Wikimedia Usergroup Nigeria/Adopt a school series

The Wikipedia in Nigeria: Adopt School Series project has been conceptualized by (username:Olaniyan Olushola) and Kayode Yussuf (Username:Kayusyussuf)

Project aims

This project aims to train and nurture young editors using Wiki tools by way of monitoring scheme.

Target Audience

High school students
Their computer teachers
Their language teachers

Project expected actions

We intend teaching our Target Audience on how to edit Wikipedia, create websites using Mozilla and to understand the Creative Commons Licenses

Duration

The program will cover duration of 5 Weeks per school

Maiden Edition

The maiden Edition of this series starts today, 20th of May, 2015 at Alimosho Grammar School, Lagos Nigeria.

Budget for 20days

Generator ( N5,000.00 per day) N100,000.00
WIFI ( N10,000 for 2 Weeks) N 20,000.00
Projector ( N5,000.00 per day) N100,000.00
Transport Fare for Facilitators ( N20,000.00)
Banner and Flyers ( N35,000.00) N35,000.00
Total N275,000.00

List of User ID for Wikipedia from this program

Dupsy123
Raji Oladipupo
Soetan Olashubomi
Kuyoro Samuel
Pelemu Oluwafemi
Abiodun Victor Olamilekan
Aladejare Jousha
Marvelous Makimde
James Justin Okama
Ogonna Edith
Davidokon
Preciousuwadia
RamonTaiwoEniola
NgoziNwankwo
Phemmy Olaniyi
AdisaEmmauel
Toba Oluwafunmilayo
Abraham_Lucky
Blessing ola
Dave mark
tizzycaro
Angelbaby102
Okon David
Blessing Sunday Umoh
Jogodoh
Chi-Chi
Godwin Destiny
Victor Victoria Glory
Monica Lewen Skid
Joshua Alice
Olademeji Temitope
Elizabeth Segun
Shofela Deborah

Team Members

Olaniyan Olushola
Kayode Yussuf Kayusyussuf
Osiyale Babatunde
Tayo Fagbohun
Rahman Oyebanji

Project Activities

This project will hold once in a week for five weeks. The school will nominate students who will partake of the training and this same number of students will be maintained all through the training.

Some of the school teachers too will be invited to join the training, especially the computer science and language teachers.

The participants will be trained on how to edit and create new Wikipedia articles. They will also learn how to create simple websites using Mozilla Webmaker tools and finally,understanding Creative Common Licenses.

The teachers (especially computer science and language teachers) will be part of the training so that after the five weeks, the teachers will have knowledge and can teach other students in the school. Below are the photograph from the training:

Project outcomes

This program will run twice in a quarter. This will produce on the average 50 Editor per quarter. Therefore, we are targeting an average of 100 active editors before the end of a year.

The 'Adopt A School' Series program for Alimosho Junior Grammar School has just been concluded.

At the end of the training the students jointly created their school page on WIKI [1]

Next Phase

The next training will be held at Igbo-Owu Senior Secondary School Mushin

Challenges and opportunities

Internet facilities: A lot of the schools expressing interest do not have computers or internet facilities. As a matter of fact, we needed to get network switches to connect the computers of the first school we will train. We also need to source for internet access. All of these increase the cost of running the program. Priority will be given to schools with networked computers and internet access.
Funding: This program is funded by contributions from among friends and relatives
Resources: Majority of the resources person are volunteers, hence its difficult to see people contributing to the program except those that share in the vision.
Local Languages: Though this training is geared at having the students upload in local languages, it has been seen that a lot of these students can read their local languages but they cannot write these languages.