Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikimedia Awareness in Ahoada East L.G.A

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

The goal of this project is to localize Wikipedia and its sister projects for the Ekpeye people through their involvement as contributors.

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.

Ekpeye 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: Franca Umasoye Igwe
Email address: igwefranca12@gmail.com
Address: Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Location of Project : Ahoada town, Rivers 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

10th - 31st August, 2024

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 - ✅

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?

One on-site training

 One follow-up training (Virtual)
 One Editathon

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 will inform them on the Wikimedia Nigeria WhatsApp group and Wiki-Niger Delta WhatsApp 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.

Participants will be informed via community WhatsApp groups, Ehuda student union groups and the several Ekpeye Social media groups.

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

I Franca Umasoye Igwe User:Umasoyee

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

Participants are tech savvy and have smartphones to contribute to the project

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

Participants will be added to the dedicated telegram group for Wiki Ekpeye contributors.

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

This project is also in support and in alignment with the “Ekpeye on Wikipedia” an incubator project set to localize Wikipedia to the Ekpeye Language.

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 - 3
Number of participants - 20
Number of new editors - 19
Number of of articles created - 10
Number of of articles improved - 50
Number of of images uploaded - 5
Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) - 10

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)

Metrics will be tracked using the metrics 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 am liasing with the Igbu ehuda youth president, he will grant us access to the town hall for use.

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

 Event Banner = #15,000
 Design of eflyers for event promotion = #5000 
 Hiring of Projector = #10,000 
 Hiring of Generator = #10,000
 Fuel = #5000
 Cash prize for top contributors 
 1st = #30,000
 2nd = #20,000
 3rd = #10,000
 Branded Tshirt for facilitator = #7000
 Refreshments for participants 2000*20 =#40,000            
 Data for facilitator & Participants = #10,000
 Transportation for facilitator = #10,000
 Miscellaneous = #15,000
 Total = #187,000

Endorsements

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