Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikipedia Voice For All (ID: 23532458)/Final Report
Application type: Standard application
Part 1: Project and impact
1. Describe the implemented activities and results achieved. Additionally, share which approaches were most effective in supporting you to achieve the results. (required)
This project aims to promote gender equality on Wikipedia through various strategies. These include recruiting and training female editors, integrating Wikipedia into school curricula, creating and improving content related to gender equality, and engaging with Wikipedia communities. The project team provides mentorship, support, and resources to participants. Unfortunately,
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
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_voice_for_all
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://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_voice_for_all
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 | Agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Strongly 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
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: We aim to acquire deeper insights into gender contents creation and minimize the current biased in Wikipedia Content and ensure females representation. 2. Our objective is to disseminate additional knowledge about Wikipedia and its readiness in stopping the biased in articles created. 3. We anticipate learning from editors and Wikipedia users about effective information management for educational purposes, leveraging the content available on Wikipedia.
The project focuses on key learning priorities to promote gender equality on Wikimedia platforms. These include evaluating training effectiveness, content creation success, engagement strategies, and overcoming barriers. The project also assesses long-term sustainability, aiming to create a supportive community and sustain participation from underrepresented groups. These priorities inform future interventions and improve inclusivity.
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)
Project highlights include exceptional participant engagement, emerging community connections, principal's endorsement, and venue fee sponsorship, showcasing the project's success and support.
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)
We have share our results with some of the project organisers in the community and also via WhatsApp group.
We are planning to also do that via our community portal on wiki also.
Part 3: Metrics
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 | 58 | 48 | |
| Number of editors | 29 | 24 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 200 | 100 | 200 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |||
| Wikidata | |||
| Wiktionary | |||
| Wikisource | |||
| Wikimedia Incubator | |||
| Translatewiki | |||
| MediaWiki | |||
| Wikiquote | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| 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)
17581800
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/document/d/1XT4i9eStHYEUiF3sMQPJ74EVyRYj1S3olqRirV8Sh2U/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)
The changes we have was that, we intended to changed the plan space we wanted to rent, due to the reduce budget we have, but unfortunately the space owners subsidized it to the amount we wanted simply for them to contribute their quota towards advancing education using Wikipedia.
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
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)
Here are some recommendations that may be relevant for the project "Wikipedia voice for All": 1. Long-term sustainability: Develop a sustainability plan beyond the project duration to ensure the continued impact of the initiatives. Explore opportunities for securing funding, forging partnerships, and integrating the project's activities into existing educational programs or Wikimedia initiatives. 2. Amplify success stories: Share success stories and impact achieved through the project to inspire and showcase the value of Wikimedia. Highlight the contributions of participants, celebrate milestones, and disseminate these stories through various channels to create a ripple effect and encourage broader participation. By considering these additional recommendations, the project can enhance its effectiveness, sustainability, and visibility, further advancing the goals of gender equality and knowledge representation on Wikimedia platforms.