Grants:Project/Rapid/UG LEV/Wiki Loves Monuments 2017

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Rapid Grants

UG LEV/Wiki Loves Monuments 2017

Wiki Loves Monuments in Jordan, Syria, and Palestine

targetcommons

start dateNovember 1

end dateDecember 31

budget (USD)1150 800

grant typeindividual

grantee• fjmustak

contact(s)• fjmustakgmail.com• user:عباد ديرانية

organization (if applicable)• Wikimedians of the Levant User Group

website (if applicable)• Wikimedians of the Levant

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Please see the sample Contest application before drafting your application.

Project Goal

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

1. Add or improve content

Project Plan

Activities

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?

Photographs of monuments in the Levant

2. How will you let people know about the contest?

Through social media, through Wikimedia central notice, and by word of mouth

3. How will you judge the contest and award prizes?

Impartial judges from several countries have been asked to judge the photos on the following criteria:

1. relevance
2. quality
3. visual appeal

Prizes: First place $150, second place $100, and third place $50. An additional prize will be given for the most useful image. This will be judged according to the value added to a Wikipedia article (for example an article with no previous photos.

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

A group of Wikipedians will go through the list of photos, and use them in relevant articles

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

Impact

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: 20 in each country (results: Jordan 36, Palestine 13, Syria 15)
2. Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons: 100 in each country (results: Jordan 624, Palestine 142, Syria 128)
3. Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects: 20 in each country (results: Jordan 15, Palestine 9, Syria 2)

Resources

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).

Volunteers from WM-LEV worked on holding the contest, other volunteers from different groups will judge the photos. Additional funding is being sought for the Syria prizes.

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

Expense	count	cost/unit (USD)	total cost (USD)	Notes
Palestine: First Prize	1	150	150
Palestine: Second Prize	1	100	100
Palestine: Third Prize	1	50	50
Palestine: Most Useful Image Prize	1	50	50
Jordan: First Prize	1	150	150
Jordan: Second Prize	1	100	100
Jordan: Third Prize	1	50	50
Jordan: Most Useful Image Prize	1	50	50
Syria: First Prize	1	150	150	Due to restrictions on WMF funding activities in Syria, alternate funding sources will be sought.
Syria: Second Prize	1	100	100
Syria: Third Prize	1	50	50
Syria: Most Useful Image Prize	1	50	50
Money transfer costs			100	(estimate)
TOTAL			1150 800

Endorsements

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• Great work; much needed! Llywelyn2000 (talk) 00:03, 2 November 2017 (UTC)