Grants:Project/Rapid/Adebukola3ee/WikiClub LASU Edit Training and Edit-a-thon/Report

Draft report

This is a draft of a grant report for a grant funded for fiscal year 2017-18. Please do not respond or comment on it just yet: it's not yet ready for review. To read the approved grant submission, please visit Grants:Project/Rapid/Adebukola3ee/WikiClub LASU Edit Training and Edit-a-thon.

Goals

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

Yes the goals were met and exceeded as well.

Outcome

Please report on your original project targets. Please be sure to review and provide metrics required for Rapid Grants.

Target outcome	Achieved outcome	Explanation
2 Events	Events	The first event (workshop) took place on 23rd April ,2022, followed by the edit-a-thon .
40 Participants	45 Participants	45 individuals showed up for the events.
20 new editors	36 new editors	we were able to recruit more than the intended amount of editors.
15 Repeat Particpants	09 Repeat Participants
Number of articles created or improved(50)	This target was achieved	1 new article was created, 75 articles were improved, 42 references added.

Learning

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?

1. We were able to achieve our goal of training newbies and returning editors on the principles of Wikipedia, the rules that govern proper edits, and pointers to ensure they have the enthusiasm to participate in projects while being cautious about the kind of contributions they make.

2. Even after it was postponed once, participants' anticipation for the event remained high.

3. We were able to recruit new editors to the Wikimedia projects.

What did not work so well?

Some of the recruits were unable to create accounts due to IP block

What would you do differently next time?

I would make a request to be on the IP Block Exemption list, so as to avoid such occurrence.

Finances

Grant funds spent

Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.

Internet support for participants and team members = $140
Covid-19 PPE (nose masks and sanitizers) = $50
Stickers = $30
Rentals = $35
Gift vouchers = $80
Refreshments: Food, Drinks, Snacks, and Water for participants = $350
Customized hoodies for facilitators = $90
Customized T-Shirt for active recruits = $50
Designs = $20
Misc. = $50

Remaining funds[edit]

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

Anything else[edit]

Anything else you want to share about your project?

Metrics from the event can be seen here [1]

Pictures from the workshop

Workshop LASU Epe