Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Kenya Edition (ID: 21913868)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 2023-04-30T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund, Wikimedia Community Fund
Report type: Final
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- Title of Proposal: Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Kenya Edition
- Username of Applicant: FaithMwanyolo
- Name of Organization: N/A
- Amount awarded: 4998
- Amount spent: 2247.97 USD, 306736 KES
Part 1 Understanding your work[edit]
1. Briefly describe how your proposed activities and strategies were implemented
Our goal in this program was to support secondary school teachers in gaining 21st century skills by training them on how to access, create and evaluate information on Wikipedia while building on their skills when interacting with digital media. The opportunity was shared through existing networks of teachers and career advisors, which led to a selection of incredibly diverse educators from across the country. For that reason, our intention to conduct the program using a hybrid modality was not feasible for our team of 3. The program which will end on 8th May was cunducted fully online, however we shall incorporate an in-person gradution ceremony for teachers who meet the minimum requirements. We learnt that communication with our teachers was best done via Whatsapp as it is widely used in the country. Through that channel, we kept our teachers engaged and communicated personal progress in the program via email, which many teachers stated as a reason to use email communication more frequently. With this grant, we were able to provide all teachers who enrolled and participated actively with Internet bundles by calculating an average of data they needed per month. We are currently getting a clearer picture of how many teaachers will graduate from this program as we receive the final assignments and give feedback on the final module of the program.
2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you felt were effective in achieving your goals? Please describe these strategies and approaches.
1. One of our main goals was to select the right group of teachers that would be present and dedicated to the program. Through the creation of a needs assessment form, we were able to break down the program goals and requirements through series of questions. From the feedback we received, we had better understanding of the applicants and their alignment to the program. This process helped us select teachers whose primary aim was to improve the lives of their students in regards to the quality of information they utilise in class.
- 2. We put out an open call for applications and did not limit applicants based off of their location within Kenya. This has opened the program up to teachers who comes from different areas and hence a more wholesome experience. We have united teachers who would have previously found it difficult to connect due to these restraints. This has in turn given us a lot of insight to work with for the improvement of future iterations of the project.
3. Please use this space to upload media and other files that help tell your story and impact.
Field to type in URLs.
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwic-kenya-26633b252 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rwic.kenya/
We shall have photos, testimonies and videos of teachers talking about ther experiences on the graduation day when we meet in person.
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 | Strongly 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 | Strongly 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?
1. Through this program, teachers used Wikipedia as a pedagogical tool to create educational material that they will continue to share with their students.
- 2. We have had teachers reach out to inquire about how they can loop in fellow educators into such programs and this plays a key role in bringing in new participants for future iterations
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?
Our aim throughout this project has been to learn how to foster a relationship between Education and the Wikimedia movement, in order to realize the goal that the sum of all knowledge should be accessible to everyone in the world for free. We have been able to learn about the existing knowledge gap in regards to open education with Wikipedia being our point of focus. Through the questions we received from the teachers and throughout all the session we have had, we realise that there is a lot of work to be done in this area in order to foster this relationship and that is why such projects are so important. We also realise the importance of having local partners to walk with us as we implement such projects as they also offer a lot of incite in regard to how to properly promote open education within the system and still be in line with the national curriculum.
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?
1. We received a lot more applications than we expected! Being a pilot program within the country, we were definitely quite nervous about how it would be taken up so we were pleasantly surprised. This goes to show that there is widespread interest in the education community of Kenya to increase their knowledge in such areas in order to continue providing quality resources to their students.
- 2.We also received many teachers who despite enroling combined with our efforts to encourage them to participate, did not do so. We eventually made the decision not to pursue uninterested participants.
- 3. We had to readjust the dates of our program significantly due to the progess of gathering and vetting teachers and the wait time associated with the disbursement of the reading Wikipedia in the classroom grant.
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?
Yes! we certainly do, We have a working document containing lessons we have learnt and how we plan to improve. We have categorized the lessons into: General - Regarding the length and delivery of the program, streamlining the onboarding process to Wikilearn - How to streamline and respond to technical inquiries on the platform, and curating a more indepth training on how to use wikilearn. Outreach - Identifying and appealing to local and international key stakeholders in the education space, how to connect teachers with more resources and opportunities to engage in profssional development especially in digital literacy. Infrasctructure - How to include and facilitate the participation of teachers who cannot afford to participate in the program and also partner with other entities to ensure the sustainability of the program within institutions where 1 or 2 teachers have been trained. Communication - We would like to increase the collaboration and frequency of communications with teachers to keep them engaged and actively involved. Ideas we have for the future include : identifying geographical regions to run the program in future iterations. This would make it easier to build stronger networks among teachers while establishing and nurturing a community that believes in the work of the Foundation, and are enthusiastic about their own and each others' professional development. We would also like to do more work in exploring partnerships within the space for continuity.
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 teachers who complete the program. | This covers the number of teachers we expect to finish the training and qualify for graduation. | 18 | 25 | We enrolled a total of 60 teachers in the program. (With additional funds from the education team) While we are a few weeks away from the end of the program, 13 teachers have already completed the program and we expect that about 30 more will compete the course requirements by 8th May 2023. | All our data has been collected digitally through surveys, polls, questionnaires and during synchronous meetings and office hours .since we have ran the program fully online, we hope to meet the gratuates of the program in May during the graduation ceremony and get one on one feedback from the teachers. |
| Number of teachers participating in the program | This covers the number of teachers we intend on having take part in the program; whether or not they graduate. | 25 | 60 | We managed to support 25 teachers with this grant, and 35 more with the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom grant. | All our data has been collected digitally through surveys, polls, questionnaires and during synchronous meetings and office hours. Since we have ran the program fully online, we hope to meet the gratuates of the program in May during the graduation ceremony and get one on one feedback from the teachers. |
| Number of teachers who will get to know about the program. | This covers the number of teachers who would be interested in taking part in the program. | 50 | 180 | Once the program was publicly launched, We received feedback from about 180 teachers who were interested in the program and wanted to know more about it. We have also taken into consideration teachers who got to know about the program through various social media channels but did not apply to participate on time. | All our data has been collected digitally through surveys, polls, questionnaires and during synchronous meetings and office hours. Since we have ran the program fully online, we hope to meet the gratuates of the program in May during the graduation ceremony and get one on one feedback from the teachers. |
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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 | We aim to target around 25 participants who will be a part of the pilot program. | 25 | 25 | We enrolled 60 participants, 25 of who were fully catered for by the rapid grant. | 1. We shared a needs assessment form online and used this to collect relevant data.
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| Number of editors | We aim to have all the participants create Wikipedia accounts and make a small contribution. | 25 | 25 | As part of the program, all teachers who were enrolled in the program were required to create and account and make micro contributions. | |
| Number of organizers | We have two main organizers who will also serve as co-trainers for the duration of the program. | 2 | 2 | We had 2 certified trainers taking the lead with the campaign: Patricia Wandia and Faith Mwanyolo. | We used Whatsapp, Email and Google Forms to collect data. |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
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| Wikipedia | Each of the participants will make their first contributions to Wikipedia during module 3 of the program. | 25 | 25 | Their first contributions were posting thank you notes on their favourite articles on Wikipedia. | N/A |
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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.
Yes
12a. State what difficulties you had.
Participant feedback was not guaranteed and even with regular sharing of polls or forms, we could not get all the teachers to leave responses which made gathering data difficult on our side.
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?
We believe that the introduction of an in-person meeting at the beginning of the program would add a human touch to this process of data collection and hence people would feel more connected and part of a community. Since we ran the entire program online, we were not able to cater to this gap.
We believe that a budget allocation for in-person meetings would enable us to capture and retain the interests of participants throughout the program.
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.
Registration form : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5LyAH1xTkRB7cc5wltUwTAJsR4nEtVG06uRLcSsRMmF7X-w/closedform Needs Assessment Tools: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftJuCWAfMm3BnGCu3xMDkWP3qum2A7gKb6bpBeyol-wFRO_g/viewform https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMzYHDiVm_BjsYlC1ZTHFUdvQC_ZF1XMl7ZVBhrl3qUetVHw/viewform
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.
We have reached out to members of the Kenyan user group to share our work and seek recommendations for partnerships.
Part 4: Financial reporting and compliance[edit]
15. & 14a. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency.
306736 KES
16. Please state the total amount spent in USD.
2247.97 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.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5SxhYTk6CAwpqDRsM0PvlCOj58m9rXPHICPdztvtzQ/edit?usp=sharing
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 have atteched the proposed budget and the expenses in our financial reporting document. We have decided to include an accomodation waiver for teachers living more that 5 hrs away from Nairobi to help facilitate their graduation attendance.
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.
KES 291,824/ USD 2,138.69 The unspent funds will be used up to cater for the upcoming graduation and all costs associated with the event.
18b. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
A. Propose to use the underspent funds within this Fund period with PO approval
18c. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
We intend to use the unspent funds for the upcoming graduation ceremony in May. With the remaining funds, we hope to run a second iteration of this program and use the remaining funds to facilitate it.
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.
Given the changes in the structure and delivery of our program, we would appreciate more flexibility to adjust the reporting dates to align with the changes in the program dates. Currently we still have around 4 more weeks to work on this program, and wrap up it's delivery.
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