Grants:PEG/Abbas Mahmood/Wikipedia for Schools Project/Report
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Project Goal:
To make Wikipedia accessible to persons without internet connectivity.
Description of actual activities: This project started in early 2011, where volunteers went to schools in Kenya to install and train students and teachers how to use offline Wikipedia.
What lessons were learned that could help others succeed in similar projects?
- Pre-visits are crucial to the success of this project.
- Ensure that the content is locally-relevant to acheive high impact.
- Most schools do not have official websites/online contacts -- so that means that we had to undertake F2F meetings, or do a followup by phone.
- The Kiwix software needs to be simplified even further, so that anyone can be able to install it easily without facing any technical difficulties.
- Getting volunteers to undertake the training & installation across schools is the easy part. The hard part is getting volunteers who will localize the content.
- A post mortem of the feedback can be found here
What impact did the project have on WMF mission goals of Increased Reach, Increased Quality, Increased Credibility, Increased and Diversified Participation?
- Increased reach to Kenyans without internet access ~30 schools.
Detail of expenditures:
Documentation of expenditures has been received by WMF.
Mombasa
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Previsit | 15000 KES |
| Transport | 12500 KES |
| Communication | 4800 KES |
| Accommodation | 54000 KES |
| Car rental | 27000 KES |
| Lunch | 18000 KES |
| Total Expenditure | 131000 KES |
Kakamega
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Previsit | 14500 KES |
| Transport | 14400 KES |
| Accommodation | 46800 KES |
| Lunch | 7200 KES |
| Communication | 6000 KES |
| Car rental | 35000 KES |
| Total Expenditure | 123900 KES |
Nyeri
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Previsit | 11600 KES |
| Accommodation | 31200 KES |
| Communication | 4000 KES |
| Transport | 6200 KES |
| Car rental | 35000 KES |
| Lunch | 6637 KES |
| Total Expenditure | KES 94637 |
Other expenses
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| 2 Projectors and screens | 142000 KES |
| Flash disks | 5500 KES |
| Printing, DVDs | 1780 KES |
| Total Expenditure | 149280 KES |
Total amount = 498817 KES (6516)
Amount underspent in US Dollars:
84
Will you be requesting re-allocation of remaining grant funding?
Yes. balancing figure was topped up in the Wikipedia for Schools launch expenses.