Grants:Project/Rapid/Omorodion1/Wiki "Training the Trainer" in Edo State Higher Institutions Campaign/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/Omorodion1/Wiki "Training the Trainer" in Edo State Higher Institutions Campaign.
• You may still comment on this report on its discussion page, or visit the discussion page to read the discussion about this report.
• You are welcome to Email rapidgrants at wikimedia dot org at any time if you have questions or concerns about this report.

Goals

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

• Yes, I met my goals and I am happy with the project outcome

Outcome

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	The physical training was supplemented with the online training/mentorship using Whatsap group. This ensured the participants had more understanding with regards to Wikipedia editing.
35 Participants	Over 35 persons participated in the training	Over 35 librarians from different higher institutions in Edo State participated in this project. You can see the participants list here
20 New Editors	Over 20 New Editors recruited	Over 80% of the total participants were new editors who were recruited into the community through this project. See the participants` list here
50+ articles created or improved	over 190 articles created or improved	The target of the number of articles to be created or improved was exceeded by nearly 200%. This therefore implies that the project was a huge success. You can see here for the total number of articles edited.

Learning

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?
  • The partnership with the Nigerian Library Association, Edo State Chapter, was one of the things that enhanced the success of the project as members of the association`s executive committee were involved in the planning and execution of the project. They helped organized the participants and publicized the event using their social media channels such as Whatsapp and Facebook.
  • The participants were eager to learn. This made the training easier to coordinate
  • The training environment was conducive and there were refreshments for the participants. All these contributed significantly to the success of the project.
• What did not work so well?
  • Poor Network! Poor Network!! Poor Network!!!
  • The issue of IP block, also in some ways, disrupted the flow of things.

• What would you do differently next time?
  • Experiences have taught me to always plan for alternative power and internet supply.

Finances

Grant funds spent

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

• Details of the grant money spent can be found here

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

Remaining funds have been used or will be used for other approved mission-aligned activities. This use has been requested in writing and approved by WMF.

• Yes, I have USD 15 Left

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project?

• The project was a huge success as it helped create awareness of Wikimedia projects editing among Librarians in Edo State, as well as to equipped them with the necessary Wiki skills needed for them to promote Wikimedia activities in their respective libraries.