Africa Environment/Microfunding/Africa’s Climate change representation on wikidata
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| This request for micro-funding to Africa Environment has just been submitted by Macocobovi on 13-02-2023 and is awaiting support. |
Description
[edit]This project is to ensure the promotion and representation of climate change in Africa. There is poor representation of climate change activities in Africa, both on Wikipedia and wikidata. And this lead to easy denialism of climate change in Africa.
Context
[edit]This project will be for two days (online) and it will contain at least 30 participants each day across Nigeria. we will list targeted journals from African Union database which will serve as our main source for the project. The event will focus both on new and expert Wikimedia editors together to contribute (create and update items) on wikidata.
Team
[edit]- Macocobovi - Project Lead (Experienced wikimedian, a member of Igbo Wikimedia User Group and Wikipedia community in residence of Code for Africa (CfA-WiR)
- Spadeex – Communication Manager (Experienced wikimedian, a member of Igbo Wikimedia User Group)
- bovimacoco – Facilitator (Experienced wikimedian, a member of Igbo Wikimedia User Group)
Request Details
[edit]Individual
- Lapangmark@gmail.com
Fallout
[edit]- Creating and improving items on climate change and environment related contents about Africa for global visibility
- Recruit existing editors who are advocates of climate change
- Train new editors on how to contribute to climate change items on Wikidata
Targets expected at the end of this projectt;
- Number of Participants - 30
- Number of new editors – at least 10
- Number of Wikidata Items (create and update) – 250+
Budget
[edit]| Object | Unit price ($) | Quantity | Total ($) |
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| Data reimbursement/Babysitting | 20 | 30 | 600 |
| Digital fliers | 35 | 1 | 35 |
| Mini Contest for participants:
Award for top 3 contributors |
100 | 3 | 300 |
| Contingency fund | 100 | 100 | |
| Total | 1,035 | ||
Any changes made to the budget after the application is submitted will void the application. You will then need to submit an updated application
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