Grants:Project/Rapid/Equity Watch Initiative Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2022/Report
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Goals
editDid you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?
Yes! We hosted 2 trainings, 2 edit-a-thon and one meet up. Though we targeted both gender, we had more females than males and that was fine because of the gender imbalance in education in favour of males in Nigeria. It was great hosting the event at Nnamdi Azikiwe Library, University of Nigeria, Nsukka as we leveraged on the available computer systems for participants that did not come with their system. Working with experienced Wikimedians of Nnamdi Azikiwe Library was also very helpful as they were all abreast with the training manuals and they were all available during the sessions to monitor and guide the participants. Given that majority of the people that attended are new, we focused more on teaching the basic skills and learning the core principles of Wikipedia which enabled participants to edit and add sources to existing articles. However, few of them were smart enough to create few new articles.
Outcome
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| Target outcome | Achieved outcome | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Events | 5 Events | We hosted 2 trainings, 2 edit-a-thon and 1 meet-up. |
| 30 participants | 43 participants | We targeted 30 participants but more people indicated interest to join and we could not turn them down. Forty three people participated despite the fact the Universities in Nigeria including University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) were on strike |
| 30 new editors | 39 new editors | We targeted 30 new editors but we had 39 new editors for the events. |
| 30 articles created or improved | 30 articles created or improved | Our target was to create or improve on 30 articles. WE created 3 new articles and improved on 28 existing ones |
| 25 repeat participants | 35 repeat participants | Though we had 43 participants, 8 did not come on the first day. But part from those that missed on the first day, every participants continued until the last day |
Learning
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- What worked well?
Using the Nnamdi Azikiwe library worked well for us. Because, some of the participants who did not come with their personal computer did not have any issue as there were systems available in the library for their use. Our pre- training meetings and practices with Nnamdi Azikiwe Library Wikimedias was also very helpful as it made all the facilitators to be abreast with the training manuals. The use of projector also helped in facilitating the learning processes and ensured all participants were on the same page. Also our radio announcement was very helpful as it made the event very popular within and outside the Campus which attracted the interest of the many. Again, some of the nursing mothers who complained about their babies and their little children given that schools were on holiday at the time of the events did not have any issue given that provisions were made for childcare. They were so happy to find that provision was made for child care. Finally, our Meet-up event was very successful and enjoyable as participants leveraged on that to share experiences and learn more from each other. They used the opportunity to get more clarifications on gray areas and also to discuss more within themselves on how they can take things forward.
- What did not work so well?
Just as we were preparing for our events, the entire Universities in Nigeria went on strike. That almost discouraged us as many people who had already indicated interest to be part of the event were forced out of the hostels because of the strike. However, given that we had more than the targeted number, it enabled us to manage the attendance, otherwise, we would have had far more than we budgeted for. However, the strike, affected us in a number of ways. Firstly, the students were driven out of the hostel and majority of them had to travel from their homes to participate in the program. The implication of that was that we had to support more people for transportation than earlier budgeted. To be able to operate within our budget, we supported people based on distance covered. Thus, all participants did not get equal support and that helped us to stay within our budget. Again, for those that were very far and who really wanted to participate, they had to travel back to Nsukka a day before the training and had to put up with their friends who lived off campus to be able to attend as we had no provision for accommodation. Secondly, because of the strike and other issues (non-payment of electricity bills by the University), there was no electricity supply in University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) as at the time we had the events. This resulted to non-availability of power and internet supply throughout the program. We had to rely totally on external power and internet supply for the entire period. Thanks to the provision that was made for diesel and data subscription. Also, our initial plan to use the Nnamdi Azikiwe Library lister failed because all the staff in charge were on strike. This led to our hiring of generator for the events which was not part of our budget. Again, the incentives (flash and certificate) we budgeted for, did not go round as we had more people in the events than earlier planned. Our initial plan was to insist on given incentives to only those that completed the events. But when we observed that some of them who missed the first day learnt fast and were doing very well. Our organization had to make effort to get more flash and certificates to ensure they were not discouraged. For the Certificates, we were able to bargain and managed to get a copy at #400x43 copies =#17,200). But for the flash we had to buy extra 8 on our own to make up. Because of the disruption in the system owing to the strike and non-availability of some facilities, we started late on the first day and the event which was supposed to end by 2pm ended by 4pm. This did not go well with the participants as there was no tea break and the budget we had for food could not get enough. After the training, we encouraged the participants to continue editing, they expected data support due to lack of internet access in this part of the world, but we could not provide it. Many of them complained about it and explained that it will affect their editing. However, we encouraged them to do their best.
- What would you do differently next time?
Strike is a very frequent thing in Nigeria Universities, therefore, we will be mindful of that in our subsequent activities to ensure we the needed facilities. If we organize events when Universities are in session, we will be sure to have more people attend. Therefore, we will bear that in mind while planning for future programs. We would also like to improve on the lunch we serve both in terms of quantity. If possible we could also make provision for few accommodations for convivence. Some of our participants who took part in the recently concluded Art Remix found it interesting. We would like to incorporate art creation in some of our future programs. This will entail participants creating art which will be uploaded in wiki common.
Finances
editGrant funds spent
editPlease describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.
| S/N | Items | Details | Quantity | Unit cost | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiring of training hall | Used to hire a hall for the training workshop. | 2 | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe Library computer space | Cost for the use of Nnamdi Azikiwe Library computer space | 2 | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| 3 | Venue for meet-up | Hiring of venue to host the meet-up event (This was budgeted for 50,000 but we got it at #40,000) | 1 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| 4 | Writing materials | This covered the cost of branded writing materials (pen and jotter) | 1,500 | 30 | 45,000 |
| 5 | Banner | cost of designing and printing banners | 10,000 | 2 | 20,000 |
| 6 | MTN Router | Cost of buying MTN Router | 50,000 | 1 | 50,000 |
| 7 | Internet Bundle | Cost of airtime during the events | 20,000 | 5 | 100,000 |
| 8 | Transportation | Cost of transportation | 5000/3500 | (20 participants were given 5,000 each while 14 participants were given 3500 | 149,000 |
| 9 | Diesel | Buying of Diesel | 200 | 100 | 25,000 |
| 10 | Publicity | Cost of radio announcement | 10,000 | 2 | 20,000 |
| 11 | Incentive | Cost of flash drive and branding | 5000 | 43 (As against 35 earlier budgeted) | 215,000 |
| 12 | Certificate | Cost of producing certificates | 400 (as against 500 earlier budgeted) | 43 | 17,200 |
| 13 | Child care | Cost of 2 child care provider | 5000 | 10 | 50,000 |
| 14 | Lunch | Cost of lunch | 50 | 17500 | 350,000 |
| 15 | Drinking water | cost of Drinking water | 150 per bottle | 50x5 | 50x5 37,500 |
| 17 | Light refreshment for meet-up event | Cost of light refreshment for meet-up event | 800 | Budgeted for 50 but 40 were in attendance | 32,000 |
| 18 | Generator | Cost of hiring generator | 10,000 | 4 | 40,000 |
| 19 | Hand sanitize | Cost of buying hand sanitizer | 1000 | 5 | 5000 |
| 20 | Toiletries | Cost of Toiletries | 1000 | 5 | 5000 |
| 21 | Facemask | Cost of face mask | 50 | 50x2 ( 2 as against 5 earlier budgeted) | 5000 |
| 22 | Branded T-shirt | Cost of branded T-shirt | 12 | 3500 | 42,000 |
| Total | #1447,700 |
Remaining funds
editDo you have any remaining grant funds?
No, we had no remaining grant fund.
Anything else
editAnything else you want to share about your project?
Participants were so excited to learn about Wikipedia policies and also to add and edit contents.