Grants:Project/Rapid/Aishik Rehman/Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021/Report
- Report accepted
- To read the approved grant submission describing the plan for this project, please visit Grants:Project/Rapid/Aishik Rehman/Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021.
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Goals
[edit]Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?
- Of course we think we have met our targets successfully. We believe that the details given below will not disprove our confidence.
Outcome
[edit]Please report on your original project targets. Please be sure to review and provide metrics required for Rapid Grants.
| Metric | Target Outcome (min.) | Achieved Outcome (min.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through- | In- | Outcome | |||
| Number of participants | 80 | Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021 | Wikipedia | 116 | 162+
(Shared User 11 [6.79%]) |
| Wiki Loves Children | Wikipedia | 19 | |||
| Wikibooks | 27 | ||||
| Number of articles created or improved | 1000 | Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021 | Wikipedia | 2709 | 2,806+ |
| Wiki Loves Children | 97 | ||||
| Number of books created/Improved on Bengali Wikibooks | 10 | Wiki Loves Children | Wikibooks | 16+ | |
| Number of newly recruited users | 10 | Wiki Loves Women South Asia 2021 | 14+
(Shared User ** [*%]) | ||
| Wiki Loves Children | |||||
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?
- Everything was fine except for a couple of issues. Members of different communities have helped us tremendously. All the local organizers and jury members were the lifeblood of our success. The whole process has been completed quite successfully with their active cooperation.
- Thanks to the WMF for their support. I can't help but mention David in particular! Thanks to him for always being by our side in every time of troubles.
- What did not work so well?
- The biggest problem was bringing funds to Bangladesh. Although in the end we were able to solve it. In project management we took the help of Fountain tool. At the very last moment, we had to suffer a lot due to technical faults of it for a few hours. However there were some other minor issues that we do not feel the need to mention here.
- What would you do differently next time?
- We look forward to working on the Wiki Loves Children project globally within the next couple of months this year. We hope that the foundation will come forward in our cooperation considering the problems of the past. This may be due to resolving the issue of sending/bringing funds in Bangladesh or by arranging a fiscal sponsor again.
Finances
[edit]Grant funds spent
[edit]| Amount (USD) | Sub-Total (USD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WLWSA 2021 | Globally Top 1st | 250 | 984 |
| Globally Top 2nd | 150 | ||
| Globally Top 3rd | 100 | ||
| Top 3 contributors from each Wikipedia | 384 | ||
| Letter of Appreciation | 100 | ||
| WLC 2021 | Gift voucher for top 6 contributors | 97 | 260 |
| Letter of Appreciation | 80 | ||
| Gift Vouchers for judges | 68 | ||
| Courier and postage | 15 | ||
| Fiscal sponsor management fee | 110 | ||
| Grands Total | 1,354 | ||
Remaining funds
[edit]No remaining funds.
Anything else
[edit]Anything else you want to share about your project?
- Bringing funds to Bangladesh was deadly challenging. Just because of this one, the light of our whole project has faded a bit. This issue was finally resolved through the fiscal sponsor. But it can not be a permanent solution. I hope the Foundation will work to find a lasting solution to this problem. We want to facilitate the path of Wiki Loves Children, as various communities have already expressed their willingness to participate in this project.