FindingGLAMs/Minor grants/Formation Wikidata en Guinée

This project has been approved a grant from WMSE.

Summary

Our User Group discovers wikidata a can and we have planned two (2) days for better exchanges.

Wikimedia Guinea (UG) would like to introduce Wikidata to wikimedians, students, teachers and librarians from Conakry and Kamsar (Guinea) as a structural change to the collection and safeguarding of free Wikipedia-related data, which will bring efficiency to the data management in the profession.

It will be the first of its kind in Guinea and could be duplicated.

After the French-speaking Wikiconvention in Brussels, the desire to multiply wikidata actions is great for us.

Budget

University Library - Kofi Annan University of Guinea

Food - 20 * 10 $ = 200 $

Certificate of participation - 20 * 1,5 $ = 30 $

Stickers and pen - 20 * 1 $ = 20 $

T-Shirts - 20 * 8 = 160 $

Transport local - 20 $

Total - 430 $

Kamsar Community Library

Food - 20 * 10 $ = 200 $

Certificate of participation - 20 * 1,5 $ = 30 $

Stickers and pen - 20 * 1 $ = 20 $

T-Shirts - 20 * 8 = 160 $

Transport local - 20 $

Transport of the trainer (Kamsar) - 50

Total - 480 $

Timetable

• Kofi Annan University of Guinea - December 14, 2019
• Kamsar Community Library - December 27, 2019

Expected results, with SMART goals

1. Introduction of Wikidata to wikimedians, students, teachers and librarians of two cities Conakry and Kamsar so that the data can be presented in a structural form being the most concerned by its data.
2. Help to translate, improve and validate the data of articles created in languages other than French related to Guinea.
3. Creates an attraction for Wikidata being the umbilical cords of other sister projects.
4. Diversify the activities of the Wikimedia community in Guinea.

About me

Aboubacarkhoraa, Active Wikimedian and co-founder of Wikimedia Guinea User Group and the current leader. I have organized more than 20 Wikipedia events in Guinea since November 2018 which is our official date. I was trainer and participants in the 2019 French-speaking Wikiconvention at Université Libre de Bruxelles. Member of team d'organisation French Wikiconvention pre-conference 2019. I led the community to create numerous partnership agreements with ONG, media organizations and legal entities and individuals to promote the awareness of Wikipedia in Guinea. I was best French-speaking contributors during the month of African cinema 2018 and jury member of the African Wikipedia Month. Aboubacarkhoraa (talk) 16:00, 12 December 2019 (UTC)

Supporting organization

Discussion

@Aboubacarkhoraa: is it possible to have this application translated into English, or preferably get an English-speaking contact person involved? Unfortunately we will not be able to conduct the necessary communication throughout the process in French. --Alicia Fagerving (WMSE) (talk) 08:19, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Thank you @Alicia Fagerving (WMSE):, I used Google translate so please adapt the words with their concepts so that we can understand each other. Delighted with your response.Aboubacarkhoraa (talk) 08:54, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Decision

We are very happy to grant funding for this project up to the requested amount of $910.

@Aboubacarkhoraa: please reach out to us at alicia.fagervingwikimedia.se so that we can keep in touch about the practicalities. Best, Alicia Fagerving (WMSE) (talk) 09:57, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

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