Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikimedia awareness in Federal college of Horticulture dadin kowa (ID: 22280063)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 2024-01-10T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund
Report type: Final
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- Applicant username: Abdulazeez Taufeeq
- Organization name: N/A
- Amount awarded: 1200
- Amount spent: 1200 USD, 1117500
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)
1. Raising awareness about Wikimedia Foundation projects at Federal College of Horticulture Dadin-kowa: We disseminated information across the college premises, academic offices, faculties, lecture halls, and cafeterias, elucidating the endeavors of Wikipedia and its affiliated projects. Additionally, we distributed pamphlets containing details about Wikipedia and its sister projects.
- 2. Online Orientation Session: Conducted through a two-hour Zoom meeting, this session introduced participants to Wikimedia Foundation projects, encompassing the creation of accounts and guidance on executing minor edits.
- 3. First In-Person Workshop: Fifty participants attended this workshop. Those enlisted during the awareness campaign received personalized training on editing Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wiki Commons.
- 4. Subsequent In-Person Workshop: A troubleshooting session addressing various challenges encountered by participants during editing. The predominant issue reported was the obstruction posed by open proxy blocks.
- 5. Follow-up Online Session and Edit-a-thon: This segment focused on refining editors' skills before the edit-a-thon. A two-hour Zoom meeting, fine-tuned participants' abilities, ensuring their proficiency and deterring vandalism during the subsequent edit-a-thon.
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
Field to type in URLs.
- 1. Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Awareness_in_Federal_College_of_Horticulture_Dadinkowa
- 3. YouTube links to videos of the Physical Sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI9G2F97mOk
- 4. Facebook Live of the First Physical Session:
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
https://www.slideshare.net/alexisz2/wikipedia-project-26311148
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 | Strongly 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) | In some of the programs I attended before now, I noticed that women are underrepresented generally on Wikipedia. However, to engage more women I created a special awareness through the president of the Students Union and it was delivered into women-dominated groups which gave the project a a significant number of women in attendance as participants. |
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 Federal College of Horticulture Dadin kowa?
Did the project train new editors to have the required skills to edit Wikimedia projects?
Was the project beneficial to the existing editors in Federal College of Horticulture Dadin kowa?
Did the participants contribute contents to Wikipedia and it's sisters' projects?
Did the project create a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors in Federal College of Horticulture Dadin kowa?
Was community awareness regarding Wikimedia projects successfully generated at the Federal College of Horticulture Dadin-kowa through the project? Indeed, the project effectively raised awareness by disseminating 700 flyers throughout the cafeteria, lecture halls, walkways, and other areas. Did the project provide training for new editors, equipping them with the necessary skills to edit Wikimedia projects? Certainly, the project successfully trained forty new editors. Was the project beneficial for the existing editors at the Federal College of Horticulture Dadin-kowa? Yes, the project enhanced the skills of twenty existing editors.
Did the participants actively contribute content to Wikipedia and its sister projects? Absolutely, the participants made significant contributions to Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Commons Wiki, with a cumulative total of over five thousand edits across these platforms.
Did the project establish a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors at the Federal College of Horticulture Dadin-kowa? Yes, a sustainable group of Wikimedia editors was formed at the Federal College of Horticulture Dadin-Kowa. The initiative began with a WhatsApp group, which will serve as a platform for ongoing learning, interaction, and collaboration among Wikimedians both within and outside the college. For further engagement, you can join the WhatsApp group using the following link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/D3pOoeiYnDK2v9ITIBH6ph
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)
After conducting a Wikimedia awareness project at the Federal College of Horticulture Dadinkowa, a tour around Dadinkowa Dam provided a unique and enriching experience. The tranquil surroundings of the dam offered a serene contrast to the energetic college atmosphere. Conversations with locals revealed a deep connection between the community and the dam, emphasizing the importance of preserving and disseminating local knowledge. The tour uncovered opportunities for collaboration with the local community, showcasing the potential for broader outreach beyond the college. Overall, the experience highlighted the transformative power of connecting global knowledge-sharing initiatives with the rich tapestry of local cultures and experiences. here is a link to the tour coverage on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI9G2F97mOk
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)
Creating Awareness using leisure places has proved to be an effective way of creating awareness. People calmly listen to us, ask questions and 80 percent of the editors recruited were from these places. Therefore, I would like to expand and lay more emphasis on creating awareness through leisure places like cafeterias, parks, and communities in my future project, etc.
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 | 60 | 63 | The school representatives (5), facilitators (4), organizers (1), and the editors (60) |
| Number of editors | 50 | 60 | The total number of editors during the event |
| Number of organizers | 5 | 5 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 | 550 | 2434 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 120 | 912 | 912 |
| Wikidata | 30 | 798 | 2750 |
| 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)
1117500
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1200
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/1N3VtcsezUPVS1UtGGkakwMwH-sgz8eX0BWWb908wcn4/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 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)
N/A
Review notes[edit]
Review notes from Program Officer:
N/A
Applicant's response to the review feedback.
N/A