WikiCred/2022 CFP/WIKIDATA QUERY SERVICE AND TRANSLATION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
| WIKIDATA QUERY SERVICE AND TRANSLATION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA | |
|---|---|
| A WikiCred 2022 Grant Proposal | |
| Project Type | Other |
| Author | (Sirryboi) |
| Contact | danmalambizz@gmail.com |
| Requested amount | $5,300 USD |
| Award amount | Unknown |
- What is your idea?
To create awareness about WikiCred and show the use of query service (SPARQL) in Wikidata to retrieve information, translate and create new items.
- Why is it important?
Provide more translation, more quality to articles especially those with missing claims and infobox (databox).
- Link(s) to your resume or anything else (CV, GitHub, etc.) that may be relevant
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y8Ao6y3LCfD_TcyezoNMaPAvw9-RsYZ8/view?usp=sharing
- Is your project already in progress?
No, this project has not been proposed by anyone here and all the other Wikimedia Sister Project
- How is this project relevant to credibility and Wikipedia?
Increase credibility, quality, reliability and integrity of articles in Wikipedia which is part of the mission of WikiCred.
- What is the ultimate impact of this project?
Providing integrity, quality, credibility and reliability to articles in Wikipedia.
- Can your project scale?
Yes, it can scale because many editors within Kaduna, Northern part of Nigeria don’t understand how to access/retrieve information using query service (SPARQL) in Wikidata and there are so many required items to be translated.
- Why are you the people to do it?
Because our team have experience translation, creation and retrieving of articles in Wikidata.
- What is the impact of your idea on diversity and inclusiveness of the Wikimedia movement?
This project will increase the impact of Hausa Knowledge and Language within Hausa Community and the Universe as a whole.
- What are the challenges associated with this project and how you will overcome them?
The challenges include the use of SPARQL language by new and some existing editors to retrieve information.
- How will you spend your funds?
This project will be 2 days programme Budget 1. Transportation = 800 USD 2. Data and Internet = 400 USD 3. Hall = 300 USD 4. Designer Shirt and Cap = 800 USD 5. Refreshment = 600 USD 6. Computer and Projectile = 400 USD 7. Facemask and Sanitizer = 200 USD 8. Contigency = 1,800 USD
TOTAL = $5,300 USD
- How long will your project take?
If this proposed project was approved it will be effective from (20th June, 2023 – 20th July, 2023)
- Have you worked on projects for previous grants before?
I am an experience Wikimedian Editor for the past one year and contributed to many Wikimedia sister project, I attended many Wikipedia projects/programmes performed within my area and volunteer in some. There are others experience editors who will assist me to the completion of this project.