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Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wiki Loves Earth Photowalk: Discovering the Cultural and Natural Heritage of Daura Zone


Project summary

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Briefly summarize your project proposal.

  • This project aims to capture the natural and historical beauty of the region, contributing to the global repository of free-to-use media on Wikimedia Commons. Enthusiasts and photographers will have the opportunity to explore and document the rich cultural and historical heritage of Daura and its surrounding areas.

Emir's Palace, Kusugu Well, Daura Museum, Kusugu Lake, Hausa Traditional Houses, Bakin Kogi River, Durbi Takusheyi Mani, Kusada Dam, Border Crossing at Kongolam (Nigeria-Niger Border), Zango Market, Baure Market, Daura Central Mosque, Mai Adua Cattle and Goats Market and others.

Wikimedia Project

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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.

  • Wiki Commons
  • Wikipedia

Contact person and Location

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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: Yusuf Sa'adu
  • Email address: abbasaadumahuta@gmail.com
  • Address:Mahuta, Katsina State
  • Location of Project:Daura, Katsina State.

Project class

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

  • Individual

Timeline of activities

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

  • 25/06/2024

10/07/2024

Project Goal

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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. Add or improve content

Project Plan

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Activities

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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?

For 2days photo tour and one day training how uploads photo on Commons, total 3 days

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 share on WhatsApp Group and Hausa Wikipedia Discussing page

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 WhatsApp groupa and phone calls

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

I have Mahuta, i will lead the project, and help with Hamza Dk project photographer, and Nura Daura.

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

I have all the needed equipment and skills needed for the tour and uploaded, like, Camera, projector, and etc

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

I will engage them via telegram , and I will also create WhatsApp group for the project

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

Impact

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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 -3
  2. Number of participants -20
  3. Number of new editors -10
  4. Number of of articles created -20
  5. Number of of articles improved -50
  6. Number of of images uploaded -100
  7. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) -

Metrics tracking

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

WMF Dashboard tool

Resources

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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).

Im User:Mahuta I will lead the event with the helps of User:Hamza DK and Nura Daura

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

  1. Venue (for a day training uploaded photos) = ₦40,000
  1. Food and drinks (for 3 days x 3 people) = ₦7,000 x 3 days x 3 persons = ₦21,000
  2. Data for facilitators = ₦8,000 x 3 = ₦24,000
  3. Transport and accommodation for 2 organisers (inter-city to common gathering place and back home at the end of event) = ₦30,000 x 2 = ₦60,000 for 3 days 180,000
  4. Data bundle during training uploaded photos

₦1000 × 20 = ₦20,000

  1. Photowalk movements (2 days) = ₦10,000 x 2 days x 3 people = ₦60,000
  2. T-Shirt = ₦5,000 × 3 = 15,000
  3. Camera hiring rental = ₦14,000 x 2 camera × 2days = ₦28,000
  4. Contiguous =

₦20:000 Total = ₦357,000

Endorsements

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Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

Submit your report

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