Grants:Project/Rapid/WikiFestival/Report

Report accepted

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

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Goals

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went? Yes, We met our goals in every area and exceeded them. I'm super happy about the way the project went!

Outcome

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Target outcome	Achieved outcome	Explanation
At least 20 people participate	50 persons participated in the event	50 students participated, although after publicity, we got over 75 participants, however, we had to streamline it to 50 due to the limited resources.
If at least 50 articles are created or improved	236 Articles were created and improved [1] [2]	Over 236 articles were created and improved (27 new articles and 209 improved articles) Students were enthusiastic and thrilled they could create articles on the worlds leading encyclopedia and wasted not time at that
If at least 5 new editors are recruited	30 editors have continued to show interest.	Around 30 editors have continued to show interest in Wikimedia projects of which they all have an accounts and have now all been added to the Wikimedia User Group, Nigeria
Number of event: 2 events	2	Two training and edit-a-thon were organized as planned.

Learning

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What worked well?

Experienced editors were on the ground to answer difficult questions presented by the participants
We got the desired venue for the event and Students of Lagos State University and other external participants were very happy to participate.
Students' interest in the event was not waned even after postponing it two times.

What did not work so well?

The President of Wikimedia Usergroup Nigeria was not available due to unplanned circumstances, however, he sent a representative to represent him
During the event some of the participants were students of different universities who came to represent their organizations as delegates. Some had tests during that time which could not make them really contribute during the edit-a-thon.
Getting verifiable sources for some of the festivals was very difficult as participants had to dig and dig.

What would you do differently next time?

I would fix a date in which invited speakers would be free and available to attend.
I would also ensure I fix a date wherein all participants would not be overwhelmed with too many activities at school or at work.

Finances

Conference Room/Hall (COVID-19 Protocol) with presentation gadgets such as Projectors, Public Address system and uninterrupted power supply for 2 days @ $130/day) = $240 = NGN 90,960
Refreshments (Tea break, and lunch) $4/person x 50 people x 2days = $400 = NGN 151,600
Banner = $55 = NGN 20,845
Souvenirs for participants & facilitators (Jotters, pen, stickers) @ $10/person x 50 = $500 = NGN 189,500
Internet Subscription (During the project, post-project and for report writing) = $200 = NGN 75,800
Shirts (5 T-Shirts for facilitators) = $56 = NGN 21,224
Face Mask for all Participants (0.5$ for each) = $25 = NGN 11,370
Hand Sanitizer (Pocket sanitizer for each participant) at $1 for one = $50 = NGN 18950
Airtime for communication = $25 = NGN 9,475
Branding and certificate for participants = $50 = NGN 18,950
Gift Voucher for Top 5 Editors ($60 for first editor, $50 for second editor, $40 for third editor, $30 for fourth editor and $20 for the fifth editor) = 200$ = NGN 75,800
Contingency = $45 = 17,055
Total- $1,846; NGN 699,634

Grant funds spent

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Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds? No, we don't have any remaining grant funds left after the completion of the project

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project? Metrics from the event can be seen here : [3] Metrics from the event can be seen here : [4]

Images from the event can be viewed below: [5]

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