Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Earth 2026 in Togo (ID: 23759760)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Akouete
- Organization
Wikimedia Togo
- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
I'm a board member or president of a Wikimedia Affiliate or mission-allied organization.
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
Je suis cofondateur et chargé de programme du groupe d'utilisateur Wikimedia community of Togo Usergroup. Je travaille principalement sur les stratégies et initiatives visant à faire grandir la communauté du Togo sur le volet contribution mais aussi en terme de contributeurs.
Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Wiki Loves Earth 2026 in Togo
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2026-05-01 - 2026-06-15
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Togo
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Wiki Loves Earth
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
L’édition Wiki Loves Earth Togo 2026 s’inscrit dans la continuité des résultats positifs enregistrés en 2025, une année marquée par une forte dynamique de collaboration entre les acteurs scientifiques, institutionnels et communautaires engagés dans la valorisation du patrimoine naturel togolais. Le succès de l’édition 2025 repose notamment sur la collaboration étroite avec le Laboratoire de Botanique et d’Écologie Végétale de l’Université de Lomé, dont l’expertise scientifique a permis d’améliorer la rigueur des contenus produits et de renforcer la crédibilité des informations documentant les espèces et les sites naturels. En parallèle, l’implication active des services déconcentrés du Ministère de l’Environnement et des Ressources Forestières a joué un rôle déterminant dans l’identification des sites prioritaires, la facilitation de l’accès au terrain et l’ancrage territorial des activités. Cette synergie a permis de documenter plusieurs aires naturelles d’intérêt écologique et de sensibiliser les communautés locales à l’importance de la conservation de la biodiversité à travers la production et la diffusion de contenus libres. Forte de cette expérience réussie, l’édition 2026 ambitionne d’aller plus loin en mettant un accent particulier sur l’amélioration de la qualité des images produites, tant sur le plan technique que documentaire. Les activités seront prioritairement orientées vers la production de visuels de haute qualité portant sur des espèces végétales et animales ainsi que des sites naturels qui n’ont pas été couverts lors des précédentes campagnes Wiki Loves Earth. Cette approche permettra de combler les lacunes identifiées, d’enrichir les bases de connaissances libres et de renforcer l’utilité des contenus pour la recherche, l’éducation environnementale et la prise de décision. Enfin, Wiki Loves Earth Togo 2026 vise à consolider et élargir les partenariats existants, en renforçant la participation des chercheurs, des agents techniques de l’environnement, des photographes et des communautés locales. À travers cette démarche, l’initiative entend contribuer durablement à la promotion, à la documentation et à la préservation du patrimoine naturel du Togo, en s’appuyant sur des contenus libres de qualité, accessibles à tous.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
1. Communication sur les réseaux sociaux 2- 1 Atelier de lancement du concours 3- 1 atelier sur la prise de photo professionnelle sur le paysage et la nature 4-2 Photowalk 5-1 Atelier de téléversement de données sur Wikimedia Commons 6-Atelier de clôture et de remise des prix aux gagnants locaux
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.
Akouete : Lead Hermannkass : Formateur Ubkoumbogny : Chargé de communication Baname Lare : Chargé de partenariat
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
Les participants sont tous les passionnés de la photographie, de la nature et des projets wikimedia. Une attention particulière sera accordée aux anciens contributeurs, mais aussi aux nouveaux contributeurs, notamment les photographes et les etudiants inscrits en facultés de biologie, de l'environnement et l’aménagement paysager au Togo. Il sera également question d'associer à nouveau le ministère de l'environnement à travers ses directions pour un meilleur déploiement des équipes pour la prise de photo.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
N/A
- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
Une discussion a eu lieu dans le groupe Whatsapp pour échanger avec les membres de la communauté au sujet de l'événement. Un vote a été fait pour identifier leur intérêt et les potentiels à visiter. Par ailleurs, les membres de la communauté ont été également informé via notre page meta : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Community_of_Togo_User_Group#Wiki_Loves_Earth_2026_in_Togo
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Content Gender gap
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Climate Change and sustainability
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Digital Access
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Identify Topics for Impact
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Quelle est la richesse faunique et floristique des aires protégées et des sites naturels du Togo.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 20 | |
| Number of editors | 20 | |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | 1200 |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
Nous utiliserons le dasboard outreach et le Wiki Loves toolforge pour tracker les contributions.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15Y2HOWo2bjNdgb_DnhXrwItWRTq8E6NuYZepb8s0em0/edit?usp=sharing
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
1771780 XOF
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
3201.28 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
Endorsements and Feedback
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Community members are invited to share meaningful feedback on the proposal and include reasons why they endorse the proposal. Consider the following:
- Stating why the proposal is important for the communities involved and why they think the strategies chosen will achieve the results that are expected.
- Highlighting any aspects they think are particularly well developed: for instance, the strategies and activities proposed, the levels of community engagement, outreach to underrepresented groups, addressing knowledge gaps, partnerships, the overall budget and learning and evaluation section of the proposal, etc.
- Highlighting if the proposal focuses on any interesting research, learning or innovation, etc. Also if it builds on learning from past proposals developed by the individual or organization, or other Wikimedia communities.
- Analyzing if the proposal is going to contribute in any way to important developments around specific Wikimedia projects or Movement Strategy.
- Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).