Grants:Project/Rapid/Wikify Ibadan: Wikidata and SPARQL Training

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Johnjoy/Wikify Ibadan: Wikidata and SPARQL Training
I am an undergraduate of the University of Ibadan (UI) and an active Wikipedian editor. I also participated in the maiden edition of Wikidata training at Lagos State University, organized in conjunction with the Developer Students Club (DSC), LASU. As a result of the success of the event in Lagos and the perceived benefits that the knowledge of SPARQL to DSC and the usage of Wikidata among members of the club at UI. I am super excited to introduce the event to the club. I have reached an agreement with the leaders of the group (DSC UI) to organise a two-day event at the university that will help in recruiting new editors and improving the skills of existing editors.
targetwikidata
start dateMay 10
end dateJune 10
budget (local currency)NGN762,000
budget (USD)$1996.54
grant typeindividual
granteeJohnjoy12
contact(s)• johnjoyk15(_AT_)gmail.com


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Project Goal

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  1. Recruit new editors
  2. Increase Wikidata editing skills for existing editors
  3. Add or improve content on Wikidata
  4. Introduce Wikidata and Wikidata query service to computer scientists and developers in Ibadan
  5. Give interested people the required basic and advanced SPARQL skills to make Wikidata queries.

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Activities

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

Series of trainings

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.

WhatsApp, twitter, mailing list, personal interaction, Community page

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

Yes, among them are:
  1. DonKevin(Facilitator)
  2. Samatics(Facilitator)
  3. Johnjoy12(Coordinator)

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

Yes, participants already have laptops and smartphones

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

We will create a WhatsApp group and also share slides used in the event with participants.

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:

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

This project will help to start an active Wikidata editor group consisting of developers, computer scientist, data scientist and anyone who wants to contribute to Wikidata in Ibadan, Nigeria.

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 of articles created or improved = 100
  5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) = 20

Resources

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  • Personal Laptops
  • Participants already have laptops and smartphone
  • At least 2 experienced editors:

Johnjoy12(Coordinator) DonKevin(Facilitator), Samatics(Facilitator)

Day 1(Introduction)
Time Activity Facilitators
10:00AM - 10:45AM Registration All
10:45AM - 11:15AM Opening remark Johnjoy 12 (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 Samatics
4:30PM - 5:00PM Questions & Answers All
5:00PM - 5:30PM Votes of thanks Johnjoy 12
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 Johnjoy 12

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

  • Venue for the events: ₦100,000 x 2 days = ₦200,000
  • Food and Drinks: ₦5,000 x 30 x 2 days = ₦300,000
  • Router (Rent): ₦7,500 x 2 = ₦15,000
  • Data Bundle: ₦23,000
  • Communications and Graphics: ₦50,000
  • Branded Nose Mask: ₦1,000 x 30 = ₦30,000
  • Branded Shirts for 3 facilitators and 2 best participants: ₦5,000 x 5 = ₦25,000
  • Certificate of Participation: ₦1,000 x 30 = ₦30,000
  • Transportation for Facilitators: ₦10,000 x 3 = ₦30,000
  • Stationery and Miscellaneous: ₦50,000

TOTAL: NGN762,000 or $1,996.54

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