Wikimania 2021/Scholarships/Igbo Wikimedians User Group/Report

Goals

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went? Yes we met the goal. Our goal was to have members of our community attend the Wikimania event for the first time. We achieved this goal because they had no limitation to attend the event, it was an exciting moment for us. We learnt a lot of new things in the Wiki Ecosystem. About tools, communities doing great stuffs, it was amazing.

Outcome

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Target outcome	Achieved outcome	Explanation
20-50 participants will receive data packages	32 participants received data packages	We had 32 persons who applied for data reimbursements.
2-3 post-Wikimania meetup will be funded	We had 3 post Wikimania Meetups across 2 states in Nigeria and one virtual to accommodate more people especially from our student participants who were indisposed during the Wikimania event. Documented here	Wikimania21 was a great learning experience for us all that we didn't want our members especially the students to miss out on the event. They were also supported with data to connect for the virtual post event.
10-15 people will participate in the post-event meetup	37 participants in total attended the 3 post event held.	We had 3 post events in Awka, Abuja and a virtual event which had a total of 37 participants in all. Some of us shared our learnings with the community.
5-10 participants will receive small hardware support	1 participant was assisted with a headphone to join the virtual Wikimania event	Only one person asked for a headphone to enable her participate in the event.

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?

Participating in Wikimania for the first time meant a lot to us. We had the feeling of belonging to a larger family. We had fun interacting with others. The Remo platform made it look so real. The feeling was amazing for us.

What did not work so well?

Sometimes the network disconnected that we couldn't join later in the afternoon on Day 1. Also for some of the participants, it was hard to navigate the Remo platform.

What would you do differently next time?

Next time, if it would be a virtual event, we can plan a meet up same period to join together in the same place. The joy that comes from Wikimania is best shared.

Finances

Grant funds spent

Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on. Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants for virtual Wikimania event- $352 3 Meetups after Wikimania activities (food,drinks, meeting space) - $1000 Data for students for post wikimania virtual meet up - $198 1 Small hardware device (headphone) - $15

Total used = $1,565

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds? Yes - $135

We would like to keep it for it to be deducted from our next grant.

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project? Wikimania21 was an amazing experience for my community. It was our first time attending in Wikimania and we couldn't hide our joy. Some of us shared our learning experiences in videos here: