Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Creating Online training resources for Kashmiri Wikipedia (ID: 21873638)/Final Report
Report Status: Accepted
Due date: 2022-10-15T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund, Wikimedia Community Fund
Report type: Final
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- Title of Proposal: Creating Online training resources for Kashmiri Wikipedia
- Username of Applicant: 511KeV
- Name of Organization: N/A
- Amount awarded: 478.29
- Amount spent: 458.99 USD, 36741 INR
Part 1 Understanding your work[edit]
1. Briefly describe how your proposed activities and strategies were implemented
The project was started by a getting suggestions from other users regarding the pages to be created. A project page was setup on the local Wiki to track the progress. The work as divided between the users where some created pages, audios, interface screenshots and videos. All pages were peer reviewed by the project advisor.
2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you felt were effective in achieving your goals? Please describe these strategies and approaches.
- Dividing the work among different participants, and peer reviewing by the project advisor seemed a good approach in terms that we could find and fix errors easily. Peer reviewing makes the pages better for other readers.
- Besides this, Community advices really matter and we were open to them.
- Utilizing equipments that were brought during this project served primary role in making this project sucessful.
3. Please use this space to upload media and other files that help tell your story and impact.
Field to type in URLs.
N/A
4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the work carried out with the support of this Fund? You can choose “not applicable” if your work does not relate to these goals.
| 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 | Agree |
5. Is there anything else you would like to share about how your efforts helped to bring in participants and/or build out content, particularly for underrepresented groups?
This was the first project taken by the members of Kashmiri Wikipedia. As such working on a common goal brought the participants close and they shared the experience of the different topics. Besides this the gap that existed due to no resources on this Wikipedia was filled by taking this project. It also helped us to gain experience of organizing such projects.
Part 2: Your main learning[edit]
6. In your application, you outlined your learning priorities. What did you learn about these areas during this period?
- We have integrated the pathway of these help pages into the welcome message as such we are directing newcomers to get some insight of editing thereby enhancing there abilities to edit.
- Some existing user were also included in this project, They took different topics to work on as such they got experience about the topics and also about implementing the grant project and work in a collaborative environment. Some of the hardships they faced were addressed with one on one chat via different channels that we had established earlier.
- During this project community concluded that the interface should be translated properly before taking any such project in future. We try to organize online events to translate the interface so that the we feel more Kashmiri on this Wikipedia.
7. 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?
We have seen a fluctuation in the prices of different items that were brought during this project. However a section for other expenses in the grant was really helpful in fixing the fluctuation. As such we advices to keep this thing in every project. There were some personal problems with a participant as such they could not contribute fully.
8. How do you hope to use this learning? For instance, do you have any new priorities, ideas for activities, or goals for the future?
- A grant should be prepared months before the proposed start day of the project.
- Detailed information should be given so as to reduce any delays.
- A project plan should be laid down to progress.
- A member should be designated for peer reviewing of different sections of the work.
- In case of any purchases, they delay of the orders should be kept in mind.
9. Documentation of resources: Use this space to upload any documents that would be useful to share with others (e.g. communications material, training material, presentations).
Here is an additional field to type in URLs.
N/A
Part 3: Metrics[edit]
10a. Open Metrics reporting
In your application, you defined some open metrics and targets (goals). You will see a table like the one below with your metric in the title and the target you set in your proposal automatically filled in. Use the tables to report the result. Use the comments column to describe any aspects of this result that you find relevant. If the results were different from the initial target (goals) then you can explain why and what you learned from this. You can also provide any qualitative analysis regarding these results. In the last column please describe the tools and methodology used to collect this data and any difficulties you might have had.
| Open Metrics | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Visitors to the help pages. | This will be used to see if we have been able to direct editors to the Help pages. | N/A | N/A | We have seen number of page views increasing with time. Besides this we have also integrated the link to the help pages in the welcome template so that new users find the resources to read. | Here is the permalink to the Massviews Analysis. |
| Enhanced Skill of existing editors. | This will be used to check have we been able to enhance the knowledge of the existing editors. | N/A | N/A | The existing user with little knowledge were also a part of this project as such we have made the project practical in terms of imparting knowledge to the users and enhancing there abilities to contribute in different sections and align with the mission of free knowledge. | N/A |
| Number of Pages created? | This will show how much have we been able to make the project successful. | 40 | 70 | We Have created more than 70 help pages. The pages have been approved through peer reviewing by project advisor. The help pages are populated in Help Pages Category. The pages are checked by project advisor for errors and improvements. | Category Population was used to get the number of pages created. |
| Number of Audio and Video files created? | This will show how much have we been able to make the project successful. | 20 | 38 | We have created 10 Videos and 28 Audio files during this project. | Manually Checked, The Audio files are populated in Category:Kashmiri Wikipedia audios and the Video files are populated in Category:Kashmiri Wikipedia videos. |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
10b. Core Metrics reporting
In your application, you defined targets for some core metrics and targets (goals). You will see a table like the one below with each core metric in the title and the target you set in your proposal automatically filled in. Use the tables to report the result. Use the comments column to describe any aspects of this result that you find relevant. If the results were different from the initial target (goals) then you can explain why and what you learned from this. You can also provide any qualitative analysis regarding these results. In the last column please describe the tools and methodology used to collect this data and any difficulties you might have had. Note: a table will appear for each Wikimedia project content contribution you defined in your proposal.
| Core metrics | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | The project will in theory benefit all new editors and existing ones a it will provide information about how to edit. etc. Presently it will a small number of users who are active. | 7 | 6 | The project will in long run be a guide for all the users on this wiki, Presently this is the accounts that were active during the project time. | |
| Number of editors | We are expecting that by this project unexperienced editors will gain some experience about better content creation.
The numbers wont be exact but it aims the current unexperienced editors will gain a good understanding. The numbers provided are about currently unexperienced editors, that will benefit from this project immediately. |
3 | 3 | These are the unexperienced users who were involved in the activities during the project. | |
| Number of organizers | I will be the organizers of this event, I will provide the necessary time, and produce the pages and tutorials.
I will also be coordinating with the community via various channels and get their feed back. |
1 | 1 | The project was organized by 511KeV . |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | Number of Help pages or resources created? (min) | 40 | 70 | The help pages are populated in Help Pages Category. The pages are checked by project advisor for errors and improvements. | The data was collected manually from category populations. |
| Wikipedia | Number of Audio and Video tutorials created? (Covering main topics.) | 20 | 38 | 10 Videos and 28 Audio files were created during this project. The Audio files are populated in Category:Kashmiri Wikipedia audios and the Video files are populated in Categor:Kashmiri Wikipedia videos. | The data was collected manually from category populations. |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
12. Did you have any difficulties collecting data to measure your results? This could include things like a lack of time or resources, or the expertise in your team to collect this data. It could also include difficulties with particular data collection tools.
No
12a. State what difficulties you had.
N/A
12b. 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?
N/A
13. Use this space to upload any documents and provide links to any tools you have used that would be useful to understand your data collection (e.g., surveys you have carried out, communications material, training material, program and event dashboard link, project page on Meta).
Here is an additional field to type in URLs.
Most of the work as reviewed by the project advisor and was documented at Project Page. A survey was also conducted in which participants were asked to give feedback about the project on the Kashmiri Wikipedia. We have used wiki to collect the data so that in future it would be easy to find the survey. The link is Here.
14. Have you shared these results with other Wikimedian communities (either affiliates, user groups, volunteers, etc., different to yours)? This can include things such as data and direct outcomes, lessons you have learned, or information on how to run or recreate your programs.
Yes
14a. If yes or partially, please describe how you have already shared them and if you would like to do more sharing, and if so how.
The budget and the expenses have been shared on the Discord and Telegram groups of the related project. Besides this other things like problem that we faced and how to run a project in future are also shared.
Part 4: Financial reporting and compliance[edit]
15. & 14a. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency.
36741 INR
16. Please state the total amount spent in USD.
458.99 USD
17. Please report the funds received and spending in the currency of your fund.
17a. Upload a financial report file.
17b. Please provide a link to your financial reporting document.
As required in the fund agreement, please report any deviations from your fund proposal here. Note that, among other things, any changes must be consistent with our WMF mission, must be for charitable purposes as defined in the grant agreement, and must otherwise comply with the grant agreement.
17c. If you have not already done so in your budget report, please provide information on changes in the budget in relation to your original proposal.
We had to adjust the increased cost of the audio equipment from the Other charges section. The total inflation cosst was INR 499.
18. Do you have any unspent funds from the Fund?
Yes
18a. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
We have not used some funds (ie. INR 2846) as mentioned in the reporting document as the price of some equipment was less than the estimated budget. Besides we have provided the internet data packs for the users on monthly basis which reduced extra cost.
18b. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
B. Propose to use them to partially or fully fund a new/future grant request with PO approval
18c. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
Keeping in view the huge transaction fee for sending the fund, we request to use them in the upcoming projects on the Kashmiri Wikipedia, with a proper approval from the PO before spending.
19. Are you in compliance with the terms outlined in the fund agreement?
Yes
20. Are you in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in the grant agreement?
Yes
21. 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
22. If you have additional recommendations or reflections that don’t fit into the above sections, please write them here.
We owe a huge thanks to WMF and other staff for helping us to make this project.
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