Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2024

Project summary

Briefly summarize your project proposal.

Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2024 marks the fifth edition of our annual campaign dedicated to enhancing Wikipedia articles globally by adding high-quality images. This initiative empowers Wikipedia editors across diverse language projects and communities to enrich articles lacking visual content. By leveraging digital media from Wikimedia photography contests and community-organized photowalks, we aim to transform textual narratives into visually compelling and educational resources. Despite the significant contributions to Wikimedia Commons through advocacy programs and international photography contests like Wiki Loves Monuments and Wiki Loves Africa, a vast majority of these images remain underutilized on Wikipedia pages. With millions of photos hosted on Wikimedia Commons, our project seeks to bridge this gap by encouraging the integration of these images into Wikipedia articles. This effort not only enhances article quality but also engages readers more effectively, making content both informative and visually engaging.
The primary objective of this project is to actively encourage Wikipedia editors within our community to contribute their time and effort towards adding relevant and high-quality photographs to articles lacking visual representation. Through this mobilization, we aim to address the vast reservoir of unused photos and ensure they find their way into Wikipedia articles, enriching the content and improving the overall user experience. Through strategic collaboration with Wikimedia photography contests, advocacy programs, and organized photowalks, we will curate a diverse range of photos that align with the needs of Wikipedia articles. Additionally, we will establish channels of communication and collaboration with contest organizers, photographers, and relevant community members to facilitate the seamless integration of these images into Wikipedia. The anticipated outcomes of the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2024 campaign include a significant increase in the number of photos added to Wikipedia articles, greater visual appeal and engagement for readers, and improved educational value. By highlighting the importance of visual content in enhancing knowledge dissemination, this project will contribute to the continued growth and relevance of Wikipedia as a reliable and comprehensive information resource. To achieve these objectives, I am seeking funding support to cover various aspects of the campaign, including outreach and awareness activities and community engagement initiatives. The requested funding will enable us to allocate dedicated resources, implement robust strategies, and sustain the momentum of this essential project.

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.

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: Baruch Omale Bamiyo
Email address: omalebb@gmail.com
Address: Nsukka. Enugu state
Location of Project: Nsukka. Enugu state

Project class

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

Individual project

Timeline of activities

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

The campaign will be a one-day physical event slated for the 16th of August, 2024. However, follow-up and activity tracking will continue online until the 31st of August, 2024 when the project will come to an end.

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 relevant photos to Wikipedia pages

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?

I will be conducting one training session and one editathon both on the same day.

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 have posted a notification on the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria. Here is the link: Talk:Wikimedia User Group Nigeria#Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2024. I have also registered my participation on the program's participants page. Here is the link: Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2024/Participating Communities#Solo participants

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 notified about the program via emails (Through our community mailing list), WhatsApp messenger and physical meetings.

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

Yes, I do have experienced Wikimedians to help facilitate the event alongside my humble self User:Baruch Omale. They include among others; User:Ngozi osadebe, User:Ugoji.john and User:Bidemi Bernice

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

The major equipment needed for this project are; laptop computers, wifi routers, power source and projectors. We intend hiring these items from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka library ICT unit during the two days of the event. Most of our community members have personal computers to continue working with after the training days. As regarding skills, the community is endowed with an array of experienced editors who can easily carry the new editors along.

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

Follow-up sessions will be held online via Zoom and continuous engagements through our WhatsApp group to provide assistance to participants and also to share vital help tips.

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

The Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2024 campaign will enhance user engagement, amplify the reach of Wikimedia Commons, empower communities, and leave a lasting impact on the Wikimedia ecosystem. By adding visually appealing photos to articles, we will contribute to knowledge dissemination and a better user experience on Wikipedia. Join us in bridging the gap between unused images and article content on Wikipedia.

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 photos uploaded to Wikipedia 60
Number of participants 30
Number of new editors 20
Number of articles improved with photos 60

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 dashboard will be used to track the activities.

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).

The project is being organized by User:Baruch Omale with the support of the experienced team at the Wikimedia Hub Enugu. The team will source for appropriate venue for the project and also facilitate all the logistics involved for the smooth execution of the event. The experienced team of editors in the community will serve as facilitators for the event to help educate participants on how to find Wikipedia articles needing photos, where to find suitable photos and how to upload them to the articles.

There is no support from any quarter regarding this project, which is a major reason we are soliciting the support of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria to help fund the project.

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

The following items will be needed for the smooth execution of the project;

Event venue rent - N20,000
Projector rentage charge - N10,000
Generating set rentage - N20,000
Fuel (15 litres) - N10,500
Data cost (#1,500 for 30 participants) - N45,000
Flex banners (2 copies) - N24,000
Flex banner design charge - N5,000
Lunch for 30 persons at #1,500 per person per day - N90,000
Bottled water (5 packs at #1,400 each) - N7,000
Prizes for top participants - N30,000
Local transportation cost - N5,000
Total - N266,500

Endorsements

Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

I approve of this proposal. I am giving my full support to the program. Ugoji.john (talk) 17:19, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

I wholeheartedly support this project. I also will be part of the planning and execution of the project if approved. Bidemi Bernice (talk) 18:29, 11 July 2024 (UTC)