Reports:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Report/Evaristus07/Wikipedia Awareness in Uburu
Goals
[edit]Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?
- Yes, the event was a tremendous success! Participants gained valuable skills in editing and creating Wikipedia pages, significantly enhancing their expertise. I am truly grateful for the privilege of leading this impactful project.
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 |
| 15 participants | 15 | Our goal was successfully achieved through early invitations and the prompt initiation of the edit-a-thon |
| 150 articles/improved/edits words to be added | Created (50), Edited/Improved (100) & total edits (1.47K) added | We attained our target as intended, with a majority of participants actively participating in the online training. The edit-a-thon served as our means of achieving the project goals. |
| To use outreach dashboard to tract the events online activities | https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/WUGN/Wikipedia_Awareness_in_Uburu | We successfully created the outreach dashboard and tracked the projects activities. |
Participants
[edit]The Wiki username of participants should be listed below
- Abdulazeez Taufeeq
- Abdulunique1
- Alameen01
- Aliya Adam
- Atibrarian
- Bakalo2
- Bembety
- Cute meenert
- Danjuma Anthony
- Dorothy Habila
- El-hussain14
- Em-mustapha
- Friday musa
- Genesis shan
- Hafs2233
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 were highly engaged, showing strong interest and enthusiasm in learning how to edit and contribute to Wikipedia. The hands-on training sessions effectively enhanced their understanding and skills.
- What did not work so well?
- We had little issues with IP blockages
- What would you do differently next time?
- Requesting for an IP block exemption before the start of the event.
Finances
[edit]Grant funds spent
[edit]Please decribe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.
- Venue : NGN 30,000
- Refreshments(1000*15) : NGN 15,000
- Data,transportation for facilitator : 6000
- Projector and Camera Rental:NGN 10,000
- Prizes for top 5 contributors: NGN 25,000
- Contingencies and Miscellaneos : NGN 10,000
- TOTAL:NGN 96,000
Remaining funds
[edit]Do you have any remaining grant funds?
- No
Anything else
[edit]Anything else you want to share about your project?
- It was a Fantastic one