Grants:Project/Rapid/Wikimedians of Cameroon User Group/Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos in Cameroon/Report

Report accepted
This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2019-20 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.


Goals edit

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

  • This project allowed us to strengthen the commitment of the members of our UG in this period of pandemic
  • Many were able to learn how to upload the photos to Commons and insert them into Wikipedia pages
  • Great moment to support our new contributors in Wikipedia and Commons
  • Training of UG members in the insertion of a photo gallery and configuration
  • Active contribution of members to the contest

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
1 Online contest presentation session 1
3 practical support and follow-up sessions for participants 3
2 special coaching sessions for novice members 2
22 participants 15 Some members didn't have a computer to participate in the training and the contest
1500 images are used on Wikipedia articles According to the results, more than 2000 images have been added to Wikipedia articles in French and English Members were motivated to contribute and above all to win
600 articles are improved with photos According to the results, 781 articles were modified in Wikipedia in French, 740 in Wikipedia in English and 48 in Wikipedia in German Our UG is made up of French and English speaking members


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?
    • Reunion between members despite everything taking place online
    • Strong motivation of members
    • Positive experience in terms of distance learning
    • We published the results weekly to boost member motivation
    • In addition to the knowledge acquired during the trainings, several members participated to win a prize
  • What did not work so well?
    • Withdrawal of some members due to lack of computers
    • Some problems with the internet connection
  • What would you do differently next time?
    • Open participation to other participants who aren't members of the UG

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.

Item Spent Budget in XOF Spend Budget in USD Receipt Available Comments
1st prize 130 000 frs CFA $231,39 USD Yes
2nd prize 65 000 frs CFA $115,69 USD Yes
3rd prize 50 000 frs CFA $89,00 USD Yes
4th Internet Key + connection credit 25 000 frs CFA $44,50 USD Yes
Tee-shirts for organizers (2) and 3 winners participants (3) 30 000 frs CFA $53,40 USD Yes
Internet connection for participants (4 sessions) 130 000 frs CFA $231,39 USD No Withdrawal of the 7 participants; Electronic transfer of internet credits
Internet connection for trainers (6 sessions) 120 000 frs CFA $213,59 USD No Electronic transfer of internet credits
Transportation costs for purchase and delivery of prizes to winners 22 000 frs CFA $39,16 USD No Imprevu : Difficult to get taxi tickets; the base was 2000 frs CFA (3,56 USD) as during the UG meetings
Total 572 000 frs CFA $1 018,11 USD

Remaining funds edit

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

The funds remaining from this grant in the amount of 41,245.40 XAF (equivalent to US$76.54 as of January 2021) were deducted from another grant payment for Grants:Project/Rapid/Wiki Loves Africa Cameroon 2021.

Yes, 43 000 Fcfa - $76,54 USD

Anything else edit

Anything else you want to share about your project? Participation results of our UG