Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Berom Wikipedia Outreach (ID: 23091103)/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)
The implemented activities for this event include:
- Orientation on Wikimedia projects and awareness creation: Participants were exposed for the first time to Wikimedia projects and what the Wikimedia Foundation aims to achieve.
- Account creation for new users: About 28 new accounts were created for participants.
- Content translations to Berom in the Wikimedia Incubator and Translatewiki: A translation process was begun in the Wikimedia Incubator and on the Translatewiki sites, with about 18 active editors within the period of the programme.
- Follow-up using our social media handle(s): We had WhatsApp and Telegram groups created, in which we follow up on the activities of editors, and encourage them to carry on the work.
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
Here are the links to help tell my story, impact, and evaluation:
- Project page on Meta-Wiki or any other Wikimedia project: https://w.wiki/DvDo
- Dashboards and tools that you used to track contributions:
- Some photos or videos from your event.
- Event Wikimedia Commons Category: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Berom_Wikipedia_Outreach
- Important social media posts:
- Examples of content edited on Wikimedia projects
- Wikimedia Incubator
- Translatewiki
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
• Training materials and guides
- Event manual containing guides, work processes and plans: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BEROM_WIKIPEDIA_OUTREACH_-_Manual.pdf
- Any other materials (Exercise book)
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 | 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 | 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: What I hope to learn from the project include:
- What are the best practices in mobilizing new editors?
- What can I do to enhance their learning experiences?
- What are the ways of sourcing for materials to support editors in translation?
From my experience organizing and implementing this project, I have come to obtain the following insights regarding my three learning questions stated above and below:
- What are the best practices in mobilizing new editors?
- First of all, getting the official Language Board informed, and letting them play a part in mobilizing literate participants, i.e., those literate in the target language.
- Secondly, getting the student union involved in getting the same as above.
- Thirdly, social media campaigns play a good role in organising events such as this.
- What can I do to enhance their learning experiences?
- Creating WhatsApp and Telegram groups helps in staying close to editors, and in advocating for their continual participation long after the training is rounded up.
- What are the ways of sourcing materials to support editors in translation?
- Having the official Language Board involved helps in making such materials available for use, and having social media handles encourages others to share materials with fellow editors that can move the work forward.
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)
Both positive and negative situations occurred.
Firstly, the positive aspect: There was an overwhelming support from the Berom Educational and Cultural Organization (BECO), with a benevolent offer of their secretariat for the event, and provision of a spare projector when ours failed, and a standby generator for electricity. They also helped in mobilizing the participants, alongside the Berom Translation Board. They also offered internet data support, and the crop of people who came was encouraging.
Secondly, regarding the negative aspect, we never anticipated that internet connectivity would be that bad in that region until we tried to edit and livestream our event on YouTube. The situation was quite frustrating, and we had to manage our way till we were done. Additionally, some individuals never showed up after indicating their availability. Some of the participants expressed readiness for the work, but never really participated. We hoped to get a lot of literacy materials, which the Language Board assured us were available, but we only ended up getting only one, the Berom language Bible.
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 shall share with the community on WhatsApp and Telegram my project learnings and results.
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 | 35 | Tool used: MetaWiki Event Registration Dashboard
Comments: We had 28 new editors registered (27 in-person and one online participant), four existing editors, two cooks, and one participant who could not create a new Wikimedia account. |
| Number of editors | 34 | 32 | Tool used: MetaWiki Event Registration Dashboard
Comments: We had 28 new editors registered and four existing editors. |
| Number of organizers | 6 | 5 | Comments: We had four organizers from Kaduna, and one contact person who became a co-organizer from Bukuru, where the event happened. |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |||
| Wikimedia Commons | 161 | 161 | |
| Wikidata | 0 | 0 | |
| Wiktionary | |||
| Wikisource | |||
| Wikimedia Incubator | 200 | 312 | 312 |
| Translatewiki | 200 | 915 | 915 |
| 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)
3126000
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1942.12
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/1qnhLdf8r_tD5SqMG4W9aL_chWNVkjmgSlDxnXSVczEg/edit?usp=sharing
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)
None
Review notes
[edit]Review notes from Program Officer:
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Applicant's response to the review feedback.
N/A