Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Women in politics

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

This program will bring in new editors and also make the woman to be known, many women has been in the politics but majority of the people they are representing didn't know much about them. Women’s political roles have been significantly underrepresented in both historical records and contemporary discourse. By documenting their stories, we give visibility to the diverse ways women have shaped society. The importance of documenting women in politics is to, breaking Barriers,Promoting Gender Equality and Social Justice,preserving the Legacy of Female Political Leaders and Inspiring Future Generations.

Wikimedia Project

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. Igbo Wikipedia and Wikidata

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: Umeadi Jennifer Chidinma
Email address: umeadijeniferchidinma@gmail.com
Address<: DSPG Road Delta State
Location of Project<: Delta State

Project class

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

Individual project

Timeline of activities

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

5th - 15th December 2025

Project Goal

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

*recruit new editors
*creating content 
*Addlng content 
*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 edit-a-thon and training

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.

We have done that through our 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.

Through 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: Ifyclassique 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 have their gadgets and we will teach them how to edit. 6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?

We will engage them through our WhatsApp group

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

At the end of this project, women in politics articles will be made available for academic historical uses.

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):

Number of events - 1
Number of participants -27
Number of new editors - 7
Number of of articles created - 50
Number of of articles improved - 150
Number of of images uploaded -
Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 20

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)

We will use our outreach dashboard to track.

Contest & prize-giving events

How would decide the winners of your contest (If you are going to have a contest, what is your scoring criteria)

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).

Am,not receiving any support elsewhere. User: Nma Jeni is the one organizing this project and User: Ifyclassique will be assisting her.

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. 60,000

Projector: 20,000

Data reimbursement: 40,500
Refreshment: 4000 * 27 108,000
Communication/flyer 25,000
Transportation support 1000*27 27,000

Total: #280,500

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Strong support I support this project, women voice will be heard Joyjoycee (talk) 20:13, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Strong support Mmasophie (talk) 18:38, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

Strong support with this project idea women in politics will be known. I support this movement PreshBliss (talk) 21:16, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Strong support I support this project IfyClassique (talk) 21:20, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

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