Grants:Project/Rapid/Clarissagum/Unity Schools in Nigeria

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Clarissagum/Unity Schools in Nigeria

I will conduct an online contest to create and improve contents about unity schools in Nigeria. Unity schools are Federal secondary schools owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria to bring students from different parts of the country together in a school to learn with no form of discrimination. Out of 104 unity schools in Nigeria, only 19 have an article written about them on Wikipedia.

targetEnglish Wikipedia

start dateJanuary 25

end dateFebruary 25

budget (local currency)N491,796

budget (USD)$1,200

grant typeIndividual

grantee• Clarissagum

contact(s)• clarissagum@gmail.com

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Please see the sample Contest application before drafting your application.

Project Goal

Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.

1. Recruit fresh editors
2. Engage existing editors
3. Add or improve content

Project Plan

Activities

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
1. What content will the contest focus on, and why is it important to your community?

The contest participants will focus on writing articles about Unity Schools in Nigeria. The topic is underrepresented on Wikipedia and this project will help to fix it. For instance, there are 104 Unity Schools in Nigeria with only 19 represented. See List of unity schools in Nigeria. The contest will also help in recruiting new editors, especially students who will love to contribute.

2. 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.

I have notified members of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria. See here for the notice.

3. How will you let participants know about the contest? 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.

The contest will be announced on Nigeria Wikimedia WhatsApp groups and other social media platforms to ensure participation.

4. How will you judge the contest and award prizes?
Note: Grantees, judges, and other contest leaders are ineligible to receive prizes. Grantees who are serving as judges may not receive gifts through grant funding.

The articles of the contest will be judged by a team comprising of experienced Wikipedians. The participant with the highest points will be awarded the first prize.

The scoring system for the winners would be as follows:

• 2.0 points would be awarded for every new Wikipedia article
• 0.5 points for every good source or reference used in the Wikipedia article.

5. For photo contests, what is the strategy to get images used on projects?

6. 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:

No. It will be an online event.

7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?

Impact

How 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:

For writing contests:

1. Number of participants: 20
2. Number of articles created or improved: 60

Resources

What 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).

Clarissagum- Organizer, Project and Campaign Lead

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.

• Internet and data subscription: $250
• Airtime for communication: $150
• Token of appreciation for reviewers: $100
• Logistics to dispatch prizes: $200
• Social media promotion: $200
• Prizes: $300 (to be given to the winners as gift cards)
  • 1st prize: $150
  • 2nd prize: $100
  • 3rd prize: $50

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