Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Central Kanuri Wikimedians Community (April to September) semi-annual Activities (ID: 23755372)/Final Report
Application type: Standard application {{#ifeq:Standard application|Standard application|
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)
In Summary, the carried-out Outreach and training led to heightened community involvement, improved content and enrichment of articles within the Central Kanuri Wikipedia , and the recognition of potential contributors via a focused awareness drive. The achievements emphasize the significance of tailored strategies and community-centric methods. The continual endeavors will center on maintaining engagement and tackling particular challenges to continually improve Kanuri content across all Wikimedia platforms. Some of the approaches deployed by the project team was:
1. Targeted Community Engagements: Engaging the Kanuri community through tailored initiatives proved effective in garnering interest and active participation.
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
These are the links to the photos :
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This is the link to the dashboard :https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Central_Kanuri/Central_Kanuri_Wikimedians_Community_Activities.
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
We utilize the Google forms to collect the registration details of participants as shared in the social media platforms,after which we shared the training guide link. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MFVolLk6V1BC5W1elDw3CE6njvlfVrZ8/view?usp=drivesdk
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 | Agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Neither agree nor disagree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Strongly agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Agree |
| G. Increased participants' feelings of belonging and connection to the movement | 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: 1. In what way did the activities help in bringing in new female editors and participants from central kanuri diverse backgrounds?
2. How does the activities help in the development of your community's growth and participants retention?
3. How will the planned activities keep the community members engagement?
4. What's next after this implemented activities?
Well all the above mentioned activities have changed due to the allocated budget we only have an introduction program but we are planning to go for a general support fund to achieve our mission.
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)
We have a little mishaps with participants as the attendance is higher than our expectations because of the allocated budget.
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)
The learning have been shared on the group WhatsApp channel as mentioned earlier.
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 | 150 | 30 | Due to the allocated budget. |
| Number of editors | 70 | 15 | Due to the allocated budget. |
| Number of organizers | 5 | 5 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 500 | 198 | 433 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 200 | ||
| Wikidata | 100 | ||
| 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)
Yes
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)
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Parts 1-3: Project and impact
[edit]1. What was built or achieved during the project, and how did it align with your original goals, milestones and technical plan? (required)
In Summary, the carried-out Outreach and training led to heightened community involvement, improved content and enrichment of articles within the Central Kanuri Wikipedia , and the recognition of potential contributors via a focused awareness drive. The achievements emphasize the significance of tailored strategies and community-centric methods. The continual endeavors will center on maintaining engagement and tackling particular challenges to continually improve Kanuri content across all Wikimedia platforms. Some of the approaches deployed by the project team was:
1. Targeted Community Engagements: Engaging the Kanuri community through tailored initiatives proved effective in garnering interest and active participation.
2. Share links that demonstrate your project's impact, usage, and technical outcomes. (required)
Required links:
- Project page on relevant Wikimedia spaces (e.g. Phabricator, Wikimedia projects, Toolforge)
- Code repository (e.g. Gerrit, GitHub or GitLab)
- Documentation or user guides
- Dashboards, metrics tools, or analytics used to track usage or contributions
Optional links you may include:
- Diff or mailing list announcements
- Community feedback
- Demos or product presentations
- Survey results or user testing feedback
- Examples of integrations or usage within Wikimedia projects
These are the links to the photos :
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This is the link to the dashboard :https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Central_Kanuri/Central_Kanuri_Wikimedians_Community_Activities.
3. What are the key lessons you learned during this project, both technical and non-technical? (required)
Well all the above mentioned activities have changed due to the allocated budget we only have an introduction program but we are planning to go for a general support fund to achieve our mission.
4. How did the Wikimedia community or your target audience engage with your project during its development or release? (required)
The learning have been shared on the group WhatsApp channel as mentioned earlier.
5. What risks or challenges did you encounter (related to delivery, safety, or security), and how did you address them? (required)
We have a little mishaps with participants as the attendance is higher than our expectations because of the allocated budget.
6. Who will maintain the project going forward, and what is your plan for long-term maintenance? (required)
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Part 4: Financial reporting
[edit]10. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency. (required)
1731130
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1250
12. Report the funds spent in the currency of your fund. (required)
Provide the link to the financial report https://eu.docworkspace.com/d/sIJzepYWVAdTwlrQG?sa=601.1074
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)
As the application was due for six months, unfortunately the allocation was not enough we requested 5354820 NGN but fortunately we received 1731113 NGN we have to reduce the activities to the allocated budget received.
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)