Grants talk:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikimedia Let's Connect Faculty Staff of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (ID: 22450419)

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Dear Program Manager, I plead with you to reflect the modifications I made to the program ID: 22450419 since the corrections came within the deadline for submission. Thank you for your kind understanding. Ngozi Stella Udechukwu (talk) 16:33, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Where I did some amendments

6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required) Wikipedia training and edit-a-thons have been going on at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka since 2017, with a very few participants from the Faculty of Social Sciences. Enquiries at the faculty show that there is low level of awareness of Wikipedia training and edit-a-thons among the staff of the faculty. It is based on this that I want to expose the staff of the faculty to Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikicommons. Many of the staff are not aware that they can become Wikimedia Editors and increase the visibility of their cultural heritage using the Wikipedia space. I want to create awareness of Wikipedia among the academic staff and get them connected to Wiki projects where they can create and upload articles related to their study areas within the Faculty of Social Sciences. The Nigerian nation is bedeviled due to ignorance. For instance, in the issue of female genital mutilation, many are not aware that its disadvantage outweighs it benefit. When scholars in the faculty are exposed to Wikipedia projects, it will help them to upload relevant information in the areas that interest them that will be of great benefit for people that will read them. I will show them many opportunities in Wikipeda. Creating awareness of different opportunities on Wikipedia will offer them the opportunity to make impact and make known local contents created about our different subjects that show who we are as Africans. Once they are aware, the willing ones will be selected, ensuring that they become Wikimedia contributors of open knowledge in their various disciplines. For instance, as a social worker, I will like to document the social work contents of our local or indigenous ideas. 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships. The project will last for one month, and its purpose is to introduce Wikimedia to the staff of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, through a comprehensive design and get them connected as Wikimedians: 1. Conducting a two-day in-person workshop: For two days, participants will obtain hands-on training from four facilitators. This workshop will cover basic skills such as account creation and basic editing. The first physical training will take place in the first week of the campaign, and the second will take place in the third week of the campaign. 2. Hosting two batches of online support training: To enhance participants' editing proficiency on Wikipedia and Wiki Commons, the project will present online sessions. Experienced facilitators will guide these sessions, targeting areas where participants need improvement. The first online training is the second week of the campaign, and the second one is the fourth week of the campaign. 3. Assessment session: At the end of this period, an assessment session will take place. This session will have to do with assessing participants' work, attending to queries, and disseminating certificates. Outstanding contributors will be acknowledged with certificates of excellence. A devoted WhatsApp group will serve as a forum for interaction, motivating participants to edit and seek guidance. 4. Establishing a Wikimedia editors community in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka: The project will entail the creation of a sustainable editors community. This community will ensure the ongoing exchange of knowledge and collaboration among editors. 5. At the end of the campaign, we will select interested parties that will join the Let's Connect Peer Learning Program. The willing ones will form a WhatsApp group where we will be sharing ideas on how to improve our contributions to different Wikipedia projects. This project will have a second phase if the grant is awarded. At the end of the first month, which is the first phase, we will apply for the second phase, where those who indicated their willingness will be trained for upward movement in the Wikipedia projects. In essence, these activities collectively seek to introduce the staff of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to Wikimedia projects, equip participants with editing skills, and inaugurate a lasting community of Wikimedia editors in the Faculty.

8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project. User: Ngozi Stella Udechukwu is the project leader and a member of the host faculty. She is an experienced Wikimedia Project Facilitator, where she facilitated sessions at the Equity Watch Initiative Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon 2022 project. She also facilitated a project organized by the leader of the Wikipedia Hub, Enugu, under the Surplus People in Universities Research Group. She has contributed so much in many Wikipedia projects. As a member of the faculty, she will collaborate with the Dean, Faculty of the Social Sciences to ensure that staff are recruited to participate in the program. She will ensure that all the necessary awareness about the project is created and people participate in the program. User: Ngozi osadebe is a Certified Wikipedia Project Organiser, having participated in the Wikimedia Organizer Lab Training focused on Climate Change and Sustainability in 2023. She has been the project leader of all Wikimedia projects in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka since 2017. Among these projects are Deforestation in Nigeria - 2023, SPURG Art and Feminism English Wikipedia edit-a-thon May 25 -26, 2022, Nnamdi Azikiwe Library Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon 2021 to mention but a few. She will coordinate and be available to train participants during the program. Chimaroke2022 is an editor who has contributed much to editing and adding words to Wikipedia articles. He has organizing skills and will do well to cover the event through videoing, taking pictures, and other logistics. Ezinne Njoku User: Ezimoo joined Wikipedia movement in 2018 and has been a facilitator in all Wikimedia projects in University of Nigeria, Nsukka and has also edited many articles on Wikipedia. Her experience over the years will help in facilitating this project. She will do the work of a facilitator. User: Beatrice Ewa joined Wikipedia movement in 2019 and has been a facilitator and a contributor to all Wikimedia projects in UNN since she joined. She will do the work of a facilitator during the event. For the two days of in-person training, Ngozi Osadebe, Chimaroke2022, Ezinne Njoku, and Beatrice Ewa will join the project lead to make it happen. They are in high proximity to the host faculty. 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required) The target participants for our project are the academic staff of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, with the aim of exposing and onboarding them to Wikimedia projects. The faculty is the largest in Africa, with over four hundred and twenty (420) staff. A significant portion of these staff are enrolled in the postgraduate schools of the institutions. We will engage them through collaboration with the Dean, the Faculty of Social Sciences, and the student body associations within the university, leveraging the media to provide immense publicity to connect with these potential participants before the project's implementation. During the project, we will actively promote the training, guaranteeing that participants gain the vital knowledge and skills to contribute to Wikipedia and its sister projects. Furthermore, we will monitor the online edit-a-thon to prevent any vandalism, copyright infringement, or misinformation. The project will contribute to the expansion of Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons by yielding free knowledge and developing more active editors, as well as improving the quality of image uploads. To ensure sustainability, we will create a WhatsApp group where participants can stay in touch and get updated on the latest Wikimedia projects, events, and workshops. Also, the Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Wikimedian Hub will be retained in the Wikimedia Nigeria User Group to ensure continued engagement and participation in Wikimedia projects. 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required) No Ngozi Stella Udechukwu (talk) 16:39, 15 January 2024 (UTC)