Grants:Project/Rapid/B.Korlah/Promotion of Wikimedia Projects to Edo state National Youth Service Corps Members/Report

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Report accepted
This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2021-22 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.


Goals[edit]

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went? I am more than happy with how the project went. I met and even exceeded my goals, I am so delighted about this project. Despite being a promotional event, the participants showed enthusiasm as they worked beyond imagination. Once again, I am more than happy with how the project went.

Outcome[edit]

Please report on your original project targets. Please be sure to review and provide metrics required for Rapid Grants.


Target outcome Achieved outcome Explanation
At least 25 people reached More than 45 persons (Edo state Corp Members) attended the event, all spread across various Local Government Areas in the state After the publicity for the promotional event, several corp members across various areas of the state indicated an interest in the event, however, we cannot cater to just everyone, so we had to screen and carefully select the participants for the event.
2 events organized 2 events were organized The events were organized and it helped promote Wikipedia and Wikivoyage among Edo State Corp members
Increase in pageviews and usage for Wikipedia and Wikivoyage This was well achieved, usage and pageviews for Wikipedia and Wikivoyage were greatly increased. A lot of people didn't even know they have been using Wikipedia unconsciously, and they were happy to know they can edit the World's largest encyclopedia, more importantly, there were so happy about Wikivoyage, cause since as NYSC corp members, we are usually posted to various states to serve there for a year, and Wikivoyage comes in handy, as we as NYSC Corp members can make use of Wikivoyage to learn about places we are posted to.
Number of Articles created/improved = 0 1 new article was created, whopping 134 articles were improved! [[1]] This is very impressive for us because just during the promotion, participants were already willing and ready to improve Wikipedia and Wikivoyage as this is evident from the number of reactions this promotion generated.


Learning[edit]

Projects do not always go according to plan. Sharing what you learned can help you and others plan similar projects in the future. Help the movement learn from your experience by answering the following questions:

  • What worked well?
  • 1. The participants were so happy about what Wikipedia & Wikivoyage was about, and despite being a promotional event, participants went ahead and made reasonable contributions to Wikipedia and Wikivoyage.
  • 2. NYSC Corp members of Edo state were very happy to participate to point that we had to carefully select a few persons from the crowd who indicated interest to be a part of the promotional event.
  • 3. Participants' interest in the event was not waned even after postponing it two times.
  • 4. All participants' were new and we have been able to recruit new editors to the Wikimedia projects


  • What did not work so well?

IP Block really affected participation as it could have been more than that, but some persons were unable to create accounts due to the IP block

  • What would you do differently next time?

Would try to request to be on IP Block Exemption list, as this would greatly help

Finances[edit]

Grant funds spent[edit]

Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.

  • Hall with presentation gadgets such as Projectors, Public Address system and uninterrupted power supply for 2 days @ $200/day = $400
  • Refreshments: Food, Drinks, Snacks, and Water for participants =$10 each participant (For 45) = $450
  • Internet support for team members and participants during training and post-training for report writing = $200
  • Souvenirs for participants and facilitators = $10/person (for 45) = $450
  • Wiki Customized T-Shirt for facilitators and active participants - $180
  • Promotions and Branding = $100
  • Local inter- state transportation for facilitators = $89

Total = $1869

Remaining funds[edit]

Do you have any remaining grant funds? No, we don't have any remaining grant funds left after the completion of the project.


Anything else[edit]

Anything else you want to share about your project? Metrics from the event can be seen here : [[2]]

Some Photos from the event can be seen here :

Some Participants at Promotion to Corp Members
Photos at Promotion to Corp Members
Photos at Promotion to Corp Members
Photos at Promotion to Corp Members
Photos at Promotion to Corp Members
Photos at Promotion to Corp Members
Photos at Promotion to Corp Members
Photos at Promotion to Corp Members
Photos at Promotion to Corp Members