WikiIndaba 2023/Microfunding/Fulfulde Wikimedia user group


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This request for micro-funding to WikiIndaba 2023 has just been submitted by Fulani215 on 19-09-2023 and is awaiting support.

Description

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Fulfulde Wikimedia user group is an Wikimedia affiliate that is operating mostly in all over Nigeria particularly Northern part of Nigeria with over one hundred editors,it's quite unfortunately looking at the level of women's and Young girl participation in editing Wikipedia in Fulfulde, having this issues bothering our efforts in bringing young brilliant female editors, this event will serve as a tools that will fill the gab of women's and Young girls underrepresention and parspective of editing Wikipedia, and shave them to know the value of knowledge contribution to our society through Wikipedia.
Secondly Fulfulde Wikipedia were left behind looking at the level of our some existing article have no reference and also some need to be improved, many biography of notable people in Fulfulde are not in Wikipedia, our existing editor need to retrain and motivate to acquire more skills and knowledge of editing Wikipedia. This program under Wikiindaba will save as a pillar that will make Fulfulde Wikipedia to overcome these problem bothering us for a long time, through orginizing workshop for the existing editors and train them more on editing Wikipedia, and creating more article related to notable people in Fulfulde, and train our existing editors on how to cite a good reference from a reliable source.
Thirdly, Fulfulde is a language that spread all over the continent of Africa particularly west Africa with diverse culture, it's so disheartening to state that many local photos of Fulfulde culture are not in Wikipedia commons, through this program we are going to identify local photos of Fulfulde culture and upload them in Wikipedia commons so that Fulfulde culture will be seen everywhere in the world. In Summarization this project will shed light on underepressentation of women's and Young girls in editing Wikipedia, also create new articles of notable people in Fulfulde on Wikipedia, and improved the existing articles, and so also to train our editors on how to cite a good reference from a reliable source, lastly to upload more than 100 photos of local Fulfulde culture in Wikipedia Common.

Team

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Contact person: Ibrahim musa idriss User: Ibrahim442 Names Muhammad alhajin idriss User Muhammad idriss criteria Auwal Isa User Awwerl Zainab Muhammad Isa User zainerb Aisha Aliyu Harande User Harande Mamman Ahmadu Ali User mamman AA

Fulani215 is a volunteer Wikipedia translator and editor from Gombe State with a huge experience and participate in many Wikipedia program both online and offline to train Young editors to acquires more skills and knowledge of editing Wikipedia and it's sister project.
This project is under the affiliate of Fulfulde Wikipedia user group.
It will be transfer to an individual account because Fulfulde Wikipedia user group are yet to have their account, but we are working so hard to make sure we have provided the organization with bank account soon. I
I have facilitate in Hausa Wikipedia movement strategies in Gombe state where i have train some editors on how to edit Wikipedia in Fulfulde language and even after the event i continue to organize the online training,
I also orginze first Wikipedia awareness in Kano University of science and technology Wudil in Kano state, where I train more than 100 young editors on how to edit Wikipedia and cite a good reference from a reliable source.

Outcomes

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This program will cover more 26 participants from Fulfulde Wikipedia user group.

Summary

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Abdulkadir Abdulkadir
Fulani215
Fulfulde Wikipedia user group
Nigeria
10/11/2023
kano State Nigeria

Budget

Item	Unit price ($)	Quantity	Total ($)
Room rental at co-working space	$20	3	$60
Transportation City A—City B, round trip	$9	4	$36
Total			$...

Budgets

Three facilitators 100,000

Training venue 50000

T-shirt for facilitators 6000×5 = 30000

Transport for 26 participants 89,000

Projector Rent 20000

Camera 15000

Banner 30000

Gifts award for three top contributors 5000

Food 50,000

Data support 26000

Any changes made to the budget after the application is submitted will void the application. You will then need to submit an updated application

Jury decision

Dear Awwerl, Fulani215, Bembety and colleagues from Fulfulde Wikimedia user group,

We are sincerely grateful for the time and effort you invested in applying for a micro-grant for WikiIndaba 2023. Your interest in contributing to this event is highly appreciated.

Unfortunately, we have to inform you that your application was not selected for the micro-grant. We received an overwhelming number of quality applications (77 applications for only 7 grants), which made the decision process extremely challenging. Given the constraints, our focus has been on projects from underrepresented communities or groups that lack on-site representation at the conference. The team decided therefore to provide the grants only to countries where there are no user groups at the moment.

Though your application was not selected, we greatly value your interest in WikiIndaba 2023. To stay engaged and catch all the latest updates, we invite you to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and instagram. Additionally, we encourage you to subscribe to our YouTube channel, where we'll be sharing conference highlights and key sessions. We also suggest reaching out to your group members who will be participating in the conference, so they can share experiences and learnings with you.

Best regards,

Organizing Committee, WikiIndaba Conference 2023 -- WikiIndaba2021 (talk) 14:07, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

This application refer to my name as one of the applicants/organizers which I'm certainly unaware of it. I have no any connection which the application and the claim that Fulfulde Wikimedians User Group doesn't have official account is also not true, it is just whether the applicants is not connected to the group or is trying to sneak and frame the group on behalf of it's official signitories.Awwerl (talk) 16:07, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You should go and contact the fellow members of this user group before coming out and trying to be molesting us,trying to disqualify our proposal. Fulani215 (talk) 23:15, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Who are the fellow members? I'm one of the first recruited members of the Fula Wikipedia if you don't know. If you want to request on your behalf as individual it doesn't matter but dont be trying to do something on behalf of people that you are not even part of. Don't edit my comment again trying to support your silly act.

Awwerl (talk) 08:26, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This program is very important, especially in educating Wikipedia and give awareness to people about what Wikipedia means with Anyone can edit. Many people in our communities didn't believe in Wikipedia because they think anyone can edit and add whatever he wants. Is project will educate manny people alot. I Strong support this projectBembety (talk)