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Grants:Project/Rapid/SPARQL and Wikidata Training at University of Lagos

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Samliverj/SPARQL and Wikidata Training at University of Lagos
I am a member of the Developers Student Club (DSC) in the University of Lagos and I participated virtually in the Wikidata and SPARQL training at Lagos State University. With the support of the organizing team of that event, I will be organizing similar event in my school. I have been showing a few of my mates some of the things I learnt during the event and I will want to introduce more to Wikidata editing and SPARQL.
targetWikidata
start dateMarch 3
end dateMay 30
budget (local currency)NGN 830,569
budget (USD)USD 1,998
grant typeIndividual
grantee• Samliverj
contact(s)• sesamson247(_AT_)gmail.com


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Project Goal

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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 on Wikidata

Project Plan

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Activities

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Day 1(Introduction)
Time Activity Facilitators
10:00AM - 10:45AM Registration All
10:45AM - 11:15AM Opening remark Samliverj (Organizer/Project lead)
11:15AM-11:45AM Introductions All
11:50AM - 12:45 Introduction to Wikidata Samatics
12:45 Noon - 1:30 Break (Tea break) All
Technical Session 1
1:30PM - 2:30PM What is SPARQL DonKevin
2:30PM - 3:30PM Getting data from Wikidata Samatics
3:30PM - 4:00PM Lunch
Technical Session 2
4:00PM - 4:30PM Surfing Wikidata Samliverj
4:30PM - 5:00PM Questions & Answers All
5:00PM - 5:30PM Votes of thanks Samatics
Day 2 (Hands-on practical)
10:00AM - 1:00PM Contributing to Wikidata All participants
1:00PM - 1:30PM Tea Break All participants
1:30PM - 4:00PM Wikidata query All participants
4:00PM - 4:30PM General discussions All participants
4:00PM - 5:00PM Votes of thanks Samliverj

1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?

2 series of training/editathons

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.

I will inform them during our club's meeting and paste notice on our WhatsApp group. To gain more traction, I will paste notice on the departmental notice board on campus.

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.

I have informed the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria here

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

User:Samliverj, User:Samatics, User:DonKevin

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

Participants are members of Developers Student Club (DSC) that are computer literate and have basic programming skills. They also have laptops and mobile devices.

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

Since participants are members of DSC, It will be easier for me to engage them by asking technical wikidata question on the whatapp group that I will be creating, whoever gets the question will be awarded points and will be part of what will be used to give out the branded wikidata shirts. I will share progress with the participants of the WhatsApp group on who is leading in the editathon. I will also encourage them to ask question where the xeperienced editors who helped in facilitating the event will assist in providing answers.

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:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nfKXDs_KgOFhEuW4sD8vV3W3IXFXr7cmPgAB5NoJynk/edit?usp=sharing

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

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:

  1. Number of events: 2
  2. Number of participants: 30
  3. Number of new editors: 20
  4. Number of Wikidata items created or improved: 100
  5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events)

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).

  • Samliverj: I will be organizing and coordinating the event.
Samatics: is an experienced Wikidata editor with experience in writing SPARQL queries. He will assist in facilitating the event
DonKevin: is an experienced Wikidata editor, lead tutor in DSC LASU with an excellent knowledge of SPARQL. He will assist in facilitating the event and support in logistics.

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

  • Space rental: USD 200 x 2 events = USD 400
  • Refreshments: USD 12 x 30 x 2 = USD 720
  • Universal Router rental: USD 25 x 2 = USD 50
  • Internet Subscription on Router: USD 50 x 2 = USD 100
  • Branded shirt for me and top 3 contributors: USD 15 x 4 = USD 60
  • Internet subscription for individual participants: USD 8 x 30 = USD 240
  • Branded nose mask: USD 1 x 30 = USD 30
  • Pocket hand sanitizers: USD 2 X 30 = USD 60
  • Certificate of participation: USD 1 x 30 = USD 30
  • Participant packs (folder, Wrist bands, pen, Wikidata cheat sheet, stickers): USD 7 x 30 =210
  • Local transport for facilitators: USD 8 x 3 x 2 = USD 48
  • Miscellaneous: USD 50

Total = USD 1,998

Endorsements

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  •   Strong support: I am glad this event will take place in this school. You can count on my 100% support.--Samatics (talk) 11:24, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
  •   Strong support: Having started this project, I am glad to see other institutions embracing it. I will be happy to facilitate it.--DonKevin (talk) 13:32, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
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