Grants:Project/Rapid/Ugwulebo/Wikiactivate Ignatius Ajuru University of Education/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/Ugwulebo/Wikiactivate Ignatius Ajuru University of Education.
• You may still comment on this report on its discussion page, or visit the discussion page to read the discussion about this report.
• You are welcome to Email rapidgrants at wikimedia dot org at any time if you have questions or concerns about this report.

Goals

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

Yes, I met my goals. I am happy with how the project went.

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
One training + One Edit-a-thon	One training + One Edit-a-thon	The project organizers were able to organize atleast a training and an edit-a-thon. This was followed by online mentorship of the participants via Whatsapp.
35 participants	Over 35 persons participated in the events.	The project exceeded expectations in respect to the number of persons to participate in the event. In all, over 35 persons participated in the events. You can see the list of participants here
25 new editors recruited	25+ new editors were recruited	Over 25 new editors were recruited through this project and they now form part of the Rivers Wikimedia community. See list of the editors here
50 articles to be created or improved	Over 100 Wikipedia articles were created or improved	The participants were able to create or improve over 150 Wikipedia articles during the training and edit-a-thon. See details here

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 partnership with the Department of Library and Information Science, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education enhanced the success of the project as the leadership of the department helped with organization of the project.
  • The availability of refreshments for participants encouraged active participation during the event.
• What did not work so well?
  • Poor network during the training
  • IP block issues preventing the creation of Wikipedia accounts
  • Poor digital literacy skills of few of the participants slowed the training process as the facilitator needed to carry all participants along.
• What would you do differently next time?
  • Ensure participants create their Wikipedia Usernames before the training to avoid being stranded as a result of IP block
  • Conduct a pre-assessment of the training venue to ascertain the best network to use during the training.

Finances

Grant funds spent

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

Kindly find the detailed information about the amount spent for this project here

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds? Yes. USD 30. I propose the remaining grant fund be deducted from my next project.

Remaining funds have been used or will be used for other approved mission-aligned activities. This use has been requested in writing and approved by WMF.

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project?