Hardware donation program/Dolphyb
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- Dolphyb
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Explain your plan
I am applying for the Hardware Donation Program as an active Wikimedia contributor with a major focus on Wikidata contributions. My Wikimedia username is Dolphyb, and I have contributed across Wikidata, Wikifunctions, and Wikipedia, with most of my personal work centered on Wikidata outside campaigns and organized projects.
Over time, I have made more than 2 million global contributions across Wikimedia projects. A large part of my work has focused on helping close language and knowledge gaps through content translation contributions on Wikidata. I have worked majorly on biographies related to doctors, nurses, biologists, botanists, and professionals from many other fields, using QuickStatements and other Wikimedia tools to improve coverage and accessibility of information.
Beyond editing, I have also contributed technically to the movement. I recently built a welcome bot for the Igbo Wikipedia community, which has already been deployed on Toolforge. This project helped me gain more experience working with Wikimedia infrastructure and automation tools.
Currently, I use an Acer Aspire SW3-013 notebook that I have used for more than nine years. The device has only 2GB RAM and 28GB storage, and its internal battery no longer retains charge properly. Because of this, I can mostly use the notebook only when there is public electricity available. Living in Nigeria, where electricity supply can be unstable, this has become one of the biggest limitations affecting my ability to contribute consistently.
The low RAM and storage capacity also make technical Wikimedia tasks difficult. Activities such as cleaning large datasets for QuickStatements, working on Wikifunctions, running scripts, and handling heavier browser tasks can be very slow and frustrating on my current system.
Receiving a laptop through this program would greatly improve my ability to continue contributing effectively to Wikimedia projects. It would help me work more consistently, support my technical contributions, and allow me to expand the type of Wikimedia work I can do, especially in areas related to structured data, automation, and knowledge accessibility.
Affected projects
The affect projects are the following: Kinyarwanda Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and other Wikimedia projects related to African knowledge and local language content(kinyarwanda, English,and etc).
- wikidata
- wikifunction
- wikipedia
Work you're proud of
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