Grants:Project/Rapid/The Nigerian Pidgin Project

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Rapid Grants

Samatics/The Nigerian Pidgin Project

The Nigerian pidgin is a language with more than 47,500,000 speakers. We have reactivated the language on incubator and our activity there is encouraging. We plan to make this language wikipedia a success in the shortest possible time by contributing to it. I am using this to recruit, train and equip more editors on contributing to it on incubator as this will help to activate the community of Nigerian Pidgin editors .

targetIncubator, Translatewiki.net

start date1 November

end date1 February

budget (local currency)NGN 821,529

budget (USD)$2,000

grant typeIndividual

grantee• Samatics

contact(s)• 9jasamgmail.com

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Please see the sample Editathon/Training 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 new editors
2. Increase skills for existing editors
3. Add or improve content on Incubator
4. Add or improve content on translatewiki.net

Project Plan

Activities

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:

1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?

4 series of trainings/editathons

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 informed the WUGN here and the proposed Nigerian Pidgin Wikimedians User Group here

3. How will you let participants know about the edit-a-thon? 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.

I will inform them through facebook, instagram and whatsapp status. I will also encourage my friends to post on the social media walls.

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:I JethroBT

User:Samatics, User:Pingponging, User:Egiebizzy

5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?

Yes, participants are speakers of the Nigerian pidgin and have mobile phones that can be used to contribute.

6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?

I will engage them by adding them to a whatAapp group created for Nigerian pidgin Wikipedia project where I will be addressing their questions. I will also organize free zoom training to further train and show them their progress.

7. 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:

Risk Assessment

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

No

Impact

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:

1. Number of events: 4
2. Number of participants: 20
3. Number of new editors: 5
4. Number of articles created or improved: 40
5. Number of Phrases translated on translatewiki.net: 200
6. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events): 5

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).

Samatics: As a test-administrator for the Nigerian pigdin Wikipedia on Incubator, I have recruited and trained 3 new users that are now contributing contents to the project on incubator and I plan to train more editors. I will be leading the event.

Pingponging: will help with the logistics and communications.

Egiebizzy: is one of the major contributor to the project on incubator. He will facilitate the event and support in the training.

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

• Space Rental: $150 x 4 events = $600
• Food and Drinks: $10 x 20 X 4 events = $800
• Universal Router hire: $25 x 4 events = $100
• Internet subscription on router: $40
• Internet Subscriction on individal participants Mobile device to contribute post event days: $8 x 20 = $160
• Local Transport for organizers: $8 x 3 = $24
• Branded Nose Mask: $1 x 20 = $20
• Pocket Size hand Sanitizers: $1 x 20 = $20
• Certificate of Participation: $1 x 20 = $20
• Branded Shirts for top 3 contributors: $12 x 3 = $36
• Branded souvenirs for all participants and organizers: $9 x 20 = $180
• Total = $2,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

•  Strong support. As one of the major contributor to this project on incubator, I see this project as a laudable project. I will be glad to facilitate in training more editors on contributing to this in incubator.--Egiebizzy (talk) 13:03, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
•  Strong support. I am thrilled to see this. Nigerian pidgin is a major language in Nigeria that breaks all language barriers. I can't wait to participate!--Biowikician (talk) 13:22, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
•  Strong support. I am glad to see the Nigerian Pidgin coming live. I can't wait to throw my weight in the project and support in contributing and training other editors.--DonKevin (talk) 18:34, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
  •  Strong support So glad to see the Nigerian pidgin getting some attention. Udehb (talk) 11:28, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
•  Strong supportWow, Will happily participate in thisOby Ezeilo (talk) 19:26, 17 October 2021 (UTC)