Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Africa 2023 in Namibia (ID: 22026998)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 2024-01-29T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund, Wikimedia Community Fund
Report type: Final
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- Title of Proposal: Wiki Loves Africa 2023 in Namibia
- Username of Applicant:
- Name of Organization: N/A
- Amount awarded: 1925
- Amount spent: 1925 USD, 34215.53 NAD
Part 1 Understanding your work edit
1. Briefly describe how your proposed activities and strategies were implemented
This was the first such project to run in Namibia; thus, project organisers reach out to other experienced organisers running similar projects in other countries who have experience in conducting such projects over the years. Thus, we were trained on how to go about this project.
Thereafter, volunteers were recruited and trained on uploading photos and editing on Wiki Commons through a virtual workshop.
The next stage was to launch a photo contest that was widely shared on WhatsApp with the due date of the contest. We have also organised several photo hunt trips with fellow volunteers. This has provided an opportunity for volunteers to capture related photos on the theme in various locations. This was also an opportunity for team-building among volunteers.
When the deadline for the contest lapsed, we reached out to our network of experts, who trained us on how to use the Motange tool to identify the winners of the photo contest. After the training, the selection process for the identifying photo contest was concluded. Thus, the award ceremony was conducted, and prizes were given to contestants.
2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you felt were effective in achieving your goals? Please describe these strategies and approaches.
The strategy that helps us achieve our goals is attributed to the exploitation of the network of expertise that organisers have access to. This enabled us to learn along the way as there was skill pollination, and this made the conduct of this project easier.
In addition, having due dates on each particular activities of the project has also helped the team to be consistent in excuting project targets.
3. Please use this space to upload media and other files that help tell your story and impact.
Field to type in URLs.
N/A
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 | Agree |
| B. Create a more inclusive and connected culture in our community | Agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Not applicable to your fund |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | 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?
N/A
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?
Yes, we were able to equip ourselves with digital skills as young people on how to add photos to Wiki Commons as well as add attributes to those photos. This means young people were able to participate in contributing to creating information that can be accessed freely. More over, as the organizer of this project, I am equipped with leadership skills in running projects of this nature for the benefit of society, as well as networking skills that enabled me to get assistance from other volunteers in different countries.
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?
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?
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.
N/A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | N/A | N/A | N/A | . | N/A |
| N/A | Number of editors | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | Number of photos used on Wikimedia Projects | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 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 | Number of Participants including 2 organizers | 22 | 14 | The low turnout of participants can be attributed to the fact that this was the first project to be organised. | |
| Number of editors | Number of editors | 20 | 14 | ||
| Number of organizers | Number of Organizers | 2 | 2 |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Commons | Number of photos added | 300 | 268 | The volunteers seem to have taken pictures, but they were reluctant to upload them to Wiki Commons. | N/A |
| Wikipedia | Number of photos used in Wikipedia Articles | 20 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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.
This is a platform that provides details on how this project has been conducted.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2023_in_Namibia
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.
We have shared the results in the volunteers' WhatsApp group as well as at the award ceremony.
Part 4: Financial reporting and compliance edit
15. & 14a. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency.
34215.53 NAD
16. Please state the total amount spent in USD.
1925 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/1M_eOQCU7RnHJ90zyXDQQGnGWOFfGayDGsQz6_9UHIu0/edit#gid=0
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?
No
18a. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
N/A
18b. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
N/A
18c. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
N/A
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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