Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Monuments 2025 in Ghana (ID: 23326984)/Final Report
Application type: Standard application
Part 1: Project and impact
1. Describe the implemented activities and results achieved. Additionally, share which approaches were most effective in supporting you to achieve the results. (required)
1. Social media campaigns and posts were conducted to raise awareness about Wiki Loves Monuments in Ghana. Additionally, various Wiki communication channels, such as WhatsApp and Telegram, were utilized to disseminate information. 2. A total of 14 people participated in the photowalk, with an additional individual contributing online without joining in person. 3. A total of 609 photographs were collected, surpassing the predetermined target of 500 images. 4. We established a collaboration with Walewale Wiki Hub to obtain visual materials. The primary focus was on acquiring images from the Northern region of Ghana.
2. Documentation of your impact. Please use space below to share links that help tell your story, impact, and evaluation. (required)
Share links to:
- Project page on Meta-Wiki or any other Wikimedia project
- Dashboards and tools that you used to track contributions
- Some photos or videos from your event. Remember to share access.
You can also share links to:
- Important social media posts
- Surveys and their results
- Infographics and sound files
- Examples of content edited on Wikimedia projects
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2025_in_Ghana https://wikiloves.toolforge.org/monuments/2025/Ghana/users - I love to use this tool than the dashboard https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Gaq6A5WrNEB4l_p6O9IdD8AczLDwxJvt?usp=drive_link https://www.facebook.com/photohuntghana360 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2025_in_Ghana
Additionally, share the materials and resources that you used in the implementation of your project. (required)
For example:
- Training materials and guides
- Presentations and slides
- Work processes and plans
- Any other materials your team has created or adapted and can be shared with others
Please check the link to see the materials
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Gaq6A5WrNEB4l_p6O9IdD8AczLDwxJvt?usp=drive_link
3. To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding the work carried out with this Rapid Fund? You can choose “not applicable” if your work does not relate to these goals. Required. Select one option per question. (required)
| A. Bring in participants from underrepresented groups | Agree |
| B. Create a more inclusive and connected culture in our community | Agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Agree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Strongly agree |
| G. Increased participants' feelings of belonging and connection to the movement | Agree |
| F. Other (optional) |
Part 2: Learning
4. In your application, you outlined some learning questions. What did you learn from these learning questions when you implemented your project? How do you hope to use this learnings in the future? You can recall these learning questions below. (required)
You can recall these learning questions below: We learn how new professional photographers can join and contribute to open knowledge.
We welcomed new, promising individuals who possess a passion for photography and are dedicated to the Wikimedia movement. Our collaborators, who are photographers, participated in these photowalks, enhancing the collective effort. We aim to retain these contributors and photographers to facilitate their involvement in future initiatives.
5. Did anything unexpected or surprising happen when implementing your activities? This can include both positive and negative situations. What did you learn from those experiences? (required)
Several participants lacked prior knowledge of photography, while one participant was entirely unfamiliar with the Wikimedia movement. To address this, future initiatives will include training sessions for participants prior to the commencement of any campaign. We could not attend most of the places we intended to go because of the availability of the participants. In future we intend to at least start the process early and do the photowalks before the campaign starts.
6. What is your plan to share your project learnings and results with other community members? If you have already done it, describe how. (required)
We shall share the information across various Wiki Telegram groups, mailing lists, and WhatsApp groups.
Part 3: Metrics
7. Wikimedia Metrics results. (required)
In your application, you set some Wikimedia targets in numbers (Wikimedia metrics). In this section, you will describe the achieved results and provide links to the tools used.
| Target | Results | Comments and tools used | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 15 | 15 | https://wikiloves.toolforge.org/monuments/2025. This is the best so far. Its fast and gives accurate data. |
| Number of editors | 15 | 15 | |
| Number of organizers | 1 | 1 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |||
| Wikimedia Commons | 500 | 609 | 0 |
| Wikidata | |||
| Wiktionary | |||
| Wikisource | |||
| Wikimedia Incubator | |||
| Translatewiki | |||
| MediaWiki | |||
| Wikiquote | |||
| Wikivoyage | |||
| Wikibooks | |||
| Wikiversity | |||
| Wikinews | |||
| Wikispecies | |||
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
8. Other Metrics results.
In your proposal, you could also set Other Metrics targets. Please describe the achieved results and provide links to the tools used if you set Other Metrics in your application.
| Other Metrics name | Metrics Description | Target | Result | Tools and comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9. Did you have any difficulties collecting data to measure your results? (required)
No
9.1. Please state what difficulties you had. How do you hope to overcome these challenges in the future? Do you have any recommendations for the Foundation to support you in addressing these challenges? (required)
Part 4: Financial reporting
[edit]10. Please state the total amount spent in your local currency. (required)
12663
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
1156.44
12. Report the funds spent in the currency of your fund. (required)
Provide the link to the financial report https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GVQ-YhTobrn4FSXHksVc_D3nVN85N3GR/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=112985307550902114412&rtpof=true&sd=true
12.2. If you have not already done so in your financial spending report, please provide information on changes in the budget in relation to your original proposal. (optional)
13. Do you have any unspent funds from the Fund?
Yes
13.1. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
33,161.10 GHS.
Because we could not visit most of the site due to participants availability.
13.2. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
B. Propose to use them to partially or fully fund a new/future request with PO approval
13.3. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
For next year's Wiki Loves Monuments and other planned Wiki Photo activities.
14.1. Are you in compliance with the terms outlined in the fund agreement?
Yes
14.2. Are you in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in the grant agreement?
Yes
14.3. Are you in compliance with provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), and with relevant tax laws and regulations restricting the use of the Funds as outlined in the grant agreement? In summary, this is to confirm that the funds were used in alignment with the WMF mission and for charitable/nonprofit/educational purposes.
Yes
15. If you have additional recommendations or reflections that don’t fit into the above sections, please write them here. (optional)