Grants:Project/Rapid/Cameroon/Wiki Loves Africa 2022 in Cameroon/Report

Report accepted
This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2021-22 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.


Goals edit

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

  • Organize the contest in four regions of Cameroon
  • Train the trainers of each region
  • Engage new contributors
  • Emphasis on training sessions by professionnal photographers to facilitate newers about photography work
  • Share useful skills of how to contribute to wikimedia commons and how to contribute useful photos which can be used in other Wikimedia projects.
  • Train new editors through online photo upload sessions.
  • Add more images about the topic of the year in our country
  • Create awareness about the Wikimedia movement and its activities.

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= at least 10 main in person events We were able to do 10 in person events. Goal was met
Number of participants= at least +20 40+ participants Goal met
Number of photos uploaded= at least +200 571 photos uploaded (+200%) Goal met
Number of photos used= More than 50 73 (+100%) Goal met


Top 3 Winners edit

1.First Winner User: Franco237

2.Second Winner User: Max MBAKOP

3.Third Winner User: WepngongMaureen

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. All of the sessions were a great experience as we gave a new way of running campaigns by including an extra layer that we called regional trainers.
  2. Good number of professional photographer who become contributors.
  3. The four regions in contest
  4. We were able to interest the Garoua locality
  • What did not work so well?
  1. Delay in launching, monitoring and achieving project objectives due to late funding
  2. We were forced to pre-finance several activities
  • What would you do differently next time?
  1. Strengthen communication within the User Group
  2. Create many teams to facilitate execution of project
  3. Anticipate in the submission of grants

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.

Texte de la légende
Item Spent Budget in XAF Spend Budget in USD Comments
Specific expensives (by town)
Sessions Yaoundé
Lead Transport 20000 34.48
Participants transports 50000 86.21
Participants internet 75000 129.31
Venue 0 0
Snacks and foods 150000 258.62
Sessions Douala
Lead Transport 20000 34.48
Participants transports 50000 86.21
Participants internet 30000 51.72
Venue 60000 103.45
Snacks and foods 72000 124.14
Sessions Buea
Lead Transport 20000 34.48
Participants transports 26000 44.83
Participants internet 30000 51.72
Venue 100000 172.41
Snacks and foods 80000 137.93
Sessions Garoua
Lead Transport (Maroua - Garoua) 15000 25.86
Lead accomodation 40000 68.97
Participants transports 0 0
Participants internet 10000 17.24
Venue 0 0
Snacks and foods 50000 86.21
Sessions Maroua
Lead Transport 30000 51.72
Participants transports 45000 77.59
Participants internet 30000 51.72
Venue 150000 258.62
Snacks and foods 75000 129.31
General expensives
Restaurant for Professionnal Photographers 50000 86.21
Transport of Professional Photographers 150000 258.62
Prizes (3 winners) 275000 474.14
sending prizes to winners 30000 51.73
Photos and certificates print 70000 120.68
Closing ceremony (Venue, Snack, Food...) 50000 86.21
Jury gift and internet fees 60000 103.45
Internet 200000 344.83
Communications 150000 258.62
T-shirts 150000 258.62
Notepads 75000 129.31
Caps 90000 155.17
Roll-ups 75000 129.31
Bank fees 54156.2 93.37
Total 2707156.2 4,667.51

Remaining funds edit

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

Partial for gifts, there is Android tablet which we have to buy. $1.13 due to the difference between the amount received and the total used. The printing of photos and certificates, the closing ceremony and the jury gift and the internet costs are not yet finished. $310.34 is concerned. We see how to organize the ceremony at the latest in November or not. A discussion is underway with the winners. The prizes will be sending by end November.

In total, $310.34 is concerned.

The fees were used for closing ceremony which was taking place at 14th march 2023 in National Museum of Cameroon

Program Officer notes: René has confirmed on March 23, 2024 that the closing ceremony was organized and the rest of the funds were used as planned.

Anything else edit

Anything else you want to share about your project? We were able to interest the Garoua locality which is waiting for other projects and hopes to join the work team around wikimedia projects.