Grants:Project/Rapid/Everything Food Nigeria/Report
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Goals
[edit]Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?
The project focused on increasing wikidata participation, recruiting new editors, increasing skills for existing editors, and Add or improve the data of Nigerian-cuisines on wikidata. And in that regard, I can boldly say YES the project goals were met.
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 : 5 | Number of events : 5 | We had 5 live sessions on zoom and multiple follow-up/mentorship sessions on the Whatsapp platform. you can find pictures/videos from the project on our project page |
| Number of participants : 20 | Number of participants : 27+ | we had over 29 participants in total but an average of 21 participants per event |
| Number of new editors : 3 | Number of new editors : 5+ | We were able to introduce participants to the wikimovement and was able to get them involve in the movement |
| Number of Items created or improved : 50 | Number of Items created or improved : 190+ | over 120 items was created and over 150 items edited. the metrics can be found on our outreach dash board Here |
| Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) : 8 | Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) : 16+ | We had an average of 21 participants per live session and about 17 were returning participants. |
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?
1. One thing that has always worked is subsidizing internet subscription for all participants as it serves as a huge motivation which ensured the repeat of participants to all the events 2. The idea of gifting top 15 editors seem to work as it saw the rise of active participations. so it is one I wish to continue in my future project. 3. Also, mentorship on the WhatsApp platform was really helpful as we ended up seeing more new editors getting more involved. 4. Another thing that seem to be working is the weekly challenge which we have after every live session.
- What did not work so well?
1. poor internet network was a bit of an issue. we had to switch between different network providers to keep up with the edit-a-thon. and also had to upload some follow-up videos on the whatsapp platform. 2. Having participants pick at random contents to be added from the project page did not work so well as we ended up seeing few participants picking almost all the content and the others not having to pick any because they have all been done by the first set of participants.
- What would you do differently next time?
1. An idea we got from the participants during our last live session is to assign task (i.e. content to be added) to all participants present during each live session and having them complete it before the next live session. This I intend to implement in my next project.
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.
The grant for the project received: 1,530.144 USD = 579,200.82 NGN ( Conversion rate: 1 USD = 378.527 NGN)
Flyers : 50 USD Zoom : 14.99 * 2 = 29.98 USD
| Event Day | number of people present | internet amount |
|---|---|---|
| day 1 | 23 | 80,500 NGN = 212.67 USD |
| day 2 | 21 | 73,500 NGN = 194.17 USD |
| day 3 | 23 | 80,500 NGN = 212.67 USD |
| day 4 | 17 | 59,500 NGN = 157.19 USD |
| day 5 | 24 | 84,000 NGN = 221.91 USD |
| total | 378,000 NGN = 998.61 USD |
Wikidata branded shirts for top 15 editors = 29.06 X 15 = 435.9 USD
Total money spent: 573,275.36 NGN = 1514.49 USD
Remaining funds
[edit]Do you have any remaining grant funds?
Remaining funds = 1,530.144 USD - 1514.49 USD = 15.654 USD
Yes.
Anything else
[edit]Anything else you want to share about your project?
I always seem to learn something new each time I complete projects like this. Hence making me better at event management, improving on my collaboration skills as well as my facilitation skills. It is indeed always a huge learning experience.