Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikimedia Gombe Network/Wikimedia Gombe Network Meet-up and End-of-the-Year Get Together

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

The event will provide an opportunity for the Gombe Wikimedia community to come together and celebrate their achievements. Participants will have the chance to share their successes and challenges encountered in their Wikimedia projects, fostering collaboration and inspiring others to overcome obstacles.

In addition to the sharing session, the event will include an edit-a-thon where participants will work together to improve and create Wikipedia articles related to Gombe State. This activity will contribute to the growth and quality of Gombe-related content on Wikipedia.

Furthermore, the meet-up will provide networking opportunities for participants to connect with fellow Wikimedians, share experiences, and build relationships. Strengthening the community and encouraging future collaborations will be a key focus of the event.

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.

• Wikipedia, wikidata, wikimedia commons

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:Ibekeme Merit
• Email address:wikigombenetwork@gmail.com
• Address:Gombe, Gombe State
• Location of Project:Gombe

Project class

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

• Network

Timeline of activities

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

• Activities
• Creating Awareness
• Registration and Communication
• Meet-up/get together
• Edit-a thon
• follow-up

Proposed Date of meet up: 23rd December one week edit-a-thon: 9th-15th 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. To bring together members of the Gombe Wikimedia Network
2. Strengthen the Gombe Wikimedia Network
3. recruit new editors
4. Improve Networking Opportunities
5. Increase Awareness and Engagement of Wikimedia Gombe Network's activities.
6. 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?

Meet/End of the year get together, one week edit-a-thon

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.

Relevant community such as the WikiProject Nigeria will be notified, Gombe wikimedia community facebook page

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.

To inform participants about the event, the network will leverage on the following:

• Sending of Emails
• Sending of text messages
• Flyers
• Local media such as radio brodcast

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: Meritkosy: is an experienced Wikimedian and program manager who will serve as a facilitator.

• User: Atibrarian: an experienced Wikimedian and pioneer of Gombe Wikimedia Community.
• User: Salis062: is a season communication strategist, Wikimedian and will be serving as communication officer
• User: Umar2z: will be serving as a support trainer
• User: ibjaja055: network advisor

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

Yes, they have equipment.

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

The following will be used to engage participants after the event:

Follow-up emails, Post-event/feedback Survey,updates on the WhatsApp group. 7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?

This event will be a fun moment for Gombe wikimedians to learn from other people's success stories and get motivated to contribute to free knowledge.

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-50
3. Number of new editors-5
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?

The Programs & Events Dashboard tool will be used to track users contributions for a period of one week.

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.

• Hall for the physical session(1 day)= ₦35,000
• Promotional Materials like Banner, e-flyers=₦10,000
• Transportation= ₦10,000
• Rental of public Address system = ₦5,000
• Refreshment with water 2000 per person( × 50) = ₦100,000
• Wikipedia sticker to be given to each participant: 450 per one(x50)=22,500
• Prizes for top 5 editors: ₦20,000

Total budget: ₦202,500

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

 Strong support:An inspiring initiative indeed! This project proposal beautifully encapsulates the essence of community, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. By providing a platform for the Gombe Wikimedia community to celebrate achievements, tackle challenges, and collectively contribute to enriching Wikipedia content, this event promises to foster a stronger, more connected community. I fully endorse this endeavor and believe it will not only enhance Gombe-related content on Wikipedia but also fortify relationships among Wikimedians for future collaborations. Umar2z (talk)

 Strong support: I am excited to endorse this upcoming project. The meticulous planning, innovative approach, and dedication to excellence assure me that this endeavor will be a resounding success. I have full confidence in the team, and I eagerly anticipate the positive impact this project will have. Salis062 (talk)

 Strong support: This event is a wonderful opportunity to bring together the community of Wikimedians in the State and celebrate the success of the past year. Meritkosy (talk) 21:22, 15 November 2023 (UTC)