Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/WLE Brazil 2024 (ID: 22592880)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 14 November 2024
Funding program: Rapid Fund
Report type: Final
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[edit]- Applicant username: Rodrigo.Argenton (at Commons)
- Organization name: N/A
- Amount awarded: 4584.68
- Amount spent: 1250 USD, 6764.71
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)
Running the WLE using social media as support for advertisement.
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://www.instagram.com/foto.wiki.br/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2024_in_Brazil
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://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Risk_Assessment_-_WLEBR_2024_by_foto.wiki.br.pdf https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_Loves_Earth_Brasil_2024_(vers%C3%A3o_extendida).webm
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 | Neither agree nor disagree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Disagree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Strongly agree |
| G. Increased participants' feelings of belonging and connection to the movement | 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: Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/WLE Brazil 2024 (ID: 22592880)/Final Report/17
How many contributors and photos did WLE bring? WLE has a significant impact as a brand, attracting volunteers and fostering a sense of pride and motivation, rather than being just an activity.
How have participants' perspectives on biodiversity conservation changed after participating? We talked with our participants via social media, and it was interesting that they followed us on social media to learn more about other conservation units.
What factors could motivate participants to continue contributing to Wikimedia Envoriment after the WLE?
Ongoing activities. Photo expeditions and face-to-face activities work more than lectures and workshops.
What were the barriers? For the WLE, our crappy upload system. By now, we should already have a more intuitive and faster uploader. For retention, keep ongoing activities with little or no money, and do not reconnition from WMF.
How effective was the WLE in bringing in new participants or communities? Not much. We tracked 2023 participants, and only at WLE did some of them return to contribute to the WLE.
Did participants feel welcome, safe, and supported during the WLE? What were some ongoing challenges?
Welcome and safe, yes; supported, no. Our bus factor needs to be bigger, which can lead to interactions that cannot be answered in a timely manner. Also, the wiki notification system is unreliable, preventing us from seeing some questions.
Did participants gain the skills and motivation necessary to continue contributing to Wikimedia projects?
Only those participating in the related activities can continuously contribute; the contest is too specific.
Did new organizers develop the skills and motivation needed to continue participating as organizers? Yes! They increasingly feel part of a community and request more responsibilities.
What types of support and activities interest participants who want to learn more about the Wikimedia community? Videos explaining why and how to contribute, photo expeditions, and photo walks were some of the answers.
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)
Only some organizers and jury members had some personal issues, that impact in our organization, we need to increase our bus factor, and also the criminal fire that occur at the same time of the contest, that made some of our jury members not contribute to register it professionally.
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 are about to organize another wiki loves, but in partnership with others Brazilian groups, and we will actively share our knowledge with then.
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 | 150 | 167 | https://wikiloves.toolforge.org/earth/2024 |
| Number of editors | 20 | 26 | https://wikiloves.toolforge.org/earth/2024/Brazil/users |
| Number of organizers | 30 | 38 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |||
| Wikimedia Commons | 3000 | 2731 | 2731 |
| Wikidata | 516 | 1246 | |
| 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)
6764.71
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1250
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/1wvkXfJLYZdk4iceyL_sT9w18ZsYVlske57Zk3YzXy2k/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?
Yes
13.1. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
Given the unexpected closure of Viruá National Park for ten months due to renovations and the significant impact of the 2024 wildfires on our alternative location in Brasília, we've had to postpone the expedition.
To maximize our impact in 2025, we've shifted our focus to Maranhão, aligning with WMB's strategic priorities. This will allow for stronger collaboration between our organizations and amplify our collective influence within the Wikimedia Movement in Brazil. We plan to revisit Viruá National Park in the second half of 2025, post-renovation.
13.2. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
A. Propose to use the underspent funds within this Fund period with PO approval
13.3. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
Spending on the postponed expedition previously mentioned.
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