Grants:Project/Rapid/Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation/Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 in Nigeria/Report
- Report accepted
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Goals edit
Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?
Outcome edit
Please report on your original project targets.
| Target outcome | Achieved outcome | Explanation |
| If at least 30 people participated | 48 people participated, 24 (52%) of these people registered after the competition. See the detail see here | The surpassed the target mark by 60% |
| If at least 800 images are uploaded to Wikimedia Common | Over 2500 quality images were uploaded to Wikimedia commons See here | The target outcome (800 images) was surpassed in excess of 0ver 1751 images |
| If two months after the contest, 200 (and 25%) of uploaded images are used on wiki projects | 67(3%) | explanation has been provided on the talk page of this report. |
| If at least 20 natural sites are photographed | more than 20 natural sites were covered see here |
Time Lines edit
- 2019-08-05- the grant was submitted for review by the Rapid Grant Team
- 2019-07-09- Landing Page was created for Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 contest in Nigeria
- 2019-08-22- the grant was approved
- 2019-09-01- the contest officially Started
- 2019-09-5- the fund was received
- 2019-09-16- the official launch/upload session of the contest in Lagos, Nigeria
- 2019-09-30- the contest was officially closed in Nigeria
- 2019-10-11- local organizer Launches WhatsApp platform for the official communication among local Jury for the contest.
- 2019-10-30- the announcement of the best 10 quality images from Nigerian contributors by the local Jury. The same day, the international organizer was informed of the list of the best 10 images selected from Nigeria
- 2019-11-20- Wiki Loves Monuments 2019- Prize Presentation
- 2019-11-30 Submission of Final Report.
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 maximised the benefits of social media platforms to stimulate the performance of our local contributors. For example, the local organiser created a WhatsApp group where 80% of the local participants engaged themselves throughout the window period of the contest.
- The ranking table introduced by the international organiser to showcase contributions by countries helps the contributions of our local participants. Many of the contributors perceived it as a means of promotion of their nationality.
- Some of the contributors were influenced by the introduction of local prizes.
- We partnered professional photographers organisation for quality photos.
- What did not work so well?
- Revision and approval stage of the grant took over 4weeks. Therefore, it delayed the launch and upload session of the contest.
- What would you do differently next time?
1. Grant proposal will be submitted early to expedite review and approval processes. 2. Extend an invitation to external funding partners for additional funding to support activities such photo walks in the next edition.
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.
Check our google sheet for the expenses report
Remaining funds edit
Do you have any remaining grant funds?
- No
Anything else edit
Anything else you want to share about your project? We spent additional NGN20,000.00 ($65.57) on Hall rental. The fund was raised among our executives to augment the budget.