Grants:Project/Rapid/JosefAnthony/Wikidata introduction to Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State
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Please see the sample Editathon/Training application before drafting your application.
Project Goal
[edit]Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.
- Recruit new editors
- Increase skills for existing editors
- Add or improve content on wikidata
- Introduce wikidata and wikidata query service to members of NACOSS
- Give interested people the required basic and advanced SPARQL skills to make wikidata queries
Project Plan
[edit]Activities
[edit]Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
| Day 1(Introduction) | ||||
| Time | Activity | Facilitators | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00AM - 10:45AM | Registration | All | ||
| 10:45AM - 11:15AM | Opening remark | JosefAnthony(Project lead) | ||
| 11:15AM-11:45AM | Introduction to wikimedia | OtuNwachinemere | ||
| 11:50AM - 12:45 | Introduction to Wikidata | JosefAnthony | ||
| 12:45 Noon - 1:30 | Break (Tea break) | All | ||
| Technical Session | ||||
| 1:30PM - 2:30PM | What is SPARQL | Udehb | ||
| 2:30PM - 3:30PM | Getting data from Wikidata | JosefAnthony & Udehb | ||
| 3:30PM - 4:00PM | Lunch | |||
| 4:00PM - 4:30PM | Surfing Wikidata | Udehb | ||
| 4:30PM - 5:00PM | Questions & Answers | All | ||
| 5:00PM - 5:30PM | Votes of thanks | OtuNwachinemere | ||
| 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 | Making query using SPARQL | All participants | ||
| 4:00PM - 4:30PM | General discussions | All participants | ||
| 4:00PM - 5:00PM | Votes of thanks | JosefAnthony | ||
1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?
- A 2days training.
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.
- Shared on Hausa Wikimedians User Group -[HERE]
- I have notified the school authorities about the project and the are excited about it.
- I have met and discussed with the president and officials of the NACOSS about the project and the are also excited about it.
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.
- Participants will be communicated via different social media platform etc. WhatsApp, Telegram, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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
- Yes. Two experienced editors will join me in accomplishing the project. They are:
Udehb
OtuNwachinemere
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 laptops and smartphones.
6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?
- Plan on creating a WhatsApp and Telegram group to engage 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:
8. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
- This project will further put more Wikimedia activity in the NACOSS federal university of lafia chapter and create better awareness within that region.
Impact
[edit]How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:
- Number of events = 2
- Number of participants = 30
- Number of new editors = 20+
- Number of of wikidata items created or improved = 80+
- Number of repeat participants = 20
Resources
[edit]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).
● Personal Laptops
● 3 experience editors: JosefAnthony(Coordinator), Udehb(facilitator), OtuNwachinemere(facilitator)
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
Budget breakdown
[edit]This is the budget breakdown for the Project ( Conversion rate according to Oanda378.485
●Venue for the event: = $184.948
●Food and Drinks, Tea and Buscuit: $13.2105 * 30 * 2days = $792.633
●Internet Bundle: $60.7685
●Router (rent): $39.6316
●Communication and Graphics (digital Banners and flyers): $132.105
●Accommodation for the 3 facilitators: $26.4211 * 3 * 2nights = $158.5266
●local transportation of facilitators (travelling): $26.4211 * 3 = $79.2633
●Branded Nose Mask: $2.64211 * 40 = $105.6844
●Hand sanitizer: = $39.6316
●Participants packs(Branded pen, folder, Stickers, wrist bands, IDs ): $5.28422 * 30 = $158.5266
●Certificate of Participation: $2.64211 * 30 = $79.2633
●Miscellaneous: $52.8422
Total budget = $1,883.8241
Endorsements
[edit]Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
- This project will improve wikidata. Josefanthony's motivation and passion for wikidata is worth passing down to new editors who will be very instumental to the wiki movement. New skills will be taught, and transferred to people who will be guided to do the same. Ceslause (talk) 08:04, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
- I strongly endorse this project and it is one I'm looking forward to being a part of. Udehb (talk) 13:56, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
- I gladly endorsed the project, and I trust the organisers will do justice to it.Tion Michael)
- Am fully in support of this project, it goals and objectives. Can't wait to be a part of it. Silos109 (talk)
- I endorse this project and I am looking forward to being a part of it. OtuNwachinemere