Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikipedia Volunteer Editors Training Uyo

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• A Hybrid Training and Editathon: From the newly launched network there is a large number of interested volunteers who needs to be trained. So this projects is going to be hybrid as we get a facilitator to anchor an online training while the participants are gathered physically with laptops. I will be on ground to supervise, guide and coordinate participants and direct the editathon.

Wikimedia Project

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. Tyap Wikipedia, Wikidata, 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: Utibe Silas
• Email address: utibens @ gmail.com
• Address: Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
• Location of Project: Uyo Akwa Ibom State

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

• STARTS: Hybrid Training for 6th by 3pm & 7th December 2024 by 10am
• Editathon starts: 8th - 31st December 2024

Project Goal

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

1. recruit and train new editors/volunteers
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?

One Hybrid Training and One Editathon

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.

Through Official WhatsApp groups and phone calls

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 state WhatsApp groups, will do a flier for circulation on WhatsApp and emails to all state hub members

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:vanderwaalforces
• User:Andikan Efiok Eduok

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 do

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

• Editathon with prizes for 4 highest contributors

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

• This project will train contributors from the newly launched Akwa Ibom Network for continuous contribution to the English Wikipedia

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 (Training & Editathon)
2. Number of participants - 20
3. Number of new editors - 5
4. Number of of articles created -
5. Number of of articles improved - 200
6. Number of of images uploaded -
7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -

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) https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_UserGroup_Nigeria_-_Akwa_Ibom_Network/Wikipedia_Volunteer_Editor's_Training_Uyo_(December_2024)/home

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).

• From the newly launched network there is a large number of interested volunteers who needs to be trained. so this projects is going to be hybrid as we engage User:Vanderwaalforces to facilitate an online training while the participants are gathered physically with laptops. User:Utibe Noah Silas and User:Andikan Efiok Eduok will be on ground to supervise, guide and coordinate participants and direct the editathon.

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 for 2days at 36,000 each = 72,000
• Editathon prizes(20k,15k,10k,5k) = 50,000
• Refreshment at 1500 each for 20 persons for 2 days = 60,000
• Transport subsidy at 1000x20 for 2days = 40,000
• Logistics = 15,000
• Contingencies = 20,000

:*Total = 257,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• Andikan Efiok Eduok (talk) endorse this project, it will help volunteers in the Wikimedia User Group, Akwa Ibom Network learn and contribute to Wikipedia.
• Vanderwaalforces (talk)