Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Emmyglo/Wiki Loves Earth

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

The Wikimedia community is launching a global photography contest called "WikiLovesEarth" to showcase natural heritage locations worldwide. The campaign aims to promote environmental awareness, encourage photography and citizen participation, enrich Wikimedia Commons with Nsukka natural photos, and document the beauty and diversity of Nsukka natural heritage. The project will involve documenting Nsukka natural heritage sites, engaging amateur and professional photographers, and promoting community engagement through activities like photo walks, Training/workshops and editathon. The expected outcomes include increased awareness, enhanced Wikimedia Commons, strengthened connections within the community, and support for conservation efforts.

Wikimedia Project

Please state the Wikimedia project your project will focus majorly on (e.g. English Wikipedia, Wikidata, etc). It is advisable to focus on one Wikimedia project, but a maximum of two projects is allowed.

I will focus majorly on Wikimedia Commons

Contact person and Location

Please state the contact details of the contact person(s) for this project including email(s) and location. For more than one contact person, indicate same details for everyone

Full name: Eze Emmanuel Chekwube
Email address: emmyglobalcom@gmail.com
Address: Nsukka Enugu State, Nigeria
Location of Project:Nsukka, Enugu state

Project class

Please state if you are applying as an individual or a network/club

I am applying as an individual

Timeline of activities

Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project

The timeline activities will take me two months period, Starting from 1st of July and end 31st of August 2024

Project Goal

Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.

recruit new editors
Add or improve content
Promote Environmental Awareness
Encourage Photography and Citizen Participation
Enrich Wikimedia Commons with natural photos

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?

One training, Photo Walk and Editathon

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 will let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal through posting on the discussion talk pages groups, such as Wikimedia user group Nigeria (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_User_Group_Nigeria#Wiki_Loves_Earth_Nsukka_2024), African Eco-Sustainability User group (https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Africa_Eco-Sustainability_User_Group#Wiki_Loves_Earth_Nsukka_2024) and Deforestation Community whatsapp platform

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.

In my group we have discussed on the campaign title and it has be agreed on that new comers/intake such like volunteers and photographers will be added to the wikipedia community whatsapp platform in my school university of Nigeria Nsukka where further information will be passed.

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals. (NOTE: all experienced Wikimedia editors MUST endorse your proposal as proof of availability)
For example: User:Kaizenify

Yes I do have great experienced wikimedia editors that can lead the event; such people are as follows:

User:Ngozi osadebe Dr. Ngozi Osadebe joined the wikipedia in the year 2017 and she has been organizing several campaign in my school and beyond.

User:Ugoji.john Joined the wikipedia in the year 2022 and he has been a facilitator in several campaign in my school and beyond.

Ngozi Stella Udechukwu Joined the wikipedia in the year 2022 and she has been a facilitator in several campaign in my school and beyond.

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

Yes. Most of the people I plan to use for this campaign have computer and cameral with high resolution and also the school library have many computer systems we can hire from incase any of the participant needs one. And in the aspect of participants having this required skill for the campaign, I plan to carry everybody along by training all the participants in editing and uploading pictures in wiki commons.

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

Yes we have a community whatsapp platform and i will also add the new comers/intake for the campaign which the whatsapp platform will be the base ground for our communication incase any difficulty found when editing.

7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project? I intend in this project to do the following: Yes. I believe this project will be a continuation of the Deforestation project which our team carried out in Nsukka in the year 2023 which we captured nsukka forest and it deforestation and uploaded it in wikicommons. While this current campaign is on Wiki Love Earth and it capture Nsukka natural heritage and sites.

Impact

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets (only those applicable to your project):

Number of events -3
Number of participants -20
Number of new editors -15
Number of of articles created
Number of of articles improved -40
Number of of images uploaded -60
Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -20

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics? (do not create a metrics dashboard until your project has been approved for funding)

Yes. I will track the success of the project through the use of the outreach dashboard

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).

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

TWO MONTHS PLAN, TIMELINE AND BUDGET

MONTH 1

Planning Phase (Week 1) Form Organizing Committee: Calling a meeting to establish a team of volunteers and Wikimedia community members that will help the coordinator to make the project a success.

1.Soft Drinks (10) =N5,000.00

2.Snacks (10)= N5,000.00,

3. A pack of Bottle water = N 2,000.00

Identify Partners: Collaborate with volunteers and photographers club and Compile a comprehensive list of eligible participates for the campaign.

Preparation Phase (Week 2) Outreach to Photographers: Committee members engage photographers communities and encourage participation for the workshop and training.

1.Hire a bus for the outreach =N20,000.00,

2.Printing of 40 copies of fliers =N10,000.00,

3.Printing of Banner = N10,000.00,

4.Soft Drinks (10)= N5,000.00,

5.Snacks (10)= N5,000.00, and

6.Two packs of Bottle water = N4,000.00

Workshop/ Training Phase(1) (Week 3) Organize Workshop/ Training for 50 persons: Host training workshop to train participants what is expected from them and how to upload pictures on Wikimedia.

1.Hire of Hall for the Workshop/Training = N30,000.00,

2.Hire of Projector and Public address system = N20,000.00,

3.Hire of Generator = N10,000.00,

4.Fuel = N20,000.00,

5. Food /Water = N90,000.00,

6.Internet Data for the training = N10,000.00, and

7.Internet Data for individual participants for the campaign =N50,000.00

Month 2 Judging Phase (Week 1)

1. Assemble Judging Panel: Form a panel of experts in photography, environmental conservation, and Wikimedia projects.

2. Review Submissions: Evaluate the submissions based on predefined criteria such as quality, originality, and relevance.

3. Select Winners: Identify the top photographs in various categories (e.g., best photo, best macro shot, most unique perspective).

1.Soft Drinks (10) = N5,000.00, 2.Snacks (10)= N5,000.00, and 3.A pack of Bottle water = N2,000.00

Awarding/Closing ceremony Phase (Week 2)

1. Announce Winners: Publicly announce the winners.

2. Award Prizes: Distribute prizes, certificates to participants, and recognition to the winners (1st = N15,000.00, 2nd = N10,000.00, and 3rd )

3. Sustain Engagement: Encourage continued participation in Wikimedia projects and environmental conservation efforts.

4. Evaluate and Report: Assess the campaign success, gather feedback, and document lessons learned.

1.Hire of Hall for the Closing ceremony = N30,000.00

2.Hire of Projector and Public address system =N15,000.00

3.Hire of Generator = N10,000

4.Fuel =N15,000.00

5.Snacks/Drinks N20,000.00

6.Bottle Water =N10,000.00

7.Internet Data for the training = N 25,000.00

8.Printing of Certificates for participant =N20,000.00

Total N438,000.00

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Strongly supported. User:Emmyglo has been in the fore front of the campaign to document everything about the Nsukka environment in Wikicommon. This project will offer him the opportunity to actualise that dreamNgozi osadebe (talk) 16:23, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

I am strongly in support of this project. User: Emmyglo has been working hard to promote open knowledge. He is one of the major contributors and editors we have in Wikimedia User Group Nigerian Projects at the Enugu Hub. He has been campaigning about the Nsukka environment in Wikicommon and this project will fasten and promote the realization of his vision in that regard. It will also help to recruit more editors in the project area.Ngozi Stella Udechukwu (talk) 01:22, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

I am fully in support of this project.

Ugoji.john (talk) 16:03, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Submit your report

Ugoji.john (talk) 19:48, 14 June 2024 (UTC)