Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wiki Loves Earth Photo Walk in Enugu

Project summary

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The aim of this Photo walk is to capture some if not all the natural Heritage sites around Enugu Metropolis and it's environs and upload them on Wikimedia Commons during the Wiki Loves Earth Campaign .

Wiki Loves Africa Photo Walk in Enugu is schedule to take place on Saturday the 20th day of July 2024 and the uploading of the photos will start from the following day the 21st of July 2024 till 31st of July 2024.
The take off point is Okpara Square, Enugu. Participants are to assemble by 8am at Okpara Square, transport will be made available to convey them around Enugu Metropolis and it's environs to take pictures of Natural sites and Heritages.
Pictures taken during this photo walk will be uploaded to Wikicommons during the on going Wiki Loves Earth Campaign in Nigeria thereby improving visibility of Natural Heritage sites in Enugu in particular and Nigeria generally.

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.

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: Ndidiamaka Beatrice Nwosu
Email address:ndyi@yahoo.com
Address:Enugu, Enugu State.
Location of Project:Enugu, Enugu State.

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

The photo walk is scheduled to start by 8am on Saturday the 20th day of July 2024 and end by 5 pm same day with physical training on how to take good pictures, names and location of heritage sites in Enugu and it's environs. There will be training on navigating the Wiki Commons on the 21st July 2024 Then the uploading of the pictures will start from 21st day of July till 31st July 2024.
It's a 12 days activity .
From 20 July till 31 July 2024.
One day Photo WalK
2 trainings
11 days for uploading

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
Upload more pictures of Natural Heritage sites in Enugu State .
Training on how to navigate Wiki Commons
Training on how to take good pictures

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?

Participants will be trained on Natural Heritage sites in Enugu, on how to take good pictures and Wikicommons rules of engagement.

Yes! There will be 2 trainings, a day photowalk and 11 days for uploading.

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.

Notice of this Proposal is on our Community Whatapp platform, The SPURG Wikimedia Community in Enugu.

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.

The Participants will be communicated through our Whatapp platform. The SPURG Wikimedian Community

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

https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ngozi_osadebe

https://w.wiki/ALKF

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

Required skill yes

All the participant have android phones. We will rent 2 Cameras. There will be training on names of Natural Heritage sites in Enugu and how to navigate Wiki Commons.

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

I will organize meet-up after the photo walk.

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):

Number of events -
Number of participants -15
Number of new editors -10
Number of of articles created -
Number of of articles improved -
Number of of images uploaded -50
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 create a dashboard to the project metrics if given the permission.

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).

Ndidiamaka Nwosu is a Wikipedia Editor, she has uploaded more than 300 images on Wikicommons for the past 10 Months

Her photo ''Ncho game''is one of the winning photos in Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 in Igbo Community . Her user name is Beendy234.

https://w.wiki/ALKF

Her winning picture can be found inhttps://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_in_the_Igbo_Community/2024

Some of her uploads can be found inhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListFiles&offset=20240413094624%7CHomemade_First-aid_box.jpg&user=Beendy234&ilshowall=1

Dr. Ngọzi Osadebe :An associate professor, she is a Wiki volunteer and also the Instructor of the programme.A deputy University Librarain at Nnamdi Azikiwe Library, Iniversity of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is the organizer of Nnamdi Azikiwe Library and Surplus People in the Universities Research Group Art and Feminism (A+F) Wikipedia edit-a-thon. She joined.the Wikimedia movement in 2017 and have been an active editor and program organizer since then. She was a participant in the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Organizer Lab and 2023 African Growth Pilot Project.Her Wiki page is https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ngozi_osadebe

Additional resources if received will be channeled into the project.

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

Crested T shirt...........₦40,000
Refreshments..............₦80,000.00
Transport .....................₦100,000.0
Medical........,...............₦30,000.
Internet..........................₦70,000.
Security Team..............₦20,000.
Miscellaneous.............₦10,000.
Renting of Cameras.......₦10,000.
Baby sitter.......................₦20,00.
Tour guards.......................₦20,000 .
TOTAL =============₦400,000.

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Strongly supported. Natural heritage sites in Enugu State Nigeria has not been documented in Wiki commons.The unique nature of the land and it's beauty should equally be reveal to the world. This project will give us the opportunity to achieve that.