Bikol Wikipedia Community/Feminism and Folklore 2023 in the Philippines Report

Goals

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

The main objective of this project was to participate in the international campaign of Feminism and Folklore 2023 however the Philippines has been participating in the Wiki Loves Folklore on Wikimedia Commons thru the initiative of the local Wikimedians as organizers since 2018. In the editing campaign, 43 articles were created on Bikol Wikipedia. This result is higher than that of the previous year's campaign which was only 28 articles. Meanwhile, the photography campaign attracted 218 entries including 2 images which made it to the international round as finalists.

Outcome

Please report on your original project targets.

Project metrics

Project metrics	Target outcome	Achieved outcome	Explanation
50	43	This was only the second edition of the editing campaign on Feminism and Folklore. There is also a similar campaign on WikiGap which happens during the same period, around March until May.
20	8	Only participants who have previously attended in past editing campaigns made edits. Twelve individuals were oriented about Wikipedia and the editing campaign in an in-person event and a meet-up a few days past the campaign period. As newbies, they were not yet able to produce new articles.

Learning

What worked well? What didn't work so well? What would you do differently next time?

Feminism and Folklore 2023 in the Philippines on Bikol Wikipedia and Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in the Philippines on Wikimedia Commons were local campaigns part of the larger international campaign for adding content on indigenous culture. In this year's campaign, the role of women in culture was given highlight. The activities were carried out with the participation and collaboration of Bikol Wikipedia Community, Commons Photographers User Group, PhilWiki Community and Pilipinas Panorama Community, and individuals who joined on the Wikimedia Commons. Thru the Facebook page dedicated in the promotion of Wiki Loves Folklore, the 2023 photography campaign was announced as early as February 1st while the call for participation in the editing campaign was announced on March 29th thru the Bikol Wikipedia Facebook page. These platforms were of great help in the promotion of Feminism and Folklore outside the Wikimedia projects.

Finances

Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on. Please email receipts to rapidgrants AT wikimedia DOT org

Food and drink = 3881.00
Internet data = 2000.00
Transportation = 2000.00
Organizing= 2200.00
Miscellaneous = 2000.00

Total spent = 12,081.00 (221.67 USD)

If there are remaining funds, please list the amount here. Remaining funds must be returned to WMF, reallocated to similar activities or applied to another approved grant. Let us know what you'd like to do.

None

Anything else

Local campaign in Naga City
Local campaign participants
Hands-on editing
Outreach in Sipocot with fellow creatives

Here are the Feautred Entries from Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in the Philippines:

T'nalak (CC BY-SA 4.0 JBYBIOSA)
Dula Kadayawan (CC BY-SA 4.0 Francisco Pajares, Jr.)
Sinulog Festival After Novena Mass (CC BY-SA 4.0 Jumelito Capilot)
Hats off to Niño (CC BY-SA 4.0 Herbert Kikoy)
Sinulog Festival Contingents in Street Dance (CC BY-SA 4.0 Jumelito Capilot)
Carabao painting (CC BY-SA 4.0 Anthony Into)
Sinulog Festival Contingents in Street Dance (CC BY-SA 4.0 Jumelito Capilot)
Sinulog Festival of Cebu City (CC BY-SA 4.0 Ranieljosecastaneda)
Illuminated Tribu Molo of Dinagyang Festival (CC BY-SA 4.0 EMMAN A. FORONDA)
Traditional weaving in the village (CC BY-SA 4.0 BENNY GROSS.1)