Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wiktionary Workshop In Jos
Project summary
[edit]Briefly summarize your project proposal.
- The Wiktionary Workshop In Jos project aimed at creating a free content dictionary in Hausa language. This workshop will focus on training participants in Jos, Nigeria, to contribute to Wiktionary by adding words, meanings, and linguistic information relevant to their local languages and dialects, as well as to popular global languages. It aims to promote language preservation, lexicography skills, and digital literacy.
Wikimedia Project
[edit]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.
- Individual
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: Abdulmutallib Ibrahim Salisu
- Email address:abdulmuddalibibrahimsalisu@gmail.com
- Address:Jos
- Location of Project:Plateou State
Project class
[edit]Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club
- Hausa Wiktionary
Timeline of activities
[edit]Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
- 1/11/2024
29/11/2024
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 (for two days)
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.
- Mainly via Hausa Wikipedia Discussion page and Hausa Wikimedia Community 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 will let them know by phone call, SMS, sending an email and other social media channels.
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
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 will use devices mostly Phone and Laptops
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- I will engage participants via WhatsApp group of Jos Wikimedia Community
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- I hope my application will be considered for funded
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 -2
- Number of participants -20
- Number of new editors -15
- Number of of articles created -20
- 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)
WMF Dashboard tool
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).
- I will lead the event, and User:Hamza DK will be invited to help me with the training. I have informed him, and he has agreed to facilitate.
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:40,000×2=80,000
- Refreshment:2,000×20=40,000×2dyas 80,000
- T-shirt:7,000×2=14,000
- Banner:15,000
- Transport for invited orgerzer:20,000
- Contingency:20,000
Total amount:229,000
Endorsements
[edit]Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
Surely Abdulmutallib I will assist you in conducting this work,and I'm quiet sure that you and the participants will increase in knowledge of Wiktionary and others projects sister.
Strong support Hamza DK (talk)