Grants:Project/Rapid/UG GE/Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in Georgia/Report

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


Goals edit

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?

Conducting the second contest of WLM, we were able to achieve the following goals:
  • The participants in the competition (32 in total), almost half was new, and the number of participants who participated before was also increased.
  • We also managed to increase the number of photographs of national monuments.
  • We also actively conducted advertising activities in social networks, with the help of which we were able to attract new participants.

Outcome edit

Please report on your original project targets.


Target outcome Achieved outcome Explanation
Number of participants: 50 32 Unfortunately we must admit that we thought the contest will involve more people.
Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons: 3000 2049 We almost achieved the result.
Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects: 300 267 We almost achieved the result.


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?
    • We could use our advertising in social networks, attract new members. Therefore the role of social networks is very important and is one of the key factors.
    • With the help of social networks, we with the online mode helped new participants.
    • During the competition, participants uploaded many high-quality photos.
  • What did not work so well?
    • Unfortunately the number of participants did not exceed the number that we expected.
    • The above applies to the number of photos uploaded.
  • What would you do differently next time?
    • We will actively advertise the competition on different platforms.

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 Description Unit Budgeted cost
per unit (GEL)
Budgeted cost
per unit (USD)[1]
Actual cost
per unit (GEL)
Actual cost
per unit (USD)
Actual cost total
1 Prize First place 1 400 163 400 164.9 164.9
2 Prize Second place 1 300 123.7 300 123.7 123.7
3 Prize Third Place 1 200 82.4 200 82.4 82.4
4 T-shirts - 20 25 10.3 25 10.3 206
5 Printed Certificate
for winners
- 2 4 1.6 4 1.6 3.2
Actual cost grand total 580.2$

Total project budget: 1410 ₾ (580.2 $)

Total amount requested from WMF: 1540 ₾ + 50 $ (678.9 $) (4 September 2017, oanda.com)

Total amount spent on the project: 580.2 $

Remaining funds edit

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

98.70 USD in unspent funds. Returned to WMF along with unspent funds from WLE 2017.


Remaining funds from this grant have been returned to WMF in the amount of 98.70.

Winners edit

Anything else edit

Anything else you want to share about your project?

  1. Convertion from GEL to USD by 4 September 2017 (oanda.com)