page.

This event has been discussed with Esan Professionals Association - Lagos Branch and Esan Sons and Daughters Lagos, both Esan centric association eagerly looking forward to proposed awareness and training.

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.

prospective participants will be communicated to using the various existing Esan association group platforms and the 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

• Atibrarian
• Mercyjamb

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

participants are expected to join the training with their smartphone and laptop

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

A dedicated WhatsApp group will be created to engage participants during and after the project

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

The long time goal for this project is to recruit Esan language speakers and writers to support the development of Esan Language Wikipedia in the incubator and building sustainable Wikimedia community.

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):

1. Number of events - 2
2. Number of participants - 22
3. Number of new editors - 15
4. Number of of articles created - NA
5. Number of of articles improved - 50
6. Number of of images uploaded -
7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 22

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) The organizer tool will be utilized in the event management and tracking registration and participation of prospective participants

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) NA

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 as a unit amount and include a total amount.

1. Venue Rental – ₦100,000

2. Refreshments (22 participants @ ₦3500 each) – ₦77,000

3. Transportation Stipend (22 participants @ ₦2000 each) – ₦44,000

4. Customized T-shirt (7000x5) and souvenirs (Jotters) for participants – ₦50,000

5. Roll-up Banner – ₦22,000

Total: ₦293,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

 Strong support this project will help to give great awareness to the Esan people and help to put in more information about their culture for the world to know about it.Mercyjamb123 (talk) 07:54, 1 April 2025 (UTC)