Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki for Senior Citizens Network Wiki Loves Africa 2023 (ID: 22025139)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 2023-10-30T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund, Wikimedia Community Fund
Report type: Final
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- Title of Proposal: Wiki for Senior Citizens Network Wiki Loves Africa 2023
- Username of Applicant:
- Name of Organization: N/A
- Amount awarded: 3251.28
- Amount spent: 3360.72 USD, 1488000 NGN
Part 1 Understanding your work[edit]
1. Briefly describe how your proposed activities and strategies were implemented
We had a WhatsApp group meeting with members of Senior Citizens to intimate the members about the project. We attended a meeting organised by the Wiki Loves Africa Team where we were taught on what is required, which includes how to upload to commons using the Wiki Loves Africa Link, how to categorise the entries, generally clear guidelines and rules were discussed and provided to participating communities, including details on image format, licensing, and submission process. We publicized the program using a number of platforms, such as social media, neighbourhood forums, neighbourhood gatherings, and also collaborated with groups that support Climate change in Nigeria. We had two in person events and several online meetups so as to carry everyone along especially members that are not in Abuja. We had photowalks in designated areas between May and September when the season in all the part of the country moves from dry season to raining season and when the predicted flood of 20233 would have started. A professional photographer was called to teach us how to take good photographs with our phones. We collected many pictures in two major categories Dry season period and Rainy season that has to do with climate change activities. After the photo walk, we had an edit a thon for members of the Network to upload the pictures to Wikimedia commons.
2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you felt were effective in achieving your goals? Please describe these strategies and approaches.
Yes, some of them were Discussing about the project in our WhatsApp group and organizing series of online sessions where lectures were given on what climate change is all about, activities that are termed climate change, tools for climate change activities and so on. Sorting the help of a professional photographer who taught us how to take a good snap shot with our phones and attending the general meeting by WLA team were some the measures that helped achieved our goals were discussed. Targeting critical areas that has a high concentration of climate change activities was another approach we used to get the desired result. We are happy to state that out over 3000 pictures that was submitted in Nigeria one of our pictures came Nineth, and we also got a certificate for an outstanding performance from the Wiki Loves Africa Team.
3. Please use this space to upload media and other files that help tell your story and impact.
Field to type in URLs.
The Winning Photo https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_For_Senior_Citizens_Network/Events#/media/File:DRYING_WATER_WAY.jpg
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 | Strongly agree |
| B. Create a more inclusive and connected culture in our community | Agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Not applicable to your fund |
| 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?
There was a lot of enthusiasm for the initiative. After hearing the advertisement or seeing it on Facebook, etc., a large number of people wanted to take part. A portion of the population did not reside in Abuja or its surroundings. We had to make plans for them to be viewed on the internet. The number of members joining the WhatsApp group from throughout the nation is steadily increasing. Since then, participants have kept up their contributions, learning, and appreciation of the foundation.
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?
We found out that there were clear impact of climate change especially the increase flooding and rise in water level of rivers. Part of the cause was wrongful disposal of refuse in water channels. Unfortunately, local authorities have not started giving it required attention. There will still be need for enhanced sensitization to get local communities and authorities to pay more attention to the flood
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?
I did not expect the high number of pictures uploaded this showed that senior citizens were interested and understood what to do and how to do it and do it well.
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 have found that that if we receive trainings, collaboration, guide and encouragement we are more effective and productive. To enable more learning, we are allowing a few younger persons to join us so that they can also help in networking, tech etc. this way we can set our limits, our target, our working modalities etc. We also agreed that once in while we will carry out trainings on digital literacy in order to start getting aquatinted to Wiki interphase and more especially learning how to edit Wikipedia as it is more difficult
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect of climate change | Whether our pictures show that the changes in climate have adverse effect to the environment | 1 | 1 | The pictures show that the changes in climate have adverse effect to the environment | outreach dashboard |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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 | Number of people that participated in the photo walk | 15 | 28 | More people showed interest | outreach dashboard |
| Number of editors | Number of people who participated in the edit a thon to upload the pictures | 25 | 38 | More people participated | Dashboard |
| Number of organizers | Number of people who participated in organising the programme | 5 | 7 | We got more support and volunteers that wants to help organize the programme |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Commons | Number of photos or videos uploaded | 350 | 1089 | Excitement made us upload more | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 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.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_for_Senior_Citizens_Network_2023_Wiki_Loves_Africa.png
https://web.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=281429691434998&set=a.119941530917149
https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087039080702
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 shared on our offline and in person meetings. We shared during our one year anniversary and yesterday 28th of October 2023 during our first general meeting we shared it under our progress report
Part 4: Financial reporting and compliance[edit]
15. & 14a. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency.
1488000 NGN
16. Please state the total amount spent in USD.
3360.72 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/19ad8z7Yi6fThlF9W5w1RAjZzBjT-J2GV/edit
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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