Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Earth 2023 in Northeastern Nigeria (ID: 22156452)/Final Report
Report Status: Accepted
Due date: 2023-09-15T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund
Report type: Final
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- Title of Proposal: Wiki Loves Earth 2023 in Northeastern Nigeria
- Username of Applicant: Musaddam Idriss
- Name of Organization: N/A
- Amount awarded: 1662.42
- Amount spent: 2744.02 USD, 1264198 NGN
Part 1 Understanding your work edit
1. Briefly describe how your proposed activities and strategies were implemented
We start by first setting up the project landing page were information about the local contest are made available, then make choices of our Tracking Tools which we used in tracking the participants' activities, these include developing the projects's Outreach Dashboard, GLAM and Commons Uploader Tool. We then proceeded to holding our first meet where a workshop on introducing our community members to the Wiki Loves Earth 2023 Contest and training on how to use the WLE upload wizard was made. From there comes the call for the photo hunts where we embark on a photowalks. It's after that we held another workshop as a upload session where all the images were uploaded by the participants and encourage them to continue on the process up till the time the event was closed.
2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you felt were effective in achieving your goals? Please describe these strategies and approaches.
Strategies and/or approaches implemented in this activities were the outcome of our careful observations and learnings from our previous projects. Therefore, all of the strategies implemented were effective in achieving our goals for this project.
3. Please use this space to upload media and other files that help tell your story and impact.
Field to type in URLs.
i. Social media post during the photowalk: https://twitter.com/Wikimediafulah/status/1683307624966569984
ii. Some of the participants photographs:
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 | Strongly agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Strongly 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?
i. Communication: communicating with the community members in a timely and using clear words while developing empathetic understanding of their weaknesses as an organizer helped us a lot in achieving the greater success of this project. ii. Response: politeness and forebearance in responding to the participants' questions and similar needs as well as meeting their expectations or clarifying to them the exact limitation of the activities scope also helped in build mutual respect and understanding among us throughout the activities.
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?
1. We learned that constant engagement in organizing similar contest would continue to keep our community members make tremendous achievement by the end of the project.
2. We now believe that despite our community being a small one, with dedication and hardwork we can play a very significant role that can be impactful and of benefit to Wikimedia movement.
3. We also noted that our community has done more than expected in the WLE 2023 contest and that our contribution is commendable.
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?
Yes, some unforeseen factors have tempted to deteriote the progress of our planned activities. These are highlighted below; i. Inflation: Progeressive hike in prices of goods and services in Nigeria resulting from the removal of fuel subsidy has played a significant impact towards executing our planned activities. This include increase in products like food and services including the raise in the transport fares and taxi drives which affects our photowalks trips. ii. Insecurity: Some protected areas were under great security concerns as a result of them becoming like a camp of bandits and other terrorist groups including the Chad Basin in Borno State were Boko Haram has made their hiding place, in-depth of Gujba Forest which now become the Army Training Base and also a hiding location for Boko Haram. In Adamawa and Taraba State there were emerging inter-tribal wars and arm robbery happening at the exact moment we were conducting the photowalk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total participants | Number of total participants in the events | 30 | 30 | Target reached | Outreach Dashboard Tool |
| New participants | Number of newly registered participants | 10 | 10 | Target met | Outreach Dashboard Tool |
| Uploads | Number of images uploaded | 300 | 803 | Target reached | Outreach Dashboard Tool |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 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 | Total number of the participants | 30 | 30 | Target met plus additional participants who joined us following our online promotional campaigns. | Outreach Dashboard Tool |
| Number of editors | Number of editors participate in the upload session | 15 | 20 | 20 participants were engaged and monitored by the organizers during the upload session to upload the images shot during the photowalks | Outreach Dashboard Tool |
| Number of organizers | Number of organizers including the judges | 6 | 6 | All the organizers involved in the application were able to handle there roles. Also the professional photographers initially contacted to help with judging the entries have also carried out their task. | Outreach Dashboard Tool and and WFC's Record Book |
| Wikimedia Project | Description | Target | Results | Comments | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Commons | Images uploaded on Commons | 300 | 803 | Over 800 imaages were uploaded | Commons Uploaders Toolforge, Outreach Dashboard Tool and GLAM |
| Wikidata | Photos link to Wikidata Items | 20 | 528 | Over 500 edits were made on Wikidata | Outreach Dashboard Tool |
| Wikipedia | Images assigned to relevant articles | 30 | 649 | 192 new articles were created and over 400 articles were improved. | Outreach Dashboard Tool |
| 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.
i. Event landing page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2023_in_North_East_Nigeria
ii. Link to the Project's Dashboard Tool: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_Commons/Wiki_Loves_Earth_2023_in_Northeastern_Nigeria
iii. Link to GLAM Tool showing the statistics of the uploaded files usage across Wikimedia projects: https://glamtools.toolforge.org/glamorous.php?doit=1&category=Images+from+Wiki+Loves+Earth+2023+in+North+East+Nigeria&use_globalusage=1&ns0=1&projects[wikipedia]=1&projects[wikimedia]=1&projects[wikisource]=1&projects[wikibooks]=1&projects[wikiquote]=1&projects[wiktionary]=1&projects[wikinews]=1&projects[wikivoyage]=1&projects[wikispecies]=1&projects[mediawiki]=1&projects[wikidata]=1&projects[wikiversity]=1
iv. Link to Common Uploader Toolforge showing the uploaders info and their images: https://ptools.toolforge.org/uploadersincat.php?category=Images+from+Wiki+Loves+Earth+2023+in+North+East+Nigeria
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 result during the call off of the local contest and shared them on our community dedicated WhatsApp Group.
Part 4: Financial reporting and compliance edit
15. & 14a. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency.
1264198 NGN
16. Please state the total amount spent in USD.
2744.02 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.
N/A
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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