Grants:Project/Rapid/Hackathon 2022 Nigeria University of Ibadan, Ibadan

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Rapid Grants

Ogundele1/Hackathon 2022 Nigeria University of Ibadan

This project is aimed at participating in the 2022 Hackathon and forming a technical team from the University of Ibadan, Wikipedia Fan Club.

targetWikipedia and Wikidata

start dateMay 20

end dateMay 30

budget (local currency)N515,508

budget (USD)1,240USD

grant typeindividual

grantee• Ogundele1

contact(s)• johnjoyk15@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".

• Recruit new editors
• Train participants on how to run query and retrieving Wikidata items using SPARQL service.
• Create and edit Wikidata items

Project Plan

Activities

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. What will you and other organizers spend your time doing?

• A physical event

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?

• I will make announcement on WUGN meta page [1]

What will you have done at the end of your project? How will you follow-up with people that are involved with your project?

• At the end of this project, we would have recruit and train up to 20 editors on Wikidata and Wikipedia editing.

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

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 20
2. Number of articles created or improved (20)
3. Number of items created or edited on Wikidata (40)

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).

• Laptops and Mobile Phones
• User:Johnjoy12 (Project Lead); will be facilitating and coordinating the smooth running of the awareness event. Train editors on how to create and edit Wikipedia articles and how to improve and create Wikidata items.

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense:

• Event Hall = $200
• Food and drinks = $10 x 20 participants = $200
• Internet support for participants = $200
• Router for internet connection during training= $50
• Souvenirs for participants $20 x 20 participants = $400
• Local running for Project Lead = $50
• Customized shirts for 20 participants @6 each = $120
• Hoodie for Project Lead = $20