Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Africa 2025 Documentations In Taraba (ID: 22890791)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 01 May 2025
Funding program: Rapid Fund
Report type: Final
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[edit]- Applicant username: Mahuta
- Organization name: N/A
- Amount awarded: 1316.88
- Amount spent: 1299.2 USD, 2235000
Part 1: Project and impact
[edit]1. Describe the implemented activities and results achieved. Additionally, share which approaches were most effective in supporting you to achieve the results. (required)
We carried out a series of activities including community mobilization, training sessions, and photo documentation tours across various parts of Taraba State. The project started with awareness and engagement with local cultural leaders, photographers, and young creatives who showed interest in contributing. We then organized training workshops where participants were taught how to use Wikimedia Commons, upload photos, and understand copyright and licenses. After the training, we moved on to field activities where we visited traditional settings, markets, and cultural sites to capture unique images that represent the heritage and daily life of people in Taraba. One of the best things that helped us achieve results was our partnership with local organizations and individuals who supported us in reaching the right people and locations. This approach made it easier to gain access, build trust, and encourage participation. In the end, many photos were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, several of them are already used on Wikipedia, and many new people learned about how to contribute to Wikimedia projects. It was a fulfilling experience, and we are proud of the results we achieved through teamwork and strong community support.
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
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
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 | Agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | 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 | Agree |
| F. Other (optional) |
Part 2: Learning
[edit]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: This project is targeting learning on how one can possibly create and develop the base point culture, history, and environmental investments of Taraba on projects to Wikimedia, and how effective engagement can happen with the local communities, sustainable partnerships develop with cultural and tourism players, and empower participants to contribute meaningfully to Wikimedia Projects.
Learning best practices on doing photowalks, trainings, and edit-a-thons in regions that remain largely unreported-for example, in regions with little or no Wikimedia activity-would also help. Quality and usage assessment of the uploaded images would help improve understanding regarding how to integrate visual content across the platforms and increase the visibility of local heritage on global perception.
Through this project, we learned a lot about how to bring the culture, history, and environment of Taraba State into Wikimedia projects. We discovered that working closely with local communities and leaders is not only possible but very effective in building trust and encouraging participation. By listening to people and respecting their ways, we were able to document cultural practices and places that are not well known online. We also learned how to organize photowalks, training sessions, and engagement activities in a region where Wikimedia is still new to many people. It was exciting to see how willing participants were to learn and contribute once they understood the value of what we were doing. Our partnerships with cultural and tourism stakeholders gave us more access and helped make the project more meaningful. We also saw that when images are properly described and categorized, they are more likely to be used on Wikipedia and other platforms, which helps give more global visibility to local heritage. In the future, we hope to apply these learnings to other underrepresented regions and keep improving our approach to community engagement, training, and storytelling through images.
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)
Yes, a few unexpected things happened during the implementation of our project, both positive and negative. One pleasant surprise was the way new contributors quickly understood how to upload images to Wikimedia Commons and ended up uploading far more than we had expected. Many of them were excited and committed, which made the project more impactful and enjoyable for everyone involved. On the other hand, we also faced a challenge that we didn’t plan for. Just one day before our scheduled training workshop, the management of the venue we had arranged suddenly cancelled our booking. This caused a lot of confusion as we had to quickly find another location and inform participants about the change. Unfortunately, this last-minute switch affected attendance, especially for some women who could not adjust to the new venue in time. From this experience, we learned the importance of having a backup plan for logistics and also the need to improve our communication strategy to handle sudden changes more smoothly in future projects.
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 plan to share the learnings and results of this project with other community members in different ways. First, we will publish a blog post on Diff to highlight what we did, what we learned, and how others can build on our experience. We also plan to share our story during community meetups. We have already created a detailed landing page on Wikimedia Commons and Meta-Wiki where others can view the photos, learn about the project, and even reuse the materials. In addition, we will continue to engage with new contributors from this project, supporting them to stay active and encouraging them to share what they’ve learned with others in their own localities. Our hope is that this project becomes a model for similar initiatives in underrepresented areas.
Part 3: Metrics
[edit]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 | 50 | 50 | Total number of participants |
| Number of editors | 30 | 40 | Total number of ediyors |
| Number of organizers | 5 | 5 | Total number of organizers |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 500 | 1969 | 2153 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 300 | 851 | 100 |
| Wikidata | 100 | 6 | 391 |
| Wiktionary | |||
| Wikisource | |||
| Wikimedia Incubator | |||
| Translatewiki | |||
| MediaWiki | |||
| Wikiquote | |||
| Wikivoyage | 100 | 12 | 20 |
| 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)
2235000
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1299.2
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/1ycd4kiRxe_hU5TL2hg7n4uhCCz53QCs-zZ0YmWxSxFg/edit?usp=drivesdk
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?
No
14.2. Are you in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in the grant agreement?
No
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.
No
15. If you have additional recommendations or reflections that don’t fit into the above sections, please write them here. (optional)
Review notes
[edit]Review notes from Program Officer:
N/A
Applicant's response to the review feedback.
N/A