Dear Bence,
(Sorry for the very delayed response: I had hoped that a more appropriate person would have made an ''official'' response.)
WRT the Chapter founding, I recently (last week, I think) connected Alex with the lawyer, to resume the legal process, which was halted after the misappropriation saga.
I don't expect Alex (and Alex can correct me if I'm wrong) to have made any progress thus far, as things are still moving sluggishly after the (organizational) hiatus.
Thanks,
Abbas.
Hey folks,
last year we experienced in organizing Wiki Loves Monuments that some of
the challenges in African countries are almost universal for the continent,
but new to us. We thought it to be helpful to set up a mailing list for
Wiki Loves Monuments in African countries, where you could share
experiences and ideas, but also ask questions to each other.
It is a public mailing list, and you're most welcome to join if you're
interested! Please feel free to forward.
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wlm-africa
Lodewijk Gelauff
(international Wiki Loves Monuments team member)
Hi Folks!
I hope you are doing well. Sometime last year I mentioned that the
Nation Newspaper was interested in running an article about Wikimedia
Kenya and what the WMF does in Kenya. The Daily nation is among the top
3 newspapers in Kenya.
An editor with the newspaper just sent me an E-mail which I have
forwarded below for your attention.
regards,
Stephen.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Get in touch asap
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:25:03 +0300
From: Elvis Ondieki <ondiekielvis(a)gmail.com>
To: stephen wanjau <wanjaustev(a)gmail.com>
Hi,
My editor has given me permission to feature the Wikimedia Kenya
chapter. I request that you be the one to help me get in touch with
other members of the team.
I need to know of your organisation structure and what you are working
on. It's urgent because the deadline for submission is tomorrow (Wednesday).
My number is 0729371254. I have misplaced yours and will be glad to have it.
Thanks and regards.
Hi folks.
Hope you are having a good start to the new year so far?
I was wondering if someone could give me an update on the status and
process of founding Wikimedia Kenya?
The original resolution to recognize it[1] would need to be extended soon,
if the information on Meta[2] is still up-to-date. I am happy to help
facilitate the process once I have more information.
Best regards,
Bence
(Chair, Affiliations Committee)
[1]
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Ken…
[2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters
Hi all,
After several months of negotiation, I am almost sealing a GLAM deal with the Kenya National Archives. I'm getting the necessary paperwork done, and hopefully, by January 2013, I'll have gotten the final go-ahead. So, I'm guesstimating that this project may start on Feb 2013.
The Archives has made it very clear (from the start) that it doesn't have the resources to undertake this project, so I hope that I'll manage to secure a grant from the WMF to fund the Wikipedian in Residence's compensation and all other associated costs. I've started making a draft application here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Abbas_Mahmood/Wikipedian_in_Residence…. I'm also planning on contacting WikiAfrica to 1) learn more from their GLAM projects that they've been undertaking, 2) inquire about how much it usually costs them, and 3) the challenges that they usually face.
This is NOT a public service announcement: this is just a courtesy FYI, so please do NOT distribute this news until everything is official.
Thanks, and happy holidays :-)
Abbas.