Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Africa 2023, Tyap Wikimedians Special. (ID: 22026715)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 2023-03-20T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund, Wikimedia Community Fund
Report type: Final
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- Title of Proposal: Wiki Loves Africa 2023, Tyap Wikimedians Special.
- Username of Applicant: Steve Kally
- Name of Organization: N/A
- Amount awarded: 2769.7
- Amount spent: 2588 USD, 1192380 NGN
Part 1 Understanding your work[edit]
1. Briefly describe how your proposed activities and strategies were implemented
The proposed activies to take snap atleast 1000 pictures to expose the african culture predominantly around Kachia axis of Kaduna state by the Tyap Wikimedia User Group was beautifully completed. A two-day training event was set to train new editors on Wiki commons and Wiki Loves Africa event and also to introduce them to the target of the group and the event as a whole.
2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you felt were effective in achieving your goals? Please describe these strategies and approaches.
Six professional photographers and 4 amateur were used to achieve the set goals of the project. All are existing Wikimedia editors. More than 2,500 pictures were snapped, over 1,100 were selected to meet the standard of the of the project and truly reflect the Weather and Climate of Kaduna as a unit of Africa. Pictures are still been uploaded, this is due to delays by the organizers in the National level to harmonize our contributions. The contest is still on, but 100 pictures have been used in our Tyap Wiki pages.
3. Please use this space to upload media and other files that help tell your story and impact.
Field to type in URLs.
N/A
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 | Not applicable to your fund |
| B. Create a more inclusive and connected culture in our community | Agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Strongly agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Agree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Strongly 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?
I brought up a team of 10 persons, who are members of the Tyap Wikimedia User Group. Sixto among them are experienced Photographers, Four were amateurs. We took the first two days to train the amateur photographers basic photography skills and handling the camera. Five among the participants are experienced Wiki Commons editors, So I we trained the other five in editing on Commons and using its pictures in other Wiki platforms. I mentored the team in creating contents and getting desired results.
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?
Five persons have been added in the number of people that can create and edit on Wiki commons for the group, that is a 50% increase tot he already existing Wiki commons in Tyap Wikimedia User Group.
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?
-We were freely guided by some communities to safe areas and told areas we should avoid.
- All members of the team resorted to cooking by ourselves as we could not get access to buying food and snacks in interior areas, this increased the bond in the team.
- Unfortunately, the car we hired broke down along SCC Junction to Gurara Dam (146.1km) of Kachia LGA Kaduna state, during our visit to Gurara dam, we spent six hours into the night with no help because there are no access to repairers. The tam stood strong nd did not panic until help was found.
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?
-We intend to reach more interior places, but in future aside just informing the Local government authorities about our intended visit, we will request for personnel to lead us into the communities.
- We will also prepare to always travel ready to cook, due to the rural nature of several environments in our region, as we may not be able to buy food and snacks because there are no good restaurants, or rather bad restaurants.
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.
N/A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase contributions on Wikimedia projects | There will be 50% increase in the number of contributions from Tyap Wikimedia Community in Wiki Commons at the end of this campaign. Five persons have been added to this project that are new to contributing on Wiki commons from this community. | 5 | 5 | Five persons were added to this project as new editors on commons, all contributed equally with at least 100 pictures. | Observation |
| Support local organizers in implementing the campaign | We will collect and use Wikimedia best practices and guide, we will design and share organizers’ guide and best practices one month before the campaign. | 6 | 6 | We used Wikimedia best practices ad guides. All guides were obtained from the Wiki Loves Africa Commons page. The national and continental organizers also offered additional assistance to guide us on the project | Observation |
| Promote the use of freely-licensed media files from Wikimedia Commons on Wikipedia articles | After all the uploads have been completed, a selected number of 100 hgh quality media files will be selected and used ok Wikipedia pages by participants. | 10 | 10 | while pictures have been uploaded o Wiki commons, 100 pictures are yet to be used on other Wikipedia pages because of delays we had from the organizers in the day to begin the uploads, but is slated to begin tomorrow the 20th March, 2023. | Observation |
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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 | There will be 10 participants and all are returning participants. | 10 | 10 | 10 Persons participated in the project, Three persons earlier selected (Bello Linda, Aaron Bulus Gwaza and Tim Wobin) were swapped with Dorothy Habila,Geoffery Zichat and Philip Gwazachat Francis) before the project started, due to unavoidable circumstances. | |
| Number of editors | All participants will be editing during the event to achieve the set goal. | 10 | 10 | All participants are returning editors on Wikimedia projects and participated in editing. | |
| Number of organizers | Six among the participants that are experienced Wikimedians will be the organisers. Three will handle the logistics and travels, while the other three handle the training and technicals. | 6 | 6 | Six persons volunteered as organizers, two handled the administrative and training, two handled travel and logistics, and two handled welfare ad feeding. |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
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| Wikimedia Commons | Participants will select quality images and upload them on Wiki Commons, and also using the category for Wiki loves Africa 2023. | 1000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wikipedia | Participants will extract pictures from Wiki Commons and add them to pages on Wikipedia. | 100 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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.
N/A
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.
We have informed our community members of the progress of the project in our Telegram group which is the most most engaging platform. Also we informed Wikimedia Nigeria User Group, we have had two virtual meetings in which we told them the progress of the work. They also helped us chose a template for our landing page. I have also been on constant communication with the project manager, Wilson for wiki Loves Africa 2023 for technical assistance.
Part 4: Financial reporting and compliance[edit]
15. & 14a. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency.
1192380 NGN
16. Please state the total amount spent in USD.
2588 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.
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.
We had car breakdown during our longest trip that is over 140km from the nearest town so we had to spend NGN26, 000 (USD56.34) to fix it and leave in good time due to security flash points around the area.
18. Do you have any unspent funds from the Fund?
Yes
18a. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
I did not use NGN1,620. This was not spent due to excess from contingencies charges.
18b. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
B. Propose to use them to partially or fully fund a new/future grant request with PO approval
18c. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
I will use it to reduce contingencies in my next funded project.
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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