A sad news to share with you.
My last contact with him was June 3rd.
His email started with
"
Hi Florence
I am in Germany now.
my circumstances have changed a bit, i got a health issue which will
probably not allow me to continue in Tanzania as planned. I wil go back
coming week for a handover and to empty our house.
if possible i would like to leave a wikipedia offline installation at
the college where I taught...
"
Rest in peace Ingo
Flo
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Sujet : [African Wikimedians] Tribute to Ingo Koll (User:Kipala)
Date : Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:40:45 +0300
De : Antoni Mtavangu <antonicmtavangu(a)gmail.com>
Répondre à : Mailing list for African Wikimedians
<african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Pour : african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org
“Your dedication, leadership, and commitment to helping our Wikimedia
communities within the Movement will always be remembered.”
Hello dear Wikimedians,
Wikimedia Tanzania
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Tanzania>
and Jenga Wikipedia ya Kiswahili
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jenga_Wikipedia_ya_Kiswahili> User
groups are in particular, deeply saddened following the passing of our
beloved fellow Wikimedian *Ingo Koll (user: Kipala)*, who according to
the information shared by his wife with us, he has passed away on the
10th July 2023 at his house in his home country, Germany.
Ingo Koll was a German who happened to live in Tanzania and Kenya for
many years. Being a pastor and a lecturer, he learned Swahili and became
one of the super-active Swahili Wikipedia contributors and
administrators. He was a reliable cornerstone in the development of
Swahili Wikipedia. He was a knowledgeable person who collaborated
closely with the Astronomy and Space Science Association of Tanzania
(ASSAT) to contribute much on Astronomy topics in Swahili language on
Swahili Wikipedia, was one of the great mentors who helped the formation
of Wikimedia Tanzania and also was a co-founder of Jenga Wikipedia ya
Kiswahili (Build Swahili Wikipedia).
Tanzanian and East African Wikimedians benefited much from his
unwavering support, leadership, mentorship, and coaching when it came to
training them on Wikimedia projects, especially about Wikipedia.
Wikimedia Tanzania, Jenga Wikipedia ya Kiswahili User Groups, and all
other Wikimedians who interacted with him within the Wikimedia Movement
will always remember his valuable contributions to the Movement.
May his soul rest in peace. Amen!
#RIP #INGOKOLL
/On behalf of Wikimedia Tanzania and Jenga Wikipedia ya Kiswahili,/
Antoni Mtavangu (He/Him)
Cofounder-Wikimedia Tanzania
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Tanzania>
