Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/WikiClimate Connect Tanzania (ID: 22582494)/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)
Implemented Activities: 1. Community Engagement and Awareness Campaigns: -Conducted online and offline campaigns to raise awareness about climate change and sustainability. -Organized webinars, workshops, and panel discussions with climate experts.
-Collaborated with local and global environmental organizations such as UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) in Tanzania to amplify the impact.
2. Content Creation and Curation: -Developed and curated Swahili Wikipedia articles, related to climate change, sustainability, and environmental issues.
-Encouraged participation in edit-a-thons focused on climate topics.
-Uploading Climate Change pictures for Wikimedia Commons.
3. Capacity Building and Training: -Provided training sessions to newbies from Tanzania on how to contribute to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, specifically focusing on climate-related content. -Empowered participants with skills to effectively communicate climate science to a broad audience. 4. Partnerships and Collaborations: -Established partnerships with institutions such as AZAM TV and UN Environment Program to leverage their expertise. -Worked with local communities to document and share indigenous knowledge on climate adaptation and mitigation.
Results Achieved: 1. Increased Awareness:
- Significant increase in the number of Swahili Wikipedia articles on climate-related topics, leading to a broader understanding of climate change issues.
- Engagement of a diverse group of contributors, including experts and climate activists from Tanzania, in content creation.
2. Capacity Building:
- Participants gained skills in writing, uploading and editing content related to climate change.
- Empowered local communities to share their climate experiences and solutions on global platforms.
3. Enhanced Collaboration:
- Strengthened ties between Wikimedia communities and environmental organizations such as UNEP, leading to joint initiatives and projects.
- Fostered a network of climate-conscious contributors within the Wikimedia movement.
4. Content Reach and Impact:
- Increased visibility of climate change topics on Wikipedia, resulting in higher readership and engagement.
- Use of Wikimedia platforms as a resource for educational institutions and policy makers in climate-related discussions.
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
1. Project page on Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WikiClimate_Connect_2024_in_Tanzania 2. Dashboards used to track Contributions: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Global_WikiEducation_Initiative/WikiClimate_Connect_2024_in_Tanzania 3. Wikimedia Commons Uploaded Pictures:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiClimate_Connects_in_Tanzania 4. Event Pictures:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BDq91EQHGqoX6UzOVsRQE2mtV1UH4zsG 5.Social Media posts: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-vzTVlID5W/?igsh=dzZwc3V5cnJ6YXht 6. Example of Edited Wikimedia Projects: https://sw.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Grove
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:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fZGiTCu-Un7X4PQPbPk7SgD5NdphxXZwdcc_MgI0KJ0/edit#slide=id.g2e06fd3fd0b_0_155 Training materials and guides: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WikiClimate_Connect_2024_in_Tanzania
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 | 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: Do the participants feel involved and interested in contributing to the Campaign? Which training and support was useful for newbies in gaining skills? Did the participant feel excited and continue to contribute after the events? Did the Organizers feel supported in monitoring the participants? What support and activities were most interesting to the participants during the campaign? What challenges were encountered by participants during the campaign? To answer all these, learning will be done by using qualitative and quantitative data collection methods.
Participants in the WikiClimate Connects campaign have shown strong involvement and interest in contributing, driven by the urgency of climate change issues. Many have actively engaged in events such as webinars and edit-a-thons, expressing satisfaction with the project's goals and feeling that their contributions are both valuable and impactful. The campaign has successfully fostered a sense of community, with many participants continuing to contribute to Wikimedia platforms beyond the initial training sessions.
Effective training and support have been key to this success, particularly for newcomers. Introductory workshops that simplified the editing process on Wikimedia platforms were highly beneficial, providing participants with the confidence to start contributing. Mentorship programs, where newbies were paired with experienced editors, offered hands-on guidance that built their skills and confidence. Specialized training sessions that combined climate education with Wikipedia editing skills were particularly impactful, equipping participants with both technical skills and content knowledge, leading to high-quality contributions.
Additionally,Interactive Q&A sessions further enhanced this support, providing real-time assistance and reinforcing learning. Overall, this combination of structured training and ongoing support has not only facilitated initial participation but also encouraged sustained involvement in the WikiClimate Connects campaign.
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 WikiClimate Connects project, I observed that many participants from UNEP Tanzania were editing content on Swahili Wikipedia for the first time. This experience was a significant opportunity for them, as they were excited to contribute their knowledge on climate change topics. Their enthusiasm highlighted the project's impact in not only broadening the availability of climate information but also empowering new contributors to share valuable insights in their native language.
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)
Social Media Posts: We shared updates on social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. This helped to reach a wider audience beyond the immediate Wikimedia community, raising awareness about the project’s success and encouraging others to get involved. Wikimedia Outreach Dashboard: We used the Outreach Dashboard to document and track contributions, providing a transparent and accessible record of the project’s impact.
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 | 40 | 60 | Event Registration Tool |
| Number of editors | 25 | 25 | Event Registration Tool |
| Number of organizers | 5 | 5 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 | 83 | 3 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 60 | 69 | 19 |
| Wikidata | 40 | 40 | 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
[edit]10. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency. (required)
12050000
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
4700.04
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/12K1x20pV4v6uiHqsuUTRPuL0dnMdfuj6LhM6EfzkLFM/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)
Strengthen Partnerships Strengthen existing partnerships with environmental organizations like UNEP and AZAM TV and explore new collaborations. Joint initiatives can help amplify the impact of the project and bring in additional expertise.
Planning to involve Local Communities to engage more deeply with local communities to document and share indigenous knowledge related to climate adaptation and mitigation. This can enrich the content and provide valuable insights that may not be widely known.
Review notes
[edit]Review notes from Program Officer:
October 28, 2025: The submitted financial report is the exact copy of the proposed budget. You are required to submit a financial report that will list all expenses occurred.
Applicant's response to the review feedback.
N/A