Grants talk:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikipedia Awareness Campaign and Workshop at Federal College of Education (Technical) Bichi. (ID: 21950145)

Endorsment from Ibrahim Sani Mustapha (talk)

1. This project is very important for the staff and and students of the college.
2. This proposal is very important in building the Wikipedia and it's sister projects.
3. This proposal will contribute for in building the contents of Hausa Wikipedia by Editions, creating article and adding photo in wikimedia Commons.
4. The person who will lead the proposal is an experienced and an expert wikimedian editor.

--Ibrahim Sani Mustapha (talk) 07:06, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Endorsment from Kamala Abubaka (talk)

This project is very important to the students and staffs of the college in which it will help them to understand the wikipedia and its sister projects. I am endorsing this projecy because it will implement potential impact to the students' academic carrier.

--Kamala Abubaka (talk) 07:15, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Endorsment from Umar Muhammad Gwanki (talk)

Through this project alot of people (both students and teachers) of Fedeal College of Education (Technical) Bichi will be aware and understand the works of Wikipedia and it will help them to contribute to the Wikipedia's works.

--Umar Muhammad Gwanki (talk) 07:42, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Endorsment from Muhammad Idriss Criteria (talk)

This project can help the students, management, and staffs of the Federal College Of Education and (tech) Bichi Kano, State Nigeria on how to edits and research in Wikipedia.

--Muhammad Idriss Criteria (talk) 08:13, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Endorsment from Hamza DK (talk)

It's a good approach to carry on campaign in FCE Bichi.welldone. i think will be good idea.

--Hamza DK (talk) 10:17, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Endorsment from Yusuf Sa'adu (talk)

--Yusuf Sa'adu (talk) 13:05, 1 September 2022 (UTC)I Support this project

Endorsment from Sufie Alyaryasie (talk)

--Sufie Alyaryasie (talk) 17:42, 1 September 2022 (UTC) I'm reply support, happy and appreciate for this project, this project will very help the FCE Bichi students to be aware about Wikipedia and its sisters.

Endorsment from Aminu Magaji (talk)

This project will promote the Hausa and English and Wikipedia at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Bichi since it's the first Wikipedia Awareness within the college and I believed during this event they will grab more skills on how to use wikimedia and it's sisters project. This project will also make an enormous impact to the staffs and students of FCE (T) Bichi, Lastly I'm in support of this proposal.

--Aminu Magaji (talk) 18:35, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Endorsment from Aleeyuadam123 (talk)

--Aleeyuadam123 (talk) 19:46, 1 September 2022 (UTC) this project deserve to be approved. Because it will bring new wiki users and Bring new educated users.

Endorsment from Onyeike Izuchi (talk).

--Onyeike Izuchi (talk). 22:02, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

This is a good awareness program for Wikimedia project in the Federal College of Education, Bishi. I support it. Ngostary2k (talk) 00:10, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Endorsment from Oppyadam (talk)

Yes, it will really have a positive contribution the development of specific Wikimedia projects.

--Oppyadam (talk) 06:45, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Nice project

The project will go a long way in the promoting the use of Wikipedia in the college of education Tesleemah (talk) 16:19, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Endorsment from Oby Ezeilo (talk)

•  Strong support This is another avenue of sharing free Knowledge through Wikipedia, helping student to improve their media and Information skills.

--Oby Ezeilo (talk) 17:25, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Endorsment from S.H Ningi (talk)

--S.H Ningi (talk) 22:34, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

This proposal will contribute for in building the contents of Hausa Wikipedia by Editions, creating article and adding S.H Ningi (talk) 22:36, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Endorsement from:

--Onwuka Glory (talk) 14:28, 4 September 2022 (UTC) Onwuka Glory indeed this project would be of great benefit to students of Bichi College of Education and as well staff and general public. I therefore endorse this project for your approval.

Endorsed

Federal College of Education (Technical) Bichi is the biggest College in Northern Kano and one of the biggest College of Education in Nigeria with a thousands of students and staff. Doing this project at FCE Bichi will help raise awareness about Wikipedia and its sister projects. Despite being the project's lead this is his first Wikimedia project I know his experience because he has participated in many of my own events I have assured that he will lead the project well. I'm one of the project's Facilitators he has informed me, I will help him to see the events went successfully. —Gwanki^✉ 08:08, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Endorsment from Issahiddris (talk)

--Issahiddris (talk) 23:45, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

This is a great initiative to help create the awareness and also help get more volunteers into the space Issahiddris (talk) 23:45, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Awareness of the project to Students in College of Education (Bichi)

The project will go a long way in promoting the awareness of wikipedia in students on the campus and allow them navigate how to edit, create articles as well using wikipedia as their sources in their various research. Taoheedah (talk) 17:42, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Feedback from Middle East and Africa Regional Funds Team

Hi A Sulaiman Z, thank you for submitting your grant application. After reviewing your grant proposal, we have some questions to learn more about the project and planned activities.

• How are you related to the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Bichi? Are you in touch with the college?
• Are you located in the same area as this educational institution?
• What are your strategies of retaining some of the participants from the campaign?
• Could you please provide more details on why you do not want to collaborate with Hausa Wikimedians User Group to implement this project?

Please respond to these questions on this page. Thanks for your time, DSaroyan (WMF) (talk) 16:35, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello @DSaroyan (WMF), thank you for reviewing my rapid fund grant proposal and requesting for some additional information from me. The following are the answers of your questions:

• Yes, I have a good relation with some of the the college's Students Union Government (S.U.G) because most of them are my colleagues we were attended a boarding school (Government Secondary School Bichi) together which is an opposite of the college. Secondly, I have a good contact with college's staff because we were met with some of them during the program of Wiki for Human Right and they are asking when this project will be organized in their college.
• Yes, I am nearest to the college because I am in Bagwai local government and the college is in Bichi local government, the two local governments are neighboring local governments, their zone are the same their senatorial also are the same.
• The strategies that will be used to retain some participants is to create a WhatsApp group for the responding to the questions of participants and guidance on how to be an experienced and expert.
• The reason why that I didn't collaborate Hausa Wikimedians User Group to implement this project is, still now there is no leadership under Hausa Wikimedians User Group and than the activities are just going round between Kaduna and Katsina also I have no good contact with them that is why I informed the Gwanki about this project because he is only one that I have a good contact with him and he is in Kano State location.

Best regard, A Sulaiman Z (talk) 21:50, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello A Sulaiman Z, thanks for your response. What do you mean by saying "there is no leadership under Hausa Wikimedians User Group"? Also, could you explain what you meant by "I have no good contact with them"; did you try to reach them out through the official email? Thanks, DSaroyan (WMF) (talk) 08:23, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi @DSaroyan (WMF) thanks for your reply.

What I understand about the User Group is that so far they are preparing the administration, currently the User Group's co-founders are managing the user group in Kaduna and Katsina States. I only knows the group co-founders virtually because I've never been to any of User Group's physical event but virtually. By now I've reached out to Em-mustapha and noticed him about the project and he says he will give me all support that I needed from him. As I said in the proposal I have the support of Gwanki whose I've participated in all the projects that he has organised in Kano, he will also help to organise the project. Thanks for your time A Sulaiman Z (talk) 18:29, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Comments by Em-mustapha

Hi DSaroyan (WMF), I'm sorry for interrupting your discussions but I just wanted to be transparent about some of the answers given above by this applicant A Sulaiman Z. He said "I have no good contact with them" and "the activities are just going round between Kaduna and Katsina"; Actually, I too did not understand these statements and if he thinks he has been mistaken, he can explain what he means and clarify us. He also said, he notified me and I told him this, "he will give me all support that I needed from him"; please when and where did I say that to you? I saw this immediately after he made mentioned of me through my notifications but he didn't reach out before and during this discussion. He truly know, I can give him all the support he may be needing but he did not ask me before saying all that he said here.

And, I want to ask you 'User:A Sulaiman Z', were you not among the persons we just give reimbursement for the Wikimania 2022 participation scholarship? How did you get to know about the scholarship if we were not there for you and you apply? Were you not in the Hausa Wikimedians User Group social discussion groups? Why didn't you ask the Gwanki that you are with on anything about the User Group if you truly wanted to? Please, give honest answers to the questions you have been asked. This grants is all about trust and you are here seeking for it but sadly, your approach seems to display incapability!

Note; If not of the above explanation I wouldn't have come here to comment on your proposal that I too looked at to be reasonable but as I told you through WhatsApp chat, I just have to come here and make this clarification because it's here that you said what you've said! Thank you. Em-mustapha ^talk 02:43, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Not funded

Hello Em-mustapha, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Some of the points you mentioned are concerning for me. Based on these concerns, I'm rolling back the decision for this grant request.

Dear A Sulaiman Z, you are required to notify people engaged in your project and be transparent with the program officer. This grant has been marked as 'not funed'. Best regards, DSaroyan (WMF) (talk) 07:55, 30 September 2022 (UTC)