Grants:Project/Rapid/Introduction of Wikidata to Nasarawa State Polytechnic & Federal Polytechnic/Report
- Report accepted
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Goals edit
Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?
- YES! I met my goals and I was so happy on how the project went. From initiating the project to planning, executing, monitoring, and reporting the project it was all an amazing time filled with smiles.
Outcome edit
Please report on your original project targets. Please be sure to review and provide metrics required for Rapid Grants.
| Target outcome | Achieved outcome | Explanation |
| Number of events = 4 (2 event in each institution) | 4 event (2 event in each institution) | We had a total number of four(4) event, of which two(2) events were held in each school. A 2-day event at Nasarawa State Polytechnic and also 2-day event at Federal Polytechnic Lafia. |
| Number of participants = 60 (30 students per school) | 60 (30 students per school) | We worked with a total number of 30 participants from both schools, 30 participants in Nasarawa State Polytechnic and also 30 particpants Federal Polytechnic Lafia |
| Number of new editors = 30+ | Number of new editors 50 + | As no wikimedia activities has been organized at the institutions and as the project was an introduction of wikimedia to both institution, we were able to incur more new editors. |
| Number of items created or improved = 150+ | Number of items created or improved = 1000+ | We ensure the participants were engaged during the practical session and the numbers of items created/improved can be found here Nasarawa State Polytechnic - outreach dashboard Federal Polytechnic -outreach dashboard |
| Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) = -10 | Number of repeat participants -5 | Most of the students were new to the wikimovement so we had lesser number of repeat participants |
Learning edit
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?
First of all, everything worked well, from planning of the project to execution I would say it was an exciting and refreshing time with the new participants as the were open to learning and excited to be a part of the wikimovement.
Secondly, having participants all sited before time at the venue waiting and anticipating an hour was applaudable because it shows that the campaign we did actually worked.
Thirdly, all the sessions we had also worked out fine, seeing participants following all sessions with full concentration and asking lot of questions for clarifications.
Lastly, all participants were able to learn and carry out edit successfully during the workshop.
- What did not work so well?
- We had a little of internet challenge during the workshop at state polytechnic as there was poor network coverage.
- Some of the participants fail to show up with their systems, and we had no choice than to hire systems so the can participate during the practical section
- We also faced a challenge of account restriction (IP blockage) during creating accounts for participants
- What would you do differently next time?
- I will have to enquire or carry out a background research of the favorable network to use at the location so I don't encounter such again. exactly what I did before the event in federal polytechnic and we didn't encounter any network challenge.
- Participants will be reminded a day before the event to come along with their devices and also provisions for few laptops will be made available just incase some fail to show up with their devices.
-I have already tabled the IP blockage issue to the wikidata community and its in progress.
Finances edit
Grant funds spent edit
Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.
State Polytechnic
●hire of laptops: = $130
●hire of projector: = $20
●Refreshments(Food/Drinks) = $780
●Internet Bundle = $65
●Accommodation for the 3 facilitators: = $156
●graphics (Flyers & posters) = $60
●Wikidata event tags= $50
●local transportation of facilitators: = $60
●Hand sanitisers & Nose masks = $80
●Participants packs: = $200
●Branded wikidata T.shirt for Facilitators: = $45
●Certificate of Participation: = $85
Total= $1,731
Federal Polytechnic
●Venue for the event: = $150
●Refrehments(Food/Drinks) = $780
●Internet Bundle = $65
●Accommodation for the 3 facilitators: = $156
●graphics (Flyers & posters) : = $60
●Wikidata event tags= $50
●local transportation of facilitators: = $60
●Hand sanitisers & Nose masks = $80
●Participants packs: = $200
●Certificate of Participation: = $85
Total= $1,686
TOTAL = $3,417
Remaining funds edit
Do you have any remaining grant funds? No, there are no remaining funds.
Anything else edit
Anything else you want to share about your project? ,
State polytechnic provided there lab for we to host the event in the school but unfortunately most of the systems in the lab wasn't working properly and some systems not having wireless network adapter for Wi-Fi connectivity, so we had to hire some systems and all participants were engage in the practical's session.
Here are Content added by both institution and pictures from the event