Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Preservation of Owo Cultural Heritage on Wikimedia (ID: 22756409)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 30 January 2025
Funding program: Rapid Fund
Report type: Final
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[edit]- Applicant username: Taoheedah
- Organization name: N/A
- Amount awarded: 1178.78
- Amount spent: 1178.78 USD, 1812060
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)
Creating awareness about Wikimedia projects in Owo Community: The awareness was created through online publicity and physical distribution of flyers.
Training and Recruitment: 51 editors were recruited during the awareness and trained using comprehensive resources through online and physical sessions.
Improving Owo contents on English Wikipedia and preserving cultural heritage on Wikipedia Common: An Edit- a-thon was organized as the participants actively contributed to Wikipedia and Wiki common.
Community building of Wiki editors in Owo: At the end of the project, a sustainable group named 'Wikimedians in Owo' was created for the participants. The link to the community is provided in the designated space.
At the end of the project,
A sustainable group in the form of a whatsapp group was launched, where the participants interacted, sought guidance, and continued to learn about the Wikimedia movement.
The physical distribution of flyers at the community was an effective approach as the majority of the participants who participate in the project emerged from the Achievers University in Owo.
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
Link to Meta Page: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Preservation_of_Owo_Cultural_Heritage_on_Wikimedia
Link to Outreach Dashboard: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Individual/Preservation_of_Owo_Cultural_Heritage_on_Wikimedia
Link to photos from the event: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HNG1bna5OW24Gif-goC65DvUT0B2zAUr
Link to social media posts:
LinkedIn;
Twitter; https://x.com/kenny6509/status/1845006151793917990?t=ilzKuEwKev1a8sgRGtlqFA&s=19
Link to analysis of data retrieved from the project: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HM1SUomJs7I8GnYYlSiBm5sHIpIhdF5e/view?usp=drivesdk
Link to certificates given to top contributors, facilitators, and participants: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JKYM-GrIvzOH_Tv6l5h_f2ucwTzLV7uF
Link to the sustainable community created (Wikimedians in Owo): https://chat.whatsapp.com/D7mHkpicMK6FWbmdienvQb
Link to some of the Owo content edited: Olateru Olagbegi I https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olateru_Olagbegi_I&wprov=rarw1
Queen Oronsen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Oronsen
Igogo Festival https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Igogo_festival&wprov=rarw1
Olowo of Owo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olowo_of_Owo
Ojugbelu Arere https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojugbelu_Arere
Olowo Imade https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olowo_Imade
Ijebu Owo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ijebu,_Owo&wprov=rarw1
Ojomo Oluda https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojomo_Oluda
Kofoworola Oladoyin Ojomo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofoworola_Oladoyinbo_Ojomo
Olowo Rerengejen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olowo_Rerengejen
Adekola Ogunoye II https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adekola_Ogunoye_II
Olateru Olagbegi II https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olateru_Olagbegi_II
Ajike Ogunoye https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajike_Ogunoye
Olagbegi Atanneye I https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olagbegi_Atanneye_I
Olagbegi Atanneye II https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olagbegi_Atanneye_II
Olowo Ajaka https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olowo_Ajaka
Ajagbusi Ekun https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajagbusi_Ekun
Olowo Elewuokun https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olowo_Elewuokun&wprov=rarw1
Seghosen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seghosen
Palace of Olowo of Owo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Olowo_of_Owo
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
Link to resources used: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Preservation_of_Owo_Cultural_Heritage_on_Wikimedia/Resources
Link to Online Training Recordings: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-Wi7f4RGTOUdqrYsJBTMR-TXvk1Mg0Ix
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 | Agree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | 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
[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: Did the project create community awareness about Wikimedia projects in Owo?
Did the project preserve Owo cultural heritage on Wikicommons?
Did the project train new editors to have the required skills to edit Wikimedia projects?
Did the participants improve content about the Owo community to Wikipedia ?
Was the project beneficial to the target participants in terms of full satisfaction of the knowledge acquired?
Did the project create a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors in Owo Community?
Did the project create community awareness about Wikimedia projects in Owo?
Yes, the project creates community awareness about Wikimedia projects in Owo through affiliation with the Owo Local Government Area Student Union and sharing flyers to students in Achievers University.
Did the project preserve Owo cultural heritage on Wikicommons? Yes, significant artefacts, sculptures, and Owo Museum Collections taken during the project were preserved on Wikicommons
Did the project train new editors to have the required skills to edit Wikimedia projects?
Yes. The project trained 40 new editors to have the required skills to edit Wikimedia projects
Did the participants improve content about the Owo community to Wikipedia?
Yes, the participants improved 60 articles and added 276 references to content about the Owo community to Wikipedia
Was the project beneficial to the target participants in terms of full satisfaction of the knowledge acquired?
Yes, the participants gained full satisfaction in the knowledge acquired, as evidenced by the positive feedback and survey results I collected after the project ended.
Did the project create a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors in Owo Community?
Yes, the project established a sustainable community named Wikimedians in Owo to ensure the ongoing exchange of knowledge and facilitate collaboration among editors.
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)
During the physical training, the Owo Cultural Group from Achievers University seeks interest in the project to share ancestral stories about Owo cultural heritage and origins of significant festivals, such as the Igogo Festival. This led to taking a picture of Queen Oronsen’s statue at the Olowo Palace. The statue of Queen Oronsen, taken during the project, is now documented on Wikicommons and added as an image on its related Wikipedia article. Also, Taofeeq Abdulkareem, a member of the Historical Society of Nigeria and event assistant during the sessions, shared stories about prominent women in Owo.
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 outcomes of the project have been disseminated to other community members in the Wikimedia Nigeria usergroup through sharing links to the project dashboard.
Also, I have shared the project insights and results on the wikimedia diff blog: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/01/18/preservation-of-owo-cultural-heritage-on-wikimedia-projects/
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 | 54 | 56 | Event organizer registration tool, Google Meet, and Zoom |
| Number of editors | 50 | 51 | Event registration tool and outreach dashboard |
| Number of organizers | 4 | 5 | Meta page |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 | 0 | 60 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 60 | 62 | 8 |
| 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)
1812060
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1178.78
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/1wjh1LykFLp8keE4ahS2I2ydhX34qJfJxvq-XX17XNCc/edit?usp=drivesdk
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)
Review notes
[edit]Review notes from Program Officer:
N/A
Applicant's response to the review feedback.
N/A