Grants:Project/Rapid/kid keen 47/African United Nation Ambassadors

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Rapid Grants

kid keen 47/African United Nation Ambassadors

We will conduct an edit-a-thon to create and improve the content in Wikidata on Ambassadors/Representatives of African countries in the United Nation. Information about many United Nations African Ambassadors and Envoys in wikidata is very minimal. Many are not even in wikidata at all.

targetWikidata English

start date28th November

end date27th March

budget (local currency)NGN1,314,000

budget (USD)3,285 USD

grant typeIndividual

grantee• Kid Keen 47

contact(s)• chimex.ezeilogmail.com

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Create 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: We will enroll new editors to participate in the edit-a-thon.
2. Increase skills for existing editors: Old and experienced editors will work offline together with new editors to improve skill.
3. Add or improve content: We will generate new pages and improve existing ones.

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?

I will do 9 offline 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.

I have informed members in https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat

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.

Through social media handle like WhatsApp. We will also be meeting physically

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 have editors like Offordile234 Oby Ezeilo

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

Most participants are skilled. Some also have laptops.

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

By Telegram, WhatsApp and physical contact

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:

I will be running an off line event but the place to be used will be spacious and participants will not be up to 10 in each session

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 9
2. Number of participants 45
3. Number of new editors 5
4. Number of of articles created or improved 250
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) 7

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).

I will organize this project with other experienced editors. some of us have laptops to execute the project.

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

• Hire of meeting place: 125 X 9 = $1125
• Hire of Laptops: 25 X 4 X 9 = $900
• Provision for data = $400
• Food and drinks: 18 X 5 X 9 = $810
• Hand Sanitizer: = $50
• Total: 3,285 USD

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• Representatives of African countries in the United Nations play a major role in projecting these countries especially with the several challenges facing them. I support Anurikaonu (talk) 17:44, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
• I support this programme to increase the presence of African ambassadors in Wikidata Offordile234 (talk) 07:14, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
• I endorse this project Simoniwodi (talk) 13:29, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
• I strongly endorse this project Chikaah (talk) 13:35, 16 October 2021 (UTC)