Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Funtua WomenWiki Initiative:Empowering Voices, Bridging Knowledge (ID: 22275828)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 2024-01-14T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund
Report type: Final
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- Applicant username: A Salisu
- Organization name: N/A
- Amount awarded: 1506.13
- Amount spent: 1506.5 USD, 1164000
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)
The Funtua WomenWiki Initiative successfully implemented a multifaceted approach to achieve its objectives. Key activities included:
Online Training Engaged participants through dynamic, interactive sessions focused on honing skills in Wikipedia editing. Personalized assistance was provided to guide participants seamlessly through the account creation process.
In-Person Events Conducted an immersive two days workshop, offering hands-on experiences to deepen understanding and application of Wikipedia editing techniques. Hosted a collaborative Edit-a-thon, fostering a community effort that led to the creation and enhancement of articles on Hausa Wikipedia.
Online Conclusion Culminated the project with final online events, providing a comprehensive summary of the outcomes achieved. The journey concluded with a dignified closing ceremony, acknowledging and celebrating the invaluable contributions of all participants.
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's landing page
- Dashboard tool
- Participant's facebook post
- Facebook post
- Facebook post of Gwanki
- Photos Category
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
- T shirt design
- Banner
- Tag
- flyers we have shared.
- We also used Projector
- LindIn post
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 | Strongly agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | 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 | 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: At the end of the project i hope to learn:
- Gender Gap Reduction: A primary objective is to determine whether the project succeeded in reducing the gender gap in Funtua's Wikipedia editing community. This involves comparing the number of new women editors before and after the project, as well as the ratio of contributions from women to men.
- Enhanced Women's Content: By tracking the creation and improvement of articles related to notable women in Hausa Wikipedia, you can ascertain if the project effectively improved the representation of women's achievements and stories on the platform.
- Community Strengthening: The project's impact on the Wikimedia Community of Funtua can be assessed by measuring increased engagement, participation, and collaboration among its members. This can include tracking the number of community events, discussions, and collaborative editing efforts.
- Hausa Wikipedia Views: Monitoring the change in viewership of Hausa Wikipedia can help determine whether the project's efforts led to a noticeable increase in readership. This could be an indication of improved content quality and relevance.
The project's main objectives were to learn and enhance strategies for future projects. Four learning questions guided the project, focusing on reducing the gender gap, enhancing content about notable women, strengthening the Wikimedia Community of Funtua, and increasing Hausa Wikipedia viewership.
To reduce the gender gap, recruiting and training women from diverse backgrounds proved crucial, along with providing ongoing mentorship. New women editors increased, and the contributions ratio improved. Future plans involve continued engagement, empowerment of women, and knowledge-sharing with other Wikimedia communities.
Enhancing content related to notable women involved participant involvement in topic selection and collaboration with other Wikimedia projects. This resulted in 50 improved articles, and future plans include monitoring content quality, relevance, and dissemination to various platforms.
Strengthening the Wikimedia Community of Funtua required fostering a sense of belonging and ownership, encouraging participation, and recognizing contributions. Engagement, collaboration, satisfaction, and motivation increased. Future plans involve tracking participants' progress, communicating impact to stakeholders, and sustaining community involvement.
Increasing Hausa Wikipedia viewership involved creating relevant content, focusing on women, culture, and history. Promotion through various channels increased monthly visitors, indicating improved content quality and increased awareness. Future plans include ongoing content improvement and exploring new ways to attract more readers.
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 participants showed a high level of participation and enthusiasm throughout the two-day training sessions. They actively engaged in the discussions, exercises, and feedback sessions, and demonstrated their interest and curiosity in learning new skills and knowledge. They also collaborated well with each other, as well as with the trainers and mentors, and formed a supportive and friendly community. The participants' understanding of the Wikimedia projects and their contribution processes improved significantly, as evidenced by the pre- and post-training surveys, as well as the quality and quantity of the content they created or improved. The participants expressed their satisfaction and appreciation for the training sessions, and their willingness to continue contributing to the Wikimedia projects.
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)
To communicate our project’s learnings and results to various audiences, I used a range of platforms and methods. I held online meetings to interact with the participants and share our project objectives. I also participated in WhatsApp groups, such as the one for the participants and the one for the Hausa Wikipedia community, to exchange ideas and information. Moreover, I created a special landing page where I posted detailed project data and findings for a wider audience. These actions helped me share our project’s impact and learnings effectively.
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 | 40 | 45 | |
| Number of editors | 35 | 40 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 200 | 40 | 190 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |||
| Wikidata | |||
| 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)
1164000
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1506.5
12. Report the funds spent in the currency of your fund. (required)
Provide the link to the financial report Budget link
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 Your response to the review feedback. 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