Grants:Project/Rapid/WikiAct4SDGs Nigeria/Report

Report accepted
This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2020-21 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/WikiAct4SDGs Nigeria.
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Goals edit

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went? As proposed for this project the highlighted goals were achieved:

  • We recruited new editors in Ibadan, Added and also improved SDGs' related content about Nigeria to Wikipedia and WikiData.
  • Existing Nigerian Wikimedians for Sustainable Development in Nigeria editors were engaged in Ilorin especially.
  • Engaged SDGs Crusaders in Nigeria on how to bridge the content gap on SDG on Wikipedia with a focus on Nigeria related content.
  • Trained selected SDGs' crusaders in Nigeria on how to contribute to Wikipedia.
  • Taught the participants the use of Wikidata to create link-data

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: 3 during the project, we had two physical events; one opening at Ibadan, and the second one with the active members at Ilorin with additional online training and follow ups. three events took place.
Number of participants: 25 we exceeded this target The opening session was attended by over 30 participants physical aside online participants who also joined across different states in Nigeria.
Number of new editors: 10 more than 15 were new editors we enrolled more than 15 new editors
Number of of articles created or improved: 100 exceeded expectation. Over 200 articles were created and 591 articles were improved.
Number of partners: at least 3 We had more than the number planned: The list of organizations below were highly supportive:
  • SDGs Community University of Ibadan
  • YALI Network Oyo State
  • Millennium Campus Network- UI Chapter
  • Solution17 Global
  • UNDP Nigeria
  • BTY Community
We had at least one representative from each of the organization listed above.


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?

Our established partnership with Major organisations who advocate for SDGs on and outside campus really helped in the mobilisation of participants for the event at the opening location.

  • What did not work so well?

The period at which the event was held was when students were not much in school. The internet in the location was not very good. We had to find a lasting solution to it.

  • What would you do differently next time?

Prepare the mind of the participants before the d-day of the event as many were clueless of what was being discussed which elongated the time allocated for few of the items that were to be taught.

• Make provision for courseware or a easy to understand materials for new and existing Wikimedians before the events.

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.

  1. Conference Hall = $130
  2. Rentals = $52
  3. Hand sanitizer and Nosemasks (PPE) = $48
  4. Refreshment: Tea break and lunch = $275
  5. Zoom subscription = $20
  6. Graphics Design = $150
  7. Social Media Campaign Promotion = $250
  8. Local Transportation for Facilitators = $80
  9. Airtime for Communication = $65
  10. Internet subscription for the two events and team members = $450
  11. Branded T-Shirts for organizers and Top Editors = $100
  12. Gift Vouchers for Top 10 Editors = $200
  13. Bank Charges = $45
  14. Delivery of prizes = $85

Total = $1,950; 741,000NGN

Remaining funds edit

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

No, all fund was spent as approved.

Anything else edit

Anything else you want to share about your project? For more images kindly chech here

Metrics from the events can be seen here dashboard

List of Winners edit

User:FavourDare123

User:Gmuhammed57

User:Ei'eke

User:Ogboinba

User:Profayobami

User:Ola2ng

User:Kingaustin07

User:The Tifeh

User: Obee zee

Pictures from the events

Opening Event at Ibadan edit

Ilorin meetup edit