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Biowikician/Wikidata Trainings and Editathon on Nigeria Train Stations
The inception of rail in Nigeria started far back when the main railroad in Nigeria was opened in 1898. A query on Wikidata on the train stations in Nigeria returns only 1 result but there are about 50 rail stations in Nigeria. I plan to organize a training and editathons with the students of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education(AOCOED), Ojo, Lagos to improve and create these contents.
targetWikidata
start date5 September
end date5 November
budget (local currency)NGN 817,850
budget (USD)USD 1,990
grant typeindividual
grantee• Biowikician
contact(s)• ifepeko(_AT_)gmail.com


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Please see the sample Editathon/Training 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.

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

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

2 series of trainings/edithathons

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 have notified the Nigeria Wikimedia User Group here

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 will make use of flyers that will be distributed on campus to create awareness. I will also announce on the departmental notice board as well as my WhatsApp stauts.

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:Biowikician, User:Wikitician, User:Pingponging

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

Yes, participants have either mobile device or Laptop

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

I will create a WhatsApp group where I will regularly address participants questions and give them editing tips. I will also create a weekly Wikidata editing task to be done by participants.

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:

Risk Assessment

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 articles created or improved: 50
  5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events): 20

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).

Biowikician (orgainzer)
Wikitician (facilitator)
Pingponging (facilitator)

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 = USD 400
  • Food and drinks: USD 12 x 30 x 2 events = USD 720
  • Certificate of participation: USD 1 x 30 = USD 30
  • Camera rental: USD 25
  • Participant packs (folder, Wrist bands, pen, Wikidata cheatsheet, stickers) = USD 7 x 30 = USD 210
  • Pocket Hand Sanitizer: USD 1 x 30 = USD 30
  • Branded nose mask: USD 2 x 30 = USD 60
  • Branded Shirt for organizers and top 3 participants: USD 15 x 6 = USD 90
  • Universal router rental: USD 30 x 2 = USD 60
  • Communication and Graphics (digital Banners and flyers): USD 120
  • Internet subscription on router: USD 120
  • Local transport for organizers: USD 25 x 3 = USD 75
  • Miscellaneous: USD 50

Total: USD 1,990

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