Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Alliances Fund/Wikipedia Educational Outreach in Mongolia/Final Report
Report Status: Draft
Due date: 20 March 2026
Funding program: Wikimedia Alliances Fund
Report type: Final
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General information
[edit]This form is for organizations, groups, or individuals receiving Wikimedia Community Funds or Wikimedia Alliances Funds to report on their final results.
- Name of Organization: Progress Gateway NGO
- Title of Proposal:
- Amount awarded: 58293.22 USD, 152719991 MNT
- Amount spent:
Part 1 Understanding your work
[edit]1. Briefly describe how your proposed activities and strategies were implemented.
Our project has aimed to encourage educational communities to more actively and productively use Wikipedia through various collaborations, encouragements, DVD media distributions methods and successfully achieved record highest ever Wikipedia usage rate during the Summer and Autumn of 2025. And within 1.5 years we have expanded the local mn.wikipedia.org by 10% or with 2300 articles through these processes. The intensified Wikipedia activities can be observed from this graph please check February, July and December rates of 2025 and compare with previous years: https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/mn.wikipedia.org/reading/unique-devices/normal%7Cline%7C2022-02-18~2026-03-19%7C(access-site)~mobile-site*desktop-site%7Cmonthly And July is annual lowest usage cycle but we managed to achieve higher usage success in 2025.
2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you felt were effective in achieving your goals?
With our proposed media distributions and collaborations with communities ways, targeting offline communities and adult learning centers in provincial areas were very effective. Using of Wikipedia DVD to approach offline communities is still very effective way to distribute and pass around Wikipedia usage among low income new users communities. Which our earlier graph is showing several unusual usage spikes during February, July and December 2025. The key logic here is all those phased out 10 to 15 years old laptops and desktop computers are now widely adopted into the low income communities which they still owning dvd drives. And these newest Wikipedia users are quickly checking fresh online Wikipedia resources through wherever possible online accesses and this phenomenon is reflected on Wikipedia statistics.
3. Would you say that your project had any innovations? Are there things that you did very differently than you have seen them done by others?
With 14 of US Peace Corps volunteers assistance we have organized total seven Wikipedia Summer schools since 2023. And one Fulbright Foundation volunteer helped us to organize IELTS test prep course combined with Wikipedia editing activity. Our multi years of collaboration with international organization has resulted more deeper understanding and impact of Wikipedia effects within collaborator organizations thus it is expanding into more organizations and volunteers.
4. Please describe how different communities participated and/or were informed about your work.
We have donated our offline Wikipedia DVDs to five new provincial libraries, adults learning centers, Women's counsels which their communities users were actively used Wikipedia thus resulted record highest of Wikipedia usage during February, July and December of 2025. December is critical exam period for Mongolia's high school and college students. From this graph please check February, July and December rates of 2025 and compare with previous years: https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/mn.wikipedia.org/reading/unique-devices/normal%7Cline%7C2022-02-18~2026-03-19%7C(access-site)~mobile-site*desktop-site%7Cmonthly
5. Documentation of your impact. Please use the two spaces below to share files and links that help tell your story and impact. This can be documentation that shows your results through testimonies, videos, sound files, images (photos and infographics, etc.) social media posts, dashboards, etc.
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6. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the work carried out with the support of this Fund? You can choose “not applicable” if your work does not relate to these goals.
| A. Bring in participants from underrepresented groups | Strongly agree |
| B. Create a more inclusive and connected culture in our community | Strongly agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Strongly agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Agree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Strongly agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Strongly agree |
| G. Increased participants' feelings of belonging and connection to the movement. | Strongly agree |
7. Is there anything else you would like to share about how your efforts helped to bring in participants and/or build out content, particularly for underrepresented groups?
N/A
Part 2: Your main learning
[edit]8. In your application, you outlined your learning priorities. What did you learn about these areas during this period?
One key learning was Mongolia's 80% of Wikipedia usage is English Wikipedia. Which makes sense that users concentrate on more richer resource. However local Wikipedia usage depth is 76 which is still not lower rate as of https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias which this depth rate is still higher than some European Wikipedias.
The provincial Wikipedia users are far more enthusiastic about any Wikipedia related activities. And also Mongolia's highest ever Wikipedia access rates in 2025 is in significant part contributed by them.
9. Did anything unexpected or surprising happen when implementing your activities?
One of our US Peace Corps volunteer Collin Vander Hoek proposed us to collaborate on more outreaching Wikipedia editing and English teaching operations to the low income communities. And currently we are successfully running this operation that our first two selected public schools are school number 39 and 57. This operation will continue throughout 2026 with six public schools from low income areas.
10. How do you hope to use this learning? For instance, do you have any new priorities, ideas for activities, or goals for the future?
11. If you were sitting with a friend to tell them one thing about your work during this fund, what would it be (think of inspiring or fascinating moments, tough challenges, interesting anecdotes, or anything that feels important to you)?
12. Please share resources that would be useful to share with other Wikimedia organizations so that they can learn from, adapt or build upon your work. For instance, guides, training material, presentations, work processes, or any other material the team has created to document and transfer knowledge about your work and can be useful for others. Please share any specific resources that you are creating, adapting/contextualizing in ways that are unique to your context (i.e. training material).
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Part 3: Metrics
[edit]13a. Open and additional metrics data
| Open Metrics | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia Summer School 2024 | During July 2024 and January 2025 we will co-organize Wikipedia Summer School in support of US Peace Corps volunteer teachers. This is important event to enhance Wikimedia projects influence to local communities and this allows us to do more closer study on Wikipedia effects on students learning process. As of March 2024 USPC volunteer Darcy Maier, Christopher Wizda, Alexander Erdman have offered their help as to work our Summer School teacher. During this operation we will further study the English to Mongolian Wikipedia articles translation effects on students language skills development alongside other researches. | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mongolia's User Group | Our project will create Wikimedia projects development oriented User group during 2024-2025. We will import other Asian user groups operational examples that adapted with local situation. During 2023 we have collected more than 100 English teachers emails and phone numbers from 20 public schools and this will help us to recruit suitable members for our user group. | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Learn English with Wikipedia textbook | We will develop newer improved version of Learn English with Wikipedia textbook. With more calibrated operation and with more staffs involvement we will release more improved version of our textbook. | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Converting new tool into learning tool | We have transformed our Wikipedia Editing guide as English learning lesson tool and suggested this to 20 public schools during 2023. And with second year of operation we will further press on this effort and will closely cooperate with the schools on how this tool usage can ideally fit their learning operation. | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Additional Metrics | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of editors that continue to participate/retained after activities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Number of organizers that continue to participate/retained after activities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Number of strategic partnerships that contribute to longer term growth, diversity and sustainability | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Feedback from participants on effective strategies for attracting and retaining contributors | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Diversity of participants brought in by grantees | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Number of people reached through social media publications | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Number of activities developed | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Number of volunteer hours | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
13b. Additional core metrics data.
| Core metrics | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | We will distribute our DVDs to 30 public schools. And will try to cooperate some other public libraries for more Wikipedia editing training. Plus Youthinc NGO and Childrens development library will involve with our activities. | 33 | |||
| Number of editors | 100 | ||||
| Number of organizers | Public schools and public libraries will be chosen as Wikimedia activities co-organizers. | 12 |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 2380 | To mn.wikipedia.org we have added 2300 articles which expanded the local Wikipedia by 10%. | Observation or Counting of articles during activities. |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 1080 | To commons.wikimedia.org our project added 1080 photos and videos. And 20% of them were attached to articles. | Observation or Counting of items during activities. |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 30 | To wikivoyage.org our project added 30 articles both in English and German versions. | Observation or Counting of articles during activities. |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 10 | To wikiquotes.org our project added 10 articles. | Observation or Counting of articles during activities. |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 10 | To wikispecies.org our project added 10 newer or unregistered species. Three non Wikipedia registered newest species registered. This was not planned in our initial project proposal but we decided to expand. | Observation or Counting of articles during activities. Wikimedia project 6: https://beta.wikiversity.org/wiki/; Results: 20. |
14. Were there any metrics in your proposal that you could not collect or that you had to change?
Yes
15. If you have any difficulties collecting data to measure your results, please describe and add any recommendations on how to address them in the future.
N/A
16. Use this space to link or upload any additional documents that would be useful to understand your data collection (e.g., dashboards, surveys you have carried out, communications material, training material, etc).
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Part 4: Organizational capacities & partnerships
[edit]17. Organizational Capacity
| A. Financial capacity and management | This capacity has grown but it should be further developed |
| B. Conflict management or transformation | This capacity has grown but it should be further developed |
| C. Leadership (i.e growing in potential leaders, leadership that fit organizational needs and values) | This has grown over the last year, the capacity is high |
| D. Partnership building | This has grown over the last year, the capacity is high |
| E. Strategic planning | This has grown over the last year, the capacity is high |
| F. Program design, implementation, and management | This has grown over the last year, the capacity is high |
| G. Scoping and testing new approaches, innovation | This has grown over the last year, the capacity is high |
| H. Recruiting new contributors (volunteer) | This has grown over the last year, the capacity is high |
| I. Support and growth path for different types of contributors (volunteers) | This has grown over the last year, the capacity is high |
| J. Governance | This capacity has grown but it should be further developed |
| K. Communications, marketing, and social media | This capacity has grown but it should be further developed |
| L. Staffing - hiring, monitoring, supporting in the areas needed for program implementation and sustainability | This has grown over the last year, the capacity is high |
| M. On-wiki technical skills | |
| N. Accessing and using data | |
| O. Evaluating and learning from our work | |
| P. Communicating and sharing what we learn with our peers and other stakeholders | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
17a. Which of the following factors most helped you to build capacities? Please pick a MAXIMUM of the three most relevant factors.
Peer to peer learning with other community members in conferences/events, Peer to peer learning with other community members in community/ies of practice* (structured and continuous learning and sharing spaces), Peer to peer learning with other community members (but that is not continuous or structured)
17b. Which of the following factors hindered your ability to build capacities? Please pick a MAXIMUM of the three most relevant factors.
Lack of knowledge of available capacity building opportunities, Lack of financial resources, Barriers to access training because of connectivity or equipment
18. Is there anything else you would like to share about how your organizational capacity has grown, and areas where you require support?
N/A
19. Partnerships over the funding period.
| A. We built strategic partnerships with other institutions or groups that will help us grow in the medium term (3 year time frame) | Strongly agree |
| B. The partnerships we built with other institutions or groups helped to bring in more contributors from underrepresented groups | Strongly agree |
| C. The partnerships we built with other institutions or groups helped to build out more content on underrepresented topics/groups | Strongly agree |
19a. Which of the following factors most helped you to build partnerships? Please pick a MAXIMUM of the three most relevant factors.
Permanent staff outreach, Volunteers from our communities, Partners proactive interest
19b. Which of the following factors hindered your ability to build partnerships? Please pick a MAXIMUM of the three most relevant factors.
Local policies or other legal factors, Limited funding period
20. Please share your learning about strategies to build partnerships with other institutions and groups and any other learning about working with partners?
Part 5: Sense of belonging and collaboration
[edit]21. What would it mean for your organization to feel a sense of belonging to the Wikimedia or free knowledge movement?
22. How has your (for individual grantees) or your group/organization’s (for organizational grantees) sense of belonging to the Wikimedia or free knowledge movement changed over the fund period?
Increased significantly
23. If you would like to, please share why it has changed in this way.
We expanded Wikipedia effects in our communities hence its educational effects expanded more in all kinds of ways.
24. How has your group/organization’s sense of personal investment in the Wikimedia or free knowledge movement changed over the fund period?
Increased significantly
25. If you would like to, please share why it has changed in this way.
Since Wikipedia is ever more increasing effective educational resource we contribute into it and also learn its features to improve our educational communities.
26. Are there other movements besides the Wikimedia or free knowledge movement that play a central role in your motivation to contribute to Wikimedia projects? (for example, Black Lives Matter, Feminist movement, Climate Justice, or other activism spaces) If so, please describe it below.
N/A
Supporting Peer Learning and Collaboration
[edit]We are interested in better supporting peer learning and collaboration in the movement.
27. Have you shared these results with Wikimedia affiliates or community members?
27a. Please describe how you have already shared them. Would you like to do more sharing, and if so how?
28. How often do you currently share what you have learned with other Wikimedia Foundation grantees, and learn from them?
29. How does your organization currently share mutual learning with other grantees?
N/A
Part 6: Financial reporting and compliance
[edit]30. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency.
31. Local currency type
32. Please report the funds received and spending in the currency of your fund.
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33. If you have not already done so in your budget report, please provide information on changes in the budget in relation to your original proposal.
N/A
34. Do you have any unspent funds from the Fund?
34a. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
N/A
34b. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
N/A
34c. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
N/A
35. Are you in compliance with the terms outlined in the fund agreement?
As required in the fund agreement, please report any deviations from your fund proposal here. Note that, among other things, any changes must be consistent with our WMF mission, must be for charitable purposes as defined in the grant agreement, and must otherwise comply with the grant agreement.
36. Are you in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in the grant agreement?
37. Are you in compliance with provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), and with relevant tax laws and regulations restricting the use of the Funds as outlined in the grant agreement? In summary, this is to confirm that the funds were used in alignment with the WMF mission and for charitable/nonprofit/educational purposes.
38. If you have additional recommendations or reflections that don’t fit into the above sections, please write them here.