Grants:Project/Rapid/Photowalk and Wikidata of Public Sculptures in Lagos & Southwest Nigeria/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?

Yes, I am happy with how the project went.

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 participants:4 4 photographers participated 4 photographers participated in the project
Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons:400 321 photos was uploaded at the time of report Rainfall made it difficult to cover has much as we could
Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects:220 127 photos are used at the time of report 127 photos has been used and I plan to still continue encourage usage
Number of articles improved or created on Wikidata:220 127 photos are used at the time of report 127 photos are used at the time of report


Link to commons for all the images is here

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?
  • Spreading out ourselves into different areas made it possible to cover more on each photowalk day
  • Wearing a branded Commons Tshirt made it possible to be identified as taking the pictures for non profit.
  • What did not work so well?
  • 2 of our photowalks was on a rainy day which made it difficult to take more pictures on such day.
  • Assault by some persons wanting tips(money) for us to take photos and resulting in theft of 2 photo camera.
  • Not having an ID card made it difficult to take some photos of public sculptures in some areas.
  • What would you do differently next time?
  • I will encourage my team to check weather forecast before embarking on a photowalk.
  • I will make sure we go in groups of 2 to some areas where we anticipate attack by the public.
  • I will make an ID card available for photographers when going on a photowalk to serve as means of identification.

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.

BUDGET FUNDS RECEIVED IN NGN 735,000
Item Unit Cost (NGN) Quantity Amount (NGN)
Transportation 50,000 6 300,000
Accommodation 40,000 6 240,000
Feeding 20,000 6 120,000
Branded Shirts 5,000 4 20,000
Internet Data Bundle 5,000 4 20,000
Phone calls and Bank Charges 8,000
Branded Nose Mask 1,000 4 4,000
Camera Rental 20,000 1 20,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 732,000
BALANCE 3,000

Remaining funds edit

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

I have NGN 3,000 or USD 7.86 remaining
Remaining funds have been used or will be used for other approved mission-aligned activities. This use has been requested in writing and approved by WMF.
I would like to use it for similar project.

Anything else edit

Anything else you want to share about your project?

Some of the photos taken: