Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Bibliographical contest for Islamic scholars (ID: 22680743)/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 contest began with an introductory session focused on using reliable resources, details about participation, and a Q&A for participants. This session received positive feedback and generated interest.
Running from September 1 to September 21, 2024, the contest achieved remarkable outcomes, adding three new reliable resource citations to Wikidata. Participants' engagement and clear guidance on sourcing were key to driving participation and achieving our goals. Additionally, efforts will continue to add bibliographic resources to Wikidata even after the contest ends. This ongoing commitment highlights the value of community involvement and resource sharing, contributing meaningfully to the overall knowledge base. The combination of informative sessions and active participation was crucial for the contest's success.
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
- Project page on Meta-Wiki or any other Wikimedia project.
Contest main page: Here
- Dashboards and tools that you used to track contributions
Participants and their contribution: Here
- Some photos or videos from your event. Remember to share access.
The introductory session: on youtube
You can also share links to:
- Important social media posts.
Contest poster: Here
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 Online session via youtube, and google meet.
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 | Agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Not applicable |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Not applicable |
| G. Increased participants' feelings of belonging and connection to the movement | Agree |
| F. Other (optional) | Improve Wikidata project
Strogly agree |
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: 1. Increase the knowledge of Islamic scholars for the communities 2. Highlight the importance of the Islamic civilization for humanity. 3. Increase wikidata community by having more users to edit it. 4. Learn more about sustainability in the Wikimedia movement.
The contest significantly raised awareness of Arab culture and the contributions of Muslim scholars to civilization and humanity. From the introductory session to the conclusion, reliable sources and proper documentation in Wikidata allowed for broader access to knowledge.
Through this experience, we learned how effectively highlighting the achievements of Islamic scholars can foster appreciation for their impact and the importance of Islamic civilization. The increase in active contributors shows the potential for community growth, which is essential for Wikidata's ongoing success. Additionally, this project provided valuable insights into maintaining engagement within the Wikimedia movement.
It also successfully increased participation in Wikidata; out of the 26 users who took part, many continued editing after the contest, demonstrating the sustainability of the project.
Moving forward, we plan to leverage these learnings to develop initiatives that encourage participation, enhance knowledge sharing, and promote the sustainable growth of the Wikidata community.
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)
The contest facilitated an increase in the number of resources gathered from participants and enhanced connections among them.
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)
We have shared the results of this contes on Arabic Wikipedia group, plus, we will add a link for this report to Arabic Wikipdia page here, with availability to translate to Arabic.
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 | 20 | 26 | |
| Number of editors | 20 | 20 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 1000 | 0 | 3325 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |||
| Wikidata | 1000 | 100 | 154 |
| 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)
1920
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1920
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/1db7x8TDTZUhBTeyujP4u5L42ojcifE68I-8D4kxjX2Q/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?
Yes
13.1. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
35 USD
13.2. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
B. Propose to use them to partially or fully fund a new/future request with PO approval
13.3. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
offering a google package
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