| Category | Budgeted (USD) | Actual (USD) | Variance | |----------|----------------|--------------|----------| | Personnel (photographers, staff) | $85,000 | $84,500 | -$500 | | Equipment (cameras, lighting, audio) | $30,000 | $31,200 | +$1,200 | | Workshops (venue, materials) | $12,000 | $11,800 | -$200 | | Exhibition (design, printing, transport) | $40,000 | $38,900 | -$1,100 | | Publication (layout, printing, distribution) | $25,000 | $24,600 | -$400 | | Digital Archive (web dev, hosting) | $10,000 | $10,500 | +$500 | | Marketing & PR | $8,000 | $6,300 | -$1,700 | | Contingency | $5,000 | $3,200 | -$1,800 | | | $215,000 | $207,800 | ‑$7,200 |

The project successfully met and, in many cases, exceeded its core objectives. By capturing the dignity, resilience, and diversity of Moti’s mothers, the initiative has:

As the sun sets over the myriad gardens captured in the series, one cannot help but feel that the pearls—our “Moti” mothers—continue to shine, nurturing the soil and, in turn, the generations that will bloom from it.