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Grants:Project/Rapid/Omorodion1/Stimulating Wikimedia Activities at Igbinedion University Okada/Report

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Report accepted
This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2021-22 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.


Goals edit

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?

Yes, I met my project`s goals and I am satisfied with how the project went.

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
One training and one Edit-a-thon One training and one Edit-a-thon In this project, we carried out Wikipedia training and an edit-a-thon for the participants at the University
40 Participants 45 participants Over 40 volunteers were recruited and trained during the course of this project, thereby exceeding the original target of the total number of participants for the project. You can find the list of the participants here
25 New Editors Over 35 New Editors More than 80% of the total participants for this project were new editors. Many of the participants have never had the opportunity to be part of the Wikimedia events before this project. You can see the usernames of the newly recruited Wikimedians here
50 articles created or Improved 100 articles created or improved The participants were able to participate in an edit-a-thon after the training and as such, the target for the number of articles to created or improved were exceeded. See the dashboard summary here


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?
We received support from some of the Librarians at the University in terms of helping to recruit and mobilize staff at the University for the training.
The Vice Chancellor of the University was present during the training and encouraged the participants to take the training seriously.
The participants had good level of digital literacy skills and this made the training easy.
The University approved a suitable space for the training with no cost attached. This also impacted the success of the project, as the event space was located within a central area of the University.
  • What did not work so well?
Aside having some logistics challenge which prompted the organizers to request for an extension in the project timeline, every other thing went well and the project was successful.
  • What would you do differently next time?
I will try to establish more partnerships for future projects. It reduces the amount of stress and workload on the project organizers.

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.

Event Space: USD 0 = USD 0
Food and drinks: (USD 13X45) for 2days = USD 1,170
Internet Bundle/data (for organizers and participants during training) = USD 80
Communication and Graphics (graphic designs, printing of fliers and printing of 2 drop banner) = USD 80
Nose Masks and Hand sanitizer for participants and organizers = USD 50
Local transport for facilitators = USD 50
Accommodation for Facilitators = USD 25/ per night X 3 X 1 night = USD 75
6 Branded shirts (for 3 organizers and 3 Most Active Participants) (USD 15X6)= USD 90
Souvenirs for participants: (USD 9X45) = USD 405
Child Care Support = USD 50
Data support for participants to encourage editing after training = USD 100
Photography = USD 45
Total= USD 2,195

Remaining funds edit

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

Remaining funds are retained by the grantee with WMF's permission until after the report review has been completed and report has been accepted, at which time the WMF program officer will also provide instructions regarding the grantee's reallocation or return of the unspent grant funds.
Yes, USD 120

Anything else edit

Anything else you want to share about your project?

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