Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Databox Edit-a-thon: Improve articles on the Igbo Wikipedia/Report

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Goals[edit]

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

I met my goal and more participants turned up

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 events 1 Number of events 1 Existing and new participants were presented during the training session. After the training, participants edited the Igbo Wikipedia and Wikidata
Number of participants 20 Number of participants 29. Others joined online
Number of new editors 10 Number of new editors 1o Participants were willing to contribute
Number of articles created or improved 100 Number of articles created or improved 253 (Wikipedia edits) and 73 (Wikidata edits) See dashboard for more details: event dashboard.
Number of repeat participants 10 Number of repeat participants 19 More participants indicated interest


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?
Everything worked well as planned and had more participants
  • What did not work so well?


  • What would you do differently next time?
I will make it a 2-day event to give room for more participation

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.

  • Data reimbursement for participants : ₦20,000
  • Internet connectivity for facilitators: ₦10,000
  • Food, drinks, and water for participans and facilitators:₦45,000
  • Venue and sevices:₦40,000
  • Projector:₦10,000
  • Publicity, flier, training resources (instructional materials): ₦12,000
  • Prize for top 5 contributors: ₦15,000
  • Contingency/logistics: ₦10,000
Total:₦162,000

Remaining funds[edit]

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

None

Anything else[edit]

Anything else you want to share about your project?

Thanks for this opportunity.

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