Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikipedia Editing Workshop: Taking Your Contribution To The Next Level.
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- This workshop will focus on training the members of a youth forum, In 2022 I did an awareness to Ubandawaki Youth Forum, with this workshop I want to introduce advanced editing technique and encourage the new and existing members to continue contributing knowledge in Wikipedia.
Wikimedia Project
[edit]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.
- 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:Hamza Ado Saidu
- Email address: hamzadk212@gmail.com
- Address: Kafur, Katsina State
- Location of Project: Dutsen-Kura, Kafur.
Project class
[edit]Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club
- Individual
Timeline of activities
[edit]Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
- 1st March - 30th March 2025
Project Goal
[edit]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
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?
- Training and edit-a-thon
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.
- I will let the community know about this project via Hausa Wikipedia Discussion page and Hausa Wikimedia WhatsApp Group.
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.
- I am also member of the youth forum I will let them know in our weekly meeting, or in our Whatsapp 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 A Salisu will assist me.
5. If you are going to have a contest, you need to state your scoring criteria
6. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- Participants are graduate from different field and most of them a familiar to internet, also some are ICT expert.
7. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- I will get them engaged by creating a Whatsapp Group, where I will be posting video toturial in the group, and also answering questions
8. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- The members of this youth forum several times ask me to organize an event, I told them I am able to sponsored it. With this project new members can contribute knowledge from different field.
Impact
[edit]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 - 25 -30
- Number of new editors -15
- Number of of articles created -50
- Number of of articles improved -200
- Number of of images uploaded -
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -
Metrics tracking
[edit]How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding) I will used the Wikimedia Foundation outreach 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 as a unit amount and include a total amount.
- Hall:45,000=45000
- Refreshment:3000×25=75000
- T-shirt:5,000×2=10,000
- Data Support:10,000
- Banner:15,000
- Transport for facilitator :30,000
- Contingency:20,000
Total amount:205,000
Endorsements
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