Grants talk:Project/Rapid/Jeanette Rebecca Nyinawumuntu/Wiki Loves Monuments 2020 in Rwanda

Hello RebeccaRwanda, thank you for submitting this Rapid Grant proposal. We are happy to see the community in Rwanda joining the Wiki Loves Monuments contest! We have reviewed your proposal and have the following follow up questions and comments:

• Can you confirm that you are organizing this project on the behalf of Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda?

• Can you update the link for the project page in the proposal?

• Are you running any in-person events or activities? If so, you will need to complete the steps outlined on the Risk Assessment protocol related to COVID-19. When you have completed these steps, please provide a link to your completed copy of the risk assessment tool below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B96k62CHCFcFvoLVo7Fy0oxH751hY6sV3mVKWgArJR4/edit?usp=sharing

Please let us know, once you make the required changes, so we can move forward with your grant request. Best regards, RSharma (WMF) (talk) 13:58, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Responses to questions and comments

[User:RSharma (WMF)|RSharma (WMF)]] (talk)

• I am writing to confirm that i am organizing this contest on behalf of the community user group in Rwanda, for more clarifications you can reach out to these people=

1. Derrick
2. Clementine
3. Boris

• We need more clarification about the request for updating the project page link in the proposal or are you referring to the user group link or something else?

• No we are not running in-person events everything will be done online

RebeccaRwanda (talk) 20:39, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello RebeccaRwanda, thank you for the clarification around the user group and the in-person event. We have further follow up questions and comments:

1. Per the Rapid Grant guidelines, cash prizes for contest or other competition winners are not permitted. Instead, Wikimedia merchandize, certificates, gift coupons, books, and other tokens can be awarded to recognize achievements for winners, jury for their contributions. Please update the budget for Jury Gifts to reflect the fact that you do not intend to offer cash prizes.
2. Can you explain the specifics for 600USD budget for the Online opening and closing ceremony. How many individuals will be covered under this budget? How much is the expected average cost of internet data per individual? Are you expecting different individuals than the ceremony participants who would apply for internet support for Individual photo upload?
3. We need more clarification about the request for updating the project page link in the proposal or are you referring to the user group link or something else?>> Is there any on-wiki page created for Wiki Loves Monuments in Rwanda on Commons or another Wikimedia Project for letting the community and photographers participate in the event. If yes, then please link the page in the proposal.

Looking forward to your responses. Regards. RSharma (WMF) (talk) 13:08, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

hello RSharma (WMF). # Per the Rapid Grant guidelines, cash prizes for contest or other competition winners are not permitted. Instead, Wikimedia merchandise, certificates, gift coupons, books, and other tokens can be awarded to recognize achievements for winners, jury for their contributions. Please update the budget for Jury Gifts to reflect the fact that you do not intend to offer cash prizes.--> This has been adjusted and clarified that we are giving vouchers.

• How many individuals will be covered under this budget?--> It shall cover for 30 participants
• How much is the expected average cost of internet data per individual?--> The average cost will be $20 per individual
• Are you expecting different individuals than the ceremony participants who would apply for internet support for Individual photo upload?'--> Yes, based on the past events experiences, we are expecting that on top of the people who will attend on the first day, hey will be more others joining us as they get to know about the contest in the middle of the contest.

Here is the link to contest Commons page

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020_in_Rwanda

RebeccaRwanda (talk) 18:14, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

Approved

Hello RebeccaRwanda, thanks for making the requested changes. I am happy to approve your grant request. Regards, RSharma (WMF) (talk) 15:10, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Project Timeline Extension

Hi RSharma (WMF) & Morgan (WMF),

Following up on our email conversation, we would like to get an extension of the project upload deadline from 5th Nov to 17th Nov due to the delay in receiving the funding and this extension will help us to reach out many more sites and meet our target. Thanks RebeccaRwanda (talk) 20:18, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello RebeccaRwanda, thanks for posting your request. Your request is approved; the new grant end date is now November 17, 2020, with the reporting due date on December 17, 2020. Best regards, DSaroyan (WMF) (talk) 06:40, 5 November 2020 (UTC)