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Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 in UAE
Rapid Fund Final Report

Report Status: Accepted

Due date: 30 December 2024

Funding program: Rapid Fund

Report type: Final

Application

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General information

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  • Applicant username: ZI Jony
  • Organization name: N/A
  • Amount awarded: 1800
  • Amount spent: 1727 USD, 6337.77

Part 1: Project and impact

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1. Describe the implemented activities and results achieved. Additionally, share which approaches were most effective in supporting you to achieve the results. (required)

We successfully conducted the "Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 in UAE" campaign. Key activities included:

  • Preparation Phase: From July to September 2024, we formed the project team, recruited volunteers and jury members, and created promotional materials. A graphic designer was hired to design four posters for campaign amplification.
  • Onboarding: On October 1, 2024, a virtual onboarding session introduced participants and volunteers to the campaign objectives and provided guidelines on participation.
  • Campaign Execution: Weekly announcements and updates were shared on various platforms, including Facebook, Telegram, and the Wikimedia mailing list. These ensured consistent engagement and participation.
  • Photography Collection: Participants submitted 302 photos of UAE monuments. Out of these, 270 images met the campaign's quality standards and which were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.

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)

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 Agree
C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups Neither agree nor disagree
D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives 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 Agree
F. Other (optional)

Part 2: Learning

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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: The Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 in the UAE concept and its implementing techniques can offer significant learning opportunities in the areas of leadership, project management, community participation, content production, advocacy, and partnership building. In addition to being valuable in a variety of other settings, these experiences and abilities can serve as a solid basis for upcoming endeavors.

  • Community Engagement: Regular updates and announcements played a crucial role in sustaining participants’ interest. The use of diverse communication channels ensured broader reach and engagement.
  • Training Effectiveness: The virtual onboarding session was vital in clarifying campaign goals and guidelines, particularly for new participants.
  • Quality Over Quantity: Ensuring high-quality submissions required close monitoring and constructive feedback during the upload process.

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)

The enthusiasm of participants, particularly amateur photographers, was remarkable. Many expressed appreciation for the opportunity to contribute to the preservation of UAE’s cultural heritage.

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)

Part 3: Metrics

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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 40 13 4 new editors joined Wikimedia Commons durning our campaign.
Number of editors 40 8 4 new editors joined Wikimedia Commons durning our campaign.
Number of organizers 2 3
Wikimedia project Target Result - Number of created pages Result - Number of improved pages
Wikipedia
Wikimedia Commons 250 302 270
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
Wikimedia Commons 250 302

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

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

6337.77

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

1727

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/17SxKxcHX2tFhB98srL4pFM5BqR4EH_YEwogAnjBV6rY/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?

Yes

13.1. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.

Internet compensation for volunteer was didn’t used, as our campaign volunteer not much active with us, and didn’t show any work activity to put in the work summary. unspent funds in local is 268.23 AED, and $73 in USD.

13.2. 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

13.3. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.

We plan to submit a grant application in Cycle 3 of the Wikimedia Foundation's grant window for Wiki Loves Ramadan.

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)

I would like to take opportunity to thank all of you who involved in the process, and would request to review the report at your earliest convenience. Please do not hesitate to reach me if required any further information and/or clarification.

Review notes

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Review notes from Program Officer:

N/A

Applicant's response to the review feedback.

N/A

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