Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Kaduna to Abuja Photo walk (ID: 22570502)
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Applicant Details
edit- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
AYM8818
- Organization
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- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
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- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Main Proposal
edit- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Kaduna to Abuja Photo walk
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-06-05 - 2024-08-31
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Nigeria
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
WikiGap
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
1. We are trying to capture and make available historical places (photos) in Kaduna state the old capital city of northern region Nigeria and Abuja the Current Capital of Nigeria. These places symbolize history, tourism, culture and heritage there is need to documented them in the movement. These places are important symbols to Nigerian history and Nigeria at large. Documenting those places is vital. it will showcase the rich culture of Nigeria at large. 2. The challenges are the community are finding it difficult to see those places in the movement or be able to link them to some of the articles of the places in Wikipedia. As majority of the places photos are not available on wiki while some places like the Aso Rock have very little representation (photos) on wiki. 3. We will organize a six days photo walk. 3 photo walk in Kaduna and the other 3 in Abuja to these places and an 2 workshops to upload the photos to Wikimedia Commons. 4. We will also use the opportunity to show participants how to link photos from wiki Commons to Wikipedia pages that needs them.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
The plan activities are as follow. 1. A 3 days photo walk in Kaduna to A. Kamuku National park: B. Nok Village C. Kajuru Castle D. Matsirga Waterfalls E. Lord lugard footbridge F. Ahmadu Bello Stadium G. Gamji park
2. A 3 days photo walk in Abuja to A. National Mosque Ɓ. Millennium Park C. Aso Rock D. Zuma Rock E. National stadium F. Jabi Park/Lake. G. Wonderland park
2. A 2 days workshop to upload those pictures to Wikimedia Commons for them to be able to be fully utilize and use in the other Wikimedia sister project.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.
1. Aliyu Yusuf, username AYM8818: Lead project organizer experience Wikimedian and professional photographer with Prime Studios.
2. Aliyu Abdulkareem: Communication manager and Also a professional photographer with Prime Studios
3. Abubakar Yusuf Gusau: Logistics as he has rich Wikipedia experience and will be the project manager
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
1. Hausa community 2. Hausa Wikipedia 3. We make the announcement via community portal and Hausa General WhatsApp group. 4. We would engage ,follow up via Whatsapp as it's the easiest means of communication here in our community.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
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- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
We are thrilled to inform you that, we discussed the idea on the monthly physical session we hold supported by Hausa Wikimedians User Group. We discussed the idea and make plans and provisions for the project at the event . A group of photographers at the event bring the suggestion and we work towards it that's what brought about the idea of this project.
On wiki link https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Kofan_al%27umma#Kaduna_to_Abuja_PhotoWalk
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Culture, heritage or GLAM
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Improve User Experience
Learning and metrics
edit- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
1. How effective can we captures those important places . 2. How well the community will utilize the photos uploaded. 3. How informed are the community about licensing and the issue of public domain
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 30 | This is the number of participants at the event |
| Number of editors | 25 | This is the number of editors, 25, that will contribute to this project. |
| Number of organizers | 4 | This is the Number of organisers and facilitators at the event |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 100 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 1000 |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Commons | 500 | N/A |
| Wikipedia | 100 | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
We are going to use the Outreachy dashboard
Financial proposal
edit- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
5197646 NGN
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
3239 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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- Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).