Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikimedia Kaduna Network 1Lib1Ref, 2024

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• This project aim to join the international campaign of improving Wikipedia articles by adding citations. this campaign will improve the skill of members of Wikimedia Kaduna network and recruit new editors. its will educate librarians on importance of contributing to Wikimedia project as open access to information and how they can be part of the movement for a better retentions.

Wikimedia Project

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. English Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.

• 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: Ramatu A. Haliru
• Email address: wikimediakadunanetwork@gmail.com
• Address: Kaduna state
• 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

• 5th - 30th June, 2024 with two online session and physical training

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 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?

Training and editathon

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.
https://chat.whatsapp.com/Kr2BSZI9UAC2x516aU5nbl You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/Kr2BSZI9UAC2x516aU5nbl

Wikimediakadunanetwork@facebook.com

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 wikimedia kaduna network whapup app group, facebook and mail list.

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:Friday Musa

User: inyor4mr

user:Zmu'az4Z

User: LKsalati

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 the whap's app Group by sharing information about wikimedia projects.

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

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 - 3
2. Number of participants -25
3. Number of new editors - 10
4. Number of of articles created - no
5. Number of of articles improved - 70
6. Number of of images uploaded -
7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 15

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) Wikimedia 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.

• Food and Drinks for refreshment #2500 X 30 = #75000
• Promotional Materials like Banner and e -flyers #35,000
• T-shirts for facilitators #5000 X 4 = #20000
• Local Running = # 30000
• Alternative power supply = #35000
• Renting of Projector and sound system = #30000
• Souvenir for top editors = #40000
• Souvenir for special Guest: #20000

Total: #285,000

Endorsements

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