Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Accuratecy051/Mapping Electoral polling units in Nigeria.

Project summary

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• Polling units are central to the electoral process, as that is the location where people are able to exercise their suffrage. The Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) defines a polling unit (PU) as “the place, enclosure, booth, shade or house at which voting takes place under this Act”.

Timeline of activities

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• 02 july 2022 to 11th july 2022

Project Goal

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1. Recruit new editors
2. Increase skills for existing editors
3. Add or improve content

Project Plan

Activities

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

series'of edit-a-thons or 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.

WhatsApp and Telegram

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.

With use of graphics design banners to create an awareness across all social medias and offline

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

User: udehb

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

They have but, i will still support them with trainings via zoom or Google meet.

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

via WhatsApp

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

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---2 event
2. Number of participants---30 participants
3. Number of new editors---- 30 editors
4. Number of of articles created or improved ---100 articles
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)

Metrics tracking

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Resources

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program and event outreach dashboard

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

• Data for the facilitators for two days online training---#30,000

• Data reimbursement for 30 participants for 2 days--#1000 each X 30=#30,000 (#60,000)
• Graphics design banner for awareness---#5,000
• prizes for the top editors

1. .first prize---#20,000
2. .second prize---#15,000
3. .third prize---#10,000

• Other participants

1. customise souvenirs---#10,450

• Total---#150,450

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