Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Ibrahim Sani Mustapha/Community Workshops for Aspiring Editors in Kano.

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

• The "Community Workshops for Aspiring Editors in Kano" project aims to develop a local community of Wikipedia editors through hands-on workshops. These workshops will train participants in Wikipedia editing, emphasizing guidelines, source verification, and neutrality. The project will focus on enhancing content related to Kano's culture and history, empowering participants to contribute effectively and enrich the representation of Kano on Wikipedia.

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.

• Hausa Wikipedia

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: Ibrahim Sani
• Email address: ibrahimsanig588@ gmail.com
• Address:Kano
• Location of Project:Kano

Project class

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

• Individual

Timeline of activities

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

• 4th August, 2024 - 20th August, 2024.

Project Goal

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

1. recruit new editors
2. Train an existing editors
3. Add or improve content

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?

Training and edit-a-thon (for two days)

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

I have let them know through Whatsapp group of Hausa 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 let them know through social media channels, phone call, emails and SMS messages.

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

User: Gwanki

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

Yes, they have equipment and skills and other supportive devices which will help them to participate and contribute a high quality content.

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

WhatsApp group chat will be created for engagement the participants.

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 (only those applicable to your project):

1. Number of events -2
2. Number of participants -20
3. Number of new editors -15
4. Number of of articles created -50
5. Number of of articles improved -100
6. Number of of images uploaded -
7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -

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)

I will use WMF 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).

I Ibrahim Sani Mustapha will lead the project as an organizer with help of Gwanki as a facilitator.

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

1. Events hall for two days: N40,000×2=80,000.
2. Banner and tags: N20,000.
3. Food and refreshments of participants for two days: 2,000×20=N40,000×2=N80,000.
4. Branded Tshirts for organizer and Facilitator: M5,000×2=10,000.
5. Contingency: N20,000.

Total amount: N210,000

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

• —Gwanki^📧 20:15, 14 July 2024 (UTC)