Grants:Project/Rapid/Wiki Loves Folklore 2022/Report

Report accepted

This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2017-18 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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Goals[edit]

Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?

We have received 8454 images from 500 uploaders from 93 countries. A total of 7025 articles were impacted (created/edited) during Feminism and Folklore writing competition and 259 editors from 23 wiki communities have participated.

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
Number of participants: 600 editors	501 Uploaders from 93 countries and 259 editors from 23 wiki communities = 760 editors	we have recieved a total of 760 user engagement during these projects
Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons: 4000	8584 images	We have recieved 8584 images during Wiki Loves Folklore International photography contest.
Number of articles created: 500 articles	7025 articles impacted (created/improved)	A total of 7025 articles were impacted (created/improved) during the Feminism and Folklore writing competition
Number of images illustrated: 400	653 images	we were able to use 653 images uses in 70 Wikimedia projects.
Partnerships with affiliates: 20	45	We were able to successfully have partnerships with 45 affiliates namely Community Wikimedia User Group Haïti, Dagbani Wikimedians, Hausa Wikimedians, Igbo Wikimedians User Group, PhilWiki Community, Wiki Loves Falles 2022, WikiDonne User Group, Wikimedia Community Ireland, Wikimedia Community Malta, Wikimedia Community User Group Burundi, Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya, Wikimedia España, Wikimedia Italia, Wikimedia Perú, Wikimedia Thailand, wikimedians of Mali User Group, Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group, Yoruba Wikipemedians User Group. Hablon User Group, Hindi Wikimedians User Group, Marathi Wikimedians, Odia Wikimedians User Group, Pakistani Wikimedians, Indian Wikimedians, Bengali Wikimedians, Assam Wikimedians, Gujarathi Wikimedians,Malyalam Wikimedians, Punjabi Wikimedians,Sindhi Wikimedians, Saraiki Wikipedia, Simple English Wikipedia, Art+Feminism, Wiki Women in Red,Les sans pagEs,Croatian Wikipedia,Manipuri Wikipedia, UniStu Love Wiki User Group (now University Students Wikimedians), WikiDonne User Group, Wikimedia Community Ireland, Wikimedia Community of Tatar language User Group, Wikimedia Community User Group Malta, Wikimedians of Mali User Group, Wikimedians of Santali Language User Group, Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group.
Cultural and Media Partners: At Least 2-3	American Folklore Society, Creative commons Venezuela, Valletta Cultural Agency	We have been able to partner with American Folklore Society, Creative commons Venezuela, Valletta Cultural Agency in this edition for Wiki Loves Folklore

Learning[edit]

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What worked well?

Off-wiki Media Partnerships

reddit, WLF bhuntr, Wikidonne, Independent Malta, Stay Happening, Allevents WLF, Wikimedia Ireland, Ilmattino, VCA Governemnt of Malta, FNF Bluntr, Go All Events,Businessnews,com, Americal Folklore Society WLF, Futmax.org,Vilaweb ,Americal folklore society FNF,FestaFesta,Folklore Society,Competition Info,Allevents FNF, Happening Next, Folklore Society, Scholarships India

Partnerships and coordination with Wikimedia chapters, Usergroups, Communities and affiliates

Wikimedia Foundation, Community Wikimedia User Group Haïti, Dagbani Wikimedians, Hausa Wikimedians, Igbo Wikimedians User Group, PhilWiki Community, Wiki Loves Falles 2022, WikiDonne User Group, Wikimedia Community Ireland, Wikimedia Community Malta, Wikimedia Community User Group Burundi, Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya, Wikimedia España, Wikimedia Italia, Wikimedia Perú, Wikimedia Thailand, wikimedians of Mali User Group, Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group, Yoruba Wikipemedians User Group. Hablon User Group, Hindi Wikimedians User Group, Marathi Wikimedians, Odia Wikimedians User Group, Pakistani Wikimedians, Indian Wikimedians, Bengali Wikimedians, Assam Wikimedians, Gujarathi Wikimedians,Malyalam Wikimedians, Punjabi Wikimedians,Sindhi Wikimedians, Saraiki Wikipedia, Simple English Wikipedia, Art+Feminism, Wiki Women in Red,Les sans pagEs,Croatian Wikipedia,Manipuri Wikipedia, UniStu Love Wiki User Group (now University Students Wikimedians), WikiDonne User Group, Wikimedia Community Ireland, Wikimedia Community of Tatar language User Group, Wikimedia Community User Group Malta, Wikimedians of Mali User Group, Wikimedians of Santali Language User Group, Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group.

Wiki Loves Folklore in Local Television

What did not work so well?

Our international prizes for Wiki Loves Folklore were less as compared to that of other competition.
We couldn't support community which needed translation from English to French
Local prizes for Feminism and Folklore were very less as compared to other writing competition
We had limited resources for awareness and engagement with local NGOs and cultural heritage partners round the globe.
We could only help participants with digital postcards and couldn't deliver them physical postcard as postal system were closed.
War in Ukraine shook the project as many European participants were in rescue efforts.
Increasing dollar prizes made grant money of less worth while actual distribution of prizes.
We had issues while doing prize distribution for winners from sanction countries.

What would you do differently next time?

We are going to take a general support grant next year. Allocate funds appropriately and increase the amounts and number of winners for winners as well as budget.
We are going to send physical postcards to participants.
We will coordinate with various Wikimedia chapters and local NGO of different countries to participate in next year contest.
We will have provision in the grants which will be able to provide stipend to users who need internet support for jury of Wiki Loves Folklore and Feminism and Folklore.
As requested in the previous two iterations, we will hire a French interpreter for our meetings with French-speaking community coordinators for the next iteration.
Send goodies and Tshirt gift, physical certificates, hampers to jury and national as well as international coordinators and members of international Team for their efforts for the project.
Have dedicated email/chat/chatbot support for users who need help for creating of articles and uploading of images.

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.

Item	Budget
Prizes for Photo Contest	1st prize: 400 USD
	2nd prize: 200 USD
	3rd prize: 100 USD
	Top 10 consolation prizes: 10 USD each = 60 USD
	Best Audio prize: 25 USD (each) = 25 USD
	Top uploader prize for images: First Prize 100 USD, Second prize 50 USD = 150 USD
	Total $935
Prizes for Writing Contest	1st prize: 300 USD
	2nd prize: 200 USD
	3rd prize: 100 USD
	Consolation top 10 winners: 10 USD each = 50 USD
	Prizes for local contest Winners :430 USD
	Total: $1080
Chief Coordinator Stipend for 6 months	$1,800
Designer	$400
Website hosting, domain, g suite, website builder softwares, Postcard generator software subscriptions, Animoto, Facebook paid Advertisement campaigns	$555
Bank fees + international currency fluctuations for USD in INR and GHS currencies	$230
Grand Total	$5,000

Remaining funds[edit]

Do you have any remaining grant funds? No

Anything else[edit]

Anything else you want to share about your project?

View our blog on Wikimedia Diff

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/02/03/join-us-to-for-the-4th-edition-of-wiki-loves-folklore-as-we-celebrate-our-folk-culture/

Winning Media[edit]

Winning Images[edit]

Child's Faith to Santo Niño by Michol Sanchez.
Moroccan Berber at Sahara Dessert by Dieglop.
Women painting Patachitra artform in Odisha by Euphoric Captures

Consolation Winners[edit]

Traditional body painting on kids of Ethiopian Banna Tribe by WAVRIK.
Peacock dance performer by TAPAS KUMAR HALDER
Karen tribal woman in traditional clothes by Varvara Kless-Kaminskaia
Golden Eagle traditional and folk festival competition by Gabideen
Man dressed in Native American traditional costume by BENNY GROSS.1
Children learning to play the local drum in northern Region of Ghana by Sir Amugi.
Women performing traditional Dhunachi ritualized dance worship by Bhuppigraphy.
Miao folkdance in Guizhou, China by PeterSzabo83
Romanian teens in traditional clothes are dancing at "Hora Bucovinei" – Folk festival, Frasin – Romania by ShadowNighy
:"Pece Atanasoski" Folk Festival by Lenivongeleva

Best Video[edit]

Yoruba Storytelling by Iyailu

Best Audio[edit]

Chendamelam of Kerala by Shagil Kannur

Top Uploader of Images[edit]

🥇 User:AmanAgrahari01 : 785 files.
🥈 User:Sumolari : 419 files