Grants:Project/Rapid/UG GE/Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in Georgia

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Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in Georgia

The overall purpose of this Wiki Loves Monuments contest is to increase the amount of freely-licensed material related to Georgian monuments in Wikimedia Commons, and improve the quality and quantity of Wikipedia articles about them, including illustrating the articles with the uploaded pictures. If the project is going to be successful, more people will know not only about Wikipedia, but also about Wikimedia Commons and new users will be engaged in the projects also. Additionally, the Wikimedia movement and the local chapters will gain visibility within the involved communities.

targetWikimedia Commons and Georgian Wikipedia

start dateAugust 28

end dateOctober 31

budget (local currency)1540 ₾ + 50$

budget (USD)678.9$

grant typeGroup

grantee• Mehman97

contact(s)• mehman.ibragimov@outlook.com
chabukashvili

gmail.com
david.asriashvili@gmail.com

organization (if applicable)• Wikimedia Community User Group Georgia

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Project Goal

To engage new and existing members of the community
To increase the number of freely licensed and quality images of monuments of Georgia to Wikimedia Commons
To spread awareness about Wikimedia projects in Georgia

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?

The overall purpose of this Wiki Loves Monuments contest is to increase the amount of freely-licensed material related to Georgian monuments in Wikimedia Commons, and improve the quality and quantity of Wikipedia articles about them, including illustrating the articles with the uploaded pictures. If the project is going to be successful, more people will know not only about Wikipedia, but also about Wikimedia Commons and new users will be engaged in the projects also. Additionally, the Wikimedia movement and the local chapters will gain visibility within the involved communities.

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

Central Notice across Wikimedia projects
Media coverage
Official Georgian Wikipedia Facebook page (with about 89K likes) and Official WLM Georgia Facebook page
Promoting the competition through the use of social networks (Facebook/Twitter).

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

The jury will be composed both by experienced Wikimedians and photography enthusiasts. We are forming a 5-member jury which will be consisted of 2 experienced Wikimedian, 2 photographers and one public figures. They will determine the winners of the contest taking into the consideration the criteria mentioned here.

Prizes will be in term of money.

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

In Georgian Wikipedia there are many articles about monuments without a single illustration. Volunteers will add uploaded images to respective articles in Wikimedia projects during and after the contest.

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:

Number of participants: 50
Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons: 3000
Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects: 300

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Budget

Items	Sub-items	Quantity	Amount (In Georgian Lari)	Total
Prizes	First Place	3	400 ₾	900 ₾
	Second Place		300 ₾
	Third Place		200 ₾
T-Shirts		20	25 ₾	500 ₾
Advertisments (making online ads and banner)				50$
Unforeseen expenses				140 ₾
Grand total				1540 ₾ + 50$

Total requested: 1540 ₾ + 50$ = 678.9$ (4 September 2017, oanda.com)

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