Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikipedia and Skill Overview, necessary tools needed at the UNIPORT for peak performance and learning goals

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

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 and Wikicomons

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: Wilhelm Marvellous
• Email address: wilhelmmarvellous@gmail.com
• Address: No 3, Aluu Olive Estate, University Port Harcourt
• Location of Project: University of Port Harcourt

Project class

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

• Individual

Timeline of activities

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

• The edit-a-thon will last for two weeks. It will start with physical training of the participant after which prizes will be given to the top most editors.

Project Goal

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

1. To regig the awareness in the university
2. Recruit new editors
3. Add or improve content
4. Add references
5. Create new articles
6. Improve skills of existing editors

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?

There will be one edit-a-thon. But training will come first on how to create and improve articles as well as adding references. There will also be a follow up online to encourage and clarify some challenges that may come up during the edit-a-thon. The edit-a-thon will last for two weeks

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 Uniport volunteers has an active WhatsApp platform for regular communication and updates as well as Niger Delta.

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.

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

Yes, User:SuperSwift

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

The participants have smart phones and laptops and other smart electronic devices. They also have ICT and information literacy skills.

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

Our WhatsApp platform is “Live.” There will be addition of new editors after every event with follow ups of continuous editing and upcoming contributions.

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 - 1 physical training and online follow up
2. Number of participants - 30
3. Number of new editors - 10
4. Number of of articles created - 80
5. Number of of articles improved - 80
6. Number of of images uploaded - 50
7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 11

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) The dashboard will track contributions of the participants

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).

Mr Dialla Mr Medi Mr Adetola

ources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.

- Hall hire = N20,000

- Internet data support for the participants and facilitators = (to be provided by the user group)

- Lunch for the 30 participants @N2,500 per person = N75,000

- Graphic design of posters, Flex and communication N10,000

- Projector rental = N15,000

- DSLR Camera rental = N10,000

- Prizes for top 4 contributors = N30,000

Facilitators (3)= N35,000

Logistics and contingency funds (logistics, emergency expenses) N20,000

Total = N215,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here! I endorse this proposal as a proof of my availability. SuperSwift (talk) 14:47, 18 June 2024 (UTC)