Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Trans Awareness Month Celebration edit-a-thon in Nigeria 2025 (ID: 23553135)/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 project was successful and implemented as a month-long campaign combining an online Trans Visibility contest and in-person training. The project began with a public contest on November 1, engaging contributors nationwide to create and improve transgender-related content on Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Between November 25th to 30th, we held the virtual and in-person residential trainings in partnership with transgender-led organizations, ISHRAI Nigeria, which proved very vital and supportive for the project.
The project resulted in increased participation from underrepresented communities, new and improved transgender-related content across Wikimedia projects, and greater confidence among participants to contribute their own narratives.
The most effective approaches were partnering with trusted transgender-led organizations, combining in-person capacity building with an online contest for wider reach, and prioritizing safety and inclusion through supportive learning environments.
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
The contest page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/TransVisibility_Nigeria_Challenge_2025
The dashboard for every contributor to track their edits (https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wiki_For_Human_Rights_Nigeria/TransVisibility_Nigeria_Challenge_2025/home)
Social media post to advertise the training in collaborating with our partner: (https://www.instagram.com/p/DRjqAUuiAWu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
Also, social media posts made after the event: (https://www.instagram.com/p/DRwxoUeiFDO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
Some photos from the event: (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:TransVisibility_Training_in_Nigeria_2025)
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
Presentation slides that was used during the training (Presentation slides that was used during the training (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NKddtv3AMZL99sifwwaD1agx44v3y1M_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104073437800762831282&rtpof=true&sd=true)
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 | Agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | 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 | 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: What strategy to use in ensuring more Wikimedia content about trans, non-binary, and intersex persons in Nigeria and across West Africa
This was vital as i understand the scope around trans contents and will do well to innovate on it going forward
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)
Yes, several unexpected situations emerged during the implementation of the project, offering valuable learning opportunities.
On the positive side, there was higher-than-anticipated interest from transgender and non-binary participants, particularly during the in-person trainings. Many participants were first-time editors but showed strong enthusiasm and quickly gained confidence in contributing to Wikimedia projects. This reaffirmed the importance of creating intentional, safe spaces and confirmed that there is significant unmet demand for capacity-building initiatives focused on transgender communities in Nigeria.
On the challenging side, internet connectivity and IP block range affected the pace of live editing sessions. Additionally, a few participants required more time and follow-up support than initially planned due to varying levels of digital literacy. To address this, facilitators adapted by providing offline guidance, extending mentorship beyond the sessions, and offering continued virtual support during the contest period.
From these experiences, we learned the importance of building flexibility into project timelines, planning for infrastructure-related constraints, and allocating additional support for first-time contributors. We also learned that strong partnerships with community-led organizations significantly improve participant trust, engagement, and retention, especially when working with marginalized communities.
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)
We plan to share the learnings and results from this project with the wider Wikimedia and LGBTQ+ communities through multiple channels. A detailed project report, including outcomes, metrics, and key learnings, will be published on Meta-Wiki to ensure transparency and accessibility to other community members. And as a diff blog will be published.
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 | 300 | 434 | This include from the virtual event, in-person training, and social media. |
| Number of editors | 100 | 87 | |
| Number of organizers | 10 | 11 | From the partner and the Wiki for Human Rights Nigeria team |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 300 | 18 | 347 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 | 48 | 10 |
| Wikidata | 500 | 42 | 278 |
| 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)
2646500
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1805.46
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/1HgLrX-DwcVD80aK1PK8z6C5ZhjmdQMXPW8ukHiMUIfQ/edit?usp=sharing
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)