Grants:Knowledge Sharing/Let's Connect Rapid Funds/Let’s Connect Peer Learning Program in Kwara/Lets Connect Kwara 2.0
General Overview[edit]
This project represents the second phase of the Let's Connect Peer Learning Program in Kwara. This new phase of our initiative encompasses two primary objectives: firstly, to maintain ongoing connections with previous participants, and secondly, to welcome new members into our program. Drawing insights from our initial implementation, we discovered that in-person interactions significantly enhance the learning experience. Physical engagement stimulates discussions, ensuring a more robust and participatory environment. Notably, during online sessions, we observed that experienced Wikimedians tended to be more interactive, while newer editors faced challenges in active engagement without tools like Jamboard.
Addressing these challenges, we are introducing physical learning clinics to ensure the active participation of all attendees and consider their desired skills. We aim to solve the issue of limited discussion engagement and cater to participants' requests for additional skills not covered in the initial phase due to target constraints. The project focuses on providing financial and logistical support to ten active Wikimedians from Kwara State, Nigeria, who have contributed to facilitating or organizing projects on Wikimedia platforms.
Let's Connect Peer Learning Program serves as a secure space for Wikimedians to exchange and acquire various skills, including organizational, program tactics, interpersonal, and those relevant to Wikimedia projects. By participating, Wikimedians aim to align with the Movement Strategy, emphasizing knowledge-sharing, skill-building, people-centeredness, and solidarity. The program strives to cultivate a learning culture adaptable to local contexts, regional dynamics, and the diverse needs of communities, considering availability, workload, and diversity.
In an effort to eliminate participation barriers such as limited connectivity, access to devices, and time constraints, the registered participants of this project will receive a scholarship of $30. Primarily associated with the WIKIMEDIA NIGERIAN COMMUNITY and informal groups, participants will showcase the capacities of these communities that may often go unnoticed.
Finally, the project seeks to provide peer support, fostering an environment where participants feel confident and secure in sharing and acquiring knowledge. The overarching goal is to cultivate an inclusive learning community and promote active engagement in the Let's Connect Peer Learning Program.
Timeline and Activities[edit]
Start Date: 13 November, 2023.
End Date: 13 April, 2024.
Activities developed to deliver this program[edit]
Planning[edit]
- Receiving rapid grant fund.
Done - Determining the topic/skill to share. Done
- Defining Let’s Connect participants to invite and organising the registration form. Done
- Designing the Learning Clinic session structure and learning outcomes. Done
- Organising the invites. Done
- Social media publicity. Done
- Creating feedback/Evaluation survey form. Done
- Organising any pre-session material for the Let's connect. Done
- Review and sending them to registered participants. Done
- Create a WhatsApp group for the selected Let's connect participants. Done
- Communicating the Learning Clinic plan with the Working group. Done
During the session:[edit]
- Facilitating the session.
After the session:[edit]
- Organising material on the Let’s Connect meta resource page for public use.
- Send a follow-up evaluation survey to participants.
- Analyse the feedback and include the results and learning in grant report.
- Disbursement of Scholarship to participants.
Learning Clinics[edit]
For this program, the team organized three learning clinics for a group of 15 participants to train them on some specific Wikimedia skill. Two of these learning clinics were physical.
1st Learning Clinic[edit]
This learning clinic held on 12 January, 2024. Participants learnt: Proposal Writing For Funding
Trainer: Barakat Adegboye
2nd Learning Clinic[edit]
This Learning Clinic held on 13 January 2024. Participants learnt: Designing Learning/Retrospective Sessions
Trainer: Linason Blessing
3rd Learning Clinic[edit]
This Learning Clinic held on February 25, 2024.
Participants learnt: Creating, Managing, and Sharing Tutorials and Resources.
Trainer: James Rhoda
Reports[edit]
Cluster Connections[edit]
After concluding our in-person learning clinics, the team adopted a distributed teaching method, dividing participants into three (3) groups for three (3) Cluster Connections to foster learning through empowerment. This involved each set of three sharers collaboratively working together and exchanging their skills with their respective group members. The first cluster connections for each group took place on February 4, 2024, conducted as a combined session. Zoom Breakout Rooms were utilized by each group during these sessions.
The second and third Cluster Connections also held on 11 February, 2024 and 18 February, 2024, respectively, following the same structure.
These combined sessions each lasted for 2 hours.
First Cluster Connections The session was held on the 4th of February, 2024 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm West Central African Time, in a combined session, through the use of Zoom Breakout Rooms. The combined session was facilitated by the Let's Connect Kwara team.
List of learning resources
- Group One: Creating a Diff Blog Post
- Group Two: Basic Use of Figma and Canva
- Group Three: Effective Time Management for Project Organizers
Second Cluster Connections The session took place on the 11th of February, 2024 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm West Central African Time, in a combined session, through the use of Zoom Breakout Rooms. The combined session was facilitated by the Let's Connect Kwara team.
List of learning resources
- Group One: Managing and Maintaining Partnerships
- Group Two: Central Notice
- Group Three: Basic Use of the Fountain Tool
Third Cluster Connections The session held on the 25th of February, 2024 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm West Central African Time, in a combined session, through the use of Zoom Breakout Rooms. The combined session was facilitated by the Let's Connect Kwara team.
List of learning resources
- Group One: Defining Learning and Evaluation Plans
- Group Two: Introduction to Wikisource
- Group Three: Leadership Skills and its Importance to Project Organizers
Report[edit]
Team[edit]
- Ridzaina Project Lead
- Linason Blessing Facilitator
- James Rhoda Facilitator and disbursement of fund
- Mijesty Communication Expert