Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/1lib1ref outreach in Anambra state/Report

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Goals[edit]

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?

Yes, I met the goals and expectations of the project. Yes, I am happy with how the project went, to some extent.

Outcome[edit]

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  • Target outcome was 20 participants but there were 28 participants plus the facilitators making it 31
  • I reached my target and well above it
  • I achieved the milestone because of the because of the aggressive awareness I put up on the social media as as well as the messages and one-on-one
sensitization on the benefits of editing Wikimedia awareness.
  • Thus, I had a surge and both the new and the old editors doubled the expectation.
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Target outcome Achieved outcome Explanation
20 participants 28 participants There was aggressive awareness and sensitization
5 new editors 12 new editors signed up New interested members were underestimated and we had more participants
50 new edits targeted 454 new edits made on 48 articles New and old members contributed in improving articles
Physical training targeted Blended training of online and physical training took place There was need for blended training when some people stated they could not attend physically

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Learning[edit]

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  • What worked well?
    • There was quite a good number of new participants
    • The participants gained knowledge and skills in editing Wikimedia.
    • New editors willingly signed up, contributed and improved the article
    • The internet worked well
    • Online training took place for those who were not physically present


  • What did not work so well?
    • Some intended editors were blocked when they were trying to sign up. This dampened their spirits as they could not join directly with their devices. They joined others in learning. It denied them direct editing to their names
    • The online training experienced internet disruptions at some points
    • The resources budgeted for did not go round because there was 50% addition to the original logistics. This caused internet issues. Even the refreshment could not go round
    • Even the old editors were blocked at some points


  • What would you do differently next time? Create the new participant's username a day prior to the day of project.
    • Planning for more logistics to accommodate any eventuality
    • Planning for more than one internet source to avoid interference
    • Controlling the number of participants to avoid overshooting of the budget

Finances[edit]

Grant funds spent[edit]

Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.

  • Hall and fuel for the generating set N30,000
  • Internet data support for the participants @N1000 per person = N23,000
  • Refreshment (Snacks, drink and water) for the participants and the facilitators @N800 per person = N18,400
  • Graphic design of posters, Flex and communication N15,000
  • Projector rental N10,000
  • Nose masks for participants and the facilitators @N100 per person = N2300
  • Hand sanitizer N1500
  • Souvenir for participants and the facilitators @N500 per person = N11,500
  • DSLR Camera rental N15,000
  • Contingency funds (logistics, emergency expense) N10,000

Total =N136,700


However, because of the 8 participants that were not part of the budget, the following expenses were added

  • Refreshment for 8 persons @N800 = 6,400
  • Sourvenir for 8 persons @N500 = 4,000
  • Face mask for 8 persons @100 = 800
  • Internet data subscription for 8 persons @1000 = 8000

Total (Extra money added) = 19,200

Total money spent = 155,900

Note: Considering the fact that the facilitator is not living within the city, there's need to seek for accommodation within the city to be able to see to the smooth running of project.


Financial report here

Remaining funds[edit]

Do you have any remaining grant funds? None. I overspent the grant given

There is no fund remaining

Anything else[edit]

Anything else you want to share about your project?

As the event was highly successful, I humbly request that the extra money put in it to accommodate all the participants be reimbursed. The event was shared in all the social media accounts of the facilitators and tagged the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria (WUGN) and other Wikimedia communities in twitter. The Wikimedia and Wikipedia with other handles were tagged. This gained global popularity and commendations online as well as getting more followers to the Wikimedia Nigeria twitter handles. Also there was publication of the event in an established online newspaper that enhance visbility and notability of the program and user group. The handle: https://orientdailynews.com/news/wikimedia-user-group-trains-librarians-others-on-wikipedia-editing/

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