Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Umar-askira/Wiktionary Edit a thon in Kaduna Polytechnic (Kadpoly)

Project summary

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• This project will promote wikipedia project in Kaduna Polytechnic especially in two departments (Department of Languages (Hausa Language) [[1]]/Mass Communication), it will also guide the students on how to utilize wikipedia pages and put them through on easy research on their studies. And it will help them to increase more content in wiktionary page.

Kaduna Polytechnic is a Federal Polytechnic with thousands of students and has different sciences, technology and arts departments. It is located at Tudun/Wada Kaduna state, Nigeria. This project will focus on Department of Hausa Language and Mass Communication. You can read more about Kaduna Polytechnic [[2]].

Timeline of activities

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• Start date: 9th June, 2022
• End date  : 13th 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?

Yes. am going to run one editathon training since i recently promote wikipedia at Kaduna polytechnic [[3]], then i will like to use this opportunity to teach those participant wiktionary throught this project.

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.

Their have been social media groups we have been using to inform our community members on all wikipedia activitikes. they:

1. Whatsapp here [4]
2. Telegram here
3. Facebook here [5]

And physically by using flyers. 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.

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

yes I have experience editors that will be the facilitators during the event:

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

Since most all the participants are students, they have smart phones but i will prefer to user laptop computers to have consistent event.

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

I will engage the participants after the event by motivating the to keep on contributing in the kiktionary page via social media handles

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

Yes, this project is so considerable because it will implement so many potential impacts to Kadpoly students in terms of wikipedia activities and their studies.

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: 18
3. Number of new editors: 10
4. Number of of articles created or improved: 50
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics?

Am going to use outreach dashboard to track the participants activities.

Resources

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Day 1 (Introduction)
Time	Activities	Facilitators
10:00AM - 10:15AM	Registration	All
10:15AM - 10:25AM	Opening remark / Introduction to the main project	Umar-askira (Project lead)
10:25AM-10:40AM	Introduction to wikipedia	Malam Abba
Technical Session
10:40am - 11:30PM	Screen-show 0f wikipedia activities (Pages)?	Malm Abba, Yusuf Sa'adu & Salihu Aliyu
11:30am - 12:50pm	How to crate an article	Umar-askira, Hamza Dk & Salihu Aliyu
12:50PM - 1:15PM	Break/prayer time
1:15PM - 1:40PM	Refreshment	All Participants and facilitators
1:45 - 2:00pm	Speech from the both HODs (Hausa and Mass Communication Department): To academically motivate the participants with the facilitators as Fathers of the events to keep being steadfast on our academic line.
2:00PM - 2:10PM	Votes of thanks	Iliyasu Umar
2:10pm - 2:20pm	Closing Remark	Umar-askira (Project lead)
2:30pm	Closing Prayer	M Bash Ne
Day 2 (Hands-on practical)
9:00AM - 9:15AM	Registration	All Facilitators and participants
9:17am - 9:30am	Introduction to hausa wikipedia	Umar-askira
9:30am - 10:00am	Speech from the HODs (Hausa & Mass Communication)	Hausa and Mass Communication Department
10:50PM - 12:45PM	Contributing to Hausa Wikipedia
12:45pm - 1:50pm	Break/Prayer time, Refreshments
1:50am - 2:00pm	Votes of thanks/Closing remark and Closing Prayer	Salihu Aliyu, Umar-askira and Iliyasu Umar

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

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• Food and Drinks - For each participant = 1450 x 18 (participants) x 2 = N52,200 78,300 for 3 days

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• Computer Lab- N50,000 for 2 days

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• Book:

1. Hausa Pocket Dictionary (Qamusu) (For words meaning): 600 x 18 = 10,800

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• Use of internet - N5 x 2 = N10,000 for two days

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• T-shirts - for 5 facilitators = N3500 x 5 (5 facilitators) = N17500

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• Transportation (facilitation movements) - N4000 x 2 = N8000

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• Banner and Tags - N17000

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• TOTAL  :N165,500

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