Grants:Project/Rapid/Bukky658/Hackathon 2022 Nigeria/Kwara State
Project Goal
editBriefly explain what are you trying to accomplish with this project, or what do you expect will change as a result of this grant. Example goals include, "recruit new editors", "add high quality content", or "train existing editors on a specific skill".
- Recruit 10 new editors.
- Train participants on how to run query and retrieving Wikidata items using SPARQL service.
- Create Wikidata items using tools such as Quickstaments, Depictor and Close to me.
- Translate Wikipedia articles and link them to Wikidata items using databox and the bio templates.
Project Plan
editActivities
editTell us how you'll carry out your project. What will you and other organizers spend your time doing?
Day 1. Participants will be introduced to Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia and WikiCommons. We will organise a practical session for participants to contribute to Wikipedia using translation tools and adding media files to WikiCommons.
Day 2. We will invite experienced Wikidata contributors to train participants on how to contribute to Wikidata using Quickstatements, the Depictor and the close to me tool to enhance data quality. The participants will also link wikipedia articles to Wikidata items using databox and the bio templates.
How will you let others in your community know about your project (please provide links to where relevant communities have been notified of your proposal, and to any other relevant community discussions)?
- Wikimedia User Group Nigeria
- African Wikimedians Telegram group
- African Wikimedian developers WhatsApp group
- other developers and designers networks within Kwara State through partnership and social media promotions such Makers and leaders Hub, creaton among others.
Why are you targeting a specific audience?
- Because this project limited to Wikimedian developers and designers.
What will you have done at the end of your project? How will you follow-up with people that are involved with your project?
- By the end of the session;
- The participants from the hackathon will automatically become members of the Wikimedia Nigeria community.
- Translate Wikipedia articles and link them to Wikidata items using databox and the bio templates.
- Participants will also be able to run Train participants on how to run query using SPARQL; use the Quikstatement, the Depictor and the close to me tool to do mass edits of wikidata items.
- After the hackathon we will conduct a survey to determine the challenges of Participants with regards to contributing to wikidata using these tools.
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:
Yes, Assessment protocol
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 specific to your project:
- Number of total participants=25
- Number of Wikidata Items created=200
- Number of articles created or improved (If applicable)=15
- Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons=100
Resources
editWhat resources do you have? Include information on who is the organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).
Smartphones, Laptops, and Presentation slides.
- Bukky658 (coordinator & facilitator ) : A member of the African Wikimedia Developer, Project Lead for 1Lib1Ref 2022, Wikidata for Nigerian Libraries and notable Librarians, WikiGLAM Awareness for Librarians in Kwara, a fellow of the WikiAFlib Cohort 1, certified trainer of the reading Wikipedia in the classroom among others.I will coordinate the entire project.
- Joris Darlington Quarshie - Facilitator and advisory.
- Linason Blessing-Social media campaigns,communication, logistics and other general support.
- James Rhoda - Technical Support Officer.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense:
- Space rent for two days: $150 x 2 = $300
- light refreshments and Lunch: $10 x 25 participants x (2 days) = $500
- Projector rental for 2days= $20
- Camera Rental for 2days= $72
- Internet: $100 x 2days = $200
- Logistics, communications, social media promotion, and Social media admin cost = $200
- Hackathon artwork and stickers = $100
- Scholarships for particpants (for data and childcare) $50 x 25 = $1250
- Hackathon T-shirts (for event promotion and branding): $10 x 4 facilitators = $40
- Covid-19 safety supplies (sanitizers, masks) for 29 for participants and facilitators = $25
- Contingency: $100
Total = USD 2,807| NGN 1,165,399
Endorsements
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Strong support This project will serve as an avenue for Nigerian developers to participate actively in the wikimedia activities James Rhoda (talk) 19:52, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
- Strong support.Fatawu25 (talk) 19:54, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
Support Timely project. Atibrarian (talk) 20:07, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
- Strong support This Project will help promote Wikimedia Activities Among Developers in Kwara State and help them know about the Backend Works done within those Activities Linason Blessing (talk) 20:10, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
- Strong support Timmylegend (talk) 20:31, 28 Marparticipants)
- Strong support Mijesty this project will help equip new editors with the necessary skills needed to become regular participants
- Strong support this is a viable project whose future impact is priceless Omorodion1 (talk) 02:52, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
- Strong support this project will help recruit new editors and developers in Kwara state and provide them with the skills needed to enhance their active contributions to the Wikimedia community Ridzaina (talk) 04:11, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
- Strong support This project will give more visibility to the wikimedian Nigeria community and also help to impact new skills on its participants. Ugwulebo (talk) 07:18, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
- Strong support Through this project I know the Nigerian Wikimedian Movement will be able to establish a solid technical volunteer community in other to help the Nigerian Wikimedian community grow and as Bukola James leading this project i know this project will be successful project since she has the previous experience in leading projects like this. Joris Darlington Quarshie (talk) 14:11, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
Strong support this project is important to grow Wikimedia activities in Nigeria. Ogundele1 (talk) 18:52, 29 March 2022 (UTC)