This is a huge loss to the Wikipedia Movement.
I met Ingo Koll in Wiki Indaba in Accra; he showed a lot of passion for the
Swahili Wikipedia and made it known during his occasional emails to the
mailing list.
Ingo's passion for the Swahili language was unparalleled.
I wish his family well in this tough time, and accept our condolences.
#RIPIngo
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On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 9:42 PM Antoni Mtavangu <antonicmtavangu(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
“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>
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