Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Strengthening women's legacy in art through Wikimedia projects (ID: 22830250)/Final Report
Application type: Standard application
Part 1: Project and impact
1. Describe the implemented activities and results achieved. Additionally, share which approaches were most effective in supporting you to achieve the results. (required)
The activities we implemented included workshop training, an edit-a-thon, and a local contest. We successfully conducted a workshop to familiarize new volunteers with Wikimedia projects and the overall theme of the project. Through this, we recruited over 20 new volunteers, the majority of whom were women. Also, we organized edit-a-thons to provide hands-on experience for both new and experienced volunteers. During these events, over 200 articles related to women in art were created and edited on the Swahili Wikipedia.
Finally, we hosted a local contest that further emphasized article creation, leading to the development and editing of over 500 more articles.
Collaboration with local institutions played a key role in recruiting new volunteers. Additionally, working closely with the local community proved invaluable, as the support from experienced volunteers was essential to the success of this project.
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
Some photos during workshop training and edit-a-thon: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Va5Iplt596EVrR8ooiUucKsYktc8_7UK
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFp_3g0NY3N/
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
Materials used for Wikipedia awareness: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/training/editing-wikipedia/wikipedia-essentials
Material used for Wikipedia editing guidance: https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mwongozo_(Kuhariri)
Material used for Wikidata guidance: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/training/wikidata/introduction-to-wikidata
Wikimedia Projects Overview Ppt: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wPVCkQ8ULo78Ifgpl4z5UZLvRJ_5bEE7xkKn8UtBdUU/edit#slide=id.g27c908d2cd2_0_5
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 | Strongly agree |
| 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 | Strongly agree |
| F. Other (optional) |
Part 2: Learning
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. To what extent has women in art content contributed to free knowledge? 2. How many volunteer editors have we increased their capacity towards contributing content to the Wikimedia project? 3. To what extent have we contributed to advancing A+F and Wikimedia objectives through the African women's art industry? 4. To what extent have we increased the representation of women artists on Swahili Wikipedia?
When implementing the project, the learning questions served as crucial guides for evaluating the impact of our efforts. Over time, more than 500 contributions were added to Swahili Wikipedia, increasing accessibility to information, particularly for Swahili-speaking communities where there was little content on women in art.
We also recruited over 20 new volunteer editors, most of whom were women. They gained valuable skills in editing and contributing to Wikimedia projects, with many continuing to be active contributors.
By focusing on African women artists, the project helped fill a gap in Wikipedia’s coverage, advancing both Art+Feminism and Wikimedia's goals of diversity and representation.
Finally, we increased the representation of women artists on Swahili Wikipedia, where there was little content in this area before. This project has created a lasting ripple effect, encouraging further contributions and highlighting women in the arts.
Looking ahead, we plan to build on these lessons by recruiting more editors and expanding the project further.
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 workshop training, an unexpected but positive situation occurred when a staff member from Tabora Network College attended the session. She was impressed by the content and asked if it would be possible to host a similar event at their college to train both staff and students about Wikimedia projects. This request turned out to be a significant opportunity, contributing greatly to the success of our project.
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)
I shared it through social media and diff platform.
Part 3: Metrics
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 | 30 | 30 | Outreach dashboard and Even registration tool |
| Number of editors | 28 | 28 | Outreach dashboard and Even registration tool |
| Number of organizers | 2 | 2 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 100 | 700 | 1000 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 50 | 30 | 5 |
| Wikidata | 120 | 10 | 1000 |
| 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)
8200000
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
3000
12. Report the funds spent in the currency of your fund. (required)
Provide the link to the financial report Kindly find the financial report document here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RAYmoApIHXZw2YypURLpQqlbGw7PFhaTbowTZNkEcqI/edit?gid=0#gid=0
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)