Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/GLAM-WIKI Training for Librarians and Archivists in Delta State (ID: 21871661)/Final Report
Report Status: Accepted
Due date: 2022-09-30T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund, Wikimedia Community Fund
Report type: Final
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- Title of Proposal: GLAM-WIKI Training for Librarians and Archivists in Delta State
- Username of Applicant: Nosakhare Okuons
- Name of Organization: N/A
- Amount awarded: 2039
- Amount spent: 1889 USD, 781724.87 NGN
Part 1 Understanding your work edit
1. Briefly describe how your proposed activities and strategies were implemented
The planned activities and strategies for this project were implemented in collaboration with the Admiralty University of Nigeria Library. The activities carried out during this project included recruiting of Librarians and Archivists from different institutions in Delta State, organizing training and edit-a-thon, as well as creating a Whatsapp group for further training and mentorship. Furthermore, a list of articles relating to the culture and tradition of the Delta people were prepared by the organizers so that the participants could easily identify articles to be edited.
2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you felt were effective in achieving your goals? Please describe these strategies and approaches.
Yes. The in-person training organized was very effective in achieving the overall goals of this project. This is because, majority of the participants were newbies who had never edited Wikipedia before. The training placed the volunteers in a position were they could contribute to filling the content gap about people in Delta State. Also, the list of suggested articles created by the organizers made it easy for the participants to identify articles to edit.
3. Please use this space to upload media and other files that help tell your story and impact.
Field to type in URLs.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:GLAM-WIKI_in_Delta_State
4. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the work carried out with the support of this Fund? You can choose “not applicable” if your work does not relate to these goals.
| A. Bring in participants from underrepresented groups | Strongly agree |
| B. Create a more inclusive and connected culture in our community | Strongly agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Strongly agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Strongly agree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Agree |
5. Is there anything else you would like to share about how your efforts helped to bring in participants and/or build out content, particularly for underrepresented groups?
Given that the participants came from different institutions in the state, the project was able to draw people from different language and culture in Delta State and while many of the Languages are considered minor, it gave opportunity for different underrepresented culture to be part of the Wikimedia Movement.
Part 2: Your main learning edit
6. In your application, you outlined your learning priorities. What did you learn about these areas during this period?
The project exposed me to the different cultural practices in Delta State, for instance, I was able to learn, through this project, that the Urhobos and the Itsekiris share similar believes and identical language. Also, I was able to learn that the Deltans also celebrate the New Yam Festival - a celebration common to the Easterners in Nigeria. Also, Librarians from the different institution showed more willingness to learn more and be involved in Wikimedia activities. Many of the representatives from different institutions invited us to come also train the staff in their institution.
7. Did anything unexpected or surprising happen when implementing your activities?This can include both positive and negative situations. What did you learn from those experiences?
Everything went well according to plan. Although, some of the participants had challenge in creating their Wikipedia account because of blocked IP address.
8. How do you hope to use this learning? For instance, do you have any new priorities, ideas for activities, or goals for the future?
Yes, the success of this project was hinged on the collaboration it had with Admiralty University of Nigeria Library. the organizers received support from some of the Library staff in terms of recruiting participants and helping to ensure everything went successfully.
9. Documentation of resources: Use this space to upload any documents that would be useful to share with others (e.g. communications material, training material, presentations).
Here is an additional field to type in URLs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Beginner%27s_guide_to_Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:All_Five_Pillars_are_the_same_height
Part 3: Metrics edit
10a. Open Metrics reporting
In your application, you defined some open metrics and targets (goals). You will see a table like the one below with your metric in the title and the target you set in your proposal automatically filled in. Use the tables to report the result. Use the comments column to describe any aspects of this result that you find relevant. If the results were different from the initial target (goals) then you can explain why and what you learned from this. You can also provide any qualitative analysis regarding these results. In the last column please describe the tools and methodology used to collect this data and any difficulties you might have had.
| Open Metrics | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of event | There will be two physical events. One training and one edit-a-thon | 2 | 2 | The project had two main objectives which culminated in two main events. During the lifecycle of this project we had a training and an edit-a-thon | N/A |
| Participating Institutions | The project is expected to have librarians and archivist from different GLAM institutions. The minimum number of institutions that is expected to participate in this event is 10 | 10 | 10 | The project had participants from at least 10 institutions in Delta State | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
10b. Core Metrics reporting
In your application, you defined targets for some core metrics and targets (goals). You will see a table like the one below with each core metric in the title and the target you set in your proposal automatically filled in. Use the tables to report the result. Use the comments column to describe any aspects of this result that you find relevant. If the results were different from the initial target (goals) then you can explain why and what you learned from this. You can also provide any qualitative analysis regarding these results. In the last column please describe the tools and methodology used to collect this data and any difficulties you might have had. Note: a table will appear for each Wikimedia project content contribution you defined in your proposal.
| Core metrics | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | The total number of participants is expected to be 40, while at least 25-30 of them will be new participants. | 40 | 54 | Out of the 54 editors in the dashboard, about 50 of the total participants were new editors. This could be attributed to the fact that this event is the very first Wikimedia event organized in Delta State. | Outreachdashboard. |
| Number of editors | All participants, including the newly recruited, will be expected to edit and contribute to Wikimedia projects | 40 | 54 | Newly Registered: 50
Returning Editors: 3 |
Outreachdashboard |
| Number of organizers | There will be three main organizers inaddtion to some Librarians from the host institution who will help cordinate activities | 3 | 3 | The project had three organizers and was supported by the Library staff of Admiralty University of Nigeria. | https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Omorodion1/GLAM-WIKI_Training_for_Librarians_and_Archivists_in_Delta_State/home |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | Total number of Wikipedia articles to be created or improved | 100 | 105 | The total number of Wikipedia articles created/improved during the project is 105 | Outreachdashboard. |
| Wikimedia Commons | Total Number of Photos to be uploaded on Wikimedia Commons | 25 | 62 | total number of images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons is 62. The figure is two times the total number targetted. | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:GLAM-WIKI_in_Delta_State |
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12. Did you have any difficulties collecting data to measure your results? This could include things like a lack of time or resources, or the expertise in your team to collect this data. It could also include difficulties with particular data collection tools.
No
12a. State what difficulties you had.
N/A
12b. How do you hope to overcome these challenges in the future? Do you have any recommendations for the Foundation to support you in addressing these challenges?
N/A
13. Use this space to upload any documents and provide links to any tools you have used that would be useful to understand your data collection (e.g., surveys you have carried out, communications material, training material, program and event dashboard link, project page on Meta).
Here is an additional field to type in URLs.
14. Have you shared these results with other Wikimedian communities (either affiliates, user groups, volunteers, etc., different to yours)? This can include things such as data and direct outcomes, lessons you have learned, or information on how to run or recreate your programs.
Yes
14a. If yes or partially, please describe how you have already shared them and if you would like to do more sharing, and if so how.
Part 4: Financial reporting and compliance edit
15. & 14a. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency.
781724.87 NGN
16. Please state the total amount spent in USD.
1889 USD
17. Please report the funds received and spending in the currency of your fund.
17a. Upload a financial report file.
17b. Please provide a link to your financial reporting document.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r1DfHNlXdDqglbuuaCZpPUaEz92J1LEeYOtD0AkAP8o/edit?usp=sharing
As required in the fund agreement, please report any deviations from your fund proposal here. Note that, among other things, any changes must be consistent with our WMF mission, must be for charitable purposes as defined in the grant agreement, and must otherwise comply with the grant agreement.
17c. If you have not already done so in your budget report, please provide information on changes in the budget in relation to your original proposal.
N/A
18. Do you have any unspent funds from the Fund?
Yes
18a. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
USD 150
18b. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
B. Propose to use them to partially or fully fund a new/future grant request with PO approval
18c. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
I intend to use the remaining funds for mission aligned activities
19. Are you in compliance with the terms outlined in the fund agreement?
Yes
20. Are you in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in the grant agreement?
Yes
21. Are you in compliance with provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), and with relevant tax laws and regulations restricting the use of the Funds as outlined in the grant agreement? In summary, this is to confirm that the funds were used in alignment with the WMF mission and for charitable/nonprofit/educational purposes.
Yes
22. If you have additional recommendations or reflections that don’t fit into the above sections, please write them here.
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