Grants:Project/Rapid/Edriiic/Nigerian Cuisine/Report

Report accepted
This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2021-22 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
  • To read the approved grant submission describing the plan for this project, please visit Grants:Project/Rapid/Edriiic/Nigerian Cuisine.
  • You may still comment on this report on its discussion page, or visit the discussion page to read the discussion about this report.
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Goals

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Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?
Yes the goal of the project was achieved, a huge content gap was closed on the Wikimedia projects in relation to Nigerian Cuisine

Outcome

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Please report on your original project targets. Please be sure to review and provide metrics required for Rapid Grants.


Target outcome Achieved outcome Explanation
At least two edit-a-thon and a week online sessions have been organized Target was achieved Two training and edit-a-thon were organized as planned, and online materials was provided for participants who wanted to refresh their editing knowledge.
At least 30 participants participate in the contest 62 editors joined the outreach dashboard and participated. 62 people participated in the contest and created new articles both on Wikibook Cookbook, Wikipedia, and Wikivoyage.
At least 100 articles are created or improved on Wikipedia, Wikibooks, and Wikivoyage. 6,900 Edits were made during the contest A total of 6,900 edits were made which included article creation, improvement and photos being uploaded on Wiki Commons (738 new articles and article improvement on Wikivoyage and Wikipedia, over 200 new articles on Wikibook Cookbook, and 873 Wikicommons uploads) Participants were enthusiastic and thrilled, and this contest left them hungry for more Wiki Contest


Learning

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Projects do not always go according to plan. Sharing what you learned can help you and others plan similar projects in the future. Help the movement learn from your experience by answering the following questions:

  • What worked well?
  1. The support got from both Wikibook and Wikivoyage admins were very welcoming to the new editors
  2. The training went really well as the planning and execution were done perfectly well.
  • What did not work so well?
  1. Activities on Wikibook Cookbook weren't being tracked on the Outreach Dashboard, which made the result counting difficult.
  2. More participants than expected participated in the contest.
  • What would you do differently next time?
  1. Be more prepared to easily accommodate extra participants.

Finances

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Grant funds spent

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Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.

  • A conference room/hall with presenting equipment such as projectors, a public address system, and an uninterrupted power supply for two days for $200 a day.= $400
  • Refreshments (Tea break, and lunch) $10/person x 30 people x 2days = $600
  • Internet subscription (For the team members, during the project and post-project for report writing): $250
  • Website, Branding, graphics promotion, Social media promotion: $300
  • Online meeting platform subscription for training and information: $50 ($25 X 2 months)
  • Internet support to active participants: $300 ($15 X 20 participants)
  • Airtime for communication: $50
  • Shirts for organizers and winners: $50 ($10 X 5)
  • Contingency and Bank Charges = $100

Prizes

  • 1st prize: Shopping Voucher: $180
  • 2nd prize: Shopping Voucher: $120
  • 3rd prize: Shopping Voucher: $100

Total: $2,500; NGN1,040,000

Remaining funds

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Do you have any remaining grant funds? No, we don't have any remaining grant funds left after the completion of the project.

Anything else

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Anything else you want to share about your project?

  1. Outreach Dashboard: Here
  2. Photos: Here