Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Linason Blessing/ Wikimedia Fan Club Kwara State University (KWASU) Wiki Loves Africa 2023

Project summary

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Wiki Loves Africa is an annual campaign that aims to increase the quality and quantity of African content on Wikipedia. The campaign encourages people across Africa to contribute to Wikipedia by submitting photographs, videos, and audio recordings related to the theme: Climate and Weather. This proposal will provide resources that will enable the participation of Kwara Sate University students in this years' Wiki Loves Africa.

Contact person and Location

Please state the contact details of the contact person(s) for this project including email(s) and location

• Blessingsarmantha@gmail.com
• bukolajames2017@gmail.com

Ilorin, Kwara State.

Timeline of activities

Please state the timeline of your activities, and include the start and end date for your project 1st April - 30th April

Project Goal

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

1. Create awareness about the Wiki Loves Africa and its activities.
2. Recruit and train new editors through the various photo expeditions, upload sessions and edit-a-thons.
3. Engage existing editors to contribute to Commons and other sister projects.

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?

We will be doing one Photowalk to 3 different sites, one edithaton in the school premises, and 2 series of online trainings.

The arears we are visiting are;

1. The drainage systems in various Arears in Kwara state.
2. Places where refuses are dumped that causes air pollution and has an effect in the climate condition in Kwara state.
3. Deforestated lands has resulted in continued loss of plants and animal’s life, at the same time it served as a central player in contributing to the menace of climate change.
4. A visit to The Niger River basin in Kwara State, it has significant importance towards the climate and weather of the region.

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.

Yes, We have informed the WNUG Community.

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.

We will promote the contest through the fan club's official Social Media platforms (Facebook, and Twitter). We will also communicate with the participants through a fan clubs' WhatsApp group and the club executives will visit various departments within the school to inform them.

Facebook

Twitter

WhatsApp

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

Bukky658

Linason Blessing

Margob28

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 already have smartphones and laptops. All the participants are computer literates.

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

We will do a follow-up with participants, and encourage them to follow the various social media handles that promotes Wikicommons projects. We will provide them with tips on creating, and editing Wikicommons.

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

The significance of Wiki Loves Africa in Kwara State University (KWASU)

• Promoting African culture: Wiki Loves Africa is an opportunity for students, staff, and members of the KWASU community to showcase the rich and diverse African culture. By contributing photos and other multimedia content, the KWASU community can help to promote African culture and heritage to the world towards Climate and Weather.

• Enhancing digital skills: Participating in Wiki Loves Africa can help to enhance digital skills among students and staff at KWASU. This can include skills related to photography, video editing, and content creation for digital platforms.

In summary, the Niger River basin in Kwara State has significant importance towards the climate and weather of the region, playing an important role in precipitation, temperature moderation, flood control, carbon sequestration, and climate change mitigation.

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
2. Number of participants at the edithatons: 30
3. Number of participants for photowalk to the 3 selected sites:5
4. Number of new editors : 10
5. Number of Photo added on commons: 60+
6. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) : 20

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics?

• A dashboard will be created for this and this dashboard will linked to the Wiki Loves Monument Category which will be used to track the uploads.

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).

Mobile phones, Laptops and resource guides for the trainings.

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

• Transportation/Hiring of Bus (to and fro) to convey 5 persons for photowalk to 3 different sites = #45,000

• Refreshments 33 plates of food @#2,000 per plate = #66,000

• Drinks (4 packs) = #6,400

• Table Water (4 packs) = #3,200

• Airtime and subscription Data subscription for 30 participants for online training @#1,000 x 30 = #30,000

• Airtime for calls for the organizing of the event and reaching out to some of the participants = #2,000

• Data subscription for the 3 Facilitators = #1,000 x 3= #3,000

• Designing of the Wikiloves Africa flyers = #12,000

• DSLR Camera Rental = #15,000

• Gate Pass to the Niger River Basin 5 persons @ #500 x 10= #2,500

• Club Registration Renewal = 20,000

• Contingencies = #10,000

Total - 215,100

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