Grants:Project/Rapid/Dykeffect/WikiActivate/Report

Report accepted

This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2020-21 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

To read the approved grant submission describing the plan for this project, please visit Grants:Project/Rapid/Dykeffect/WikiActivate.
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Goals

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went? Yes we met our goals. We hosted 3 series of edit-a thon/Training and we introduced Wiki Data to both new and old editors.

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
Number of events 3	3 Successful Events
Number of participants 20+	17 participants registered on the Dashboard [1]
Number of articles edited 30+	105 Articles was edited and improved [2]
Number of new editors 5+	6 new editors and 11 Old editors registered

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?

Making sure I had active internet connection and following up with participants to guide and encourage them on how to make substantial edits, communication was key and also we had a Telegram group to share views on there. Also, we recorded our video sessions and share to participants who couldn't join through the live video call

What did not work so well?

We found out some new participants were scared to make their first edit on an article even when they are sure of what to do. I was committed in helping them get through their fear by monitoring and encouraging them.

What would you do differently next time?

Focus more on the new editors to help build their confidence

Finances

Grant funds spent

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

No.	Expenses	Explanation	Amount ($)
1.	Graphic design	Design of Posters and flyers and certificate	150
2.	Online advertising campaign	Social media campaign- Facebook and Twitter promotions	350
3.	Communication	Airtime for Communication between organizers, Reminder calls and SMS to Participants	60
4.	Internet Subscription	Internet Support for participants for the 3 events and Internet used for training	450
5.	Gift Cards	First Prize $150 Second Prize $75 Third Prize $50	275
6.	Consolation gifts for top 5 participants	This to encourage them to keep up with improving Wikimedia projects	60
7.	Production of Wikipedia20 Stickers	Swags that will be dispatched to Participants	75
8.	Contingency and miscellaneous expenses		100
	Total:		$1,520

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds? No

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project?

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