Grants:TPS/kwameghana/Phototrip to Begoro - Fanteakwa/Report

Event name

Photo trip to Begoro – Fanteakwa

Participant connections

The local people we met at the falls were hospitable but a little bit camera shy. We were a total of 13 people who went on the phototrip from Accra. I was given a chance to speak to the photographers amongst them and made them sign on. These are the list of those who signed on and their respective usernames.

• Dume Viga - nornormetata
• George Ofosu Darko - georgeofosu
• Nii Amaar - Niiamaarcalabash
• Nana Amissah - Newking2015
• Akwesi Appiah - AkwesiAppiah

Outcome

Option 3: New Creation:

I saw that the best way to engage the photographers was to go on the phototrip. When I started speaking, I saw the attentiveness given to me. First, I thought I was going to face a challenge because not all photographers like to put out their pictures for free. They gladly embraced the idea of sharing knowledge to the world through their lenses. Some were particular about getting grants to undertake projects and also letting the world know about their contributions and sharing them on the various social media platforms. I made them aware of the fact that Wikimedia does not tolerate the use of brand logos of photographers on the photos they upload on Wiki Commons.In all, I got a positive response from them.

Finances

Expenses

ITEM	AMOUNT USED (GHC)
Phototrip Ticket	70.00
Money used as Transport fare to go and collect the camera in Tema.	15.00
Transport fare from Home to Awoshie	1.40
Fare from Awoshie to Accra Mall Car park (Meeting point)	1.60
Lunch	7.00
Money Used to buy phone credit cards	3.00
Money Used to pay tour guide	2.00
Transport from Lapaz to Mallam @ 8:45pm	1.40
Bottled Water	2.00
Supper	5.00
Transport from Mallam to Home	1.50
Total	109.9

Total grant given = GHC 115.00 Amount used = GHC 109.9 Amount Left= GHC 5.1

Anything else?

Below is a gallery of the Photos I took on the trip.

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  Some participants setting up a camera for a group photo.
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  Begoro Forest 02
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  Begoro Forest 03
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  Begoro Forest 01
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  Forest area in Begoro
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  Diving into the water 01
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  Diving into the water 02
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  Swimming at the Falls 01
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  Swimming at the Falls 02
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  Swimming at the Falls 03
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  Trudu Falls water splash 01
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  Trudu Falls water splash 02
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  Playing the at the Trudu Falls 05
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  Playing the at the Trudu Falls 04
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  Playing the at the Trudu Falls 03
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  Playing the at the Trudu Falls 02
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  Playing the at the Trudu Falls 01
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  Kids playing in Trudu Falls 05
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  Kids playing in Trudu Falls 04
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  Kids playing in Trudu Falls 03
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  Trudu Falls 02
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  Trudu Falls 01
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  Trudu Falls 7
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  Trudu Falls 6
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  Trudu Falls 5
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  Trudu Falls 4
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  Trudu Falls 3
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  Trudu Falls 2
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  Trudu Falls 1
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  Trudu falls water area
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  Trudu falls 01
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  Trudu falls 02
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  Trudu Falls 10
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  River Afram 3
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  River Afram
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  Abuabo rocks 4
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  Aboabo Rocks 3 area
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  Aboabo Rocks 02
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  Aboabo Rocks 01
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  Abuabo Rocks
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  Abuabo Rocks 6
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  Abuabo Rocks 5
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  Farmers at the Aboabo grassland
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  Way side Market in Begoro
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  Way side market in Begoro 2
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  People carrying grass
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  People carrying grass from the farm
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  Short Wikimedia (Commons) talk 06
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  A walk through the forest
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  Short Wikimedia talk 05
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  Short Wikimedia talk 04
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  Short Wikimedia talk 02
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  Short Wikimedia talk 03
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  Short Wikimedia talk 01
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  Swimming Time At the Falls 9
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  Swimming Time At the Falls8
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  Swimming Time At the Falls 6
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  Swimming Time At the Falls 1
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  Swimming Time At the Falls
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  Plants growing at the Trudu falls rocks
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  Lizard at the Trudu Falls
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  Wikipedia T-Shirt Presentation 4
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  Wikipedia Shirt Presentation 3
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  Wikipedia Shirt Presentation
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  Wikipedia Shirt Presentation 2
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  Cacus plant on rocks 02
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  Cacus plant on rocks 01
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  Begoro Township
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  Begoro township 2

I would like to say thank you to the Wikimedia Foundation for sponsoring me to go on this photo trip. I would to create an event whereby I can show participants how to use Wiki commons and possibly show them how to edit on Wikipedia.