Grants:Project/Rapid/Hausa Wikimedians User Group/Wikipedia Editathon

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Hausa Wikimedians User Group/End of Year Wikipedia Editathon

The project aim is to retrain existing less-experienced editors so as to maintain the progress the group has achieved so far through this year and also to train newcomers and advance Wikimedia mission to completely new participants. There will also be roundup discussion after the main events to discuss about the activities we have done through the year, and plans for the upcoming year.

targetHausa Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons

start dateDecember, 1

end dateDecember, 31

budget (local currency)747,198

budget (USD)$1,818

grant typegroup

grantee• Hausa Wikimedians User Group

contact(s)• contact@wikimediahausa.org.ng• ammarpad@yahoo.com

website (if applicable)• https://wikimediahausa.org.ng/

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Create your report

Please see the sample Editathon/Training application before drafting your application.

Project Goal

Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.

1. Recruit new editors
2. Increase skills for existing editors
3. Add or improve content of Hausa Wikipedia

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?

We are planning to do two-day trainings

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

Announced on the project, Hausa Wikipedia: Link to announcement (in Hausa).

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.

The events will be publicly announced on our Website. It will also be promoted throughout the project on our social media channels on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp as well as on Hausa Wikipedia.

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:I JethroBT

Yes Ammarpad, who is the lead of Hausa Wikimedians User Group

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

Many do (due to our previous campaigns and trainings). People who are new or less experienced will be duly guided and assisted by the facilitators.

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

Through WhatsApp group discussions and (non-compulsory) post-event feedback survey

7. Are you running any in-person events or activities? If so, you will need to complete the steps outlined on the Risk Assessment protocol related to COVID-19. When you have completed these steps, please provide a link to your completed copy of the risk assessment tool below:

• Completed COVID-19 Risk assessment

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

Impact

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:

1. Number of events: 2
2. Number of participants: 30+
3. Number of new editors: 5+
4. Number of of articles created or improved: > 30
5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events): 10 to 20

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).

Laptops and smartphones by participants. We're not receiving any other help from elsewhere.

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

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

• Space rent: $200 x 2 = $400
• Refreshments and launch: $10 x 30 x (2 days) = $600
• Internet: $75 x 2 = $150
• Flyers, graphics design and event promotion = $150
• Merchandise (shirts): $12 x 10 = $120 (5 for facilitators and 5 for best participants)
• Covid-19 safety supplies = $100
• Router hire = $45
• Camera and coverage services = $78
• Certificate of participation: $2 x 30 = $60
• Logistics and communication = $115
• TOTAL: $1,818

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