Grants:Project/Rapid/PANKAJ DEO/Refreshing Maithili Wikipedia
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Project Goal edit
- Wikipedia Education session
- Training classes
- New readers
- Volunteers
Project Plan edit
- We are trying to conduct a series of Wikipedia education classes at 3 different colleges of Rajbiraj, Nepal to boost the college students about the usefulness of Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. Our initial goal behind this event is to engage college students to Wikipedia and make them a regular reader and volunteer for our community. We will sort the interested students and give them a 2 day training classes to develop their Wikipedia editing skills and knowledge about Wikimedia movement.
Activities edit
Tell us how you'll carry out your project. What will you and other organizers spend your time doing?
- We have a good volunteers team to carry out this project.
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 have notified the community on Village pump- link.
What will you have done at the end of your project? How will you follow-up with people that are involved with your project?
- We will follow-up the interested participants of this project on Social media platform. We will create a telegram group for further discussion.
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, we are doing offline activities but we are aware of the current situation and advisory issued by the local government, WMF notice and WHO guidelines.
Impact edit
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:
- Number of total participants: 600
- Number of Wikipedia demonstration classes: 12
- Number of Wikipedia Training session: 2
Resources edit
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).
- Pankaj Deo - Project lead
- Amit Gupta - Volunteer and Cameraman
I have requested other members of the community to collaborate and make this event successful.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense:
| S.N. | Particular | Expected amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snacks and drinks | $1300 | Wikipedia Education orientation classes- 12 Wikipedia Training Session- 2 |
| 2 | Internet Pack | $100 | Internet support at event space |
| 3 | Training Hall | $120 | 2 days training session |
| 4 | Communication | $45 | |
| 5 | Transportation | $55 | Local transportation |
| 6 | Wikipedia SWAG | $100 | rubber band, pencil and plastic water bottle to chosen participants |
| 7 | Backdrops | $20 | Events |
| - | Total | $1740 |