Grants:Project/Rapid/James Moore200/Wikidata 9th Anniversary in Kwara/Report

Report accepted

This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2021-22 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/James Moore200/Wikidata 9th Anniversary in Kwara.
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Goals

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went? Yes, all the goals highlighted below were met:

Raise awareness about the Wikimedia movement and its activities in Ilorin and Kwara as a whole.
Engage existing editors on different ways to contribute to the movement.
Provide a networking platform/opportunity to members of the Nigerian Wikimedia community, and strengthen personal relationships amongst our members, thereby improving the community health of the Wikimedia movement overall.
Provide a platform for learning, capacity building and sharing of experiences and ideas around Wikimedia projects.
Provide opportunities for training of community members on program management, grants making and reporting.
Create partnering opportunities with local organizations from the cultural and educational sector, which may span beyond the conference.

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
50 people participate in the event.	achieved	we had about 56 participants for day one while we had 54 on day 2.
Train at least 30 participants on how to use project management skills and tools.	over 50 participants attended the event.	we exceeded this target as there were more than 50 who turned up.
At least 6 attendees will actively participate as speakers or workshop facilitators, but every participant will contribute to conference discussions.	yes, we had more than 6 attendees who were speakers.	We had all proposed attendees and more as speakers during the two days event. Additionally, we had the presence of the Director of National Library in Kwara State.
Solutions are proposed to the common issues facing the community.	as stated,it was accomplished.	the issue which range from lack of support for young editors among others in the community were solved amicably.
Collaborative relationships are strengthened between active Wikimedians in Ilorin.	had a discussion on extending the hub's presence to the State University in Kwara State.	students who came from different schools were taken through thr process of having an active community on their campus and remote communities.
Best practices of promoting Wikimedia projects are exchanged in the sessions and talks.	one of the facilitators carried this out during his presentation.	best practices of promoting Wikimedia projects were shared woth the participants.
The resources (presentations and other materials) are saved and shared with the community to be used after the conference.	this target was a success	every of the facilitators shared inexhaustible resources with participants who attended the birthday.

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?

The team played a vital role in making this project a huge success. It eased the work load on the project lead.

What did not work so well?

Some editors turned up without registering which wasn't good enough. It caused some people (team members especially to be deprived of their meals when it was break period).

What would you do differently next time?

Got the presence of a member from the Wikidata community. An invitation was sent but was not acknowledged. More so,a larher capacity would have been more appropriate.