Grants:Project/Rapid/Ndahiro Derrick/Wiki Loves Earth 2021 In Rwanda/Report

Report accepted
This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2020-21 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.


Goals edit

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went? The project goal was to reach 300 uploads and 321 photos were uploaded successfully , our target number of users was 30 and 58 users participated...we are so happy with the project outcomes..statistics

Outcome edit

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Target outcome Achieved outcome Explanation
Number of participants:30 58 The contest was successful basing on the outcomes and it being organized for the 2nd time in Rwanda .The results are very promising
Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons:300 300 this goal was met at its most.
Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects:30 16 (5%) uploading of relevant , this goal was met.
Number of participants:30 58 This goal was met and 42 (80%) of the total participants were new users.


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?

In general, the project went on so well ,considering the fact that the it was amidst the pandemic, a lot of efforts were needed in order to meet the target results. Deliberate mobilization was done and as result we managed to meet the project goals.

  • What did not work so well?

Some participants being new, convincing them to submit their photos in the public domain was a bit hectic, but we believe that as the time goes on , they will understand the impact of their participation in the free knowledge creation.

  • What would you do differently next time?

Nothing extra but deliberate efforts to reach more people and more places.

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.


Category Item Quantity Rate (USD) Total (USD) Summary'
Communication outreaches 1 $90 $90 Designing and printing out contest posters hung in different public places, Use of social media platforms (WhatsApp) for advertising the contest with an aim of reaching out so many people.
Internet data Individual photo upload 1 $100 $100 Internet facilitation was given to participants who won't be it to attend the edit-a-thon due to the limited number of attendees, to allow them upload their captured photos.
Communication for the Organizers 4 $30 $120 This facilitated communications between organizers.
Online & closing ceremony 2 $100 $200 We spent this to facilitate internet to all participants and the jury together with the organizing team for an online & closing ceremony to all interested participants to understand of the scope of the contest.
Photo hunt Transport 30 $10 $300 This was spent to ensure participants can move without transport fare issues.
Entrance fee to 5 protected areas (Entrance fee) 6 $40 $240 This cartered for the entrance fee required to visit any of the protected areas especially national parks such as: Akagera, Nyungwe to mention a few. Note: This will be done individually without mass gatherings
WLE Edit-a-thon 1 100$ 100$ This facilitated rent(Venue),refreshment and transport to the venue, since We held a small edit-a-thon of only 10 people to introduce new participants to Wiki Commons, licensing, uploading files and adding them to relevant Wikipedia pages.
Camera Rental 6 $30 $180 cameras were hired to enhance the quality of pictures to be taken
Certificates 30 $3 $90 This acted as an appreciation & recognition to everyone who will have participated in WLE
Prizes 1 $370 370$ Awards were to the top 3 in terms of vouchers worthy 150$(1st),80$(2nd),60$(3rd),50$(4th),30$(5th)
Jury gifts 3 $50 $150 Gifts were given to the judges in form of appreciations.
Total: USD 1,940

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

No, we do not have any funds remaining.

Anything else edit

Anything else you want to share about your project? An independent jury was carried by 3 proffesional jurors that included:

User:Innocentrw User:Emmanuelkwizera User:Dpiskho


The top winners for WLE 2021 in Rwanda are:

 1st winner : User:Joseph Lionceau
 2nd winner : User:Charlesjsharp
 3rd winner : User:KJWikiPhoto
 4th winner : User:Davyimage
 5th winner : User:Davyimage
 6th winner : User:KJWikiPhoto
 7th winner : User:Ngabojules
 8th winner : User:Charlesjsharp