Grants:Project/Rapid/UG LEV/Spring 2018 Education Program in Palestine and Jordan/Report

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This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2017-18 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.


Goals[edit]

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?

Yes, Students are feeling so proud because of getting involved in Wikimedia movement, a video from Jimmy Wales was presented in the ceremony at An-Najah University (see here) which motivates them to get more and more involved. We achieved our main goal of educating the students on how to edit Wikipedia in the right way, we also conducted a survey to make sure of that. and Finally, participated students created and expanded 29 articles in EN/AR Wikipedia.

  • We planned to have 4 Education programs (4 events), but unfortunately, the program at the Law college in An-Najah University wasn't conducted.
  • 79 participated students.

Outcome[edit]

Please report on your original project targets.


Target outcome Achieved outcome Explanation
The education program at Birzeit University, at least 20 articles and 50 participated students. 56 students participated and 23 new articles in En/Ar Wikipedia. Click here to see more.
The education program at An-Najah University, at least 20 participated students. 14 students participated and expanded two articles. Click here to see more.
The education program at Tala'e Al-Amal school, at least 20 participated students. 9 students participated and 4 new articles. Click here to see more.


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 diversity of the programs conducted
  • What did not work so well?
The fact that we were not able to conduct the fourth program.
  • What would you do differently next time?
The format seems to have evolved into a somewhat stable one, so no major changes are expected.

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. We spent a total of 3855 ILS (1094 USD, at an average exchange rate of 3.52ILS/USD) on stationery and gifts as follows:

  • Printed Mugs for participating students (105 @ 13ILS = 1365)
  • Certificates + certificate holders (81 @ 12ILS = 972)
  • Plaques for professors (3 @ 90ILS = 270)
  • Plaques for distinguished students (14 @ 40ILS = 560)
  • Printed Wikipedia cutouts (2 @ 100ILS = 200)
  • Books (15 @ 30ILS = 450)
  • Clear folders (25ILS)
  • Brown folders (4ILS)
  • Plastic bags (9ILS)

Remaining funds[edit]

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

yes. $1,094 were used out of the allocated $1,367. The remaining amount is $273. We would like to use the remaining funds for the upcoming Education programs in Palestine and Jordan. (Grants:Project/Rapid/UG LEV/Winter 2018-2019 Education Program in Palestine)

The funds remaining from this grant may be allocated to another grant submission if it is approved: Grants:Project/Rapid/UG LEV/Winter 2018-2019 Education Program in Palestine.

Anything else[edit]

Anything else you want to share about your project?

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