Grants:Project/Rapid/Cameroon/Wiki Loves Africa 2022 in Cameroon/Report

Report accepted

This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2021-22 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

• To read the approved grant submission describing the plan for this project, please visit Grants:Project/Rapid/Cameroon/Wiki Loves Africa 2022 in Cameroon.
• You may still comment on this report on its discussion page, or visit the discussion page to read the discussion about this report.
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Goals

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

• Organize the contest in four regions of Cameroon
• Train the trainers of each region
• Engage new contributors
• Emphasis on training sessions by professionnal photographers to facilitate newers about photography work
• Share useful skills of how to contribute to wikimedia commons and how to contribute useful photos which can be used in other Wikimedia projects.
• Train new editors through online photo upload sessions.
• Add more images about the topic of the year in our country
• Create awareness about the Wikimedia movement and its activities.

Outcome

Please report on your original project targets. Please be sure to review and provide metrics required for Rapid Grants.

• Wiki Loves Africa 2022 Statistics : Wiki Loves Africa 2022

Target outcome	Achieved outcome	Explanation
Number of events= at least 10 main in person events	We were able to do 10 in person events.	Goal was met
Number of participants= at least +20	40+ participants	Goal met
Number of photos uploaded= at least +200	571 photos uploaded (+200%)	Goal met
Number of photos used= More than 50	73 (+100%)	Goal met

Top 3 Winners

1.First Winner User: Franco237

• Winning photo: Symphonie de couleur Place de l'indépendance Yaoundé.

2.Second Winner User: Max MBAKOP

• Winning photo: Notable de la chefferie de Somie

3.Third Winner User: WepngongMaureen

• Winning photo: Pigsty contains two pigs

Learning

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?

1. All of the sessions were a great experience as we gave a new way of running campaigns by including an extra layer that we called regional trainers.
2. Good number of professional photographer who become contributors.
3. The four regions in contest
4. We were able to interest the Garoua locality

• What did not work so well?

1. Delay in launching, monitoring and achieving project objectives due to late funding
2. We were forced to pre-finance several activities

• What would you do differently next time?

1. Strengthen communication within the User Group
2. Create many teams to facilitate execution of project
3. Anticipate in the submission of grants

Finances

Grant funds spent

Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.

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Item	Spent Budget in XAF	Spend Budget in USD	Comments
Specific expensives (by town)
Sessions Yaoundé
Lead Transport	20000	34.48
Participants transports	50000	86.21
Participants internet	75000	129.31
Venue	0	0
Snacks and foods	150000	258.62
Sessions Douala
Lead Transport	20000	34.48
Participants transports	50000	86.21
Participants internet	30000	51.72
Venue	60000	103.45
Snacks and foods	72000	124.14
Sessions Buea
Lead Transport	20000	34.48
Participants transports	26000	44.83
Participants internet	30000	51.72
Venue	100000	172.41
Snacks and foods	80000	137.93
Sessions Garoua
Lead Transport (Maroua - Garoua)	15000	25.86
Lead accomodation	40000	68.97
Participants transports	0	0
Participants internet	10000	17.24
Venue	0	0
Snacks and foods	50000	86.21
Sessions Maroua
Lead Transport	30000	51.72
Participants transports	45000	77.59
Participants internet	30000	51.72
Venue	150000	258.62
Snacks and foods	75000	129.31
General expensives
Restaurant for Professionnal Photographers	50000	86.21
Transport of Professional Photographers	150000	258.62
Prizes (3 winners)	275000	474.14
sending prizes to winners	30000	51.73
Photos and certificates print	70000	120.68
Closing ceremony (Venue, Snack, Food...)	50000	86.21
Jury gift and internet fees	60000	103.45
Internet	200000	344.83
Communications	150000	258.62
T-shirts	150000	258.62
Notepads	75000	129.31
Caps	90000	155.17
Roll-ups	75000	129.31
Bank fees	54156.2	93.37
Total	2707156.2	4,667.51

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds?

Partial for gifts, there is Android tablet which we have to buy. $1.13 due to the difference between the amount received and the total used. The printing of photos and certificates, the closing ceremony and the jury gift and the internet costs are not yet finished. $310.34 is concerned. We see how to organize the ceremony at the latest in November or not. A discussion is underway with the winners. The prizes will be sending by end November.

In total, $310.34 is concerned.

The fees were used for closing ceremony which was taking place at 14th march 2023 in National Museum of Cameroon

Program Officer notes: René has confirmed on March 23, 2024 that the closing ceremony was organized and the rest of the funds were used as planned.

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project? We were able to interest the Garoua locality which is waiting for other projects and hopes to join the work team around wikimedia projects.