Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Wiki Loves Monuments 2025 in Togo (ID: 23481376)/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)
L’édition 2025 de Wiki Loves Monuments au Togo s’est illustrée par une participation active et des résultats très encourageants. Le concours a été lancé le 20 septembre et a immédiatement été suivi d’une séance de formation destinée à renforcer les capacités des participants en matière de prise de vues et de contribution sur Wikimedia Commons. Un photowalk a été organisé dans la région Maritime, permettant aux participants d’explorer plusieurs sites historiques et de réaliser des prises de vue directement sur le terrain. Au total, 28 personnes ont pris part à cette édition et ont démontré un réel engagement tout au long de la période du concours, menant au téléversement de 925 images documentant les monuments togolais entre la période du 20 septembre au 31 octobre 2025. À la fin du processus national, dix photos ont été sélectionnées pour représenter le Togo au niveau international. Le succès de cette édition repose principalement sur trois éléments que sont: la formation initiale, qui a permis d’améliorer la qualité technique des contributions ; le photowalk, qui a stimulé la production d’un volume conséquent d’images pertinentes ; et l’appui continu fourni aux participants.
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_Togo https://wikiloves.toolforge.org/monuments/2025/Togo https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AAQiFG59V/ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15U1N3ZuuUR/ https://www.facebook.com/100078171596072/posts/pfbid02F5uP7hEHLzuKHLBdUSk2eAHsyzbtjb1uf5fMWEwhzF2QKGZ98MmaTbPBXZgKSZfml/ https://www.facebook.com/100078171596072/posts/pfbid02q7f8YWZ7mYKjwXSCcXR8MtDAKKRcusnQuubvWa79YhCH9Q7tRqxvdpsfDgeX974bl/ https://x.com/WikimediaTg/status/1990861168882094591?t=uyOKHAOhTJFYQmA97nUjJA&s=19 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2025_winners#Togo
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
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UQEanqGglxXqLTwWfOKK4prvqCPOjEdFjnxFvVJxxdE/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dgW1g_D-n3wFi1-aJoRFXpMk23n6Mqd0eJgiM0FRE3A/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/179PdwBRu-ha9Yxamy6HOlOUik1cuNwOp4hQxJoRuswU/edit?usp=sharing
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 | Strongly agree |
| B. Create a more inclusive and connected culture in our community | Strongly agree |
| C. Develop content about underrepresented topics/groups | Strongly agree |
| D. Develop content from underrepresented perspectives | Strongly agree |
| E. Encourage the retention of editors | Strongly agree |
| F. Encourage the retention of organizers | Strongly agree |
| G. Increased participants' feelings of belonging and connection to the movement | Strongly 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: Nous aimerions grâce à ce projet découvrir la beauté et l'histoire des monuments du Togo en particulier celles de la région maritime.
La mise en œuvre du projet a permis de mieux connaître et documenter la richesse des monuments de la région Maritime, tout en constatant les efforts de rénovation réalisés sur certains sites. À l’avenir, ces apprentissages serviront à orienter de nouvelles actions vers une sensibilisation plus large des communautés locales, un élargissement de la couverture géographique du concours à d’autres régions du pays, ainsi qu’un renforcement du dialogue avec les institutions chargées du patrimoine afin de combiner effort de documentation, mise en valeur et conservation sur le long terme.
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)
Au cours de la mise en œuvre du projet, quelques situations inattendues ont été rencontrées. Lors d’une sortie photo, l’accès à une zone regroupant plus les sites du quartier administratif ont été temporairement fermé en raison de la présence du Président du Conseil, ce qui a empêché la prise de photos et a nécessité de reprogrammer la visite à une date ultérieure. Par ailleurs, l’accès à certains sites touristiques de grande valeur s’est révélé payant, ce qui constitue une contrainte pour la documentation libre du patrimoine. Malgré ces imprévus, l’ensemble des activités s’est déroulé normalement, et ces expériences nous permettrons de mieux anticiper à l’avenir les questions d’autorisation, de planification et de coordination avec les institutions locales.
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)
Les enseignements et résultats du projet ont été partagés avec la communauté lors de la cérémonie officielle de clôture, au cours de laquelle les images gagnantes au niveau national ont été présentées. Les photos sélectionnées ont également été publiées sur la page internationale du concours ainsi que sur les différents canaux de communication et réseaux sociaux, permettant ainsi de diffuser largement les résultats auprès de la communauté Wikimedia et du grand public.
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 | 25 | 28 | https://wikiloves.toolforge.org/monuments/2025/Togo |
| Number of editors | 25 | 28 | https://wikiloves.toolforge.org/monuments/2025/Togo |
| Number of organizers | 4 | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Target | Result - Number of created pages | Result - Number of improved pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |||
| Wikimedia Commons | 200 | 925 | 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)
1693645
11. Please state the total amount spent in US dollars. (required)
3003.56
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/1VoIn92un7qxxM4-jXdWV6iB3xgSBY2OFt4tVY5oyAzo/edit?usp=sharing
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?
No
13.1. Please list the amount and currency you did not use and explain why.
N/A
13.2. What are you planning to do with the underspent funds?
N/A
13.3. Please provide details of hope to spend these funds.
N/A
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)