Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikipedia Awareness and Edit-a-Thon Campaign for The Universal Writers and Authors Training Center (UWA) Kaduna. (ID: 21997650)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 2023-04-30T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund, Wikimedia Community Fund
Report type: Final
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- Title of Proposal: Wikipedia Awareness and Edit-a-Thon Campaign for The Universal Writers and Authors Training Center (UWA) Kaduna.
- Username of Applicant: Iliyasu Umar
- Name of Organization: N/A
- Amount awarded: 2963
- Amount spent: 2963 USD, 1300000 NGN
Part 1 Understanding your work[edit]
1. Briefly describe how your proposed activities and strategies were implemented
An introductory letter has already been sent to Association government seeking their permission to let the activity take place for their members which is highly beneficial to the Association and its members in participation. Everything needs to know about Wikipedia and its activities have been written dwon on the letter and this letter has been received with great enthusiasm. Several meetings have been organized to discuss the modalities of the proposed activities and later got an approval for acceptance of the project to be done for their members. The activity was conducted on the 4th and 5th days of March 2023 at Gusau Institute Technology Kaduna with Universal Writers and Authors members full the hall and other existing Hausa Wikimedians. A lot have been discussed about Wikipedia and its sister projects. These members showed their appreciations for having the opportunity to be part of the Wikipedia family. They leran a lot and showed their commitment and love for Wikipedia. They are now full editors and contributing a lot to Wikipedia and its sisters projects.
2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you felt were effective in achieving your goals? Please describe these strategies and approaches.
Yes, the approach followed which made my goal effective was having the Association Secretary as my friend. He helped me a lot right from seeking permission of the Association to the end of the project conducting. During the activities an experienced editor has been assigned to talk on the introduction of Wikipedia and its sister's project. The editor has been directed to make empherical research and supplied the accurate information thereby working the process. After the event, all available social media platforms have been created. A contest has been organized and recognition of top editors have been offered awards and prize.
3. Please use this space to upload media and other files that help tell your story and impact.
Field to type in URLs.
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 | Strongly agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Not applicable to your fund |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Not applicable to your fund |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Not applicable to your fund |
| 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?
We have provided bus to pick up the members from their training center few kilometers away from where the event conducted, we did this because there were no cash in hands of people when this project conducted. Nigeria government introduced o policy called, cashless policy, so money is limited in the hands of people that's why we decided to go with our buses to pick them up to the event venue.
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?
The project was mainly organized to promote and make awareness to the members of the said Association " Universal Writers and Authors Kaduna. These young writers who are willing to make impact with their words have already picked interest in editing. I am very happy that I have increased the chance of getting more accurate narration, content creation and information about our local history and heritage in Hausa through engaging these young writers.
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?
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?
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.
https://chat.whatsapp.com/CAgTM9ScOhbEvaa6dIOxJC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creating awareness | We will create awareness both online and offline in order to promote the Wikipedia project objectives. | 50 | 42 | We create awareness both online and offline in order to promote Wikipedia project objectives | Dashboard Outreach |
| Training new editors | We will recruit and train new editors on how to edit articles and improve existing ones. | 80 | 42 | We recruit and train new editors on how to edit Wikipedia and improve existing ones | Dashboard Outreach |
| Creating articles | New and existing articles that will improve and grow Wikimedia projects will be created and improved. | 600 | 467 | New and existing articles have been created and improved respectively. | Dashboard Outreach |
| Creating WhatsApp group | WhatsApp group, Telegram and Facebook page will be created after the event and add those that already picked interest in Wikipedia. | 5 | 5 | Whatsapp group, Telegram and Facebook page have been created after the event and those that picked interest in Wikipedia have been added | Dashboard Outreach |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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 | The target participants are members of The Universal Writers and Authors and they are people from 18-70 years | 80 | 42 | The target participants are members of The Universal Writers And Authors and they are people from 18-70 years. We expected a very good turn out but unfortunately this has not happened, we later received a lot of compliants especially from people who are far from the hosting city. They complained about the scarcity of Naira in their hands and it's believed that when the activity took place there was Naira scarcity in Nigeria because of the cashless policy of Naira Nigeria government had introduced. We faced a lot of challenges in course of executing the project especially transportation of participants from their places of living. | Dashboard Outreach |
| Number of editors | These are the targets number of new editors of Wikimedia projects. | 80 | 42 | These are the target number of new editors of Wikipedia project | Dashboard Outreach |
| Number of organizers | Number of experienced editors who will run and organise the project. | 10 | 10 | Number of experienced editors who ran and organized the project | Dashboard Outreach |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | N/A | 50 | 50 | Wikipedia | Dashboard Outreach |
| Wikidata | N/A | 60 | 60 | Wikidata | Dashboard Outreach |
| Wiktionary | N/A | 50 | 50 | Wikitionary | Dashboard Outreach |
| Wikimedia Commons | N/A | 30 | 4 | Wikimedia Commons | Dashboard Outreach |
| Wikibooks | N/A | 2 | 0 | Wikibook | Dashboard Outreach |
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.
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.
Part 4: Financial reporting and compliance[edit]
15. & 14a. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency.
1300000 NGN
16. Please state the total amount spent in USD.
2963 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://drive.google.com/file/d/13gZ7tqfpZLUrUMjNSSCfxy51U3K2LWP2/view?usp=drivesdk
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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