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Grants:Project/Rapid/kid keen 47/Publicly Quoted Companies in Nigeria on Wikidata

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kid keen 47/Publicly Quoted Companies in Nigeria on Wikidata
We will conduct an online edit-a-thon to create and improve content on quoted companies in Nigeria on wikidata. A lot of the publicly quoted companies on wikidata have few information about them and some of the quoted companies are not on wikidata.
targetWikidata English
start date17th May
end date31th August
budget (local currency)680,200 Naira
budget (USD)1790USD
grant typeIndividual
grantee• Kid Keen 47
contact(s)• chimex.ezeilo(_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: New editors will be enrolled to participate in the online edit-a-thon.
  2. Increase skills for existing editors: Old and experienced editors will work online together with new editors to improve skill.
  3. Add or improve content: We will Create new pages and improve exiting ones.


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?

I will do 6 online edit-a-thon

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.

I spoke to my friends earlier about it and I will also announce on my social medias pages. I put it in wikidata project chat. the link is https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat

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

I have like

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

Some Participants have laptops and they all have good IT knowledge. Many of them are also experienced wikimedia editors.

Those that don't have laptops will use laptops to be hired. 5. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?

most of the participants are my friends, We will continue to encourage and discuss with each other on social media.

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:

The project will be done online

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

This project will help to increase the information about Nigerian publicly quoted companies in Wikidata.

Again, I have monies not used in my previous projects. they are $30 and $120 adding up to $150. Subject to approval, I apply that this sum be deducted form this project sum

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: 6
  2. Number of participants: 30
  3. Number of new editors: 4
  4. Number of of articles created or improved: 130
  5. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events): 7

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).

some participants have laptops in their houses. Experienced editors have assured me that they will join in the planning and the execution.

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

  1. Hire of Laptops 3 X 5 X 40 =$600
  1. Payment of data 7 X 5 X 10= $350
  2. Food and Drink 7 X 5 X 15= $525
  3. merchandise (branded flask and bowels) 7 X 45= $315
  4. Total $1790

Endorsements

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Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

  • This project is good. Nigerian quoted companies should be made more visible. I support Tyler1555 (talk) 05:31, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I support this project. benjaminebotmang (talk) 1:21, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
  • This project is good, I endorse it simoniwodi (talk) 1:30, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I endorse this project chikaah (talk) 1:36, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
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