Grants:Project/Rapid/Rapid/2022 Wiki Hackathon in Kwara State/Report
- Report accepted
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Goals[edit]
Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went? Yes, we were able to meet our goals despite all participants were new editors and were also hearing about MediaWiki for the first time.
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 |
| Number of total participants= 30 | 30 participants | We had over 50 people who registered for the hackathon and 30 people were shortlisted. 25 out of those people that were shortlisted were presented at the hackathon while the remaining 10 were selected based on the activeness despite not being shortlisted. |
| Number of articles created or improved (if applicable)= 50 | 50+ | We worked on adding more information for various tools which are under the Toolhub. |
| Number of items created or improved (if applicable)= 50 | 50+ | We worked on adding more information for various tools which are under the Toolhub. |
| Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons (if applicable)= 50 | 100+ | The hackathon was majorly focused on MediaWiki and Phabricator. However over 100 images about the Hackathon events was uploaded on. Commons, see the uploads,here |
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? The participants active contributions were encouraging and also the presence of the WMF representative made every participants to actively contribute to existing projects on Phabricator. Besides, we had the presence of an Active Wikimedian who presented during the Global Hackathon on Accessibility for the People with Disabilities (PWDs).
- What did not work so well? This is the first of its kind in Kwara state and a lots of web designers and technical writers underestimated their contributions to Wikimedia projects so some came on the first day and did not come on day 2 and vice versa.
- What would you do differently next time? We would create breakout sessions so as to explore each participants skill. Keeping an active committee before the next hackathon will go a long way for the local event.
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.
- Refreshments(breakfast and lunch) - $720
- Scholarship - $1,800
- Event space - $600
- Administrative charge - $250
- Data for team members - $250
- Rentals (camera & project) - $85
- Roll up banner - $74
- Digital Designs - $150
- Local transport - $60
- PPE - $30
- Contingency - $80
- Bank charges - $45
Total= 4,144 USD
Remaining funds[edit]
Do you have any remaining grant funds? No, all funds were used as allocated in the budget.
Anything else[edit]
Anything else you want to share about your project?
The local at Kwara was featured on the Wikimedia Education Newsletter by one of the team members User:Bukky658.
Metrics from the events can be seen here Commons category
