Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/WikiClub LASU/Nigeria's 2023 Elections
Project summary[edit]
Briefly summarize your project proposal, and include the contact details of your contact person(s) for this project
This project is about creating and editing content on Nigeria's 2023 elections;
- Event - Training/Edit-a-thon on Nigeria's 2023 Elections.
- WikiClub LASU Expansion project. The community plans to increase her population by extending her membership and participation to Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria. In view of this, the aforementioned event will be held on LASU Ojo campus.
Contact details[edit]
Grantee: Jesugbog0 Contacts(s): benjaminesther2000@gmail.com
Timeline of activities[edit]
Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project
- Training/edit-a-thon. Start date: 28th, February 2023
End date: 15th, March 2023
Project Goal[edit]
Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.
1) Introduce WikiClub LASU to the students of Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo campus
2) Recruit and train new editors in Ojo campus
3) Add and improve content on Nigeria's 2023 elections
Project Plan[edit]
Activities[edit]
Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
- Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of edit-a-thons or trainings?
A preliminary training will be organized to acquaint new editors and brush up existing editors after which an edit-a-thon contest will follow to garner contributions from the community.
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.
A notice of this proposal has been published on the WUGN talk page. It will also be announced on the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria mailing list, and social media platforms.
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
Publicity will be carried out via WikiClub LASU’s twitter page and whatsapp group, also the influence of the student union leaders.
4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals. 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>
Participant would be asked to come along with their laptops/tablets/mobile internet accessing devices and also the preliminary training will suffice for those lacking in needed skills. We’d also provide a help desk that can be reached if any query arises. Provision for internet subscription will be made during the training event.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
New editors will be added to the WikiClub LASU whatsapp group after the event where we keep them updated with latest information on the Wikimedia projects. Feedback form will be provided to get their feedbacks on the event.
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project? This training/edit-a-thon is a maiden edition in Ojo campus of the Lagos State University (LASU). Having a representative of the Wikimedian User Group Nigeria (WUGN) will go along way in giving a good first impression to the main campus
Impact[edit]
How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:
- Number of events: 1
- Number of participants: 40
- Number of new editors: 25
- Number of articles created or improved: 200
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events): 15
Metrics tracking[edit]
How do you plan to track your project metrics?
The outreach dashboard would be used in tracking the project metrics.
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).
Jesugbog0 – Community leader for WikiClub, Lagos State University (LASU), an experienced editor and a public speaker; training of new editors and anchor for the edit-a-thon
Simisola Mariam – General secretary for WikiClub, Lagos State University (LASU), an experienced editor and a public speaker: assist in training and help desk.
JoshuaOpemipo20 – Treasurer for WikiClub, Lagos State University (LASU), an experienced editor: training, logistics and help desk
Ebubechukwu1 – experienced wiki editor based in LASU Ojo campus: assisting on trainings.
Ayodelerance - experienced wiki editor and contest winner based in LASU Ojo campus: assisting on trainings.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- Refreshments (2000*40) = 80,000 NGN
- Prizes for Contest winners = 20,000 NGN
- Internet subscription = 15,000 NGN
- E-flier and banner = 15,000 NGN
- Branded T-shits (3000*5) = 15,000 NGN
- Logistics = 10,000 NGN
- Miscellaneous = 10,000 NGN
TOTAL = 165,000 NGN
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