Grants:Project/Rapid/UG MAI/Maithili Wikipedia 4th Anniversary Activities/Report

Report accepted

This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2018-19 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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Goals

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

Yes, We met our mentioned goals and additionally, we have put a bit more effort and manages to collaborate with JCI Janakpur Members. Yes, Definitely. We are happy to deals with the participants during the celebration event at Rajbiraj and meetup program at Janakpur.

In Detail

Maithili Wikipedia 4th Anniversary

Maithili Wikipedia went live four year ago, on 7 November 2014. To celebrate the event, Maithili Wikimedians has organized an anniversary celebration event at Patrakar Mahasangh, Rajbiraj. This time event consisted of about 60 individuals in which there are local Maithili Wikipedians of Rajbiraj, Maithili linguists, Journalists.

Maithili Wikipedia turns four !

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  Maithili Wikipedia 4th Anniversary Birthday Cake
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  Stage view
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  Pankaj Deo as a Presenter
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  View of the hall
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  Female participants
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  Biplab Anand as a speaker
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  Participants
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  Guests
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  Participants closeup view
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  Satish Dutta & Nilam Karn

Meetup

This is the first official Wikimeetup in Janakpur, Province no. 2, Nepal. This meetup consists of Maithili Wikipedians, Maithili linguists, Journalists and additionally JCI Janakpur; We have connected with various JCI Janakpur members to increase participation on Maithili Wikipedia and how we can further engage, improve and develop it.

Meetup | Janakpur | Maithili Wikipedia

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  Group pic of JCI Janakpur members during Maithili Wikimedians 1st Meetup in Janakpur
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  Maithili Wikimedians during Maithili Wikimedians 1st Meetup in Janakpur
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  Tulsi Bhagat during Maithili Wikimedians 1st Meetup in Janakpur
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  Veiw from Maithili Wikimedians 1st meetup in Janakpur
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  PANKAJ DEO, Sanjog Dev and Biplab Anand during Maithili Wikimedians 1st Meetup in Janakpur

Comparison of past & future impacts of Maithili Wikipedia

The statistical data shows the increment of siteviews and pageviews in the month of November (Project time period).

Statistical data | Maithili Wikipedia

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  Maithili Wikipedia siteviews from 20171201 to 20181130 - Bar Graph
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  Maithili Wikipedia siteviews from 20171201 to 20181130 - Line Chart
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  Maithili Wikipedia siteviews from 20171201 to 20181130 - Radar Chart
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  Maithili Wikipedia pageviews from 20171201 to 20181130 - Bar Graph
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  Maithili Wikipedia pageviews from 20171201 to 20181130 - Line Chart
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  Maithili Wikipedia pageviews from 20171201 to 20181130 - Radar Chart

Outcome

Please report on your original project targets.

Target outcome	Achieved outcome	Explanation
No. of participants at Meetup : 15-20	No. of participants at Meetup : 20	Target reached.
No. of participants and guests at Birthday Anniversary event : 20-35	No. of participants and guests at Birthday Anniversary event : 60	More than that of expected target.

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?

Participation, Time management, Resources management, Collaboration with JCI Janakpur members etc.

• What did not work so well?

Seems overall fine to us.

• What would you do differently next time?

Next time, We would try to get more media coverages and will look for some other instruments to spread awareness and follow-up with people.

Finances

Grant funds spent

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

S.No.	Particular(s)	Total	Currency
1	Communication Charges	3,000	NPR
2	Hall Rent	14,000	NPR
3	Snacks, Tea and Food	18,000	NPR
4	Birthday Cake	5,800	NPR
5	Transportation	2,250	NPR
6	Token of Love	9,500	NPR
7	T-Shirt	10,500	NPR
8	Miscellaneous	2,450	NPR
	Grand Total	65,500	NPR

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

No, I don't have any remaining grant funds.

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project?

I am glad with this project and intended to organize this project again next time with more efforts. Thank you!