Grants:Project/Rapid/Wiki Lockdown/Report

Report accepted

This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2020-21 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

To read the approved grant submission describing the plan for this project, please visit Grants:Project/Rapid/Wiki Lockdown.
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Goals

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went? Yes we met our goals to a large extent. We hosted 3 series of edit-a thon/Training and we had a mix of new and old editors, though participants sometimes faced poor internet connection in their various locations, we encourage them to go through the sessions on the Telegram group so as to follow up when they have a better internet connection

Outcome

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 3	3 series of events was achieved	Telegram platform was used for tutorials and Google meet was used for a practical sessions
Number of participants 50+	61 participants registered and joined the Telegram group 22 Participants registered on the dashboard	46 registered through the online form while 15 joined the Telegram directly from the link. Link Registered: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V1jT79mipYK10wmNv6l_FCfQpNaAQBC76RMmrVeLulE/edit?usp=sharing
Number of new editors 50% of participant	11 participants were new editors	From the Dashboard [[1]]
Number of of articles created or improved 150	17 articles created and 98 articles where edited/Improved	From the Dashboard [[2]]
Number of repeat participants	11 Participants	From the Dashboard [[3]]

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?

The event was done with assistance and collaboration of my team members, they supported and made sure we had a successful online event. We as well followed up participants to guide and encourage them to take part in the event

What did not work so well?

Poor internet connections in various participant locations which made it difficult for some of them to follow up in real time.

What would you do differently next time?

We will provide a backup plan for technical issues such as making a recorded video for participants to go through, when they are back online

Finances

Grant funds spent

Documentation of expenditures has been received by WMF.

Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.

No.	Expenses	Explanation	Amount ($)	Amount (Naira)
1.	Graphic design	Design of Posters and flyers and certificate	154.28	59,400
2.	Online advertising campaign	Social media campaign- Facebook and Twitter promotions	311.68	120,000
3.	Communication	Airtime for Communication between organizers, Reminder calls and SMS to Participants	51.94	20,000
4.	Internet Subscription	Internet Support for participants for the 3 events and Internet used for training	467.53	180,000
5.	Gift Cards	First Prize N57,000 Second Prize N26,000 Third Prize N20,000	148.05	103,000
6.	Contingency and miscellaneous expenses	T-Shirts and Printing	129.87	50,000
7.	Transportation	Transportation for dispatching of t-shirts & Gifts to qualified participants	23.63	9,100
	Total:		$1406.45	541,500

Exchange Rate:N385/$1

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds? NO

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project? It was a nice experience for me, I was excited to share my knowledge with the participants and would love to continue contributing to grow more Wikipedians as I look forward to WikiLockdown 2.0