Grants:Project/Rapid/UG LEV/2017 Education Program in Palestine/Report

Report accepted

This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2017-18 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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Goals

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?

The goals of recruiting new editors and of increasing content were met. The project went well, albeit at a reduced scale.

Outcome

Please report on your original project targets.

Target outcome	Achieved outcome	Explanation
Number of events: 5	2	Activity at An-Najah University was scaled back from 3 programs to 1 larger one. Birzeit University program was postponed.
Number of participants: 120	47	31 at An-Najah University and 16 at Al-Quds University
Number of new editors: 120	47	31 at An-Najah University and 16 at Al-Quds University
Number of of articles created or improved: 120	14	Instead of the individual assignments initially designed into the program, group assignments were given. At An-Najah University, 11 articles about soil mechanics were created or expanded, totaling 173K bytes (see here). At Al-Quds University, 3 articles were expanded, totaling 75K bytes, as well as 130 photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.

Learning

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?

Constant supervision and online assistance from the university ambassador as well as other editors ensured the students got the most out of the experience, and that the content added was of high quality and value.

What did not work so well?

Large group size. Some students were not as enthusiastic about the program as others.

What would you do differently next time?

Next time, in programs that are not part of the curriculum, we will limit the number of students and pick only the most interested ones, while in courses that include a Wikipedia assignment as part of the syllabus, the whole class will participate.

Finances

Grant funds spent

Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on. We spent a total of 1719 ILS (498 USD, at an exchange rate of 3.45ILS/USD) on stationery and gifts as follows:

Printed Mugs for participating students (58 @ 8ILS = 464)
Certificates + certificate holders (50 @ 8ILS = 400)
Plaques for professors+distinguished students (8 @ 50ILS = 400)
Shirts + printing (4 @ 55ILS = 220)
Book gifts (200ILS)
Other Stationery (35ILS)

Additionally, 300ILS was donated by a local business for cash rewards (150 for the best overall quality, 100 for the second best, and 50 for the first to submit the assignment)

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

yes. $498 were used out of the allocated $612. The remaining amount is $114.

We would like to use the remaining funds the upcoming Education programs in Palestine and Jordan.

The funds remaining from this grant in the amount of US$114 were deducted from another grant payment for Grants:Project/Rapid/UG_LEV/Spring_2018_Education_Program_in_Palestine_and_Jordan.

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project?