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Project summary[edit]

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

  • The Wikipedia awareness program in Fountain University aims to introduce Wikimedia projects to the university students and also how they can understand Wikipedia to be a pedagogical tool for accessing new and improved information in the 21st century.
  • It will allow the participants deep-dive into importance of Wikipedia as a reliable information source.
  • It will also enable and enhance their critical evaluation and learning skills.
  • It will serve them as an effective research and reference tool for thier academic work.
  • It will allow accessing information in various languages and areas get meaningful information in their area of expertise.


Wikimedia Project[edit]

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[edit]

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: Rukayat Ajeigbe
  • Email address: ajeigberukayat@gmail.com
  • Address: Osogbo, Osun State.
  • Location of Project: Osogbo, Osun State.

Project class[edit]

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

  • Network

Timeline of activities[edit]

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

  • 11th January, 2024.

Project Goal[edit]

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
  3. Wikipedia Awareness.

Project Plan[edit]

Activities[edit]

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?

One editathon and training

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.

  • The community network has been informed and also the school department lecturers and department president has been notified.
  • Through twitter page and Meta 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.

  • Social media platforms,
  • mailing list
  • Department of Communication WhatsApp group
  • Walk way dashboard and through flyers.

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: RukayatAjeigbe
User: OTim75
User: Kaisha33
Two Faculty Lecturer as Advisor

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

Smartphone, tablet and Laptops.

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

They will join the community network WhatsApp group.

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

  • The benefits of carrying out this awareness is to improve information literacy and research skills among the students of Fountain University.
  • To promotes open access to knowledge and scholarly communication
  • To contributes to diversity and representation on Wikipedia
  • To encourage and enhances critical thinking among the students.

Impact[edit]

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 -35
  3. Number of new editors -30
  4. Number of of articles created or improved - 50
  5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)

Metrics tracking[edit]

How do you plan to track your project metrics?

  • The program dashboard.

Resources[edit]

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.

  • Venue rental= 40,000
  • Branded T-shirt for facilitators= 15,000
  • Food and refreshments 2,500*35= 87,500
  • Projector/screen rentals = 15,000
  • Sound system = 15,000
  • Publicity, flyers = 15,000
  • souvenirs and merchandise (branded book and customised pen)= 30,000
  • Miscellaneous and contingencies = 10,000
  • Total cost= #227,500

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