Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikimedia Community of Kazakh language User Group/Events/Conference (ID: 22215712)/Final Report
Report Status: Under review
Due date: 2023-10-03T00:00:00Z
Funding program: Rapid Fund
Report type: Final
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- Applicant username: Batyrbek.kz
- Organization name: N/A
- Amount awarded: 3102.18
- Amount spent: 2292.84 USD, 1046956.78
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)
The conference was successfully implemented. The audience consisted of 27 people. The main idea of the conference was achieved: the participants got to know each other in real life, major goals of the conference were drafted and included in the plan. The participants were motivated to contribute more not only to Wikipedia, but also to other Wikimedia projects. The venue was suitable for everyone. Newcomers were interested in an active participation. The next conference was agreed to be held in Almaty - the biggest city in the country. The exact date and other details of it will be shown in a new grant proposal.
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
Project page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_of_Kazakh_language_User_Group/Events/Conference/2023 Photos and other files fo the Conference on Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kazakh_Wiki_conference_2023 Survey conducted prior to the event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QBS6WXkv0dChIHcwhG325Dyu2mu_Hctcev78_f9Yoec/edit#responses The post on diff site about the conference: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/11/10/kazakh-wiki-conference-2023/
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
Presentations from speakers: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kazakh_Wiki_conference_2023_(presentations)
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 | Not applicable to your fund |
| 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 | Strongly 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: What are the main challenges for the individual contributors in the Kazakh speaking community? What are the proposals to overcome identified challenges? How can we collectively solve raised conflicts in the community and prevent them? What are the priorities within the community in terms of Movement Strategy recommendations? How can they get involved in the Movement Strategy initiatives implementation in the community and the Central Asia region?
We have discovered that we need to organize more meetups for our community, both conferences, as well as small gatherings. The major technical issues such as Kazakh language converter causing visual issues on the interface were discussed (and as a result this problem was solved after few months, before it used to be postponed several times and was lasting for several years). There were proposals to finalize the significance criteria for the articles in kkwiki, to synchronize the WP rules with the ones in enwiki, collaborations with the academic institutions, particularly with libraries, dividing tasks between admins, making all the templates consistent within the site. As a result of these brainstorings participants started to be more active both on Wikipedia as well as in the Telegram-chat discussions (we have a special group with ±150 members). There are plans about collaborating with the neighboring communities in Central Asia (Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Tajik communities) - we are always in contact with all the active members of these communities. All of these factors make us believe that we are heading to the future of our community in compliance with the Movement Strategy
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)
There weren't major issues except for the minor organizational moments, such as the types of stationery items being different from what we had expected. On the good note, we can say that the venue turned out to be better than we expected.
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 share all the important information in our Telegram group (https://t.me/kkwiki_chat). It is our main point of contact with each other - all the urgent issues are solved via this chat
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 | 32 | 33 | |
| Number of editors | 26 | 27 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 100 | 10 | 100 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 200 | 71 | 200 |
| Wikidata | 100 | 3 | 100 |
| 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)
1046956.78
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
2292.84
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/1hsSyr0aneKypGNnZ__khvzjiVErHSPQTEwL9mXpFfvI/edit#gid=928458698
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)
There was a plan to have a tour to Burabay National Park the next day, but it was cancelled due to the weather conditions, and instead of it we organized a tour to a National Museum.
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.
$783.98 - because of the changes in the tour
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.
We are planning to held our next conference + we are also planning to organize WLE Kazakhstan in 2024
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