Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/African Legislators in Red 2024 (Nigeria) (ID: 22791591)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 02 March 2025
Funding program: Rapid Fund
Report type: Final
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[edit]- Applicant username: Idoghor Melody
- Organization name: N/A
- Amount awarded: 1817
- Amount spent: 1817 USD, 3032897
Part 1: Project and impact
[edit]1. Describe the implemented activities and results achieved. Additionally, share which approaches were most effective in supporting you to achieve the results. (required)
We focused on three main activities: creating awareness for the campaign, organizing a physical event in Asaba, and holding online training sessions. The awareness campaign helped spread the word and encouraged participation, while the physical event in Asaba provided hands-on training for contributors. The online trainings made it easier for more people to join and stay engaged, regardless of their location.
As a result, we were able to create and improve over 600 articles on English Wikipedia and over 400 articles on Hausa Wikipedia, we also added over 500 items on Wikidata amongst other results. The most effective approaches were the combination of both physical and online training, which gave participants flexibility and support. Raising awareness also played a big role in getting more people involved and keeping the momentum going.
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
Outreach dashboard - https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/ALiR/African_Legislators_in_Red_2024/home
Project page on Meta-Wiki https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:African_Legislators_in_Red
Some photos taken during the physical event. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ekEEFcNQljPLL4fMwEyrDPQY6ScjEVcK
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
Links to some training materials. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YTxH48uJtdOOZNfUQvNAwFiwDTdBnjp6s0ZNY4rVqPA/edit?usp=drive_link
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 | Agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Agree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | 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
[edit]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: Did the project train new and existing editors?
Did the project close knowledge gap by improving Nigerian legislatures?
Did the project close gender gaps relating to Nigerian legislatures?
Did the project create new articles related to Nigerian legislatures?
Did the project improves new articles related to Nigerian legislatures?
Did the project train new and existing editors? Yes, the campaign trained new and existing editors. We did a physical training and trained those who were not aware of Wikipedia before now. We also had various virtual trainings and sessions that trained existing editors in relation to what we were doing and other related aspects.
Did the project close knowledge gap by improving Nigerian legislatures? Yes, the project helped bridge the knowledge gap by making more information about Nigerian legislators available. We created and improved over 600 articles on English Wikipedia and added more than 500 items to Wikidata. There were also contributions in other language Wikipedias, making the information accessible to a wider audience. This made it easier for people to find reliable details about Nigerian lawmakers and gave them a stronger presence on Wikimedia platforms.
Did the project close gender gaps relating to Nigerian legislatures? The project focused on improving the coverage of Nigerian legislators, and in the process, it also helped close the gender gap. Many female lawmakers had little or no information online, so by creating and improving those articles on English Wikipedia and the items added to Wikidata, we helped increase their visibility. While the project made a difference, there’s still more work to be done to ensure female legislators are equally represented on Wikimedia platforms.
Did the project create new articles related to Nigerian legislatures? Yes, the project led to the creation of new articles related to Nigerian legislators. This helped fill important gaps and made reliable information about Nigerian legislators more accessible to the public.
Did the project improve new articles related to Nigerian legislatures? Yes, the project improved some existing articles on Nigerian legislators that were poorly sourced, and some of the articles were improved from Stub class to Start class.
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)
No, nothing unexpected happened.
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)
I plan to share the project learnings and results with the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria community on the chat group on WhatsApp.
Part 3: Metrics
[edit]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 | 55 | 91 | |
| Number of editors | 50 | 60 | |
| Number of organizers | 5 | 6 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 150 | 1053 | 40 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 250 | 508 | 50 |
| Wikidata | 300 | 541 | 50 |
| 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)
3032897
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1817
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/1sxfqz0fsqP10KyMr6IvGJ-1JdzNt-d-Ot7WvRJmFNGo/edit?usp=drivesdk
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)
Review notes
[edit]Review notes from Program Officer:
N/A
Applicant's response to the review feedback.
N/A