Grants:Project/Rapid/Kaizenify/Black Climate Rights edit a thon

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Kaizenify/Black Climate Rights Edit a thon

Inspired from the story of Vanessa Nakate which broke the internet as a result of being cropped out from a photo which raises a lot of concerns and the impact the creation of a Wikipedia page for her did to amplify her voice which has led to the creation of other African climate activists Wikipedia page which include Adenike Oladosu, Maria Auma and Elizabeth Wathuti. This edit a thon will then train and recruit climate and human right activists into contributing to Wikipedia and also improving and creating Wikipedia articles on climate change activists and human rights in partnership with Climate change organization in Nigeria in three different cities in Nigeria.

targetEnglish Wikipedia, Yoruba Wikipedia, Hausa Wikipedia, Igbo WIkipedia and Wikimedia Commons

start date12th Of March

end date~~30th of March~~ October 1

budget (local currency)610,000 NGN

budget (USD)2,000 USD

grant typeGroup

grantee• Kaizenify

contact(s)• ayokanmioyeyemi

gmail.com• User: Olaniyan Olushola

organization (if applicable)• Wikimedia Community User Group Nigeria

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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.

Recruit new editors
Increase skills for existing editors
Add or improve content
Add images to commons
Create a relationship with Climate Organization in Nigeria

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 3 editathons in three major cities in Nigeria: Lagos, Ibadan and Oshogbo which will focus on recruiting editors and creating and improving articles about climate change and human right activists in Africa.

2. How will you let your community know about the event? Please paste links below to where relevant communities have been notified of your proposal, and to any other relevant community discussions.

The project will be announced to Wikimedia User Group Nigeria mailing list, social media and each partnered organization will announce it on their various channels.

3. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event?

Yes, i personally have the required experience as i have led various editathons around Nigeria and also will be assisted by other Nigerian experienced editors which include Olaniyan olushola and also other experienced volunteer editors from our various hubs in each host city.

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

Participants have the necessary computer devices for the project as that's part of the requirements and I will be providing unlimited fast-speed internet that will be used for all the editathons.

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

We will also set up a Telegram group for all participants to talk and share ideas. A mailing list will be created and a support system set up to encourage new recruits. Also we will send a post event questionnaire to get their needs.

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

This editathon is one that will further seal Wikimedia Nigeria relationship with climate change organization in Nigeria and Africa and also further bridge the information gap that exists about climate change activists in Africa.

This is the event page which will outline all the metrics for the editathons.

Impact

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

Number of events: 3
Number of participants: 120(40 per event)
Number of new editors: 95%
Number of of articles created or improved: 200
Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events): since our project travels, each event is unique with new users.

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).

Kaizenify; Project lead and experienced editor.
Olaniyan Olushola, Project facilitator and President of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria
Mahveotm, facilitator and experienced Wikimedian
Event hall to be provided by the partnering organization.

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

Budget breakdown

This is the budget breakdown for the Project

Sl.No	Item	Quantity	Rate (NGN)	Total (NGN)	Rate (USD)	Total (USD)	Notes
Total Cost of campaign (Sumtotal :NGN610,000 (USD 2,000))
1	Foods and drinks	125	2500	312500	8.19	1024.6	This is the cost of food for participants and facilators
2	Internet	1	85355	85355	279.85	279.85	This is the cost of Spectra outdoor moderm and 60gb data value on it
3	Customized shirts	6	3000	18000	9.83	59.01	This is a high quality material and would be strictly for facilitators and the a leader of each partnered organization.
4	Local transport for facilitators traveling	2	50000	100000	163.93	327.86	This would cover the cost or transportation of the campaign coordinators within Lagos and travel to Ibadan and Oshogbo
5	Online digital banner and media coverage	1	75000	75000	245.901	245.901	This budget is design to take care of expenses on the designing online banners and a subsidized cost to take care of documentary video of the editathon and photography coverage.
6	Contingency	1	19145	19145	62.77	62.77	This is for unforeseen expenses
Grand Total: Sumtotal :NGN610,000 (USD 2,000)

Endorsements

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Brilliant idea! Bridges2Information (talk) 21:26, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
Africans in Environmental+Climate Change Activism are poorly covered on Wikipedia,so, this editathon will serve as a major gap bridger in this spaceOlaniyan Olushola (talk)