Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikipedia Awareness in Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil (KUST) (ID: 22050654)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 2023-07-20T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund, Wikimedia Community Fund
Report type: Final
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- Title of Proposal: Wikipedia Awareness in Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil (KUST)
- Username of Applicant: Fulani215
- Name of Organization: N/A
- Amount awarded: 1733
- Amount spent: 1733 USD, 798567 NGN
Part 1 Understanding your work[edit]
1. Briefly describe how your proposed activities and strategies were implemented
Wikipedia Awareness in Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil (KUST) went successful, all the target were achieved and am very happy on haw the program goes on
- 1.New editors were recruited and trained on how to edit Wikipedia
- 2.The number of participants were exceeded as plan
- 3. The articles have been created and improved some of the existing one
- 4. some of the existing articles have connected to Wiki data
2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you felt were effective in achieving your goals? Please describe these strategies and approaches.
Exactly among the way:
- 1. Hard working looking at the wikipedia is a free knowledge contributions not all people feel confort in editing wikipedia, so hard working serve as a strong tools of seeing this project comes into life.
- 2.motivation another approach that I follow to achieve my goals is motivation,I really motivate myself and my participants to know the value of knowledge contribution and also promoting Fulfulde language through Wikipedia
- 3.wikipedia as means of studying I really shape my participants to use Wikipedia as means of study, considering 95% of my project participants are students.
3. Please use this space to upload media and other files that help tell your story and impact.
Field to type in URLs.
N/A
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 | Neither agree nor disagree |
| 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 | Neither agree nor disagree |
| 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?
Yes off course Participant are not a simple task to brings together looking at wikipedia is a free knowledge contributions. I use so much effort in motivating my participants to understand the value of knowledge contribution and only that can be achieved by editing wikipedia.
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?
I learned a lot of things: Creating articles and improve some existing once in wikipedia together with my team members, and also we take part in uploading native Fulfulde photos in wiki commons, we connect some of the articles to wiki data. The expirennce is awesome and we are all happy with how the project goes on.
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?
Yes off course Many people show there interest In participating in the program beyond my expectations, this is part of experience I have gained during the events.
My Second experience is during the Faculty and department visitation some students complain to me about some of the Articles in wikipedia have not been adequately writen, though I have fully explain to them that wikipedia is an open learning and contributing environment where everybody around the globe have the same opportunity to give his contributions.
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?
Yes Off course We plan to host another wikipedia training on the campus to revise our existing editors and recruit another new editors, i believe this will strongly encourage them and at same time improve their skills and knowledge in editing wikipedia.
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.
Below is the dashboard link for our activities, and also with our social media group link. https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikipedia/Fulfulde_Wikipedia_Awareness_at_Kano_State_University_of_Science_and_Tech/students/overview. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd8BXi83Jo9NXlhpJx7PSqwHA-seYZLLbwMNG-hT25hm9D5rQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
https://chat.whatsapp.com/CIIw19AA9zdBQzYOfyrNo3.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of the new editors | Total number number of new editors to be recruited | 30 | 30 | The new recruit editors are confidently good to edit Wikipedia and very happy to be part Wikipedia community | Target Accomplished |
| Number of events | Total number of events and trip to facilitated | 10 | 10 | All the program went successful | Target Accomplished |
| Total number of repeated participants | Total number of repeated participants in the events | 20 | 20 | The existing Editors have gain more experience and they are very excited with the program | Target Accomplished |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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 | Total number of participants that they will participate during the two days training including repeated participants | 30 | 35 | Many people have attend and also show their deeply interest to edit Wikipedia and they are very happy about the program, but looking at the level of our funds we cannot carry them along | Target Accomplished |
| Number of editors | Total number editors that will be editing during the event | 20 | 20 | We open Wikipedia account for the newly recruit editors during the second day of the event, and also they have been trained on haw to edit wikipedia | Target accomplished |
| Number of organizers | Total number of Organizers that will be organising trips during the event | 7 | 7 | Looking at the level of their experience all the target was accomplished with their helps. | Target accomplished |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | Total number of articles to be created and improved | 300 | 300 | Target accomplished | N/A |
| Wikimedia Commons | Number of photos to be uploaded on Wikimidia commons | 250 | 250 | All the photos were uploaded in the commons | N/A |
| Wikidata | Number of new items to be and other lexemes to be created in Wikidata | 250 | 0 | We have not been able to rich this target looking at the current situation of our participants are students and there writing second semester examination. | N/A |
| Wiktionary | Number of words to be created and improved in Wikitionary | 250 | 0 | We have not been able to rich this target looking at the current situation of our participants are students and there writing second semester examination. | N/A |
| Wikisource | Number of short story, plays and poem to be created in Wikisource | 30 | 0 | We have not been able to rich this target looking at the current situation of our participants are students and there writing second semester examination. | N/A |
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.
N/A
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.
No
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.
798567 NGN
16. Please state the total amount spent in USD.
1733 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.
Below is the link to the financial reporting of all our expenses https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V2lZNq11nowwEKxEvRRWW13hggOErlcW/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=105881685741025205110&rtpof=true&sd=true
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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