Grants:Project/Rapid/Wikipedia20 in Bénin

statusfunded
Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group/Wikipedia20 in Bénin
Celebrating Wikipedia 20 anniversary by Raising awarnesss about Wikipedia in Bénin
targetWikipedia French
start date12 July
end date31 July
budget (local currency)1,045,520 (CFA)
budget (USD)1930
grant typeUser group
granteeMah3110
contact(s)• bpossoupe(_AT_)gmail.com• fawaz.tairou(_AT_)gmail.com
organization (if applicable)• Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group
website (if applicable)Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group
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Project Plan

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Activities

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  1. What kind of event(s) or activities are you planning to hold for your Wikipedia 20 event? Please let us know if these events include a meetup, edit-a-thons, workshops, photowalks, contests, or any kind of campaign.
    For Wikipedia20, we would like mainly to raise awareness about Wikipedia. We would like Beninese to know more about Wikipedia how to use it, how to contribute to it and also spot lights on volunteer who contribute to it. For that we are going to:
    • Create an awareness video about Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement. The video will be shared on social media channels.
    • Members of the community will attend a TV program to talk about Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement
    • Create a newspaper article to present wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement
    • Send a "thank you" card to our volunteer editors and partners + Some Wikipedia gadgets
  2. If participants will be contributing to Wikimedia projects (such as in an editathon), do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? (If you are not doing this kind of event, please write N/A or leave the section below blank)
    N/A
  3. If participants will be contributing to Wikimedia projects (such as in an editathon), do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them? (If you are not doing this kind of event, please write N/A or leave the section below blank)
    N/A
  4. How will you promote and let participants know about your Wikipedia 20 event? Please describe or link to the spaces you will be using to inform your community about your activities. Please note there are resources available to support your communications for Wikipedia 20 events.
    N/A
  5. How will you keep participants engaged after the event is over? How will you be sharing photos, videos, or other content from your activities after they are completed?
    N/A
  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
  7. Please confirm below that you have listed your event on the WP20 page on Meta-wiki.
    Yes done
  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 and feel free to add more specific to your project:

  1. Benin counts about 10 millions inhabitants. We expect more than 3 millions people reached with the awareness video including TV + Social media channels
  2. 100% of volunteer editors and partners receive a "Thank you" card
  3. Number of total participants: N/A
  4. Number of new participants:N/A
  5. Number of people who will help organize the event:N/A
  6. Number of articles created or improved (if applicable):N/A
  7. Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons (if applicable):N/A
  8. Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects (if applicable):N/A

If you are organizing a meetup or event without any contributions to celebrate Wikipedia 20, we request that you ask participants to complete a brief survey to understand their experience and impact of your event. This survey will not request any personally identifying information. Will you be able to collect this information either during or after your event? (If you are not doing this kind of event, please write N/A or leave the section below blank)

After the events, we will do a survey to evaluate the state of Wikipedia Awareness.

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).

We will request from Wikimedia France some Wikipedia gadgets

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

Items Quantity Unit price($ US) Total price($ US)
Awareness video production 1 $570 $570
TV show 1 $400 $400
Newspaper article 1 $300 $300
Awareness posters 30 $10 $300
Thank you cards impression 50 $6 $300
Postal fees 50 $1 $50
Envelopes 50 $ 0.20 $10
Total $1930

Endorsements

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Endorsements are not needed for events related to Wikipedia 20. Community members are welcome to provide feedback or questions on the talk page.