Grants talk:Project/Rapid/User:Kaizenify/Lagos Municipalities Photowalk

Application received

Hi, Kaizenify! Thank you for submitting this rapid grant request. We have received a high volume of requests, which may delay our review. We appreciate your patience and will respond to your request as soon as possible.

• Given the timely nature of this application we will try to review it as soon as possible but given the high volume we have received we cannot guarantee review in time for your event. Are your event dates flexible at all?

Please check this page for additional comments and questions as we review the application and please feel free to reach out to us with questions; we are here to help with a successful grant application! Best regards, LSmith (WMF) (talk) 00:37, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

Hello LSmith (WMF), thanks for getting back. I have adjusted the date so that you have enough time to review it. I'd communicate this new date to the rest of my team. Let me know if you want me to provide additional information. Thank you. Kaizenify (talk) 10:40, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, Kaizenify! I have noted this in our records. One of our rapid grants program officers will review it and respond on this page with questions and/or a decision as soon as possible. Best regards, LSmith (WMF) (talk) 00:37, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

@LSmith (WMF): Thank you for all the work you are doing. The Grant has been open for about 2 months now and haven't been dealt with, please do look into this. Thanks. Kaizenify (talk) 21:40, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

@WJifar (WMF):, the project date is fast approaching and haven't gotten a feedback yet. Thanks. Kaizenify (talk) 06:53, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

Comments from WMF

Hello, Kaizenify; thank you for your patience with our delayed review process. We have gone through your application and have questions for you; once we receive your responses, the processing time will be much faster.

1. What plan do you have in place to recruit 40 photographers for this initiative?
2. In past initiatives involving professional photographers, they have not always been supportive of the idea of uploading photographs for free, with open licenses. What is your plan to address this?
3. Can you please share a list of the locations that you plan to include in the photowalks? We are trying to build a case of why it is important to devote movement resources to add them to Commons.
4. You mention that there will be 10 experienced editors in the workshop. Can you please list them and/or chime in this discussion or on the endorsements of the grant request?
5. Can you please walk us through the program for your workshop? How long it will last, what the session will be like.

Regards, MMontes (WMF) (talk) 15:34, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Answers to the comments from WMF

1. What plan do you have in place to recruit 40 photographers for this initiative?

I am a professional photographer and a member of the Lagos State Professional Photographer Association of Nigeria. This project has been extensively discussed in our various meetings. In fact more than 60 photographers have shown interest but we just want to restrict the numbers to 40. Kaizenify (talk)

2. In past initiatives involving professional photographers, they have not always been supportive of the idea of uploading photographs for free, with open licenses. What is your plan to address this?

Yes, you are correct. Some photographers don't like to release their works for free partly because they are not familiar with various licenses under which they can release their works or they want to earn money or honorarium for their works. But this project has been extensively discussed with them and the idea of uploading their works for free with open license was embraced by over 60 of them. Thus, the photographers who have shown interest are those who have agreed to release their works under a free license. Kaizenify (talk) 13:05, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

3. Can you please share a list of the locations that you plan to include in the photowalks? We are trying to build a case of why it is important to devote movement resources to add them to Commons.

Few of the places are: Agege Stadium, Ajegunle, Akowonjo, Anchor University, Festac, Satellite town, Lagos, Golden Tulip, Festac, Apapa port complex, Apapa Amusement park, Apapa Oworonshoki expressway, Agiya Tree Monument, Grace schools, Ikosi, Church of Nigeria, Agbowa-ikosi, Kalakuta republic, Lagos state management authority, Ejigbo, Lagos, Apata Memorial High school, Ijanikin, Ota-Awori, Lagos State University Ota-Awori, Caleb University, Lagos State polytechnic, Government College Ikorodu, Babington Macaulay Junior Seminar, National stadium, Lagos, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Adeniran Ogunsanya street, Lagos, Encomium Magazine, Abule-Egba, Ifako International School, General Hospital, Ifako Bariga, CMS Grammar School , Yabacom Valley, Iddo, Queens College Lagos, Andela, Co-Creation Hub, Methodist Girls High school, Lagos, Jaekel house, Nigeria Institute of medical research, Lebanese community school, Igbobi college, Ikeja electric, Grange school, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, D-ivy college, Ikeja city mall, ikeja bus terminal, MKO Abiola statue, Lagos central mosque, Federal palace hotel, Ikoyi, Banana island, Dolphin estate, Parkview estate, Admiralty circle plaza, Club Quilox, Tinubu square, Freedom park(Lagos), Tafewa Balewa Square, Creek Hospital, Shitta-Bey Mosque, Soldier Idumota, Independence house, Union bank building (Lagos), Lagos island general hospital, Obalende, Carter bridge, Heritage place (Lagos), Imota, Pan-Atlantic University, Ibeju-Lekki, Dowen college, , Dreamworld Africana, Lagos business school, Lekki British school, Lekki conservative centre. Kaizenify (talk) 13:51, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

4. You mention that there will be 10 experienced editors in the workshop. Can you please list them and/or chime in this discussion or on the endorsements of the grant request?

Yes. The 10 experienced editors includes:

• kaizenify

• Agbalagba

• Mahveotm

• User:T Cells

• User:Danidamiobi

• User:Jamie Tubers

• User:Adefanike

• User:SuperSwift

• User:Haylad

• User:Olaniyan Olushola

• User:Samatics

4. Can you please walk us through the program for your workshop? How long it will last, what the session will be like.

Yes. Below is the session for the workshop

Morning Session
Time	Activity	Facilitators
10:00AM - 10:30AM	Registration	All
10:30AM - 10:45AM	Opening remark	User:Olaniyan Olushola (President, Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation)
10:45AM-11:00AM	Introductions	All
11:00AM - 11:30	Introduction to Wikimedia Commons	User:Kaizenify (Professional photographer and Commons contributor)
11:30 Noon - 11:45	Tea break	All
Afternoon Session
11:45PM - 12:15PM	Copyright and Licensing	User:T Cells (License reviewer on Commons and Sysop on Yoruba Wikipedia)
12:15pm -12:45PM	How to upload files on Commons	User:Mahveotm
12:45PM – 3:00PM	Uploading of images collected	All
3:00PM - 3:30PM	Lunch	All
3:30PM – 5:45PM	Use of images uploaded on Wikipedia articles	All participants
5:45PM - 6:00PM	Votes of thanks	User:Kaizenify

MMontes (WMF), let me know if you have additional question. Thank you in anticipation. Kaizenify (talk) 14:15, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

Further Comments from WMF

Hello, Kaizenify; thank you for addressing my questions. Could you provide more details about the services that have given you the quotes for the transportation and food? Through a simple search online we found transportation services that cost half the amount that is presented in the grant proposal and we are trying to understand the rationale for this. Regards, MMontes (WMF) (talk) 19:09, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Answer to further comments from WMF

MMontes (WMF), thanks for your question. N3,000 (9.83 USD) was budgeted for breakfast and lunch for each photographer. So, N3,000 is the cost of food per photographer per day. This includes refreshment.

For transportation, N100,000 was estimated per bus. This estimate was based on a discussion with two different bus owners in my location. The first person I met insisted that it would not cost less than N80,000 per bus. The second person said considering that the bus would convey people to different locations, it would cost N120,000 per bus. It was based on this we estimated the cost of transportation. We contacted this transportation services via telephone calls since it looks like we could get it for N40,000 based on the information provided on the advert website. But the lady (Chichi) who spoke to us said the N40,000 we saw on the website was for a trip, from A to B location. That is, if we want to convey people from one location to another. For example from Oshodi to Ikorodu. That since they would be conveying photographers to multiple locations, it will cost N90,000 per bus and that seems like a good option. I don't know if this answers your question but please let me know if you need further clarification. Thank you. Kaizenify (talk) 21:20, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

WMF Answer

Kaizenify, two final points:

1. I notice that the project dates on your proposal only encompass the event itself. You may want to revise this because we can only fund expenses that happen within the project dates.
2. As you do that revision (if necessary), please do a final read through of the application to see if there are ay modifications you want to do or details you want to add.

Please notify me when you have completed this. Regards, MMontes (WMF) (talk) 21:31, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

MMontes (WMF). Done. Thanks for drawing my attention to this. Regards. Kaizenify (talk) 21:57, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Grant Request Approved

Kaizenify, we are approving your grant request. We are looking forward to seeing the photos in articles and to reading your report. Have a great photowalk! Regards, MMontes (WMF) (talk) 11:07, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Thank you MMontes (WMF) Kaizenify (talk) 12:19, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Project dates adjustment

As per Kaizenify's request via email, we are changing start and end dates for the project to 1-15 July 2019. MMontes (WMF) (talk) 03:21, 3 July 2019 (UTC)