Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Write for Rights Nigeria 2025 (ID: 23098481)/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)
The project was a great success, significantly increasing the visibility of LGBTQ+ topics related to Nigeria across various Wikimedia projects. It actively engaged both new and experienced editors, with a strong focus on queer representation and inclusion.
The project provided hands-on training for new editors from the LGBTQ+ community on how to contribute to Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. It also re-engaged existing editors through a month-long writing contest and community activities.
Importantly, the project fostered strong partnerships with LGBTQ+ organizations in Nigeria, helping to broaden participation and ensure community trust. The contest attracted over 40 editors, including many allies from outside the queer community, further demonstrating inclusive engagement.
In total, the campaign resulted in the creation of 70+ new Wikipedia articles, more than 500 edits, and the upload of several hundred media files to Wikimedia Commons, helping to close important content gaps on Nigeria’s LGBTQ+ history and visibility.
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
This is the project page for the campaign that gives detailed information about the contest: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Write_for_the_Rights_Nigeria_2025
Dashboard used for tracking edits: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/W4RNigeria/Write_for_the_Rights_Nigeria_Contest_2025
Social media post Banner to advertise the in-person training and edit a thin (https://www.instagram.com/p/DLYGPHhtk8u/?hl=en)
Social media post to document the events (https://www.instagram.com/p/DLp5lQYtqCy/?hl=en&img_index=1)
Result announcement of the contest winners (https://www.instagram.com/w4hrnigeria/?hl=en)
Photos: Some photos from the event; cant share all per privacy (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Write_for_the_Rights_Nigeria_2025)
Blog about the event:
We also published a diff to talk about the project and all we have been doing in Nigeria for the last 4 years: (https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/07/02/%f0%9f%8c%88-building-bridges-with-edits-the-unfolding-story-of-lgbt-advocacy-on-wikipedia-in-nigeria/)
A first-time queer attendee also share their experience here: (https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/07/30/lagos-nigeria-my-experience-at-the-wiki-loves-pride-edit-a-thon/)
Examples of Content Created or Improved
- Abuja Area Mama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja_Area_Mama)
- Rizi Timane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizi_Timane)
- Ezra Olubi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Olubi)
- Pride in Lagos (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_in_Lagos)
And many more created in various languages and also edited.
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
Presentation slides that was used during the training (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g3KcjpAygIm23RMwMoFM0PaFmDAzI-9F/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102342149188913408245&rtpof=true&sd=true)
Scoring sheet for the contest (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NAf_2VigLj5yGqLjkXzSkS0k9oXL7QPmrU_xQiD7rJo/edit?usp=sharing)
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 | 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: I want to learn about the extent of contributions of non-queer persons to queer topics on Wikipedia by Nigerians
During this project, we observed a surprisingly strong level of engagement from non-queer participants, many of whom expressed genuine interest in LGBTQ+ rights and representation. A significant number of contest entries and article contributions came from allies who had no prior history of editing queer-related content as a result of winning the prize.
While enthusiasm was high, we also noticed that many non-queer editors were unaware of the depth of underrepresentation of LGBTQ+ topics on Wikipedia. The contest served as both an editing activity and an educational opportunity that deepened understanding and empathy.
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)
The project activities proceeded as planned without any surprises. However, we also experience hostility from some Nigerian editors but we were able to quench due to the support of some experience Wikipedia editors.
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 already created a diff to report and also will share on meta Wikimedia as a detailed report.
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 | 80 | 84 | 47 partipants signed up for the contest
21 from the in-person training 16 from the virtual stepdown training |
| Number of editors | 60 | 62 | |
| Number of organizers | 8 | 10 | We had 4 members from the Wiki for Human rights Nigeria team;
5 from Bisi Alimi Foundaion 1 from Wikimedia LGBT+ |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 500 | 71 | 628 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 100 | 51 | 20 |
| Wikidata | 200 | 60 | 196 |
| 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)
4335500
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
2703.44
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/1eNK_bkFQhDFe0ku6bsYnmtSpFR9z2paawajSmyXl_yA/edit?usp=sharing
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
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