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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks, Abbas, for the update.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Knowing me, you will expect me to
especially like points nos. 5 and 6 of the SA WMF chapter draft purposes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font> To
build/facilitate/disseminate/provide knowledge in all SAfrican languages <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font> To contribute to the
development of local languages (all South African languages)<font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Correspondingly, I’ve been looking
at the Kikuyu wikipedia (<a href="http://ki.wikipedia.org/">http://ki.wikipedia.org</a>)
which could use some more support just like the Zulu one (<a
href="http://zu.wikipedia.org/">http://zu.wikipedia.org</a>) in SA.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Just to add one more development on our
own chapter network:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We expect to meet with Dr. Martin Njoroge
at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kenyatta</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> sometime between Sep 9 and 17
(date to be confirmed) in order to discuss collaboration and potential opportunities
for mutual support (Dr. Njoroge is the Director of the Confucius Institute,
organiser of last month’s international conference on multilingualism
here in Nairobi, and a member of the Multilingual Education Network East
Africa).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=DE
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=DE
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Wenu katika kujenga
elimu,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=DE
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Oliver (aka BT)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=DE
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
wikimediake-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediake-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Abbas Mahmoud<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 13 August 2010 11:24<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Wikimedia Kenya<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Wikimedia <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>] Latest
Updates</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Hello folks,<br>
<br>
It's been a while since I last communicated with you guys, but I have some
updates regarding our chapter, the South African Chapter and Wikimedia in
general.<br>
<br>
WIKIMEDIA <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">KENYA</st1:place></st1:country-region>
<br>
I recently received intelligence from Wikimedia Foundation about Omidyar
Network. Omidyar Network is an NGO that funds Wikimedia and also gives
financial assistance to companies in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Uganda</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zambia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, etc. I
was also told that there could be a high possibility that they could support
our upcoming chapter get off the ground. I was given some connections and I
have contacted one of them and I am yet to receive a reply.<br>
<br>
Wimedia South <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>:<br>
Also, Delphine was on holiday over the past couple of weeks so we weren't able
to communicate regarding our chapter's progress. However, she recently went to
a workshop held by the South African Chapter and came up with a report. Please
see the report at the end of this email. I would also kindly urge you to
subscribe to the South African mailing list so that we can receive up-to-date
intel of what our counterparts are doing. Visit <a
href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza">https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza</a> to
subscribe. Also see their meta page for more info: <a
href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa</a>.<br>
<br>
On the news:<br>
There has been an interesting saga where the FBI wants it's seal to be removed
from Wikipedia. Read the full story on the New York Times: <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03fbi.html?_r=1">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03fbi.html?_r=1</a>.
(This is a must-read article:-)). <br>
<br>
It is also interesting to note that the Swahili Wikipedia, now having 18,000
articles is now the largest African-language Wikipedia beating the Africaans
(South African) Wikipedia that has 15,000 articles!<br>
<br>
That's all from me,<br>
<br>
I am, yours,<br>
Abbas Mahmoud.<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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