Grants:Project/Rapid/Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group/Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 in Benin
gmail.com• fawaz.tairougmail.com
Please see the sample Contest application before drafting your application.
Project Goal edit
Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed.
- Re-introduce Wiki Loves Folklore project to existing and new contributors of wiki commons, and share all about Wiki Loves Folklore and its purpose.
- Recruit and encourage professional and non profession photographers and engage them to continue contributing on Wikimedia Foundation projects.
- Add images, videos and audios of different cultures from Benin to Wikimedia Commons.
- Create/improve beninese cultural/folklore related articles/items on Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Project Plan edit
Activities edit
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?
- Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 in Benin is focused on folk culture such as folk dances, fairy tales, traditional song and dance, folk music, mythology, folk activities, calendar customs, folk arts, folk games, folklore and tradition, including ballads, folktales, legends, folk games, folk plays, games, folk religion, folk cuisine, folk wear etc
2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.
- Offline: Word of mouth and posters will be printed and displayed in various places.
- Online: We have created project pages on meta and commons. We've also filled the participants tab on the Project page. We will set up social media pages (Facebook, Twitter ) to reach more people.
3. How will you let participants know about the contest? In what ways will you be communicating with them?
For example, these can include on-wiki spaces, social media channels, mailing lists, messaging apps, or physical/online gatherings.
- We have created project pages on meta and commons. We will set up social media pages (Facebook, Twitter ) to reach more people.
Other three experimented wikipedian will judge the contributions to select the best wikipedia contributor during the contest.
4. How will you judge the contest and award prizes?
Note: Grantees, judges, and other contest leaders are ineligible to receive prizes. Grantees who are serving as judges may not receive gifts through grant funding.
- We already have 3 judges who are going to set criteria for best images and use these as a basis.
5. For photo contests, what is the strategy to get images used on projects?
- During the contest period, we are going to have edit-a-thons to help integrate some of these uploaded images into existing articles on Wikipedia. We may also create new articles based on these images at the edit-a-thons.
6. Are you running any in-person events or activities? If so, you will need to complete the steps outlined on the Risk Assessment protocol related to COVID-19. When you have completed these steps, please provide a link to your completed copy of the risk assessment tool below:
7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
Impact edit
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:
- Number of participants = 30
- Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons = 500+
- Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects= 100+
For writing contests:
- Number of participants= 20 +
- Number of articles created or improved = 20 +
Resources edit
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).
- Azogbonon (talk), Project Lead
- Fawaz.tairou (talk), Partnership
- Mah3110 (talk), Support
- Aimeabibis (talk), Support
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
- 1 USD = 579.252 (XOF) as of January 8th 2021 Oanda
- Project budget table
| No. | Item | Quantity | Rate (USD) | Total (USD) | ’Summary' |
| Events | Venue | 2 | $150 | $300 | All in person meet ups will follow the COVID-19 measures set up by the government of Benin. |
| Snacks | 2 | $60 | $120 | ||
| Branding & Stationaries | T-Shirts | 10 | $7.5 | $75 | T-shirt will be given to contributor who has uploaded good number and quality photos, as well as to participant who has won the local ISA contest. |
| Certificate | 20 | $3 | $60 | ||
| Communications, Outreach & COVID-19 equipment | Internet at the events | 4 | $50 | $200 | Internet will be used during events for photo uploading and edit-a-thon. Communication (Online press and social media...) |
| Social Media (Promotion) | 5 | $20 | $100 | ||
| COVID-19 equipment | - | - | $50 | Hand Sanitizer, Soaps, Washing basin and Face Masks | |
| Closing Ceremony | Awards giving | (1st,2nd,3rd and 4th) | $400 | $400 | The award will be given in term of vouchers and certificates. We will give vouchers cards worthy $150 to the first winner, $100 to the second winner and $50 to the third one for the photo contest, and $50 for the best wikipedia contributor; the winners can spend vouchers cards on what they choose. |
| Event Venue | 1 | $250 | $250 | ||
| Drinks and Snacks | - | $100 | $100 | ||
| Contingency Amount | $50 | Unforeseen expenses | |||
| Total: USD 1,705 | |||||
Endorsements edit
Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
