Grants:Project/Rapid/Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 (Ghana)
Please see the sample Photowalk application before drafting your application.
Project Goal[edit]
Choose one or more of the following goals. You can add or delete goals as needed. You can add details to each goal.
- Add more photos of monuments in Ghana to Wikimedia Commons
- Engage existing editors through the photowalk
Project Plan[edit]
Activities[edit]
Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
1. How many walks/tours will you organize and how many people on each walk? 2 walks with 3 people
2. What kind of content will the walks focus on? Why is this topic a priority?
- The photo subjects will be monuments or scenes which count as part of Ghana's heritage.
3. What is the plan to ensure images will be used on Wikimedia projects?
- Photographers are required to upload the photos on Wikimedia Commons.
4. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?
Yes
5. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?
No
Impact[edit]
How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets and feel free to add more:
- Number of participants: 5
- Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects: N/A
- Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons: See table below.
| Monument / Site | Possible unique items to be shot | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Frederiksgave Plantation |
|
At least 20 photos |
| Nzulezu |
|
At least 20 photos |
| Tamale |
|
At least 30 photos |
| Larabanga | Rock and its surroundings | At least 5 photos |
| Total | 75 |
Resources[edit]
What resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).
- Available resources include the time of volunteers who will take breaks from their work and school to participate.
What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.
| Site | Description | Travel Location | Accomodation ¢ | Transportation ¢ | Food + Beverages ¢ | Equipment ¢ | Tourism charges ¢ | Airtime + Data for Uploads | Participant(s) | Total ¢ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederiksgave Plantation & Common Heritage Site | Frederiksgave is one of the Danish plantations at the foothills of Ghana's Akuapem Range where West Africans were enslaved to cultivate crops, starting in 1831.
Remains of slave and Danish settlements were left behind, recently excavated and some structures reconstructed. There's also a museum on the site. Free photos of Frederiksgave are not on Commons. |
Accra –Abokobi | 0.00 | 300 | 150 | 20 | 200 | 150 | User: Sandiooses | 770 |
| Nzulezu stilt village | Nzulezo/Nzulezu a village built on stilts over a lake.
The residents live on the water and is a popular tourist destination but very few quality images exist for the village and what's available does not the capture the diversity of the sceneries there. |
Accra – Nzulezu | 300 x 2 | 110 x 2 | 150 x 2 | 0.00 | 200 | 0.00 |
Users: |
1320 |
| Site | Description | Travel Location | Accomodation ¢ | Transportation ¢ | Food + Beverages ¢ | Equipment ¢ | Tourism charges ¢ | Airtime + Data for Uploads | Participant(s) | Total ¢ |
| Tamale | The team capturing the north of Ghana are all based in Accra.
Tamale will therefore be used as the base location where the team will lodge and return to after each photowalk. |
Accra – Tamale | Hotel accommodation for entire trip:
600 x 2 |
Flight into Tamale and coach ride back to Accra:
600 x 2 Trip from airport to hotel on arrival and from hotel to airport on departure: 30 |
50 x 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Users: | 2530 |
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Tamale – Yendi (and moving to all three sites at Yendi) | 0.00 | 150 x 2 | 150 x 2 | 200 | 0.00 | 0.00 | " | 800 |
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Tamale (moving between two sites) | 0.00 | 100 x 2 | 150 x 2 | 0.00 | 50 x 2 | 0.00 | " | 600 |
| Larabanga Mystery Stone | Larabanga Mystery Stone during the British colonial times, there was a road that was laid near the Larabanga Mosque.
A stone was removed during the process to make way for the road. The next day, the stone returned to the same place it was displaced from. |
Larabanga | 0.00 | 100 x 2 | 150 x 2 | 0.00 | 50 x 2 | 0.00 | " | 600 |
| Item | Unit | Cost ¢ | Total ¢ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expense books for expenses without receipts | 5 | 20 | 100 |
| Prize for local winner | N/A | N/A | 500 |
Total amount for south in GHS: ¢2140
Total amount for north in GHS: ¢4530
Miscellaneous: ¢600
Total: $7270
Total amount in USD: $1530
Rate: ¢4.75 = $1
Endorsements[edit]
Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
- I endorse Sandiooses (talk) 21:21, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
- I support this grant and would be participating in making sure we get quality images of monuments not capture on commons. Owula kpakpo (talk)
- I totally support this project. Another opportunity to capture images of monuments that does not exist on Wikimedia commons. Shahadusadik (talk) 01:03, 03 August 2018 (UTC)
- I support the purpose for this grant, therefore I endorse it. Amuzujoe (talk) 23:23, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
- The proposed sites visits especially in the north of Ghana contain rare images available online. This project will help make these monuments accessible to everyone. —M@sssly✉ 23:45, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
- I endorse and support Enock4seth (talk) 12:07, 21 August 2018 (UTC)