Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wikipedia Trainings in Lebanon & Egypt (ID: 22673846)/Final Report

Wikipedia Trainings in Lebanon & Egypt

Rapid Fund Final Report

Report Status: Draft

Due date: 2024-09-17T00:00:00Z

Funding program: Rapid Fund

Report type: Final

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General information

Applicant username: ShahenWasHere
Organization name: N/A
Amount awarded: 2900
Amount spent: USD,

Part 1: Project and impact

1. Describe the implemented activities and results achieved. Additionally, share which approaches were most effective in supporting you to achieve the results. (required)

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

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)

Our efforts during the Fund period have helped to...
A. Bring in participants from underrepresented groups
B. Create a more inclusive and connected culture in our community
C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups
D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives
E. Encourage the retention of editors
F. Encourage the retention of organizers
G. Increased participants' feelings of belonging and connection to the movement
F. Other (optional)

Part 2: Learning

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: Learning Questions for the Project

Our project aims to foster a spirit of participation in Wikimedia projects among Western Armenian-speaking communities in Lebanon and Egypt. By doing so, we hope to contribute to the longevity and prosperity of the Western Armenian language in a meaningful, open-source manner on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. Here are the main learning questions we aim to explore through this initiative:

1. Engagement and Participation How effective are our outreach methods in attracting new contributors to Wikimedia projects? We will measure the number of new participants registered for the training sessions and their subsequent activity on Wikipedia. What motivates individuals to start and continue contributing to Wikimedia projects?**

    - Surveys and interviews will be conducted with participants to understand their motivations and barriers to ongoing involvement.

2. Skill Development and Knowledge Transfer

  - How well do the training sessions improve participants' skills in Wikipedia editing and Wikimedia Commons contributions?
    - Pre- and post-training assessments will be used to evaluate the improvement in participants' editing skills and understanding of Wikimedia policies.
  - What specific aspects of the training are most and least effective?
    - Feedback forms and direct observations during training sessions will help identify which training components are most beneficial and which need improvement.

3. Community Building and Sustainability

  - How successful are we in building a supportive community of Western Armenian Wikimedia contributors?
    - The establishment of mentorship programs, online forums, and regular meetups will be evaluated based on participation rates and community engagement metrics.
  - What challenges do participants face in maintaining their involvement post-training, and how can these be mitigated?
    - Follow-up surveys and discussions with participants will provide insights into the challenges they face and potential solutions for sustained engagement.

4. Impact on Western Armenian Language and Culture

What is the impact of increased Wikimedia contributions on the digital presence of the Western Armenian language?

    - The quantity and quality of Western Armenian content added to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons will be tracked and analyzed.
  - How do these contributions help in preserving and promoting Western Armenian culture and history?
    - Content analysis will be conducted to evaluate the cultural and historical significance of the contributions made by participants.

5. Youth Engagement and Safety

  - How effective is our youth safety policy in ensuring a safe and positive experience for young participants?
    - Incident reports, participant feedback, and compliance checks will be used to assess the effectiveness of the youth safety measures.
  - What are the best practices for engaging youth in Wikimedia projects while ensuring their safety and compliance with local laws?
    - Lessons learned from the implementation of our safety policies will be documented and shared for future reference.

By collecting and analyzing data related to these questions, we hope to gain valuable insights into the most effective strategies for engaging Western Armenian-speaking communities in Wikimedia projects. These insights will not only help improve our current initiatives but also guide future efforts in promoting the Western Armenian language and culture through open-source, collaborative platforms like Wikipedia.

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)

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)

Part 3: Metrics

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	250
Number of editors	50
Number of organizers	7

Wikimedia project	Target	Result - Number of created pages	Result - Number of improved pages
Wikipedia	50
Wikimedia Commons	100
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
Article Contributions	We aim to reach 200+ article contributions. This is the number of contributions made during and after the trainings have been conducted, by the users who learned about the Wiki projects during the trainings.	200
Wikimedia Commons Uploaded Images	We aim to strictly increase the number of Wikimedia Commons image uploads during and after the training sessions.	100

9. Did you have any difficulties collecting data to measure your results? (required)

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

10. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency. (required)

11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)

12. Report the funds spent in the currency of your fund. (required)

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?

13.1. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.

N/A

13.2. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?

N/A

13.3. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.

N/A

14.1. Are you in compliance with the terms outlined in the fund agreement?

Your response to the review feedback. 14.2. Are you in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in the grant agreement?

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.

15. If you have additional recommendations or reflections that don’t fit into the above sections, please write them here. (optional)

Review notes

Review notes from Program Officer:

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Applicant's response to the review feedback.

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