Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 in Rwanda (ID: 23096361)/Final Report
Application type: Standard application
Part 1: Project and impact
1. Describe the implemented activities and results achieved. Additionally, share which approaches were most effective in supporting you to achieve the results. (required)
During the implementation of the Africa Wiki Challenge 2025 in Rwanda, we held a campaign launch that included an edit-a-thon and a workshop aimed at introducing the campaign to participants and encouraging contributions. We conducted a training session on how to edit Wikipedia, contribute to Wikidata, and upload images to Wikimedia Commons.
We encouraged all participants to continue contributing beyond the event. For new editors, we recommended joining the Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda. We also collaborated with the media to publish articles with the aim of raising awareness among contributors who were unable to attend the physical session.
As a result, participants successfully edited Wikipedia and Wikidata, and uploaded images to Wikimedia Commons.
2. Documentation of your impact. Please use space below to share links that help tell your story, impact, and evaluation. (required)
Share links to:
- Project page on Meta-Wiki or any other Wikimedia project
- Dashboards and tools that you used to track contributions
- Some photos or videos from your event. Remember to share access.
You can also share links to:
- Important social media posts
- Surveys and their results
- Infographics and sound files
- Examples of content edited on Wikimedia projects
1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025_in_Rwanda 2. https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Rwanda/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2025_in_Rwanda/students/overview
Additionally, share the materials and resources that you used in the implementation of your project. (required)
For example:
- Training materials and guides
- Presentations and slides
- Work processes and plans
- Any other materials your team has created or adapted and can be shared with others
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrAx3AmUvA&t=2698s&ab_channel=MediaWiki
3. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/How_to_Upload_Images_to_Wikimedia_Commons.pdf
4. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Editing_a_Wikipedia_Page_-_Beginners_guide.pdf
5. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/WDG_-_How_to_translate_a_Wikipedia_article.pdf
3. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the work carried out with this Rapid Fund? You can choose “not applicable” if your work does not relate to these goals. Required. Select one option per question. (required)
| A. Bring in participants from underrepresented groups | 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 | Strongly 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 |
| F. Other (optional) |
Part 2: Learning
4. In your application, you outlined some learning questions. What did you learn from these learning questions when you implemented your project? How do you hope to use this learnings in the future? You can recall these learning questions below. (required)
You can recall these learning questions below: Which outreach and engagement strategies worked best for our local community, we will learn if physical workshops more engaging than virtual ones.
We will learn if new wikimedian can create a content with quality aligned with Wikimedia standards, challenges they face and how to support them.
How we can work with partners to improve Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
1. Outreach and Engagement Strategies: We observed that physical workshops were more engaging than virtual sessions for our local community.
2. Quality of Content from New Wikimedians: New contributors were able to create articles aligned with Wikimedia standards when provided with step-by-step training, mentorship, and follow-up support. Their main challenges included navigating technical aspects of editing, referencing reliable sources, and building confidence in their contributions.
3. Partnerships for Impact: we worked with a media house to raise awareness, which significantly increased visibility of the campaign, attracted new participants, and created positive public perception of Wikimedia projects.
How we will use these learnings in future:
1. We will establish structured mentorship programs to support new editors and ensure long-term participation.
2. Prioritize in-person workshops while using online platforms for continuity.
3. partner with media organizations to expand reach, and raise awareness.
5. Did anything unexpected or surprising happen when implementing your activities? This can include both positive and negative situations. What did you learn from those experiences? (required)
Positive surprise:
Our collaboration with a local media house generated more visibility than expected
Negative surprise:
The challenge was ensuring consistency in quality contributions from new editors. some needed closer follow-up to meet Wikimedia’s standards.
6. What is your plan to share your project learnings and results with other community members? If you have already done it, describe how. (required)
1. We will document outcomes and reflections on community Social media accounts, WhatsApp group to ensure both local and regional Wikimedians can access the learnings.
2. provide report through wmx.fluxx.io
Already Done:
During and after the campaign, we have already begun sharing results with the local community through in-person session, updates on community WhatsApp groups, and media coverage that highlighted the campaign’s goals and achievements.
Part 3: Metrics
7. Wikimedia Metrics results. (required)
In your application, you set some Wikimedia targets in numbers (Wikimedia metrics). In this section, you will describe the achieved results and provide links to the tools used.
| Target | Results | Comments and tools used | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 40 | 41 | Wikimedia Event registration tool
Google Forms |
| Number of editors | 25 | 28 | Wikimedia Event registration tool and outreach dashboard |
| Number of organizers | 3 | 3 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 100 | 219 | 444 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Wikidata | 50 | 49 | 0 |
| Wiktionary | |||
| Wikisource | |||
| Wikimedia Incubator | |||
| Translatewiki | |||
| MediaWiki | |||
| Wikiquote | |||
| Wikivoyage | |||
| Wikibooks | |||
| Wikiversity | |||
| Wikinews | |||
| Wikispecies | |||
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
8. Other Metrics results.
In your proposal, you could also set Other Metrics targets. Please describe the achieved results and provide links to the tools used if you set Other Metrics in your application.
| Other Metrics name | Metrics Description | Target | Result | Tools and comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9. Did you have any difficulties collecting data to measure your results? (required)
No
9.1. Please state what difficulties you had. How do you hope to overcome these challenges in the future? Do you have any recommendations for the Foundation to support you in addressing these challenges? (required)
Part 4: Financial reporting
[edit]10. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency. (required)
2808400
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
2000
12. Report the funds spent in the currency of your fund. (required)
Provide the link to the financial report https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qDOr1Skr5lBTXgcslMa10YnP1_JFQ9KT/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105199764016001377246&rtpof=true&sd=true
12.2. If you have not already done so in your financial spending report, please provide information on changes in the budget in relation to your original proposal. (optional)
13. Do you have any unspent funds from the Fund?
No
13.1. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
N/A
13.2. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
N/A
13.3. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
N/A
14.1. Are you in compliance with the terms outlined in the fund agreement?
Yes
14.2. Are you in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in the grant agreement?
Yes
14.3. 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.
Yes
15. If you have additional recommendations or reflections that don’t fit into the above sections, please write them here. (optional)
We recommend that similar campaigns across Africa continue to emphasize knowledge equity by encouraging contributions in local languages such as Kinyarwanda. This ensures that Wikimedia projects remain inclusive and reflect diverse cultural and linguistic contexts.
Review notes
[edit]Review notes from Program Officer:
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Applicant's response to the review feedback.
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