Grants:PEG/Wikimedia TN User Group/Wiki-Arabia-2015/Report
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Project status
[edit]- Did you comply with the requirements specified by WMF in the grant agreement?
- YES
- Is your project completed?
- YES
Activities and lessons learned
[edit]Activities
[edit]Wikiarabia was a 3 day conference held in Monastir Tunisia at the Regency Hotel Monastir. It was a gathering of Arabic Wikimedians and other open knowledge volunteers who are aligned to the Wikimedia mission.
Day 0 Social Events
[edit]Social events
Day 1
[edit]Day 1 of the Conference consisted of presentation about:
- Arabic Wikipedia policies and suggestions new solutions
- Wikipedia in the Gulf region and realized projects, youtube video
- Effective Practices for Developing Arabic Wikipedia and Sister Projects youtube video
- Barriers to MENA youtube video
- Gender Gap in Arabic Wikipedia and how to increase awareness and motivation, youtube video
- GLAM Wiki Arab World youtube video
- WikiArabia : Automatic spell checking: past, present and future youtube video
- Workshop, Wikimedia and Social Medias youtube video1 youtube video2
Day 2
[edit]- WMF excutive directo speech question and answer youtube video
- Introduction to Wikipedia Education Program youtube video
- Egypt experience of Wikipedia Education Program 1 2
- Wikiprojects in Maghreb
- Wikipedia Users Motivations
- the role of competition of wikipedia for progressing the quality of the encyclopedia, on a french exemple (wikiconcours) with detail
- Projects that can be created or activated in the Arabic Wikipedia
- Translation of medical articles and obstacles Arabization terms
- The translation effect on the development of Arabic Wikipedia
- The dilemma of scientific terms between Arabization and use
- Reconciling the Principle of NPOV with Personal Beliefs and Convictions: The Question of Palestine as an Example
Day 3
[edit]- Speech about the Need to collaborate with some well known Arabic Language Academy in order to revise and correct our special Articles especially, in a step towards keeping our language grammatically
- How do we increase the confidence of the Arab reader to Wikipedia
- Which tools to manage a medium-sized version of Wikipedia?
- Open Street Maps
- Wikipedia for kids
- Seriousness of wikis in local dialects on the Arabic Wikipedia
- ENd of the day with discussion about new Arabic project as wiki love mosques ...
Lessons learned
[edit]- What worked well?
- The organisation is good and appreciated by all the particpants
- The program is rich and diversified
- What didn't work?
- Missed 3 speakers due to visa
- Not all the presentations are filmed
- What would you do differently if you planned a similar project?
- Training sessions on specific skills (especially bots)
- More effort on local media to have them during the conference
Outcomes and impact
[edit]Outcomes
[edit]- Provide the original project goal here.
- Have at least 50 attendees
- Fund the attendance of 35 participants from across the Arab world (excluding Tunisia) through scholarships, with a priority given to the established/planned Usergroups and active Wikipedians
- Encourage the participation (through part-funding) of 15 Tunisian-based Wikipedians, mission aligned individuals and organisations, researchers, academics, etc.
- Make campaigns that aim to encourage people to participate in existing and new projects such as “Wiki Loves monuments” and “Wiki Loves Earth”.
- Share management skills and experience and how-to list for encouraging and activating community engagement and sustaining contribution in the Arab world.
- Shed some lights on next year's conference.
- Maintain detailed accounts of keynotes, workshops, and panels for remote online viewing, documentation, evaluation and report.
- Did you achieve your project goal? How do you know your goal was achieved? Please answer in 1 - 2 short paragraphs.
- We reached the 50 attendees. We funded 27 participants from across the Arab world through scholarships and 15 Tunisian participants.
- We encouraged particpants to make campaigns to projects such as “Wiki Loves monuments” and “Wiki Loves Earth”. We could notice the precence of 5 Arabe countries among 23 countries in the current competion of WLE.
- The share of skills was made in face to face mode and we believe to be concretized on Wikimedia projects afterward. The conference may take place the next year in Dubai, UAE.
Global Metrics
[edit]| Metric | Achieved outcome | Explanation |
| 1. # of active editors involved | 42 | |
| 2. # of new editors | ||
| 3. # of individuals involved | 54 | |
| 4. # of new images/media added to Wikimedia articles/pages | ||
| 5. # of articles added or improved on Wikimedia projects | ||
| 6. Absolute value of bytes added to or deleted from Wikimedia projects |
- Learning question
- Did your work increase the motivation of contributors, and how do you know?
- We think that WikiArabia increased considerably the motivation of contributors. We could detect that from their comments in the post-conference survey. Here are some answers to the question "What was the biggest learning experience and greatest benefit of attending the conference?":
- I found the greatest benefit was to get a push to get more people around me involved in Wikipedia
- I see different iniative and open programs and resources that I knew for the first time and I'll use for a large extent. Also, the greatest benefit i gained is related to find some active online ambassador to help me in my project of WEP in Cairo University.
- بث روح الإيجابية لبذل المزيد في ويكيبيديا. الإستفادة من خبرات ويكيبيديين خبراء (broadcast a positive spirit to do more in wikipedia and benifit from the experience of the wikipedian experts)
- motivate people to activate wikipedia in the arabic world
Survey
[edit]An Evaluation Survey was sent out to participants at the end of the conference so we could measure their satisfaction and either the conference met their expectations or not. According to the Analysis of this Evaluation Survey we could safely say that most of the particpants are very satisfied with WikiArabia at all levels.
Reporting and documentation of expenditures
[edit]Documentation
[edit]- Did you send documentation of all expenses paid with grant funds to grants at wikimedia dot org, according to the guidelines here? Answer "Yes" or "No".
- YES
Expenses
[edit]Bill No. 1: Preliminaries and General
[edit]| Qty | Rate | Total (TND) | Total (US Dollars) | Used (TND) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Project Management | 2 | 750 | 1500 | 833.33 | 1500 | |
| 1.2 | Conference documentation & stickers & badges | 50 | 10 | 500 | 277.77 | 44.100 | |
| 1.3 | Press Kits | 10 | 25 | 250 | 138.88 | 73.80 | coffee break and Fax |
| 1.4 | Communication costs (website, banners, etc.) | 1 | 1000 | 1000 | 555.55 | 294.00 | [1] |
| 1.5 | Printed T-shirts, for the conference participants | 50 | 20 | 1000 | 555.55 | 2157.9 | including 450 TND video production |
| 1.6 | Incidental costs & contingencies | 1 | 5000 | 5000 | 2,722.22 | 4492.444 | |
| TOTAL BILL Number 1 | 9250 | 5,138.88 | 8562.244 |
- ↑ Website (hosting and domain registration): TND 500; Banners: TND 200; Communications: TND 100; Miscellaneous: TND 200
Bill No. 2: Conference Days
[edit]| Qty | Rate | Total (TND) | Total (US Dollars) | Used (TND) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Venue and Conference room | ||||||
| 2.1.2 | Flipchart table | 1 | 150 | 150 | 83.33 | 598,928 | office equipment |
| 2.2 | Catering | ||||||
| 2.2.1 | Opening ceremony dinner @40 TND per person. | 50 | 40 | 2000 | 1,111.11 | see the hotel invoice | |
| 2.2.2 | Coffee stations for 3 days @20 TND per day per person. | 50 | 60 | 3000 | 1,666.66 | ||
| 2.2.3 | Dinner for 3 days @40 TND per day person. | 50 | 120 | 6000 | 3,333.33 | ||
| 2.3 | Amenities | ||||||
| 2.3.1 | Water and sweets | 1 | 100 | 100 | 55.55 | see the hotel invoice | |
| 2.4 | Social Events | ||||||
| 2.4.1 | Opening ceremony (Traditional Tunisian music band) | 1 | 300 | 300 | 166.66 | see the hotel invoice | |
| 2.4.2 | Social Event (April 3, 2015) | 1 620.00 | |||||
| 2.5 | Others | ||||||
| 2.5.1 | Transportation (1 x Hired bus for 5 days @ 600 TND per day) | 5 | 600 | 3000 | 1,666.66 | 2591 | Including
renting a car |
| 2.5.2 | Miscellaneous (Printer, paper, pens, staples, etc.) | 1 | 200 | 200 | 111.11 | 127,50 | |
| TOTAL BILL Number 2 | 14750 | 8,194.44 | 4936.928 |
Bill No. 3: Travel Scholarships
[edit]| Qty | Rate | Total (TND) | Total (US Dollars) | Used (TND) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | International Scholarships: | ||||||
| 3.1.1 | Flights (Average) | 35 | 1000 | 35000 | 19,444.44 | 29 135.007 | |
| 3.1.2 | Visa Assistance (Countries that require Visa) | 10 | 100 | 1000 | 555.55 | 1,525.00 | Travel Stamps and Visa |
| 3.1.3 | Accomodation + breakfast + lunch: (@65 TND/night per person for 4 nights) | 35 | 260 | 9100 | 5,055.55 | 15,966.00 | including
Opening ceremony dinner Coffee stations for 3 days Dinner for 3 |
| 3.1.4 | Transportation | 35 | 30 | 1050 | 583.33 | 20 | |
| 3.2 | Local Scholarships: | ||||||
| 3.2.1 | Transportation | 15 | 30 | 450 | 250 | 512.60 | Including
Taxis highway costs fuels |
| 3.2.2 | Accommodation + breakfast + lunch: (@65 TND/night per person for 4 nights) | 15 | 260 | 3900 | 2,166.66 | 0 | see the hotel invoice |
| 3.4 | Travel Agency company: | ||||||
| 3.4.1 | Arranging and booking of flights | 1 | 1000 | 1000 | 555.55 | 0 | |
| TOTAL BILL Number 3 | 51500 | 28,611.11 | 47158.607 |
Bills Subtotals
[edit]| PROJECT BILL OF QUANTITIES PRICE SUMMARY PAGE | Total (TND) | Total (USD Dollar) | Used (TND) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BILL NO. 1: PRELIMINARY & GENERAL | 9250 | 5,138.88 | 8562.244 |
| 2 | BILL NO. 2: CONFERENCE DAYS | 14750 | 8,194.44 | 4936.928 |
| 3 | BILL NO. 3: TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS | 51500 | 28,611.11 | 47158.607 |
| TOTAL BUDGET PRICE | 75500 | 41,944.44 | 60657.779 |
- Total project budget (from your approved grant submission)
- 75500 TND
- Total amount requested from WMF (from your approved grant submission, this total will be the same as the total project budget if PEG is your only funding source)
- 75500 TND
- Total amount spent on this project
- 60657.779 TND
- Total amount of Project and Event grant funds spent on this project
- 60657.779 TND
- Are there additional sources that funded any part of this project? List them here.
- NO
Remaining funds
[edit]The funds remaining from this grant in the amount of 5000 TND were deducted from another grant payment for Grants:PEG/Wikimedia TN User Group/Wiki Loves Earth Tunisia 2015.
The funds remaining from this grant in the amount of 9342.221 TND were deducted from another grant payment for Grants:PEG/UG TN/Annual plan 2015-2016.
- Are there any grant funds remaining?
- YES
- Please list the total amount (specify currency) remaining here. (This is the amount you did not use, or the amount you still have after completing your grant.)
- 14 342.221 TND
- If funds are remaining they must be returned to WMF, reallocated to mission-aligned activities, or applied to another approved grant.
- 5000 TND approved for Wiki Loves Earth Tunisia 2015
- A grant request is being prepared for the Wikimedia TN User Group 2015-2016 annual planning