Grants:Project/Rapid/Bashir/Everything Landmark/Landscape
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Project Goal
editChoose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed. You can add details to each goal.
- Add or improve content
- Recruit new photographer volunteers to Commons
- Engage existing editors
- Provide photos of important landmarks in hausa lands and their geographical location.
Project Plan
editActivities
editTell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
1. How many walks/tours will you organize and how many people on each walk?
- There are 7 major Hausa cities in Nigeria, this project will include walk to 5 accessible cities of Kano, Zaria, Daura, Jigawa. We are planning on atleast 2 phototowalks in each city.
2. What kind of content will the walks focus on? Why is this topic a priority?
- This walk will focus on documenting photos of landmarks and landscapes both natural and artificial as well as recording their actual location using the GPRS Device, and their relative locations.
3. 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.
4. How will you let participants know about the photowalk? 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.
- via direct contact and social media platforms
5. What is the plan to ensure images will be used on Wikimedia projects?
- Photowalk will focus on snapping prominent landmarks, such as Palaces, ancient Hausa Kingdoms, architecture, Cuisine, Markets, Rocks & Mountains, Water bodies, rivers, Lakes, dams etc. that must surely be used on Wikipedia articles. A list of articles that needed photos of landmarks and landscapes
6. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- I am an amateur photographer and i have my own camera, i will work with of 5 other editors User:Musa Vacho77 , User: Sanusi Gado & [[Aliyu shaba]]Talk which all have their DLSE Cameras. I will then invite other professional photographers to join the walk and contribute to commons.
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- Yes, This project will cover photos of many Landmarks in Northern Nigerian, there by providing locations of the landmarks. This project will also introduce photographers to Wikimedia commons and train them on how to contribute to Wikipedia and commons.
8. Are you running any in-person events or activities? If so, you will need to complete the steps outlined on the Risk Assessment protocol related to COVID-19. When you have completed these steps, please provide a link to your completed copy of the risk assessment tool below:
Impact
editHow will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets and feel free to add more:
- Number of participants 10
- Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons 200
- Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects 70
Resources
editWhat 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).
- I am an amatuer photographer and i work with other professional photographers both on Wikipedia and outside wikis. I aslo participated in the project Photowalk in Five different states of Hausa land, this project spur me to think of a more advanced form of photowalk by adding geographical data to specific landscapes such as coordinates.
<with other experience contributors What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
| S/N | Items | Details | Unit cost | Total amount (NGN) | Total cost (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transportation | 10+ Photographers to participate in the tour across 5 Hausa Cities | 3000 x 5= 15000 x 10 = 150,000 NGN | 150,000 | 365 USD |
| 2 | Refreshments | Snacks & Food 3000 x 5= 15000 x 10 = 150,000. Drinks 1000 x 5 = 5000 x 10 = 50,000NGN. Bottled Water = 500 x 5 = 2500 x 10 = 25,000USD | 150,000 + 50,000 + 25,000 | 225,000NGN | 547 USD |
| 3 | Access to Historical Places | Permits of access to some reserve areas | 5,000 x 5 x 10 = | 250,000NGN | 608 USD |
| 4 | GPS Device (rentals) | atleast 3 GPS devices will be rented for recording locations | 15x 3= | 45,000 | 110 USD |
| 5 | Covid19 Protection | Facemask & Sanitizers | 35,000 + 20,000 | 55,000NGN | 134 USD |
| 6 | Branded T-shirts & Tags | Photowalk Branded T-shirts 2500 x 10 = 25000 & Tags 5,000 | 25,000 + 5,000 | 30,000 | 73USD |
| 7 | Gifts | First 30,000. Second 18,000. third 14,000 | 30,000 + 20,000 + 12,000 | 62,000NGN | 151 USD |
Total = 1988 USD (OANDA Converter 2021)
Endorsements
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