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Grants:Project/Rapid/Dolphyb/Photowalk of Sub-Basins,Rivers and Lakes in Imo State/Report

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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?

We are happy to have surpassed the set target for the project. More than 54 pictures of the 6 rivers and 1 lake were captured. These pictures have been uploaded to commons and about 29 of them used on Wikipedia pages of the rivers and lake.

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
2 Participants 2 Participants The proposed 2 participants were engaged in the project.
54 photos uploaded to wikimedia commons 56 The link to the uploaded 54+ pictures on commons could be found here

1. Oguta Lake, 2.Otamiri River, 3. Orashi River, 4. Njaba River, 5. Imo River, 6. Nworie River, 7. Awbana River

6 photos used on wikimedia projects 29 29 photos have been used on the Wikipedia pages of the rivers and lake.link to the articles

1. Oguta Lake, 2.Otamiri River, 3. Orashi River, 4. Njaba River, 5. Imo River, 6. Nworie River, 7. Awbana River


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?
Given that the photowalks were carried out mostly on weekends and selected weekdays gave us the opportunity to have access to the necessary rural dwellers who accompanied us to the exact location of the rivers and lake. The selected days of photowalk ensured we met some community members in the rivers in order to capture the specific activities that are carried out there. The days were selected based on initial inquiries we made before commencing the project. Additionally, we made entry point visits to the rural stewards of some of the rivers, explaining our mission and obtaining permission for easy access to the rivers.
  • What did not work so well?
The supposed location of one of the rivers, oramiriukwa, turned out not to be correct. This resulted in additional travel days to different locations based on the received directions. Yet, we could not find the river in the recommended villages. Because of the project timeline, we could not continue with the search as advised by the rural dwellers. According to them, Oramiriukwa might be an unpopular river situated in one of the small communities in Imo State.
Aside from this, the set project timeline was not flexible to accommodate the available days of photographers resulting in some rescheduled days. And on such rescheduled days, we were sometimes disrupted by the unofficial sit-at-down in the state due to ethnic misunderstandings.
  • What would you do differently next time?
We would like to have a flexible project timeline such as a 3-month period which will accommodate the availability needs of participants. We would also like the 3-month period or timeline to be from the end of the dry season into the rainy season. This will help to capture and tell stories of the changes in the river in terms of the volume, turbidity, vegetation and human activities.

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.

  1. Renting of Cameras: 150 x 2 = 300
  2. Payment of local transport fare to participants: 30 x 2 x 8 = 480
  3. Accomodation for the photographers = 42 x 2 x 8
  4. Food and drink during each of the photowalk: 10 x 2 x 8 = 160
  5. Internet access for the participants during upload session: 10 x 2 x 8 = 160
  6. Branded shirts: 30 x 2 = 60
  7. Miscellaneous = 30

Total: 1,862 USD

Remaining funds edit

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

No

Anything else edit

Anything else you want to share about your project?

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