Wiki Loves folklore in Togo 2023
gmail.com• akouete
Please see the related sample report for contests.
Project Goal[edit]
- Introduce Wiki Loves Folklore project to existing and new contributors of wiki commons, and share all about Wiki Loves Folklore and its purpose.
- Recruit loyal contributors (professional photographers and non professional) to wikipedia and its sister projects.
- Engage existing contributors and encourage them to continue contributing even when the contest is over.
Project Plan[edit]
Activities[edit]
1. What content will the contest focus on, and why is it important to your community?
- Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in Togo will focus on photo shooting activities under the theme play. Pictures will be uploaded on commons and will be used to illustrate Togolese related articles on Wikipedia and on its sister projects. We will also make an exhibition of best images in partnership with a festival of book in Togo in order to encourage best images entries.
2. How will you let people know about the contest?
- Offline: Word of mouth and posters will be posted on whatsapp and displayed in libraries, Universities and schools
- Online: We will set up social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, meeting on Zoom ect ) to reach people online.
3. How will you judge the contest and award prizes?
- A jury of 5 professional and passionate photographers will set criteria and will select 3 best images based on these criteria.
4. For photo contests, what is the strategy to get images used on projects?
- We will have edit-a-thons to help integrate some of these uploaded images into existing articles on Wikipedia. We may also create new articles based on these images at the edit-a-thons.
ALL our activities will be done online and offline.
Impact[edit]
We will base ourselves on our objectives that we have set to evaluate our actions. also collect the impressions of our participants
For photo contests:[edit]
- Number of participants : 10
- Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons : 300+
- Number of photos used on Wikipedia : 15
For editathon:[edit]
- Number of participants : 10
- Number of articles created or improved : 20
Resources[edit]
Team of 02 people coordinate the project with at its head
- Hermann.kass
- Akouete
Team Members[edit]
- Hermann.kass (talk), Project Lead
- User:Akouete
Budget[edit]
- 1 USD =633 FCFA (XOF) as of 1 December, 2022 [1]
- Project budget table
| No. | Item | Quantity | Rate (USD) | Total (USD) | Summary |
| Launch event | Venue | 1 | $150 | $150 | This includes first launch event and second event. We will have the introduction of Wiki Loves Folklore project, wikicommons. |
| Snacks | 1 | $50 | $50 | ||
| Venue | 1 | $150 | $150 | 2 weeks after launch we will hold an uploading session and to raise awareness | |
| Snacks | 1 | $50 | $50 | ||
| Branding & Stationaries | T-Shirts | 5 | $7.5 | $378 | T-shirts for organizers/staff
T-shirt will be given to contributors who has uploaded good number and quality photos, as well as to participants who has exceptional contributions during competition as determined by the jury. |
| Stickers & Badges | 50 | $01 | $25 | ||
| Printed Best Images | 20 | $5 | $100 | ||
| Certificate | 15 | $3 | $45 | ||
| Communications
& Outreach |
Transport to Internet cafe | 4 | $25 | $100 | Internet will be used during events for photo uploading. Communication-Marketing (Posters, flyers and stickers printing, t-shirts, documents and photoshooting learning guides...) |
| Internet at the events | 3 | $50 | $150 | ||
| Photo hunt
(Photo Walk) |
3 | $50 | $ 150 | ||
| Social Media (Promotion) | 5 | $10 | $50 | ||
| Offline
(posters Conception individual / Flyers ) |
10 | $5 | $50 | ||
| Closing Ceremony | Awards giving | (1st,2nd,3rd) | $350 | $350 | The award will be given as gift cards of different values: $175 for first prize, $100 for the second prize and $75 for the third one. This event will be hosted on a different venue, a plan is to hold this event for three hours at National Library of Bamako, at Institut Français or other structures and have at-least 80 to 100 people attending or online
Best images will be exhibited at a cultural center Institut Français or libraries) in a digital format or virtual. |
| Event Venue | 1 | $250 | $250 | ||
| Drinks and Snacks individuel | 1 | $150 | $150 | ||
| Total: USD 1882.5 | |||||
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