Reports:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/Report/Wiki Loves Earth Phototour at Osun state

Goals

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

Yes, I and the team met the goals and surpassed it. It is always interesting to discover beautiful places in Nigeria while enjoying the experience of moving from one location to another with the team.

Moments shared with amazing people is one thing I cherish and also learning about new places is always an exciting experience for me.

I am glad I got the opportunity to document beautiful places in Osun state.

Outcome

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 events	2	Due to the weather and distance covered, we had to host the tour for 2 days.
Number of participants	12	The economy declining and limited funds could accommodate this number of participants.
Number of editors	7	We worked base on everyone's interest.
Number of images uploaded	209	We were able to achieve capturing a lot of images.
Recruit new editors	Achieved	Spoke to few friends about the project and they agreed to volunteer also.
Add or improve image contents about Nigeria	Achieved	My skills as a professional photographer is improved due to my constant learning therefore, the images captured will give Nigeria more credibility.
The Phototour will focus on adding usable cultural contents on WikiCommons to be used on Wikipedia and other projects	Achieved	Be my guest as you experience beautiful and historical places in Osun state through my images.
Train new photographers on how to upload pictures on WikiCommons	Achieved	Trainings are still on going.

Learning

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?

Planning for weeks to make sure the project goes smoothly.

Mapping out everything needed to make the project a success.

• What did not work so well?

Hike in fuel price and basic commodities.

The weather also made us have the tour for more than a day.

There was no accurate distance measurement for the state, hence, the time used in moving from one location to another extended the project.

• What would you do differently next time?

Make more than one plans for transportation.

Get a near-accurate distance measurement before embarking on a tour.

Gain more knowledge about any location we are headed to avoid stepping on boundaries in the community.

Finances

Grant funds spent

Please describe how much grant money you spent for approved expenses, and tell us what you spent it on.

Refreshment for Phototour 12 * 1 = NGN12,000

Refreshment for Uploading 12 * 3 = NGN36,000

Internet data subscription = NGN20,000

Publicity materials (Branded shirts and banner) =NGN35,000

Transportation = NGN90,000

Venue (Uploading) = NGN40,000

Total = NGN233,000

Grants fund sheet

Your budget should be transferred to this | google sheets. The first worksheet named Application is your budget while the second worksheet named Report is for your expenses

Check this link for the detailed report on the expenses

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds? No, I do not.

I had to add money from my purse for the project as I am a huge believer of getting the job done.

Also, NGN220,000 was approved for the project and I got NGN200,000

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project?

Happy I was given the opportunity to document Osun state in Nigeria and also lead an amazing team full of budding creatives.

I would love to document different states in Nigeria and also love to be a Wikimedia ambassador or staff just for the purpose of creating awareness about what Wikimedia is all about and to put the Nation on the global map through Wikipedia, also to help creatives find purpose using their skills.

Thank you,