Grants:PEG/Frank Dugasseh/Offline Wikipedia Rollout in Ghana

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Project & Event Grants

Frank Dugasseh/Offline Wikipedia Rollout in Ghana

To distribute offline versions of Wikipedia across secondary schools in Ghana.

targetOffline version of English Wikipedia (from Kiwix)

strategic priorityIncrease reach

start dateJanuary 5

start year2014

end dateMarch 30

end year2015

budget (USD)14945

grant typeGroup

non-profit statusNo

creator• Abbasjnr

contact(s)• akowugefrank@yahoo.com• flixtey@gmail.com

organization• Wechiau Community Library

website• www.wechiau.org

created on10:05, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

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Goal

The goal of this project is to provide Ghanaian students and teachers an opportunity to access a rich source of information and knowledge through the downloading of non-Internet required versions of Wikipedia onto school computers.

Plan

Activities

• Conduct a pre-visit across thirty six schools in Ghana to talk about the project and eventually get a list of interested schools.
• Download offline Wikipedia from Kiwix and save them on USB sticks.
• Deploy the offline versions of Wikipedia across the confirmed schools.
• Conduct a tutorial on how to use offline Wikipedia.

Impact

• Increased awareness of Wikipedia to people who do not have internet access.

Target readership

The Engligh version of offline Wikipedia

Fit with strategy

Increased reach to an audience that does not have access to online Wikipedia.

Measures of success

• Deployment of offline Wikipedia across 30 schools in Ghana.
• Delivery of over 60 hours of training on "how to use Wikipedia" talks to both students and teachers (approx. 2 hours per school).
• Increased usership of Wikipedia (since most schools have an average of over 500 students).

Resources and risks

Resources

• Frank Dugasseh is a Washington Fellow and Founder of the Wechiau Community Library.
• Abbas Mahmood was the lead instigator of the Offline Wikipedia project in Kenya and advisor of this project.
• Emmanuel Wedam is a student at the University for Development Studies.
• Fati Saaka is a student at the University for Development Studies.
• Effia Yeboah is a student at the University for Development Studies.
• Seth Amofa is affiliated with the National Accredition Board, Ghana.

Risks

The Ghanaian team on the ground does not have any Wikimedia editing experience. However, the installation and distribution of Kiwix does not require editing expertise.

Budget

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Project budget table

Activity/Item	Number of days	Quantity	Unit cost (USD)	Total (USD)
Food for Training
Food & Beverages for volunteers	2	5 people	20	200
Food for teachers	1	45 people	35	1575
Venue for training	2	1	42.3	84.6
Sub-total				1779.6
Transportation
Previsit to 36 schools	3	2	25	150
Installation of offline Wikipedia	30	6	25	4500
Educators and students training	1	70	30	2100
Follow-up visit	5	2	25	250
Per diem for volunteers	60	6	15	5400
Sub-total				12350
Logistics
Laptop	1	4	450	1800
Hard drive		4	45	180
Projector		1	571	571
USB sticks		5	15	75
Travelling bags		1	15	15
Internet modem		5	28	140
Communication		5	50	250
Request for t-shirts				0
Bank fees				100
Sub-total				3131
Total				17260.60

Total cost of project

USD 17260.60

Total amount requested

USD 17260.60

Additional sources of revenue

None

Non-financial requirements

Some t-shirts or Wikimedia merchandise for distribution.

Discussion

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Endorsements

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• I think this is an awesome initiative and project. Really interesting. Will be glad to assist in areas possible. Nkansahrexford (talk) 22:17, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
• I do think this project is just what is needed to equip our young growing students population to access educational information and knowledge with the world wide adoption of technology. Thoughtful Innovation. I will be glad to help rollout this beautiful project. Jay wan
• Most Communities in Ghana lacks internet access. This makes information needed for teaching and learning difficult especially in the rural communities. This project will help address some of these issues in most communities and improve the learning in these areas. I strongly endorse this project. Sethamofah (talk) 08:08, 9 December 2014 (UTC)