Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/WikiClubs and Mentoring In Secondary Schools in Lagos, Nigeria 2025 (ID: 23481389)/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 highly successful as it was implemented across 12 public secondary schools in Lagos State with partnership with Junior Chambers International (JCI) and the Lagos state Ministry of Education.
We conducted hands-on Wikipedia training sessions in each school, reaching approximately 360 students. Training focused on Wikipedia introduction, neutral point of view, reliable sourcing, and local content creation using Simple Wikipedia, making participation accessible for young editors.
As planned, WikiClubs were established in each of the schools, supported by a trained teacher to ensure sustainability beyond the project period. An inter-school assessment and showcase was organized to strengthen peer learning and motivation further.
Overall, the project demonstrated that secondary school students are highly capable and enthusiastic contributors when provided with the right support and mentorship, and that schools can serve as strong entry points for building a new generation of Nigerian Wikipedians.
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
Project meta page Photos from the event and the trainings here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiClubs_and_Mentoring_In_Secondary_Schools_in_Lagos,_Nigeria_2025_Project
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://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PJJ3qWjM9_OQMcMtQ2EDPUa21pZbzv4bbYuHDK8SWBw/edit?usp=sharing
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 | Agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Agree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Neither agree nor disagree |
| 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:
- To how see how active young people are in contributing to the Wikimedia projects
- What motivates secondary school students to keep editing?
- What type of content do students feel most excited to contribute?
- What is the role of teachers in sustaining WikiClubs?
Students showed the greatest excitement when contributing content related to their local communities, culture, traditions, and everyday experiences, including festivals, foods, languages, and notable local figures. Familiar topics lowered the intimidation barrier and helped students feel confident as knowledge contributors.
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)
On the positive side, we were pleasantly surprised by the high level of enthusiasm and curiosity shown by the students. Many students were deeply engaged, asked thoughtful questions and showed strong interest in contributing to Wikipedia, even beyond what we initially anticipated. This confirmed that young people are eager to participate in knowledge creation when given the opportunity and supportive learning environments.
On the challenging side, we encountered limited access to digital devices in some schools. Several students did not have access to smartphones or personal computers during training sessions, which affected the pace of hands-on editing activities. To adapt, we shifted our approach by focusing more on theoretical training using the textbooks and during those sessions, we covered Wikipedia policies, editing rules, do’s and don’ts, and content standards and then scheduled most of the practical editing for later sessions when device access was available.
Although this adjustment slowed down the original timeline, it improved students’ understanding of Wikimedia principles and helped them approach editing more confidently during practical sessions. From this experience, we learned the importance of flexibility in implementation and the need to plan future projects with stronger provisions for shared devices, offline preparation, or extended practical timelines.
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)
Through a diff publication
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 | 360 | 400 | We had at least 12 students from each school, and some schools had additional |
| Number of editors | 120 | 100 | |
| Number of organizers | 16 | 20 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 500 | 16 | 332 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 500 | 150 | 189 |
| Wikidata | 1000 | 54 | 389 |
| 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)
5942000
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
3858.99
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/17feEKpQ4cxJoyqweAEgWGqyM-vMsAbwFu7uEm91WqYM/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)