Periodic Reporting for period 2 - WeCount (WeCount: Citizens Observing UrbaN Transport)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2020-09-01 al 2021-11-30
Project output summary:
· The project has engaged directly with more than 1,000 citizens and stakeholders through workshops, seminars, mutual learning and science-policy dialogue workshops, as stipulated in the bid.
· A total of 368 citizen scientists from WeCount case studies directly engaged with the project over its 24-month duration.
· An estimated 230,000 people were engaged indirectly through social media and the project website.
· There were 11,085 visitors of the project website, and over 218,916 social media impressions.
· There was a nearly perfect split of males (51%) and females (49%) participants in the project. WeCount was able to attract a younger demographic than most citizen science projects with 29% of participants being younger than 16. This skew towards younger audiences reflects the effort of staff in reaching them when possible. WeCount citizens were highly educated (82% had a degree or above) which maybe a reflection of the online and digital conduct of the project due to COVID-19 restrictions.
· WeCount reached 16 schools across Europe and engaged with 305 school children.
· Across case studies a total of 52 events and workshops took place, most of these were online. These events and workshops engaged a total of 843 citizens across Europe (number is higher than WeCount members as some may have attended more than one workshop).
· Overall, citizens tended to enjoy the activities the project; 75% saw some improvement in their knowledge and almost half (48%) of citizens plan on using the data after the project ends.
· At the time of submission, 10% of participants had taken action and policymakers see huge added value in the project.