Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/WikiVibrance International Youth Day (IYD) 2022 (ID: 21908836)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 2023-01-29T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund, Wikimedia Community Fund
Report type: Final
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- Title of Proposal: WikiVibrance International Youth Day (IYD) 2022
- Username of Applicant: Favourdare123
- Name of Organization: N/A
- Amount awarded: 4999.64
- Amount spent: 4999.64 USD, 2069850.96 NGN
Part 1 Understanding your work[edit]
1. Briefly describe how your proposed activities and strategies were implemented
We Developed activities to celebrate young wikimedians, their work and the communities shaping them in Nigeria,we also engaged in activities to bridge the knowledge gap on the theme "Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages" in relation to the Nigerian context. lastly we engaged in activity(s) that highlights youth diversity and participation in the movement.
2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you felt were effective in achieving your goals? Please describe these strategies and approaches.
1. We launched a community survey to identify two (2) young Wikimedians (male and female ) with the highest number of edits from the four communities(Owerri Hub,University of Ibadan,University of Ilorin and Kwara state University) we worked with in Nigeria.
- 2. We organized a celebratory community event for the identified people to recognize and award them with prizes. We also shared with the WikiVibrance global coordination team to spotlight them through their social media and media partner.
- 3.We developed activities to bridge the knowledge gap on the theme "Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages" in relation to the Nigerian context:
i. We organized a contest, an Edit-a-thon across the four (4) participating Nigerian communities with a focus on Wikipedia or wikidata with a focus on topics related to the theme "Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages" in the Nigerian contest.
- 4. We engage in activity(s) that highlights youth diversity and participation in the movement:
i. We joined the communities from different countries in the Wikimedia movement to tell stories of our work and communities during the Wikimania conference which doubled as a global launch event for the International Youth Day 2022.
3. Please use this space to upload media and other files that help tell your story and impact.
Field to type in URLs.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiVibrance_International_Youth_Day_(IYD)_2022_in_Nigeria
4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the work carried out with the support of this Fund? You can choose “not applicable” if your work does not relate to these goals.
| 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 | Agree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Agree |
5. Is there anything else you would like to share about how your efforts helped to bring in participants and/or build out content, particularly for underrepresented groups?
N/A
Part 2: Your main learning[edit]
6. In your application, you outlined your learning priorities. What did you learn about these areas during this period?
1. We have learnt about the young wikimedians exhibiting leadership in different capacities in their communities.
- 2. We have learnt how better to support the work of young wikimedians in the Nigerian community.
- 3. We have learnt how our activites have created an opportunity to leverage our number and capacity as a strength for collective action in bridging the knowledge gap on this year's IYD theme Intergenerational Solidarity: "Creating a World for All Ages" on wikimedia projects.
- 4. We have learnt how this activities can increase youth participation, diversity and capacity in the wikimedia movement noting how important it is for movement sustainability.
7. 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?
8. How do you hope to use this learning? For instance, do you have any new priorities, ideas for activities, or goals for the future?
1. We will share this knowledge with the four communities members that we worked with during this campaign so we could embark on recruitment drive to increase the number of contributors in the Nigeria community.
- 2. We will harness on this learning to train new commers to improve thier quality edits in wikimedia sisters projects.
- 3. We will also leverage on this progress to extend a hand of good will to all researchers that participated with us during the campaign to often make use of wikipedia and its sister projects in their search for information.
9. Documentation of resources: Use this space to upload any documents that would be useful to share with others (e.g. communications material, training material, presentations).
Here is an additional field to type in URLs.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiVibrance_Kwasu_Fan_Club_05.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikivibrance_20222,_University_of_Ibadan.jpg
Part 3: Metrics[edit]
10a. Open Metrics reporting
In your application, you defined some open metrics and targets (goals). You will see a table like the one below with your metric in the title and the target you set in your proposal automatically filled in. Use the tables to report the result. Use the comments column to describe any aspects of this result that you find relevant. If the results were different from the initial target (goals) then you can explain why and what you learned from this. You can also provide any qualitative analysis regarding these results. In the last column please describe the tools and methodology used to collect this data and any difficulties you might have had.
| Open Metrics | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total participants | Number of people who will participate in project. 4 fan clubs/hubs in different cities in Nigeria. | 100 | 150 | Number of people who participated in project. 4 fan clubs/hubs in different cities in Nigeria. | Xtool
Outreachdashboard |
| Experienced participants | Number of experienced participants | 70 | 80 | Number of experienced participants at the end of the project | Xtool
Outreachdashboard |
| Number of edits | Number of articles to be created or improved | 400 | 1510 | Number of articles created and improved at the end of the project | Xtool
Outreachdashboard |
| Number of communities | This is a national campaign in Nigeria to support the global campaign. | 4 | 4 | Owerri hub,University of ibadan,University of ilorin and Kwara state University are the four communities that participated in Nigeria to support the global campaign. | Xtool
Outreachdashboard |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
10b. Core Metrics reporting
In your application, you defined targets for some core metrics and targets (goals). You will see a table like the one below with each core metric in the title and the target you set in your proposal automatically filled in. Use the tables to report the result. Use the comments column to describe any aspects of this result that you find relevant. If the results were different from the initial target (goals) then you can explain why and what you learned from this. You can also provide any qualitative analysis regarding these results. In the last column please describe the tools and methodology used to collect this data and any difficulties you might have had. Note: a table will appear for each Wikimedia project content contribution you defined in your proposal.
| Core metrics | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | Total number of participants | 100 | 150 | Total number of participants at the end of the event | Xtool
Outreachdashboard |
| Number of editors | Total number of editors | 80 | 108 | Numbers of editor | Xtool
Outreachdashboard |
| Number of organizers | 1 Project lead, 2 Advisors and 4 local coordinators | 7 | 7 | 1 Project lead, 2 Advisors and 4 local coordinators | Outreachdashboard |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | This consist of the articles to be created or improved. | 200 | 250 | Wikipedia articles created and improved. | Xtool
Outreachdashboard |
| Wikimedia Commons | Number of pictures to be uploaded on WikiCommons. | 100 | 1260 | Numbers of wikidata items created and improved | Xtool
Outreachdashboard |
| Wikidata | Number of Wikidata items to be created or improved. | 250 | 750 | Numbers of photo upload on the wikimedia commons | Xtool
Outreachdashboard |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
12. Did you have any difficulties collecting data to measure your results? This could include things like a lack of time or resources, or the expertise in your team to collect this data. It could also include difficulties with particular data collection tools.
No
12a. State what difficulties you had.
N/A
12b. 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?
N/A
13. Use this space to upload any documents and provide links to any tools you have used that would be useful to understand your data collection (e.g., surveys you have carried out, communications material, training material, program and event dashboard link, project page on Meta).
Here is an additional field to type in URLs.
14. Have you shared these results with other Wikimedian communities (either affiliates, user groups, volunteers, etc., different to yours)? This can include things such as data and direct outcomes, lessons you have learned, or information on how to run or recreate your programs.
Yes
14a. If yes or partially, please describe how you have already shared them and if you would like to do more sharing, and if so how.
Part 4: Financial reporting and compliance[edit]
15. & 14a. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency.
2069850.96 NGN
16. Please state the total amount spent in USD.
4999.64 USD
17. Please report the funds received and spending in the currency of your fund.
17a. Upload a financial report file.
17b. Please provide a link to your financial reporting document.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bz8lkttn5OC1cRolrNwfW48CBgOV6JkoVY8Srj52Sj4/edit?usp=drivesdk
As required in the fund agreement, please report any deviations from your fund proposal here. Note that, among other things, any changes must be consistent with our WMF mission, must be for charitable purposes as defined in the grant agreement, and must otherwise comply with the grant agreement.
17c. If you have not already done so in your budget report, please provide information on changes in the budget in relation to your original proposal.
N/A
18. Do you have any unspent funds from the Fund?
No
18a. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
N/A
18b. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
N/A
18c. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
N/A
19. Are you in compliance with the terms outlined in the fund agreement?
Yes
20. Are you in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in the grant agreement?
Yes
21. 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
22. If you have additional recommendations or reflections that don’t fit into the above sections, please write them here.
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