Grants:Project/Rapid/Usman/Wikimedia Training for Students of Gombe State University
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Please see the sample Editathon/Training application before drafting your application.
Project Goal
editChoose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.
- Recruit students for Wikepedia and its sister projects
- Expose students of the university to Wikepedia on contributing, editing and other related activities.
- Add and improve the quality of content on Wikipedia
- Create a community of Wikepedia in the university.
Project Plan
editActivities
editTell 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?
- Training with an edit-a-thon.
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.
- Wikimedia User Group Nigeria
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.
- Series of announcements will be made during lectures/classes. The students' bodies in the university will be engaged since they are in touch with virtually all the students. Also, WhatsApp groups of students will be utilized.
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
- I User:Usmanagm will lead the event alongside;
5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
- The participants do not have the required knowledge but they have the equipments to participate and contribute high quality content. As such, experienced facililators will help bridge the gap thereby exposing and empowering the participants with the required skills to make them active participants and contributors of high quality.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- A WhatsApp group will be created through which I will keep in touch with them.
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:
8. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- The Wikimedia Training for Students of Gombe State University will no doubt help in introducing Wikepedia projects and its sister projects to the prestigious university community and will go along way in enriching quality content. In addition to creating the pool of Wikimedia editors from the University and further create a community in the institution.
Impact
editHow will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:
- Number of events: 2
- Number of participants: 35
- Number of new editors: 25
- Number of of articles created or improved:10
- Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events): 25
Resources
editWhat 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).
- The university as our target will provide Hall.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
•Power, Lightening, and Decoration for the training Hall: $160
•Refreshments for Participants: $470
•Transport Expenses for Facilitators: $300
•Local Transport For Facililators and Volunteers= $100
•Accommodation for Facilitators= $200
•Internet bundle for facilitators and participants( during the training and post-project report writing)= $120
•Communications and Graphics: $205
•Hand Sanitizers for facilitator and participants during the training= $100
•Branded Nose masks for facilitators and participants= $170
•Branded T-Shirt for facilitators and active participants: $120
•Certificate of participation for participants: $35
•Certificate of Appreciation for Facilitators: $20
Total = $2,000
Endorsements
editCommunity members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
- This is because the event will go a very long way in enlightening the participants on what the basic knowledge of Wikipedia is and to a larger extent boost their hard skills as Wikimedians.
I therefore endorsement this project. Mrniger (talk) 14:25, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
- I endorse this project because university students need to have a place in Wikipedia projects and its sister projects. As such, the project is timely and will help in creating a community of more editors thereby promoting Wikipedia, especially in the community where such initiative is a dearth. I offer my highest and sincere endorsement to this project for consideration. Ifeanyi55 (talk) 16:38, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
Hamza DK (talk) 19:23, 9 March 2022 (UTC) It's a good idea to introduce Wikipedia to University students,they will have an access to every data they needed.
Strong support @M Bash Ne (talk) 21:26, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
Strong support —Gwanki✉ 14:05, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
Support Ptinphusmia (talk) 20:53, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
