Wiki Loves Women/SheSaid/Results and best practices 2023

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The #SheSaid drive, part of the Wiki Loves Women initiative, celebrates women leaders by focusing on enhancing their visibility through the creation and improvement of Wikiquote entries related to them.
Since its launch in October 2020, the #SheSaid campaign on Wikiquote has achieved remarkable success. By January 5th, 2021, it had contributed to a total of 867 new or enhanced articles across seven languages, predominantly consisting of new entries. Among the languages, Italian Wikiquote emerged as the clear leader, with 405 articles, closely followed by Ukraine with 187 articles and French with 105 articles. This outstanding outcome is truly incredible, and we extend our gratitude for amplifying the voices of women.
Building upon this success, In 2021, the second edition of the campaign proved to be equally triumphant, resulting in the creation of 1500+ Wikiquote entries across nine languages, with numerous entries also receiving improvements.Italian and Tagalog emerged as the most active languages during this edition, further contributing to the mission of showcasing women's voices.
In 2022, the WLW team was happy to run again the 3rd edition of the campaign which resulted in +4158 articles created or imported and +1918 articles improved.

Smart Objectives for SheSaid Global Campaign

WIA (organiser) SheSaid objectives

Onboard a minimum of 2 new language communities
A minimum of 5 communities are inspired to participate
Support the application of 12 communities or individuals for rapid grant under Community Fund
Host 5 office hours and training sessions throughout the project
SheSaid central portal updated for 2023
SheSaid redlists and queries reconfigured for 2023
Global social media campaign sees 10% increase in engagement across Wiki Loves Women social platforms
5 blog posts
2 DIFF articles created
Encourage documentation of events hosted by organisers
Experience Feedback Survey conducted with organizers and participants
All metrics collated and analyzed

SheSaid Campaign objectives

A minimum of ː

14 Wikiquote language projects impacted
10 national, regional or theme-focused teams (usergroups or volunteer groups) participate
4,500 entries created or improved

SheSaid Grants in 2023

14 grant applications have been submitted, the 6 bellow are approvedː

ApprovedːNigeria
Approvedː Porto-Novo, Bénin
Approvedː Rwanda
Approvedː Burundi
Approvedː DR Congo
Approvedː Nigeria (individual)

SheSaid Events in 2023

Running between 1 October and 31 December 2023:

Group picture SheSaid Hausa Wikiquote
SheSaid 2023 in Benin
SheSaid 2023 in Philippines
SheSaid 2023 in Botswana
SheSaid 2023 in Tunisia
SheSaid 2023 in Bukavu
SheSaid 2023 in Cameroon - Maroua

Participating Linguistic communities

Office Hours

The Wiki Loves Women hosted 7 office hoursː

2 Office Hors about grants in French and English.
5 Office Hours on how to edit Wikiquote in 3 languages (Arabic, French and English), below are links to some recordingsː

#SheSaid English webinarː 13th October 2023
#SheSaid Arabic webinarː 14th October 2023
#SheSaid English webinarː 17th October 2023
#SheSaid French webinarː 31st October 2023

SheSaid communication materials

The following are the blogposts that have been published about the #SheSaid campaign:

Wiki In Africa Websiteː #SheSaid: Honoring the Influence of Women and Their Impactful Quotes
Diff Wikimediaː Empowering Through Words: Celebrating Women and Their Powerful Quotes

The WLW team designed visuals like postcards, bookmarks, social media visuals, videos and banners to promote the campaign and Wikiquote and to engage the audience and generate interest in the initiative

See the launch video from here.

Central notice

This year, the #SheSaid 2023 campaign had a central notice to help better reach more participating communities and wikimedians.

Social Media campaigns

Visuals

Metrics

#SheSaid campaign bookmarks to encourage participation

Bookmarks

Postcards

Results

Lessons learnt & Challenges

Challenges Faced

Late Grant Reviews: The timely execution of the SheSaid campaign faced a challenge due to delayed grant reviews from the Wikimedia Foundation Grants team. The resulting delays impacted the planning and execution phases, requiring adaptability to unforeseen timelines.
Dependence on Training Sessions: A notable challenge arose from a prevalent inclination among a substantial number of participants and organizers to await scheduled training sessions rather than proactively engaging with available resources. This tendency led to underutilization of campaign materials and delayed individual contributions.
Language Coverage Limitations: The comprehensive coverage of training across all languages proved challenging, highlighting a limitation in resources. Not being able to cater to training needs in every language represented a constraint in achieving universal accessibility.
Participating Languages in Incubation: Some participating languages were still in incubator phases, posing a challenge in terms of resource allocation and support. The developmental status of these languages added complexity to ensuring consistent participation.
Tracking Results and Hashtag Usage: Efficiently tracking the campaign's results encountered difficulties as not all participants consistently included the designated hashtag, #SheSaid, in their editing summaries. This posed a challenge in accurately assessing the impact and reach of individual contributions.This is a recurring issue year after year, though we improved the process over time

Solutions Implemented:

Collaboration with the WMF Grants team and help giving feedback to fast the process
More training sessions were hosted than initially planned

Successful Strategies

Collaborate with the admins of Wikiquote to train the participants.
Presentation of the campaign during conferences was helpful to raise awareness about the campaign.