Grants:Project/Rapid/WMTR/Wiki Loves Earth 2020 in Turkey/Report
- Report accepted
- To read the approved grant submission describing the plan for this project, please visit Grants:Project/Rapid/WMTR/Wiki Loves Earth 2020 in Turkey.
- You may still comment on this report on its discussion page, or visit the discussion page to read the discussion about this report.
- You are welcome to Email rapidgrants at wikimedia dot org at any time if you have questions or concerns about this report.
Goals
[edit]Did you meet your goals? Are you happy with how the project went?
- Conducting the first competition WLE 2020 in Turkey, We were able to achieve our goals.
- To engage new and existing members of the community.
- To increase the number of freely licensed and quality images of national parks, protected areas and nature of Turkey to Wikimedia Commons.
- To spread awareness about Wikimedia projects in Turkey.
- To contribute to nature protection by raising public awareness.
- Improve the quality of Wikipedia articles.
Outcome
[edit]Please report on your original project targets.
| Target outcome | Achieved outcome | Explanation |
| Number of participants: 10-20 | 878 new user, Total 943 | More than we expected |
| Number of photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons: 400-500 | 3648 | Also more than we expected |
| Number of photos used on Wikimedia projects: 40-60 | 107 | This number will still grow |
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?
- The number of photos uploaded and new contributors to the projects for this contest was more than expected. We have learned that Central Notice is the best tool to reach a large audience.
WLE Turkey contest had good coverage in the media. We have learned that such contests are a great way of getting media attention and that in future projects we could use Wiki Loves contests for increasing general awareness on the projects more effectively. This experience helped us increase our media contacts and develop press release writing skills.
- What did not work so well?
- We did not plan an award ceremony at the beginning of the project but we saw that in order to show our appreciation, it would be better to get together with the award recipients and jury after the contest ended. Therefore with a last minute decision, we had invited them to our online user-group meeting. This allowed them to meet with some active wikimedians and have a nice informal chat and also allowed the group to give a round of applause to the winners and the jury. Next time, we'd like to plan an offline or online ceremony at the beginning, invite more people and maybe some press members.
- What would you do differently next time?
- We might think of an effective way to follow up with the new contributors after the project. We could contact those contributors to follow up about whether their images are being used in any article, whether they would be interested in uploading more photos or contribute to the projects in different ways. 2020 awards are slightly less for the photo contest.
Finances
[edit]Grant funds spent
[edit]| Items | Sub-items | Quantity | Amount (TRY) | Amount (USD)[1] | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hepsiburada.com Gift Cards | First Place | 3 | 2000 ₺ (TRY) | $300 (USD) | $592 (USD) |
| Second Place | 1300 ₺ (TRY) | $195 (USD) | |||
| Third Place | 650 ₺ (TRY) | $97 (USD) | |||
| Image printing Top-10 Winners | – | 10 | 200 ₺ (TRY) | $30 (USD) | $30 (USD) |
| WLE calendars | – | 20 | 650 ₺ (TRY) | $95 (USD) | $95 (USD) |
| Stickers, Pin Button & Souvenirs for Participants | – | – | 1550 ₺ (TRY) | $230 (USD) | $230 (USD) |
| Postal expenses for participants and Juries staff | – | – | 153 ₺ (TRY) | $23 (USD) | $23 (USD) |
| Forfait internet expenses team member and juries | – | 7 | 470 ₺ (TRY) | $70 (USD) | $70 (USD) |
| Social media promotion (Twitter, facebook) | – | 1 | 452 ₺ (TRY) | $68 (USD) | $68 (USD) |
| Unforeseen expenses | – | – | 380 ₺ (TRY) | $57 (USD) | $57 (USD) |
| Banking fees | – | – | $30 (USD) | $30 (USD) | |
| Grand total | $1195 (USD) | ||||
Total requested from WMF: $ 1385 (USD).
Remaining funds
[edit] Remaining funds have been used or will be used for other approved mission-aligned activities. This use has been requested in writing and approved by WMF.
Do you have any remaining grant funds? We would like to allocate the funds remaining from this grant 190 $ (USD) for buying prizes in WLE Turkey 2021.
Winners
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First place. -
Second place. -
Third place. -
Celebration meeting
