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Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Visibility of Health articles in Nigeria on English Wikipedia 2.0 (ID: 22892164)/Final Report

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Tesleemah
Visibility of Health articles in Nigeria on English Wikipedia 2.0
08 February 2025 - 08 March 2025
Report ID: 12027
Report status: Under review
Report due date: 08 May 2025
Grant ID: G-RF-2411-17524
Amount funded: 2236410 NGN, 1500 USD
Amount spent: 2236410 NGN
Rapid Fund 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)

Physical and Virtual Trainings: The participants were trained to identify and create notable and qualitative articles. The participants were trained on how to successfully contribute to them, new editors took up the task to keep them occupied and showcase their learning skills. the editing was closely monitored to avoid vandalism. Weekly training was also be included in the project to review the quality of edits contributed during the project

Edit-a-thon: To prevent vandalism and tampering with articles, only experienced editors were allowed to create new articles and this will be under close monitoring.

The result achieved was that 70 articles were created on English Wikipedia, 150 images were uploaded on wikicommons and 60 wikidata items were created. The most effective approach was training the participants and following up weekly to check their progress

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

https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Wiki_Loves_Health_articles_in_Nigeria_2.0/Resources

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wiki-health-africa_yesterday-tesleemah-abdulkareem-od-and-activity-7320373725739012096-9VwO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAACir-TgBAImtqfPtXSlCAXNTfDOq8E69V30 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave_in_Nigeria?wprov=wppw2t https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphtheria_in_Nigeria?wprov=wppw2t

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

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Medicine-related_articles https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/professional-development/editing-medical-topics-professional https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalism_on_Wikipedia https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Z6-iwrJIFKMhpDiqOJYF0wLcuNsykVZl/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105893854820837198029&rtpof=true&sd=true https://x.com/AfricahealthInc/status/1914618975498993693?t=0lA7MX7XArRwfA79iZNVaw&s=19

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)

Our efforts during the Fund period have helped to...
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 Strongly 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: Did the project train new and existing editors?

Did the project close the knowledge gap by improving the visibility of health Professionals in Nigeria on Wikipedia?

Did the project close gender gaps relating to health articles in Nigeria?

Did the project improve articles in Nigeria?

Did the project train new and existing editors? Yes, 50 existing editors from previous project and 70 new editors were trained

Did the project close the knowledge gap by improving the visibility of health Professionals in Nigeria on Wikipedia? Yes, 20 articles were created for Nigerian surgeons, nurses and pharamacy

Did the project close gender gaps relating to health articles in Nigeria? Yes, articles such as Maternity in Nigeria, Childbirth in Nigeria were created during the project.

Did the project improve articles in Nigeria? Yes, a total of 70 new articles were created and 30 existing articles were edited during the project.

I hope to use the outcome of this learnings to execute a more inclusive projects related to health articles in Africa.

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, During the project, some health issues happened bin Nigeria like the Heat wave and Outbreak of diphtheria. While these topics were not in our red links, the team members decided to add them to the list of articles to be created and some editors eventually created them.

Also, I had challenge fixing the first physical session at first, as the medical students at University of College of Health Ibadan, our targets participants were on holiday break. we were able to resolve this with the help of a senator, who was also an executive of wiki fan club University of Ibadan representing the main hostel, who utilized his position to reach medical students within the hostel and those who say within Ibadan, this method helped us get participants beyond the required numbers we had in mind.

These experiences taught me the importance of proactive thinking and the usefulness of networking with other wikimedia editors in Nigeria outside my niche as a doctor.

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 have submitted diff blog about an overview of the project, kindly find the link below https://diff.wikimedia.org/?p=157436

Also, the project has been shared on our dedicated social media pages https://x.com/AfricahealthInc/status/1914618975498993693?t=0lA7MX7XArRwfA79iZNVaw&s=19 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wiki-health-africa_yesterday-tesleemah-abdulkareem-od-and-activity-7320373725739012096-9VwO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAACir-TgBAImtqfPtXSlCAXNTfDOq8E69V30

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 110 120 Event page, physical form, goggle form
Number of editors 100 120 50 existing editors and 70 new editors

Tool:Event page, goggle form

Number of organizers 4 5 we had a volunteer who joined as our graphics designer for the project outside of the initial team members

Tool: Event page

Wikimedia project Target Result - Number of created pages Result - Number of improved pages
Wikipedia 100 70 30
Wikimedia Commons 100 150 5
Wikidata 50 50 10
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

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10. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency. (required)

2236410

11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)

1500

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/1OvUuEvOCm1SSdAhnch-pQHeGtfdw9tia1SitS4gBr1M/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

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Review notes from Program Officer:

N/A

Applicant's response to the review feedback.

N/A