WikiED MeetUp

This is the report about the WikiED Meet up.

1. Briefly describe how your strategies and activities proposed were implemented and if any changes to what was proposed are worth highlighting?

The strategy was to use this meeting to bring together old WIKIED volunteers with new ones, share experiences, update on happenings throughout the year and together discuss plans. The project team used several platforms to achieve this, such as social media, the local user group social media platforms, calls through volunteers, and others. In total 12 participants attended the physical engagement.

It was noted that the communication ought to have been sent out much earlier for maximum attendance.

2. Were there any strategies or approaches that you feel are being effective in achieving your goals?

During the session

Relying on the current volunteers to spread the message is one of the most effective tools.

3. What challenges or obstacles have you encountered so far?

Most of the attendees were first-timers to Wikimedia and also lacked the necessary computer skills to navigate the Internet and had no other gadget beyond a smartphone, this made it hard for them to make maximum contributions as needed.

4. Please describe how different communities are participating and being informed about your work.

WikiED primarily targets teachers and for this year we targeted secondary school teachers from both private and public schools. The overall attendance shows a good representation from both types of schools.

5. Please share reflections on how your efforts are helping to engage participants and/or build content, particularly for underrepresented groups.

Group photo at the MeetUP

Going open with invitation to teachers from seconadry schools in Uganda has made it possible for teachers from schools outside the usual central region to be part of this movement. The project managed to have attendees from the Central, western and eastern regions of Uganda.

7. What are the next steps and opportunities you’ll be focusing on for the second half of your work?

Open Metrics	Description	Target	Results	Comments	Methodology
N/A	Individuals who attend various community organized events	14	N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	Individuals who contribute to Wikimedia's projects :	9	N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	Individuals that are engaged in and support community activities but are not necessarily editors	4	N/A	N/A	N/A

Additional Metrics	Description	Target	Results	Comments	Methodology
Number of editors that continue to participate/retained after activities	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Number of organizers that continue to participate/retained after activities	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Number of strategic partnerships that contribute to longer term growth, diversity and sustainability	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Feedback from participants on effective strategies for attracting and retaining contributors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Diversity of participants brought in by grantees	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Number of people reached through social media publications	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Number of activities developed	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Number of volunteer hours	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Core metrics	Description	Target	Results	Comments	Methodology
Number of participants	Community volunteers who attend or benefit from the usergroup's activities throughout the year	14	12	This was a good start	These we sourced through current volunteers
Number of editors	Editors who edit various Wikimedia projects, creating and improving content	12	9
Number of organizers	Change agents and implementors of what has been learned	3	3	This target was successfully achieved

Wikimedia Project	Description	Target	Results	Comments	Methodology
Wikipedia
Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata
Wikisource

9.Are you having any difficulties collecting data to measure your results?

10. Are you collaborating and sharing learning with Wikimedia affiliates or community members?

10a. Please describe how you have already shared them and if you would like to do more sharing, and if so how?

11. Documentation of your work process, story, and impact.

• Below there is a section to upload files, videos, sound files, images (photos and infographics, e.g. communications materials, blog posts, compelling quotes, social media posts, etc.). This can be anything that would be useful to understand and show your learning and results to date (e.g., training material, dashboards, presentations, communications material, training material, etc).

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiED_Uganda

• Below is an additional field to type in link URLs.

Twitter Posts:

https://twitter.com/WikiUganda/status/1654200519882072064

https://twitter.com/Tamdra_Ug/status/1653808972657307661

Registration:

Participants during the Physical Meeting

No.	Name	Wiki Username	Organisation
1.	Drake Tamale
2.	Okullu Yorobwam Odeke	(JERY1994)
3.	Alweo Brenda
4.	Osenyi Ambrose
6.	Macholi Chris Benard	(Macholi)
7.	Kirabo Mary Claire	(Mary8K)
8.	Kule Geofrey
9.	Niwamanya JohnBaptist	kabaka12
10.	Joan Ashaba	NashJoan
11.	Mogona lawrence	Nyaporo
12.	Obwin george william	Georah