Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/WikiForHumanRights Ghana Collab 2025 (ID: 23095151)/Final Report

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WikiForHumanRights Ghana Collab 2025

01 July 2025 - 15 November 2025

Report ID: 12677

Report status: Under review

Report due date: 15 December 2025

Grant ID: G-RF-2504-18896

Amount funded: 38739.37 GHS, 2500 USD

Amount spent: 39000 GHS

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)

This report outlines the activities we implemented during the WikiForHumanRights 2025 campaign focused on Ghana’s energy transition.

Campaign meta page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:2025_WikiForHumanRights_Ghana_Collab

Photo category: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Energy_Transition_in_Ghana

Meta pages- https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ghana/2025_WikiforHumanRights_Ghana_Collab https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ghana/2025_WikiforHumanRights_Ghana_Collab/home https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ghana/Walewale_and_Tamale_WikiforHumanRight2025

A. Launch of the #WFHR 2025 with the Theme; Just Energy Transition in Ghana

This year’s WikiForHumanRights campaign, themed “Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now,” where we focused on the importance of a just energy transition. On 16th August, Women for Sustainability Africa, in partnership with the University of Ghana’s Center for Climate Change and Sustainability, launched the WikiForHumanRights 2025 campaign under the theme Just Energy Transition in Ghana. The event brought together over 50+ participants, including energy experts, civil society leaders, students, and community members from northern Ghana, to deepen public understanding of the country’s shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources and the role of Wikipedia in documentation and increasing public knowledge access around the topic. Speakers highlighted key issues such as bridging the national knowledge gap through Wikimedia platforms, the role of NGOs in advancing rural electrification, and the current realities of Ghana’s renewable energy transition. The launch strengthened awareness of Ghana’s energy transition, showcased the importance of open knowledge in climate education, and fostered collaboration between government, academia, NGOs, and Wikimedia communities, with the multi-sector expert engagement proving to be one of the most effective elements of the event. Link to Launch event- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTF1jcxN778 Social media Post- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7362386885475794944

B. 3 Virtual Wikipedia Training Series Following the launch, we organized three virtual Wikimedia training sessions designed to build participants’ skills in open knowledge contribution. The first workshop held on 13th September focused on Wikipedia and was facilitated by Jesse Asiedu-Akrofi. During this session, participants were introduced to the basics of editing, including the importance of neutrality, conducting proper research, and citing reliable sources. They learned how to create user accounts, navigate the sandbox, search for existing articles, and begin drafting new content. By the end of the workshop, participants had gained confidence in editing and understood how to create factual, neutral, and well-referenced articles. Link to wikipedia video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBxC8uCLK7M&feature=youtu.be

The second virtual training session, held on 27th September 2025 and facilitated by Christian Ato Yakubu, introduced participants to Wikimedia Commons. This session covered the role of Wikimedia Commons as a free media library, how Creative Commons licenses such as CC0, CC BY, and CC BY-SA are used, and techniques for capturing clear and meaningful images related to renewable energy. Through this training, participants developed skills in visual storytelling and open licensing, enabling them to contribute effectively to documenting Ghana’s energy transition through photography. Link to wikimedia commons category- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikiforhumanrights_2025_in_Ghana_Energy_Transition Youtube recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_z-U4wK1Mc

The final session focused on Wikidata and took place on 11th October 2025, facilitated by Abdul-Rahim Ziblim. During this workshop, participants learned how Wikidata stores structured, machine-readable information and explored how to model data related to energy projects, institutions, and policies. They were also introduced to the importance of using reliable sources to ensure data accuracy. As a result, participants acquired the ability to organize and present energy transition data in a structured and accessible form, strengthening their overall capacity to contribute to open knowledge platforms. The three workshops were attended by a total of 60 + participants who benefited from all the virtual workshops. Links to post https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7380864807207399424 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7375825454974418945 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7366766777298513920

In-Person WorkShops University of Ghana The in-person workshop at the University of Ghana brought together 60 participants for a one-day intensive bootcamp organized in partnership with the University of Ghana Center for Climate Change and Sustainability and CDKN acknowledged for their support to the overall program. Participants were grouped into four thematic areas Climate Change and Health, Climate Change and Gender, Climate Change Governance, and Climate Change and Energy and spent the day researching, synthesizing information, and developing Wikipedia content in their sandboxes. To sustain engagement beyond the workshop, participants were placed into small thematic WhatsApp groups where they continued to receive support, share resources, and refine their articles. The session strengthened their research and writing skills and enabled them to translate complex climate information into clear, accessible knowledge. Links to social media post https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7397180050426523648 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7396113644075360256 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7395024470949875712 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7395024470949875712 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7392473393931128832 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7391800351047450624 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7391377613824614400 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7390795897569218560 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7390103332301975552 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7388470779224412160

Tamale Edit-a-thon Wiki for Human Rights 2025 Report Tamale The Tamale Wiki Hub participated in the Wiki for Human Rights 2025 campaign in Ghana and hosted a 6-hour in-person edit-a-thon on 6th September 2025 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. The program had 15 participants: 9 males and 6 females. Before the edit-a-thon, participants were already familiarized with the campaign theme “Just energy transition” and the kind of articles to be edited through the general online launch of the campaign and engagement of the participant on the Tamale Wiki Hub WhatsApp page. For that reason, the participants already had prior experience editing articles in line with the campaign theme. The focus of the edit-a-thon was the translation of articles in line with the campaign theme from English to Dagbani and Ghanaian Pidgin. The strategy employed, which made this edit-a-thon an effective and successful one, was the prior creation of an article list, of which specific articles were assigned to each participant on the edit-a-thon day to translate within the edit-a-thon period. At the end of the edit-a-thon, each participant translated at least one article, while others did up to four.

At least, about 30 articles were translated to either Dagbani or Ghanaian pidgin.

After the event, a continuous follow-up was made to ensure participants continue editing. Below are links to posts that were made to promote the campaign on LinkedIn and dashboard of the edit-a-thon: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abdul-rahim-ziblim_energy-transition-is-a-very-important-thing-activity-7371099237859610624-FfKC?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAADbsd2YBMLczEW-qw9BjJxOZdLLXsQPykiM https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abdul-rahim-ziblim_justabrenergyabrtransitionabrinabrghana-wikiforhumanrights-activity-7362248323333779457-L8aj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAADbsd2YBMLczEW-qw9BjJxOZdLLXsQPykiM https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abdul-rahim-ziblim_justenergytransition-renewableenergyghana-activity-7360951996213841921-KgH6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAADbsd2YBMLczEW-qw9BjJxOZdLLXsQPykiM Dashboard: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ghana/WikiForHumanRights_2025_Ghana_Edit-A-Thon/home

Walewale Edit-a-thon On September 6, 2025, the Walewale Wiki Hub hosted an in-person edit-a-thon as part of the Wiki for Human Rights 2025 campaign in Ghana. The session ran from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and brought together 15 dedicated participants 10 males and 5 females who were eager to contribute to the global conversation on “Just Energy Transition.” In the weeks leading up to the event, participants had already been engaged through the Walewale Wiki Hub WhatsApp group, where discussions around the campaign theme and article selection took place. This preparation helped ensure that everyone arrived at the edit-a-thon with a clear understanding of the focus areas and how to align their edits with the campaign’s goals. The core activity for the day centered on the translation of articles related to the Just Energy Transition from English into Dagbani and Ghanaian Pidgin. This approach aimed to make critical information about sustainable energy accessible to local communities in their own languages. A well-organized strategy was used to guide the workflow during the event. A curated list of articles was prepared ahead of time, and each participant was assigned specific pieces to translate. This structure helped maintain focus and balance the workload among participants. By the end of the session, every participant had successfully translated at least one article, with a few managing to complete up to four translations. In total, about 23 articles were translated into Dagbani and Ghanaian Pidgin. Post-event follow-ups were conducted to encourage continued editing and community engagement. Many participants expressed interest in continuing to improve and expand translated content on Wikimedia platforms. The edit-a-thon proved to be both productive and empowering. It strengthened collaboration among editors in the Walewale community, enhanced participants’ editing and translation skills, and contributed meaningfully to the promotion of open knowledge on sustainable energy practices in local languages. The Walewale Wiki Hub remains committed to building on this momentum to support more inclusive knowledge-sharing initiatives in the future. Links to social media post https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-ato-quamina-10aa74379_i-am-thrilled-to-share-that-i-will-be-activity-7375889836316053504-idrS?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAF2YmpoBxl1Sqi1CU3vNh8Vv-5IdarPLlGk https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-ato-quamina-10aa74379_wikiforhumanrights-wikimediacommons-visualstorytelling-activity-7378244482150068224-Oail?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAF2YmpoBxl1Sqi1CU3vNh8Vv-5IdarPLlGk Dashboards and metapage links https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ghana/Walewale_and_Tamale_WikiforHumanRight2025 https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ghana/WikiForHumanRights_2025_Ghana_Edit-A-Thon https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WikiForHumanRights_2025_in_Ghana/Walewale/Tamale https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WikiForHumanRights_2025_in_Ghana/Edit-A-Thon

D. Photo Walk for WikiForHumanRights – Just Energy Transition in Ghana As part of the campaign, we organized a photo walk in Accra to document various forms of energy use and emerging green energy solutions. The aim was to capture visuals that highlight Ghana’s progress toward sustainable energy and upload them to Wikimedia Commons for open, global use. In total, 150 images were captured and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons under the category:

 Energy Transition in Ghana
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Energy_Transition_in_Ghana

The images include mini-grids, solar PV systems, mini gas stoves, gas cookers, electric vehicles (EVs), electric bikes (EBs), fuel stations, EV charging stations, solar installations, and energy institutions. These visuals now serve as open-access resources to enrich Wikipedia articles and other Wikimedia content related to Ghana’s energy landscape. During the photo walk, we observed a growing presence of electric vehicles and electric bikes in Accra, showing progress toward cleaner transportation. However, limited charging stations remain a barrier to wider adoption. This highlights the need for continued investment in green infrastructure and increased public awareness on sustainable energy. Overall, the campaign successfully documented Ghana’s ongoing shift toward renewable energy. By contributing high-quality images to Wikimedia Commons, the project supports global knowledge-sharing and reinforces the message that clean and sustainable energy is essential for Ghana’s development and the well-being of its people.

F. Most Effective Overall Approaches Combining expert-led presentations with hands-on training. Engaging participants through a mix of online and in-person activities. Pre-assigning tasks during edit-a-thons. Using storytelling (photos, articles, data) to strengthen understanding of energy transitions. Continuous follow-up that encouraged retention and long-term engagement.

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

Campaign meta page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:2025_WikiForHumanRights_Ghana_Collab

Photo category: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Energy_Transition_in_Ghana

Meta pages- https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ghana/2025_WikiforHumanRights_Ghana_Collab https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ghana/2025_WikiforHumanRights_Ghana_Collab/home https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ghana/Walewale_and_Tamale_WikiforHumanRight2025

Dashboard https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ghana/Walewale_and_Tamale_WikiforHumanRight2025 https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ghana/WikiForHumanRights_2025_Ghana_Edit-A-Thon https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WikiForHumanRights_2025_in_Ghana/Walewale/Tamale https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WikiForHumanRights_2025_in_Ghana/Edit-A-Thon

Youtube recordings- Launch event- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTF1jcxN778

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_z-U4wK1Mc

Social media Post

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7362386885475794944

Diff https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/08/wikiforhumanrights-2025-documenting-ghanas-just-energy-transition-through-the-lens/ NB:Other Diff blogs in the pipeline

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

Link to presentation slides used- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19lwbE2d7tu4790t8AIrb0jC1ohnoLin_?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)

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	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: Our strategy last year was very effective and we also learned from some experiences which we aim to improve in this year's campaign. Based on some lessons from the implementation strategy last year, we want to use a different strategy for the writing contest, since we will be having some returning students from last year. Based on this we want to; How does the new article allocation strategy impact students and participants engagement and contribution compared to last year’s approach?

What motivates returning participants to stay engaged, and what additional support do they need to grow their skills and contributions?

How do participants experience the translation of climate-related content—what are the main challenges and how do they navigate them? Which kinds of photos were most commonly contributed under the campaign’s theme, and how diverse were they in terms of subject, location, and representation?

What strategies are most effective for retaining returning participants and supporting their transition into leadership, mentorship, or ambassador roles?

The learning questions helped us understand how to strengthen engagement and improve content quality throughout the project. The new article allocation strategy proved effective, as participants were more focused and motivated when working within thematic groups, leading to higher-quality contributions than last year. Returning participants remained engaged because they felt part of a supportive community, but they also expressed the need for more advanced training and clearer pathways into leadership—an insight that will guide future mentorship structures.

Participants also highlighted challenges in translating climate-related content, especially with technical terminology and finding accurate local-language equivalents. Peer collaboration and facilitator support helped them navigate these issues, showing the importance of providing translation resources in future campaigns. Photo contributions were strong but concentrated in certain themes, revealing the need for clearer guidance to encourage more diverse submissions.

Overall, we learned that structured task allocation, continuous follow-up, and opportunities for leadership are key to retention. These insights will shape future programs by informing how we design trainings, support participants, and build a sustainable community of 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)

Some unexpected emerged during the campaign. Engagement was higher than expected, with participants actively contributing to Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata, and many returning participants stepping into informal mentorship roles. During in-person workshops, we expanded topics beyond energy to match participants’ diverse interests, including Climate Change and Health, Gender, Governance, and Energy, which encouraged broader engagement and richer content. Challenges included occasional connectivity issues during virtual sessions and a concentration of photowalk submissions in urban areas, highlighting the need for clearer guidance on diversity. Additionally looking at the topic the project attracted more contributions on wikipedia and wiki commons than Wikidata. These experiences reinforced the importance of flexible planning, topic diversification, structured task allocation, and fostering peer support to maintain engagement and long-term impact.

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 have already begun sharing the learnings and achievements from this project across multiple platforms to ensure they reach both our immediate community and the wider Wikimedia ecosystem. How we have already shared our project learnings and results: Social media updates: We shared highlights, participant stories, and key insights on our organizational social media pages as the activities unfolded. Our partners also amplified these posts on their own platforms, helping us reach a broader audience.

Diff blogs: We published updates and reflective articles on the Wikimedia Diff blog, documenting our process, learning questions, and emerging outcomes. This allowed us to contribute to the global movement’s shared knowledge base.

Meta documentation: We updated our Meta project page with activity summaries, photos, dashboards, and preliminary reflections to ensure transparency and allow other organizers to learn from our model.

How we plan to continue sharing: A final report on Meta and Diff: We will publish a consolidated project report that includes detailed outcomes, challenges, and lessons learned.

Community learning sessions: We plan to host an online debrief with participants, educators, and collaborators to exchange experiences and discuss next steps.

Knowledge sharing within Africa Wiki Women and broader communities: We will present our findings during internal meetups and regional Wikimedia gatherings so others can adopt or adapt our strategies.

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	120	175	Head Count of participants showing up for each event
Number of editors	80	91	Event dashboard
Number of organizers	15	15	Head count

Wikimedia project	Target	Result - Number of created pages	Result - Number of improved pages
Wikipedia	120	139	250
Wikimedia Commons	200	160	0
Wikidata	300	55	40
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

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

39000

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

2557

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/1W8irolkzEAF7n-_vQySkoWyu4ApnxwZR/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115582378867960497230&rtpof=true&sd=true

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)

Thank you for the opportunity to host this event as part of our ongoing partnership with the university of Ghana Center for climate change and sustainability studies on the WikiForHumanRights campaign. We look forward to continued collaboration and support.