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Yemi festus/Photowalk and Wikidata of Public Sculptures in Lagos & Southwest Nigeria
As a professional photographer with a flair for coding and with more than 100 contributions on commons and passionate on improving items on Wikidata, I was in a group of professional photographers and after running a SPARQL query on the list of public sculptures in Nigeria and confirming same on Wikimedia commons and Wikipedia, we realized a very low coverage of this topic. So, I will be leading other 3 professional photographers in getting quality photos to bridge this gap.
targetWikimedia Commons, English Wikipedia, Yoruba Wikipedia, Wikidata
start date5th March
end date5th April
budget (local currency)NGN 750,000 NGN 735,000
budget (USD)USD 1,949.91 USD 1,909.84
grant typeindividual
grantee• Yemi festus
contact(s)• yemifestusfx2(_AT_)gmail.com


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Please see the sample Photowalk application before drafting your application.

Project Goal

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Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed. You can add details to each goal.

  1. To increase contents on Wikimedia Commons
  2. Recruit new editors
  3. Engage existing editors
  4. To create and improve contents on English Wikipedia
  5. To create and improve contents on Wikidata

Project Plan

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Activities

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Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
1. How many walks/tours will you organize and how many people on each walk?

6 photowalks with 4 photographers

2. What kind of content will the walks focus on? Why is this topic a priority?

We will focus on public sculptures including public statues as most of these items have no photos on Wikimedia commons which in turn affects their use on Wikipedia articles and Wikidata. Many more of these public sculptures have no complete data on Wikidata. Some of the public sculptures are:

Waka-The Big Foot (Ojodu, Lagos), Virtues of Life (Lekki, Lagos), Community (Agege, Lagos), From Èbúté (Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Lagos), Bonga-Fish (Epe, Lagos), Baba Onisekere (Ayetoro Junction, Osogbo), Yeye Osun (Dugbe Junction, Osogbo), É káàbò (Iwo Road, Ibadan), The Drummer (Ikorodu, Lagos), Adekunle Fajuyi(Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti), Iba Oluyole (Béèrè, Ibadan), The Fisherman (Badagry, Lagos), Welcome to Nigeria ( Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos), Lisabi Agbongbo Akala(Itoku, Abeokuta), Sango-Timi (Ede, Osun)

3. What is the plan to ensure images will be used on Wikimedia projects?

We plan to organize an edit-a-thon to upload these photos on commons and use same on Wikipedia and Wikidata.

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

Yes, all 4 photographers are professional photographers

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

This project will create awareness about Wikimedia commons and how to harness the use of photos on Wikipedia and Wikidata.

6. 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:

No

Impact

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

  1. Number of participants:4
  2. Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons:400
  3. Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects:220
  4. Number of articles improved or created on Wikidata:220

Resources

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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
  • Cameras
  • Experienced editors

User:Yemi festus (coordinator), User:Biowikician, User:Wikitician, User:Samatics


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

  • Transportation: NGN12,500 x 4 people x 6 days= 300,000
  • Accommodation: NGN20,000 x 4 people x 6 days = 240,000
  • Feeding: NGN5,000 x 4 people x 6 days = 120,000
  • Branded Shirts: NGN5,000 x 4 = 20,000
  • Internet Data Bundle: NGN5,000 x 4 = 20,000
  • Contingency: NGN50,000 NGN35,000

Total = NGN750,000 0r USD 1,949.91 NGN735,000 or USD1,909.84

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