Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Africa 2025 Libya And Morocco (ID: 22892701)/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)
Between February 15 and May 31, 2025, we implemented the Wiki Loves Africa campaign in Libya and Morocco under the theme "From Plate to Farm." Our activities included weekly office hours, three training sessions, local outreach, and creative promotional efforts to engage new contributors and highlight regional agricultural and culinary practices.
Instead of traditional advocacy sessions, we hosted eight office hour-style meetings that provided ongoing support and engagement, especially for new participants. We conducted three main training sessions: an introduction to the campaign and its theme, a hands-on ISA Tool session, and a session on Commons licensing and uploading. These were essential in helping participants contribute high-quality content.
We collaborated with the Benghazi Photographic Society and established a new partnership with Tassili for Visual Arts in Derna. This collaboration led to a widely shared promotional reel that reached over 110,000 views on social media. We also organized photo walks in both Libya and Morocco, which enabled us to capture visuals from diverse environments and expand the campaign’s impact.
Other key efforts included daily social media posts, sponsored advertisements, and targeted outreach to photographers in underrepresented areas like Al Khums. We also created local Commons pages, maintained a participant tracking system, and offered consistent support through dedicated communication channels.
The most effective approaches were our local partnerships, office hour model, and visual outreach strategies (reels and photowalks), which collectively helped us build a stronger contributor base and reach wider audiences across both countries.
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
1-Wiki Loves Africa Campaign page for Libya on Wikimedia Commons: https://w.wiki/DZSu
2-Wiki Loves Africa Campaign page for Morocco on Wikimedia Commons: https://w.wiki/EgZu
3-Tools used for judgment in Libya’s contest. Morocco didn’t have a contest: https://montage.toolforge.org/#/campaign/896-wiki-loves-africa-2025-in-libya Photo walk activity in Libya: https://w.wiki/Ega5
4-Ads and announcements for Libya and Morocco: https://w.wiki/EgaK, https://w.wiki/EgaL, https://w.wiki/EgaP, https://w.wiki/EgaL, https://w.wiki/EgaQ, https://w.wiki/EgaR, https://w.wiki/EgaS, https://w.wiki/EgaU, https://w.wiki/EgaV, https://w.wiki/EgaX
5-Hashtag on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wikilovesafricalibya2025
6-Facebook reel: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14EacUANs8f/
7-Overall campaign statistics in Morocco: https://wikiloves.toolforge.org/africa/2025/Morocco
8-Overall campaign statistics in Libya: https://wikiloves.toolforge.org/africa/2025/Libya
9-Event registration tool for the introduction session: https://w.wiki/Eh77
10-Event registration tool for ISA tool: https://w.wiki/DkNF
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
1-ions recordings on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP1Bpb7daPk&list=PLUO5uTBMl7huDGjk21ZX3IptYcBeVjguJ
2-Sessions attendance form: Sess Introduction: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q1btbo4-Gy1UnDBuDbj-kjxSf3Gib64lrguf8lAw2y0/edit?usp=sharing
3-Wikimedia Commons Licensing session: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_e7bhnYNrWZbvoJ2RJsK5UTjWxn78RX61WEoy_ev-E/edit?usp=sharing
4-Sessions slides: Wikimedia Commons licensing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ArgOdc8q_s6Gifda5NLyioDlTRyNIemZ/view?usp=sharing ISA tool: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iiVwhqgNgruOE_knTkPrIQIqiiEfUV5N/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103922801091679458127&rtpof=true&sd=true
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 | Strongly agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Agree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Agree |
| G. Increased participants' feelings of belonging and connection to the movement | Neither agree nor disagree |
| 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: From this project, we aim to learn how to better engage and motivate participants from different backgrounds, manage a Wikimedia campaign effectively, and advocate for free knowledge in Libya. Additionally, we hope to refine our approaches to building partnerships with local organizations and improve our team’s technical and organizational skills. This experience will guide us in running similar projects in the future and expanding Libyan representation on Wikimedia projects.
Through this project, we learned that: tailored communication and consistent, informal support (such as office hours and messaging groups) are key to engaging participants from diverse backgrounds. We also realized that using local partnerships, like those with photography clubs and visual arts associations, not only brings in new contributors but also adds credibility and reach to the campaign. On the organizational level, coordinating between two countries taught us how to divide tasks more efficiently, set up simple tracking systems, and use social media strategically. We also strengthened our technical skills in using Commons tools, organizing photo walks, and producing engaging media like reels. This is the first photo Walk for Libya.
In the future, we plan to build on these lessons by establishing longer-term partnerships, offering more structured onboarding for newcomers, and improving our internal planning and documentation practices. These improvements will help us better represent Libyan and Moroccan contributions on Wikimedia platforms and run campaigns more smoothly.
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)
A major unexpected issue was the impact of currency exchange differences. Despite repeated communication in previous projects about the gap between the official Libyan Central Bank rate and the actual market rate, the Foundation’s exchange tool continued to use the official rate, which does not reflect real-world costs in Libya. During implementation, the local exchange rate was around 1 USD = 6.80 LYD, which led to a deficit of 1,892 LYD.
This situation put extra pressure on our team and was ultimately covered by the Wikimedia Libya Community to prevent disruption of planned activities. It highlighted the urgent need for more context-aware financial mechanisms for countries with unstable or dual exchange rate systems. We hope this will be taken into account in future funding processes.
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)
The project itself was a way to share knowledge with the community. We involved local volunteers throughout the process and trained them to take on different roles, from organizing activities to using Commons tools. This helped build their skills and confidence to lead similar efforts in the future. We believe that meaningful learning happens through doing — and by working together on this campaign, we’ve already shared the most important lessons.
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 | 60 | 75 | |
| Number of editors | 30 | 65 | Overall campaign statistics in Morocco: https://wikiloves.toolforge.org/africa/2025/Morocco
Overall campaign statistics in Libya: https://wikiloves.toolforge.org/africa/2025/Libya |
| Number of organizers | 5 | 5 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |||
| Wikimedia Commons | 600 | 1060 | 0 |
| Wikidata | |||
| 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)
15308
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
2824.42
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/15uSVqkOfXOVkatrlbThD8hvL7XTzsTo6_w15bDnVnzA/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?
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)
Review notes
[edit]Review notes from Program Officer:
N/A
Applicant's response to the review feedback.
N/A