Grants:Project/Rapid/Hackathon 2022 Ghana/Twi Community

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Rapid Grants

Hackathon 2022 Ghana/Twi Community

This project is aimed at participating in the Wikimedia Hackathon 2022. We will also organize a hands-on session for participants to contribute to Wikidata using quickstatements, Depictor and Close to me tools.

targetWikidata, Twi Wikipedia & Wikimedia Commons

start dateMay 20

end dateMay 22

budget (local currency)27,838.6

budget (USD)3,650

grant typeIndividual

grantee• Robertjamal12

contact(s)• robertjamal12@gmail.com

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Project Goal

Briefly 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".

1. Recruit new editors
2. Train participants on how to use some Wikidata tools such as Quickstaments, Depictor and Close to me.
3. Link wikipedia articles to Wikidata items using databox and the bio templates

Project Plan

Activities

Tell 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 and Wikidata tools. We will organize a practical session for participants to contribute to Wikidata using Quickstatements, the Depictor and the close to me tool to enhance data quality.

Day 2. We will invite experienced Wikidata contributors to train participants on how to use the databox and the bio templates. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experienced volunteers and also create articles for items without Twi wikipedia articles.

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)? Why are you targeting a specific audience?

We would share the link on all social media platforms and Wikimedia mailing list, not excluding;

• Twi Community
• Twi Community portal
• Wikimedia Ghana User Group Whatsapp and Telegram group
• African Wikimedians Telegram group
• African Wikimedians mailing list

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  community
• Participants will also be able to use the Quikstatement, the Depictor and the close to me tool to do mass edits of wikidata items.
• Translate/create Wikipedia articles and link them to 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, Risk Assessment protocol

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 specific to your project

1. Number of total participants: 15 - 20
2. Number of items created: 150+
3. Number of articles created or improved (if applicable) : 10
4. Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons (if applicable) n/a
5. Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects (if applicable) n/a

Resources

What 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).

• Robertjamal12:  is an experienced contributor to wikimedia projects and has experience as an administrator on the Twi Wikipedia . He will coordinate the entire project.
• DaSupremo - Facilitator
• Ampimd- Facilitator/Social media campaigns,communication and Logistics
  Other general support

• Shahadusadik - 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
• Lunch and beverages: $10 x 20 x (2 days) = $400
• Internet: $100 x 2 = $200
• Logistics, communications, social media promotion and admin cost = $200
• Name tags, pens,notepads, flyers, stickers = $150
• Scholarships for particpants (for data and childcare) 100 x 20 = $2,000
• Hackathon T-shirts (for event promotion and branding): $10 x 20 = $200
• Covid-19 safety supplies (sanitizers, masks) = $100
• Contingency: $100

TOTAL: $3,650

Ghana Cedi Equivalence: GH₵ 27,838.6

Endorsements

•  Strong support this project is a good one which will help introduce the movement to new and experienced volunteers. daSupremo 14:23, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
•  Strong support This project is a great one since it will help introduce community members to technical concepts Dnshitobu (talk) 14:42, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
•  Strong support I endorse this project. Shahadusadik (talk) 15:22, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
•  Strong support I endorse this project.Jwale2 (talk) 07:17, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
•  Strong support I endorse this project. The set activities would help community members to learn and be introduced to Wikimedia and wikidata tools Ampimd (talk) 08:24, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
•  Strong support I endorse this project.Joris Darlington Quarshie (talk) 16:33, 29 March 2022 (UTC)