Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikimedia awareness in ummah college of health science and technology (ID: 22209519)
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Applicant Details edit
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Bembety
- Organization
N/A
- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
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Main Proposal edit
- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wikimedia awareness in ummah college of health science and technology
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2023-09-15 - 2023-10-15
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Nigeria
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Other (please specify) Wikimedia awareness, and capacity building in the community
- 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)
It has been observed that most members in institutions do not accept Wikimedia sources for references when supervising research work or even vetting students assignments. They believe that Wikimedia is an open space and anybody can dump anything there and by that Wikimedia sources are not reliable and verifiable. Also, some students do not even know that having knowledge of editing Wikimedia articles can help improve their digital literacy skills, research skills, critical thinking skill and learning new things outside the regular academic activities. As a result, this project proposal will sensitize and train Academic community of Ummah College of Health and Science and Technology School on how they can harness the various articles on Wikimedia for their research work and even get to understand how they can provide reliable citations to Wikimedia articles. The project will also help students and staff to successfully use Wikimedia (and other Wikimedia products) to search, access, retrieve, interpret, and monitor the information consumed. Program Goals
- 1.Introduce and create awareness among staff and students of ummah college of health Science and Technology on the effective usage of Wikimedia and its sister projects such as Wikicommons, and Wikidata as a teaching, learning and research tool for retrieving, creating, and evaluating information
- 2.Mindset shift from not accepting Wikimedia sources as reliable to allowing students to cite wikipedia sources
- 3.Train the staff and students on how they can edit Wikimedia articles by adding reliable citations to articles
- 4.Recruit 50 new editors
- 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.
1. There will be a 2 days training for the staff and student where they get to know how to create a wikimedia account, search for articles that need citations using the citation hunt and other editing that can be done to improve a wikipedia article
- 2. While the in-house training is ongoing, there will be a 1 day of awareness within the school, inviting staff and student to the training.This will serve as a means of sensitization.
- 3. The first day of the training will be to explain the importance of having Wikimedia editing knowledge, how it can improve digital literacy skills, research skill, and among others to students and staff of ummah college of health science and technology.
- 4. The second day of the training will be to explain the importance of having wikipedia editing knowledge, how it can improve digital literacy skills, research skill, and among others to staff and student of community health department.
- 5. The two days in-person training will be followed by another two days online training.
- 6. Edit-a-thon will follow where participants can practicalize all they have learnt and there will be some form of motivation to participants with highest number of edits. Certificates will also be given out to participants.
- 7. Follow-up on all active participants to see how well they are improving on the skills gained during the project.
- 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.
• Bembety is a skilled editor with experience in Wikimedia projects. He will serve as the project lead and an informed person about the host institution, Ummah College of health science and technology. Bembety has actively participated in various Wikimedia initiatives, Awareness and Trainee program at the Gombe edit-a-thon. He is a participant in Federal Polytechnic Kaltungo project, the Wikimedia promotion in Akure, and Wikimedia awareness in Federal University Kashere in Nigeria and Africa Day Campaign in Kwara State University and Africa the Campaign Writing Contents 2023 and OFWA Cumulative and Wiki Climate Campus Tour Nigeria. Federal University, Kashere and Wiki Climate Campus Tour Nigeria and 1Lib1Rep Nigeria and Wikipedia Awareness in AKKO and Wiki-Cred Boot-Camp for Information Professionals in Nigeria and Wiki Climate Campus Tour- University of Benin and Wiki Climate Campus Tour Nigeria Summit University OFFA and Wik Climate Campus Tour Nigeria University of Port Harcourt.
- Gwanki will be the offline facilitator, responsible for discussing the rudiments of Wikidata and how to upload on Commons Wiki.
- Usmanagm: is a seasoned trainer and skilled organizer who plays a vital role in the development of Wikimedia projects in Northern Nigeria. He acts as the project lead for Wikimedia Awareness in Akko and will support the lead in raising awareness during the offline campaign. Additionally, Usmanagm is part of the facilitators' team contributing to the project's success.
- MeritKosy: is an experienced Wikimedian who have participated in several Wikimedia event and project lead, Wikimedia Awareness and Training in Federal College of Education (Technical). She is one of the nearest facilitators to the community and will be on ground.
- Volunteers: Two volunteers from the student body will be identified to assist in every possible like during refreshment time,agreement of the hall, guarding people the the event center.
- 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 members of the university community, and no prior experience with Wikimedia is necessary to participate. We will engage potential participants through various means, including interactions with the student union, associations, faculty officers, and lecture halls. During the project, we will actively facilitate the training, ensuring that participants gain the necessary knowledge and skills to contribute to Wikipedia and sister projects. Additionally, we will monitor the three-week online edit-a-thon to prevent any vandalism or misinformation.
The project will contribute to the development of Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons by building knowledge and creating more active editors, as well as improving the quality of photo uploads. To ensure sustainability, we will create a WhatsApp group called Ummuh College of health science and technology Wikimedia Community, where participants can stay in touch, discuss Wikimedia projects, and stay updated on the latest events and workshops. Additionally, we will welcome the Ummuh College of health science and technology Wikimedians Community into the Hausa Wikimedians User Group to ensure continued engagement and participation in Wikimedia projects.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
Yes
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
We will strictly adhere to the Wikimedia friendly space policy before the event starts. We are also taking active measures to create a safe, supportive, and equitable environment for all participants. This includes providing a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere. We are also providing the necessary resources and materials to assist participants and addressing any concerns or issues that may arise during the activities.
- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
I have informed Hausa Community via the WhatsApp page and I have informed Wikimedia User Group Nigeria via the talk page https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria?mfnotify=saved#Wikimedia_awareness_in_ummah_college_of_health_science_and_technology
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Advocacy
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Innovate in Free Knowledge
Learning and metrics edit
- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Did the project create community awareness about Wikimedia projects in Ummuh College of health science and technology ?
Did the project train new editors to have the required skills for editing Wikimedia projects?
Did the participants contribute content to Wikipedia and its sister projects? Did the project create a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors in Ummuh College of health science and technology ?
Did the project identify potential facilitators? (The Northeast region lacks experienced facilitators, and not every editor can be a facilitator. Therefore, the project should identify potential facilitators.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 55 | Participants: These are the total number of people that will be available for the online and offline events. This includes the editors, organisers and institution representatives.
New Participants: There forty six new participants which are representatives from the school management and the new recruited editors. Returning participants: There will be fourteen returning participants which consists of the facilitators and the existing editors |
| Number of editors | 50 | Forty New Editors: These are total number of students and staff that will create new accounts and will be monitored on the modus operandi of contributing positively to Wikimedia Foundation Projects.
Ten Returning Editors: These are the total number of Returning Editors who already have their accounts and will be further trained |
| Number of organizers | 5 | Bembety is a skilled editor with experience in Wikimedia projects. He serves as the project lead and an informed person about the host institution, Ummah College of health science and technology. Bembety has actively participated in various Wikimedia initiatives, Awareness and Trainee program at the Gombe edit-a-thon. He is a participant in Federal Polytechnic Kaltungo project, the Wikimedia promotion in Akure, and Wikimedia awareness in Federal University Kashere in Nigeria and Aftica Day Campaign in Kwara State University and Africa the Campaign Writing Contents 2023 and OFWA Cumulative and Wiki Climate Campus Tour Nigeria. Federal University, Kashere and Wiki Climate Campus Tour Nigeria and 1Lib1Rep Nigeria and Wikipedia Awareness in AKKO and Wiki-Cred Boot-Camp for Information Professionals in Nigeria and Wiki Climate Campus Tour- University of Benin and Wiki Climate Campus Tour Nigeria -Summit University OFFA and Wik Climate Campus Tour Nigeria University of Port Harcourt.
Gwanki will be the offline facilitator, responsible for discussing the rudiments of Wikidata and how to upload on Commons Wiki. Abdulazeez Taufeeq is a skilled editor with extensive experience in Wikimedia projects. He has actively participated in various Wikimedia initiatives, including winning the third prize in the Wikipedia Awareness and Trainee program at the Gombe edit-a-thon. He has also taken part in the public domain contest, the Federal Polytechnic Kaltungo project, the ongoing Wikimedia promotion in Akure focusing on article creation and updating, and the Wiki climate tours organized in Federal University Kashere in Nigeria. |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 120 |
| Wikidata | 30 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
will create an outreach dashboard where we will monitor the participants activities. It will also be used to measure some project metrics such as number of participants, number of articles created/improved, number of references added to articles, article views amongst others.
Financial proposal edit
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
1384672 NGN
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
1863 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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