Grants:Project/Rapid/Francis/Environmental Awareness in Ghana/Report

Report accepted

This report for a Rapid Grant approved in FY 2021-22 has been reviewed and accepted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

• To read the approved grant submission describing the plan for this project, please visit Grants:Project/Rapid/Francis/Environmental Awareness in Ghana.
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Goals

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

We are happy to have this project completed which is in line with #WikiForHumanRights campaign that seeks articles on global environmental issues. We conducted the 3 photowalks capturing images of the environment ranging from plastic pollution, rubbish, choked gutters, air pollution, erosion, flooding and tree planting among others. Participants were happy about this project and are ready to take part in the future project of this kind. The project also falls under the “Green Ghana Day” initiative aimed at planting 20 million seedlings of trees in a day to restore the lost forest cover of Ghana and to contribute to the global effort to mitigate climate change.

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
5 participants per photowalk	5 participants per photowalk	All participants made it to the photowalk
200 photos	406 photos	We doubled the target photos for the project
200 photos was our target on Wikimedia	30 photos used on Wikimedia to improved existing articles	Although the project is over, we are still working to improve some of the existing articles with photos.
14 articles improved	15 articles improved on Wikipedia with photos https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_Accra_floods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Sanitation_Day_(Ghana) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Ghana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_pollution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_plastic_pollution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_contamination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_and_climate_change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Accra_floods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Accra_floods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_erosion#Global_environmental_effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_Ghana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_erosion	More time is needed to improve and create more articles on environment. Participants need time to adjust to the article writing and editing. With the Wikimedia Commons, it was easier to contribute.

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?
• What did not work so well?
• What would you do differently next time?

The Photowalk was successful as we were able to capture the images that depict the theme. Apart from the Photowalk, individuals also went around capturing images of the environment for the project course. Wikipedia was introduce to those who have no idea. Two new editors was on board, one have started contributing and has uploaded more than 60 images under this project. People need time on article creation on Wikipedia to be able to start contributing. Wikimedia Commons was easier for new editors to contribute.

Finances

Grant funds spent

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

• Transportation for 3 photowalk (Greater Accra, Tema and Central Region: Gh3800

Greater Accra Gh1127 Tema Gh1247 Central Region Gh1424

• Feeding for 5 people (3 days): Gh1500

Each person: Gh100 for a day

• Data/Internet: Gh300
• Lodge fee + Site Fee: Gh800
• Logistics: Gh700 (T-shirts, Errands and allowance)
• Nose Mask (2) Boxes + Hand Sanitizer: Gh70

Total: Gh7,168 = USD $959.807

Remaining funds

Do you have any remaining grant funds? We have no funding left.

Anything else

Anything else you want to share about your project?

We hope to continue with more photowalk projects that will help the Wikipedia projects. Images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons will be a resource for accessibility to be used on Wikimedia and Wikipedia projects by volunteers. All the images were uploaded on a category of “Environmental Awareness in Ghana”. Click the link to view photos from our photowalks - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Environmental+awareness+in+Ghana&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image