Grants:Project/Rapid/Gilbert Ndihokubwayo/Wiki Loves Earth 2022 in Burundi

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Gilbert Ndihokubwayo/Wiki Loves Earth 2022 in Burundi
This year, the Wikimedia Community User group Burundi is also participating the International Wiki Loves Earth 2022 Photo Contest for the first time. The project will help to contribute images of local natural heritage, landscape, plants and animals from Burundi onto Wikimedia Commons.
targetWikipedia, Wikimedia Commons
start dateJune 1st
end dateJuly 30th
budget (local currency)BIF 5,153,768 https://www1.oanda.com/currency/converter/
budget (USD)US$ 2,553
grant typeIndividual
non-profit statusNonprofit
contact(s)• gigi.kadi(_AT_)gmail.com• gigi.kadi(_AT_)gmail.com ; ferdinandirankundaf(_AT_)gmail.com
organization (if applicable)• Wikimedia Community User Group Burundi


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Please see the sample Contest application before drafting your application.

Project Goal

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Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.

  1. Add or improve content
  2. Recruit new editors
  3. Shoot and upload photos related to the theme: Wiki Loves Earth
  4. Engage existing editors
  5. Increase skills for existing editors

Project Plan

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Activities

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Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
1. What content will the contest focus on, and why is it important to your community?

The contest Wiki Loves Earth 2022 in Burundi will focus on photo shooting activities to contribute images of local natural heritage.
The collected pictures will be uploaded on Wikimedia Commons and will be usefull to improve articles on Wikimedia projects. The contest will help to engage members of our community.

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

We use our internal mailing list, our Whatsapp group and Telegram, and also our metapage to communicate and let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal. We will also connect to Facebook channel to communicate the information to burundi professional photographers.

3. How will you let participants know about the contest? In what ways will you be communicating with them?
For example, these can include on-wiki spaces, social media channels, mailing lists, messaging apps, or physical/online gatherings.

We will use information posters to advertise and call for new volunteers; we will use social media to advertise the event. Offline Discussions and Meetings with existing Burundi wikimedians. We will also use our metapage; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2022_in_Burundi. These will help to mobilize participants.

4. How will you judge the contest and award prizes?
Note: Grantees, judges, and other contest leaders are ineligible to receive prizes. Grantees who are serving as judges may not receive gifts through grant funding.

We will have a panel of 3 judges who will set criteria for best images and use these as a basis to select the best images for local awards.

5. For photo contests, what is the strategy to get images used on projects?

We will hold sessions of "Editathons", during the sessions, we will train participants on how to add photos on Wikimedia Commons, how to re-use uploaded photos to illustrate and improve existing articles on Wikipedia or to create new articles.

6. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?

This will be the first time to contribute to the contest Wiki Loves Earth in Burundi.

Impact

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How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets and feel free to add more:

For photo contests:

  1. Number of participants: 25+
  2. Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons: 200+
  3. Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects: 40+

For writing contests:

  1. Number of participants
  2. Number of articles created or improved

Resources

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What resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).

Project Team:
  1. User:Gilbert Ndihokubwayo: Project organizer
  2. User:Ferdinand IF99: Project member

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.

Budget
Item Quantity Total (USD) Comment
Food and drinks 25 people $10 x 25 = $250 for launching event: launching The launching event
Branding & Stationaries (Wiki Loves Earth T-shirts and flyers, certificates, banner) 1 $250 T-shirts and the souvenirs will be given to contributors who will upload quality photos, as well as to participants who have exceptional contributions during competition as determined by the jury.
Logistics, Communications & Outreach 1 $241 transport for facilitators, data and calls, Hand sanitizer, Face masks, exercise books, pen
Photo shooting (Photo Walk) 3 x $240 $720 Amount will be spent for transportation and food for members who will join the photo shooting
Social Media (Promotion) 2 x $30 $60
Closing Ceremony Awards (1st, 2nd and 3rd Winners) $200 gift voucher, $150 gift voucher, $100 gift voucher The award will be given in terms of gift cards/vouchers and certificates.
Equipment rent 4 laptops and 3 cameras $350 Cameras will be used for both taking quality photos for the events and for participants having no cameras to take photos during the photo hunt and laptops will be rented to participants who will need them for uploading the photos to Wikimedia Commons.
Gifts for Jury members 2 x $50 $100
Contingency Amount 1 $80 The amount will cover any Unforeseen expenses
Bank charges $52 Bank charges
TOTAL => $2,553 USD

Endorsements

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Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!

  • Support the initiative, glad to see Burundi join Wiki Loves Earth! — NickK (talk) 12:08, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
  • Great initiative. Support! — Iryna