Grants:Project/Rapid/Wiki Loves Africa 2022 in Botswana/Report
- Report accepted
- To read the approved grant submission describing the plan for this project, please visit Grants:Project/Rapid/Wiki Loves Africa 2022 in Botswana.
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Goals[edit]
Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?
- Yes we managed to meet and exceed our target number of images we wanted to have for this photo contest.
Outcome[edit]
Please report on your original project targets. Please be sure to review and provide metrics required for Rapid Grants.
| Target outcome | Achieved outcome | Explanation |
| 400 | 435 images and about 15 participants who entered the competition | We had old and new participants which made it easier for contributors to teach other how to upload images. |
Learning[edit]
Projects do not always go according to plan. Sharing what you learned can help you and others plan similar projects in the future. Help the movement learn from your experience by answering the following questions:
- What worked well?
- Two photowalks were possible this helped give motivation to the participants to capture images.
- Calling and reminding them to come for the uploading sessions.
- Social media campaigning about Wiki Loves Africa project
- Assisted those who wanted to upload images with Airtime/Data bundles to upload individually due to lock down restrictions.
- What did not work so well?
- Poor internet connection
- We had multiple lock downs happening hence this limited the movements for participants who wanted to attend photo walks and upload images in the lab.
- What would you do differently next time?
- Use more social media / or have a Facebook live presentation on how to enter the competition so that those who missed the session can always revisit
- Try a different schools to host Wiki Loves Africa to expand reach.
Finances[edit]
Grant funds spent[edit]
Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.
| No. | Expenses | Explanation | Amount ($)
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| 1. | Graphic design | Design of Posters and flyers and certificate *10 | 200.00 |
| 2 | *5 T-shirts | Judges and organisers | 100.00 |
| 3. | Online advertising campaign | Social media campaign- Facebook and Twitter promotions, print posters | 300.00 |
| 4. | Communication | Airtime for Communication between organizers, Reminder calls and SMS to Participants | 300.00
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| 5. | Internet Subscription | Internet Subscription for 2 months scheduled frequent check in conference calls on request to assist those with issues, Internet will be used for training participants. | 500.00 |
| 6. | Gift Cards | First Prize $200 Second Prize $100 Third Prize $50 |
350.00 |
| 7. | Social media management | 100.00 | |
| 8. | Venue | 3 day series of events | 450.00 |
| 9. | Food | *3 days | 450.00 |
| Total: | $2750
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Remaining funds Do you have any remaining grant funds?[edit]
- No. Remainder was used under bank charges and a bit more excess from my personal account but not so much.
Anything else[edit]
Anything else you want to share about your project?
- Here is a link to our social media page; Wikimedia Community Usergroup Botswana
- Here is a link to our Project page; WLA Botswana 2022