Grants:Project/Rapid/Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation/Wiki Loves Africa in Nigeria 2021/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/Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation/Wiki Loves Africa in Nigeria 2021.
• 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?

1. Yes

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 participants: At least 10 participants will participate per city.	52 editors joined the contest from Wiki Fan Club, University of Ilorin 18 participants joined the event at the Wiki Fan Club, Lagos State University 7 participants joined the event from the Wiki Fan Club, University of Ibadan 12 participants joined the event from Wikimedia Hub in Owerri 5 participants joined the event from Wiki Fan Club, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta	We surpassed the target because the event was held in several places ion Nigeria.
Number of new editors to be engaged: At least 3 new editors will be engaged per city.	80% of the participants are newbies
Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons: At least 1000 quality images	over 2200 images were contributed
Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects: At least 100 images will be used on Wikipedia.	106 files were used Wikpedia and its sister projects between February 2021 to May 2021

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 explored the diversity in our community by working with all the various Wiki Clubs and Hubs in our community.
2. Aside from the general contest, we also created an internal event among our clubs and hubs members. The competition spurred competition among the group, and it brought about an increase in contribution.
3. The launch of the event among the public.
4. Early planning
5. Local Banter: Every week, we announce the leading group to the public through our social media handles.

• What did not work so well?

1. Most of the participants were non-professional photographers, which impacted the quality of the photos contributed to the page.
2. Poor internet during upload sessions.
3. The theme of the contest seems to be unpopular among our community members.
4. We are unable to finalize the discussion with our potential institutional partner because of COVID19 protocols.

• What would you do differently next time?

1. We will start the process for the invitation of professional photographers on time.
2. We might need to create a central uploading center and seek support for a dedicated internet supply.
3. We might need to work with the international organizer to ensure the theme for next year event will be popular and engaging to enhance more contributions in terms of content and participants.

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 here link to the breakdown of our expenses

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds? No.

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project?