Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Libya Community Activates:Training and contests (ID: 22215513)/Final Report
Report Status: Draft
Due date: 2024-02-13T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund
Report type: Final
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- Applicant username: Salema younus
- Organization name: N/A
- Amount awarded: 3245
- Amount spent: 2654.16 USD, 12831.27
Part 1: Project and impact edit
1. Describe the implemented activities and results achieved. Additionally, share which approaches were most effective in supporting you to achieve the results. (required)
Our activities were training and targeted new trainees because we are an emerging community, and for the first time, there was organized training according to a plan aimed at recruiting volunteers and providing them with Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons skills. As for Wikipedia, we had two training groups, one online and the other in the city of Benghazi. The training participants for both groups learned to contribute using edit source, which is not an easy thing to do for beginners, but their interaction was good, and they published articles on the Arabic Wikipedia, all of which were about Libyan content on different topics: history, architecture, literature, arts, etc. The purpose of training participants to contribute using edit source was to acquire editorial skills that they would use not only on Wikipedia but also later on Wikimedia Commons. Indeed, when we started the training sessions at Commons, they did not face difficulties in dealing with the interface of the Wikimedia Commons website, and there was also cooperation between the participants to help each other by editing using edit source. Wikipedia's in-person training sessions had better results because there were more participants and followers than online sessions.
2. Documentation of your impact. Please use space below to share links that help tell your story, impact, and evaluation. (required)
Share links to:
- Project page on Meta-Wiki or any other Wikimedia project
- Dashboards and tools that you used to track contributions
- Some photos or videos from your event. Remember to share access.
You can also share links to:
- Important social media posts
- Surveys and their results
- Infographics and sound files
- Examples of content edited on Wikimedia projects
We used the dashboard to document and follow-up on articles. We also collected images in categories on Commons and documented the project on Wikipedia. This is the second version of the project, which is a comprehensive encyclopedia version.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Libya_Commons_Workshop
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Activities_announcements_Libya_community
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091218806023
Additionally, share the materials and resources that you used in the implementation of your project. (required)
For example:
- Training materials and guides
- Presentations and slides
- Work processes and plans
- Any other materials your team has created or adapted and can be shared with others
3. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the work carried out with this Rapid Fund? You can choose “not applicable” if your work does not relate to these goals. Required. Select one option per question. (required)
| A. Bring in participants from underrepresented groups | Agree |
| B. Create a more inclusive and connected culture in our community | Agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Not applicable to your fund |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Agree |
| G. Increased participants' feelings of belonging and connection to the movement | Agree |
| F. Other (optional) |
Part 2: Learning edit
4. In your application, you outlined some learning questions. What did you learn from these learning questions when you implemented your project? How do you hope to use this learnings in the future? You can recall these learning questions below. (required)
You can recall these learning questions below: How many individuals got involved in this project ? Which kind of Wikimedia project they get involved more ? Which kind of training has a higher retention of volunteers? Do they have desire to participate in another activities related to Wikimedia project ?
The number of individuals who participated in the project sessions was 50. The largest participation was in the in-person Wikimedia Commons sessions. The trainees also have a strong desire to participate in future activities and learn more about Wikimedia projects.
5. 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? (required)
The circumstances of the Derna natural disaster occurred, and this event affected the launch date of the project; accordingly, we postponed the sessions. It affected the quality of the Internet, causing participants to be unable to follow the full sessions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derna_dam_collapses
Among the positive events is community participation in the sessions of the Wiki Indaba conference, as well as cooperation with the World Heritage Group by participating in a photographic trip to one of the archaeological areas in eastern Libya.
6. What is your plan to share your project learnings and results with other community members? If you have already done it, describe how. (required)
We created a page on the Arabic Wikipedia to document the project. We shared the results with the community by posting on social media platforms. We shared the dashboard link with the Arab community.
Part 3: Metrics edit
7. Wikimedia Metrics results. (required)
In your application, you set some Wikimedia targets in numbers (Wikimedia metrics). In this section, you will describe the achieved results and provide links to the tools used.
| Target | Results | Comments and tools used | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 30 | 65 | |
| Number of editors | 20 | 35 | |
| Number of organizers | 7 | 6 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 35 | 43 | |
| Wikimedia Commons | 80 | 128 | |
| Wikidata | |||
| Wiktionary | |||
| Wikisource | |||
| Wikimedia Incubator | |||
| Translatewiki | |||
| MediaWiki | |||
| Wikiquote | |||
| Wikivoyage | |||
| Wikibooks | |||
| Wikiversity | |||
| Wikinews | |||
| Wikispecies | |||
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
8. Other Metrics results.
In your proposal, you could also set Other Metrics targets. Please describe the achieved results and provide links to the tools used if you set Other Metrics in your application.
| Other Metrics name | Metrics Description | Target | Result | Tools and comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9. Did you have any difficulties collecting data to measure your results? (required)
No
9.1. Please state what difficulties you had. 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? (required)
Part 4: Financial reporting edit
10. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency. (required)
12831.27
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
2654.16
12. Report the funds spent in the currency of your fund. (required)
Provide the link to the financial report https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zEqWcJkLe4ZXMSyDAA5j0SMNNLsoPLx6zRdzM0eq3Wo/edit#gid=0
12.2. If you have not already done so in your financial spending report, please provide information on changes in the budget in relation to your original proposal. (optional)
13. Do you have any unspent funds from the Fund?
Yes
13.1. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
2670 LYD
13.2. 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
13.3. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
Expenses for activities related to Wikimedia campaigns like : Wiki Loves Folklore Wiki for human rights
14.1. Are you in compliance with the terms outlined in the fund agreement?
Yes Your response to the review feedback. 14.2. Are you in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in the grant agreement?
Yes
14.3. 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
15. If you have additional recommendations or reflections that don’t fit into the above sections, please write them here. (optional)
Review notes edit
Review notes from Program Officer:
N/A
Applicant's response to the review feedback.
N/A