Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikimedia Awareness in Ogbomosho (ID: 22279580)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 2024-01-15T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund
Report type: Final
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- Applicant username: Taofeeq Abdulkareem
- Organization name: N/A
- Amount awarded: 1677
- Amount spent: 1635.82 USD, 1290000
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)
Awareness Creation: The awareness about Wikimedia project in Ogbomosho Community was disseminated through online publicity and also podcast, and likewise through physical distribution of flyers.
Training and Recruitment: - Over 40 editors were recruited across the university during the awareness campaign. - Comprehensive and detailed training sessions were conducted both online and physically for the recruited editors.
Content Enhancement: - An Edit-a-thon was organized to add or improve local content related to Ogbomosho on English and Yoruba Wikipedia, Wikipedia Commons, and Wikidata thereby bridging content gap. - Participants actively contributed to enriching contents on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata during the event.
Community Building:
- A sustainable community named Wikimedians in Ogbomosho was formed at the conclusion of the program. - The link to the community group is provided in the designated space.
Sustainable group: The creation of a whatsapp group where the participants can interact, have sense of belonging, ask questions, seeks guidance, air their difficulties and a place where they can continue to learn long after the program.
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
Link to the Meta-Wiki page of the Project:
https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Awareness_in_Ogbomosho
Link to the Podcast used to broadcast and share information about the Project:
Link to the X (formerly twitter) post made for the project:
https://twitter.com/Tesleemah2/status/1733508826471584150?t=485kuzsZnR-sKyOyJzyGdA&s=19
https://twitter.com/wikiOgbomosho/status/1734721277686861993?t=15CEeU8pcXfIvmsPG-VoIQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/wikiOgbomosho/status/1731753809385275830?t=15CEeU8pcXfIvmsPG-VoIQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/wikiOgbomosho/status/1745058883666661597?t=4j55oTZTVNn4z3p8quhSKg&s=19
Link to the X (formerly twitter) post made by one of the participants:
https://twitter.com/Dev_inilogicz/status/1731763454988411383?t=15CEeU8pcXfIvmsPG-VoIQ&s=19
Link to the Instagram post made about the project:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C164yWwIjQG/?igsh=MzY1NDJmNzMyNQ==
Link to the linkedin post made for the project:
Link to the Facebook post made for broadcasting how the project went:
https://www.facebook.com/100022505922731/posts/1584122272347955/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
Link to the certificate presentation to the outstanding participants, facilitators and volunteers:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EzuhYPaGWhQw3vw0egdo7f-VxvbMnNd1
Link to the pictures taken during the events:
1st physical event:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Awareness_in_Ogbomosho%27s_Physical_Training_Day_1
2nd physical event:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Awareness_in_Ogbomosho%27s_Physical_Training_Day_2
Link to the program dashboard:
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Individual/Wikimedia_Awareness_in_Ogbomosho
Link to the sustainable group created (Wikimedians in Ogbomosho):
https://chat.whatsapp.com/Fur121dwRavFCtgc4VuyBT
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
Some of the materials used are but not limited to:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Nigeria/Nigerian_sources
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Editing_Wikipedia
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 | 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 | Strongly 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: Did the project create community awareness about Wikimedia projects in Ogbomosho?
Did the project train new editors to have the required skills to edit Wikimedia projects?
Was the project beneficial to the target participants in terms of full satisfaction of the knowledge acquired?
Did the participants contribute contents to Wikipedia and it's sisters' projects ?
Did the project create a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors in Ogbomosho Community?
Did the project create community awareness about Wikimedia projects in Ogbomosho?
Certainly, the project significantly raised awareness through both online and offline flyers. You can find the link to the compiled data in the designated section.
Did the project train new editors to have the required skills to edit Wikimedia projects?
Yes, the project trained more than 30 new editors.
Was the project beneficial to the target participants in terms of full satisfaction of the knowledge acquired?
Indeed, the project proved advantageous as participants made substantial contributions based on their acquired knowledge towards bridging the content gap. You can access the dashboard tracking their contributions through the link provided in the designated section.
Did the participants contribute contents to Wikipedia and it’s sisters’ projects?
Yes, the project contributed to Wikipedia, Wikimedia commons and Wikidata. The link to the dashboard is uploaded above.
Did the project create a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors in Ogbomosho?
Definitely! The project established a sustainable community named Wikimedians in Ogbomosho for ongoing learning, exploring Wikimedia and interaction. The link has also been uploaded above.
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)
We encountered several unforeseen events during the project planning phase. Some participants faced difficulties creating their Wikipedia accounts due to blocked IP addresses. Additionally, the fuel and cash scarcity coupled with high costs of commodity in Nigeria a few months ago increased resource costs, but the resources were effectively managed and we secured discounts to be able to implement our desired results.
Notably, we were pleased to have a higher number of female and very high percentage of Undergraduate participants.
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 insights and outcomes of the project are disseminated to the Wikimedia Nigeria user group through the distribution of links to the project dashboard. Additionally, the top editors are publicly acknowledged through announcements, highlighting their contributions and achievements during the project which serves as motivation to others. This communication serves to share valuable learnings and celebrate the success of the participants with the wider Wikimedia community in Nigeria. Also, I'm planning to have a podcast where I would discuss the learning and results of the project.
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 | 46 | 48 | |
| Number of editors | 40 | 42 | |
| Number of organizers | 6 | 6 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 | 19 | 2140 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 | 883 | 0 |
| Wikidata | 40 | 809 | 2760 |
| 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)
1290000
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1635.82
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/1XjxbQ-QC3-PGNe1ApRdX9GaaRphEG-Yv_pudke-V-10/edit#gid=928458698
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 Your response to the review feedback. 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