Grants:Project/Rapid/KOFFIKangahDonatien/WCUG-CI Equipment/Report

Report accepted

This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2017-18 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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Goals

The User Group's equipment project has been a rewarding experience. The equipment acquired offered new material capabilities to the User Group. Regarding editorial aspects, the two computers and the camera were used, among other occasions, during Edit-athons (Black Power Editathon & Editathon of the French contribution month), Training sessions (The Wikipedia classes & the WLW project) and during activities of the 2017 Wiki Loves Africa contest.

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Outcome

Target outcome	Achieved outcome	Explanation
1000 photos uploaded	+1000 photos uploaded	The photos taken and uploaded as part of the Wiki Loves Africa (2016 & 2017) and Wiki Loves Women projects that focused on the themes of Music, Dance and African women. Some also illustrate the activities of the User Group in 2017.
100 photos used on Wikimedia projects	+110 photos reused on Wikimedia projects	These photos on the theme of People at work have been used to illustrate Wikipedia articles in French.
50 articles created/improved	76 articles, improved, translated or created	These articles related mainly to African women, as the User Group was engaged in the Wiki Loves Women project.
5 new regular contributors	4 new regular contributors	Having computers allowed the members of the User Group to contribute more regularly to the encyclopedia (+5 edits per month), and increased the number of contributions particularly for three of them during the edition parties organized by the User Group.
10 new local contributors with + 50 edits	10 new local contributors with + 50 edits	Having computers allowed the members of the User Group to contribute more regularly to the encyclopedia (+5 edits per month), and increased the number of contributions particularly for three of them during the edition parties organized by the User Group.

Learning

One of 2 computers used during the Black Power Edit-athon.

• The camera was very useful in covering the activities of the User Group and during the 2017 and through Wiki Loves Photo Contest.
• Uploading images is more successful than editing articles.
• There is more enthusiasm to publish during physical meetings. This is partly due to how expensive access Internet at home is.
• The acquired material fostered the participation and engagement of the User Group members in several activities: Wikimania2017 Application, Wikimooc Certification, Wikimedia 2030 statements summarizing, Black Power edit-athon, Francophone contribution month's edit-athon, Associative Missions (3rd General Assembly, Wiki Mousso, the local version of Wiki Loves Women, Wikimedia 2030, and Budgets).

Finances

Date	Incomes		Explanation	Date	Outcomes
	Designation	Amount (X0F)			Designation	Amount (XOF)
01/25/2017	WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION (Office Equipment for UG CI)	612 664		02/10/2017	Two laptops : HP 11,6” and DELL 15,6”	440 000
				02/16/2017	Camera NIKON D3000	200 000
Total		612 664		Total		640 000
Debit balance		27 336	The additional XOF 27,336 were provided by the treasury of Wikimedia Côte d’Ivoire	Credit balance		-
Total Amount		640 000		Total amount		640 000