Grants:Project/Rapid/WikiActivate Gungbe 2.0

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Rapid Grants

Samatics/WikiActivate Gungbe 2.0

With the success recorded from the WikiActivate Gungbe project, propelling us to be listed on incubator main page as one of the active language that might get its own subdomain soon, I am building on this success and will be using this project as a follow up training for the participants and to recruit more literate native gungbe speakers. We have applied for a user group, thus on the verge of also becoming a user group. Our activity continues to be encouraging.

targetIncubator

start date6 December

end date6 January

budget (local currency)NGN 811,988

budget (USD)USD 1,980

grant typeIndividual

grantee• Samatics

contact(s)• 9jasamgmail.com

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Review your report

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 Gungbe Wikipedia in Incubator

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 editathons/trainings

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 Wikimedia User Group Nigeria, Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group, the proposed Gungbe Wikimedians User Group

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 the Gungbe Wikimedians facebook page, Gungbe Wikimedians WhatsApp group, through the local cheifs and town hall meetings.

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

Samatics

Biowikician

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 literate gungbe speakers with either Smart phones, tablets or laptops.

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

I will add new editors to the Gungbe Wikimedians WhatsApp group and Facebook group. On the WhatsApp Group I will be sharing editing tips on a daily basis.

I will assign participants to experienced existing editors as mentors.

I will organize weekly google meet training to address questions that requires live answers.

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 protocol

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 of Gungbe articles created or improved: 40
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events): 10

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(Project Lead)

Misteld(Communications and Facilitator)

Biowikician(Project Management and Facilitaor)

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
• Router hire: $25 x 4 events = $100
• Data subscription on router: $50
• Data Subscription on individual 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
• Communications before and after event(calls and internet subscription):$30
• Branded Shirts for top 3 contributors: $12 x 3 = $36
• Branded souvenirs for all participants and organizers: $7 x 20 = $140

Total = $1,980

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