Grants:IdeaLab/School initiative

Inspire campaign

School initiative

Reach out to schools and actively promote the viability of information on Wikipedia in their projects

countrySouth Africa

contact email• enet@actco.co.za

idea creator• Grobies

this project needs...

volunteer

developer

advisor

designer

created on13:29, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Audience

Who are the people you want to introduce Wikipedia to?

Try to be as specific as possible about this group.
Scholars

In what languages do they search for information, online or otherwise?

online

In what ways does this group communicate with each other?

This can include services and apps in social media, mailing lists, physical spaces like conferences or lectures, or at specific institutions like at a library.
lecutres

What are some reasons this group would use Wikipedia? How would they benefit from it, or what would they find useful?

Think about what they would be interested in reading and learning about; does Wikipedia provide better access to information this group cares about?

The current databases is sufficient to cover school projects

Project idea

What language Wikipedia projects will you promote to new readers?

Englis, Afrikaans, Zulu

How will you communicate with new readers? Will you be communicating with them online, in-person, or both?

online

Describe your idea to engage new readers. How might it be implemented? What will you tell people about Wikipedia?

Think about the steps that might involved to make this idea happen, and what you might teach people about your experience or others' experiences using Wikipedia.
An invitation to a project created by Wikipedia. Participation will be rewarded by a page allocated to the school who had the most participants to project.

How will you know if this project is successful? What are some outcomes that you can share after the project is completed?

If you’re not certain about how to respond to this question when starting your idea, you do not need to answer it right now. Campaign participants and Wikimedia Foundation staff can help you consider some options.
There has to be a platform for registration, in the same type of format as the user info, with an additional field; :"Project Participation" where the school can register and ticks to page will be allocated to the schools name.

Do you think you can implement this idea? What support do you need?

Do you need people with specific skills or resources to complete this idea? Are there any financial needs for this project? Do you need advising from Wikimedia Foundation staff?
I don't have all the necessary skills to drive the project, and need assistance from system developers to administrate the launch and maintenance of project.

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About the idea creator

I am a entrepreneur

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