Something like this could definitely make a real
difference, GN -- either
enhancing and focusing pages on WP, or standing up a COVID-19 dedicated
site that could draw from other projects.
At the same time we could also set aside funds to ensure that
communityresources is well staffed at this time.
A federated approach like this
<https://losaltoscf.org/lacf-2020-nonprofit-relief-fund/> to explicitly
support regional partners, in coordination with other regional sponsors,
could work. (Candid has a catalog
<https://candid.org/explore-issues/coronavirus/funds> of similar
efforts).
SJ
On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 7:04 AM Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Our best skill is collecting, collating, and
sharing knowledge, we have
connections deep into communities and countries across the globe.
In a small way we have networks and we could get limited support
medically to a handful of volunteers, in some ways that will have made feel
as if we have done some to help then we can go back to our meetings, our
events, our adding a few more articles.
Perhaps its time we took our big stick and put the right knowledge where
it can be found quickly, turn over the main pages to Wikimed get more
useful support information about reducing transmission risks. We can use
our resources to get knowledge about how bad it is to wider audiences,
importantly link our volunteers into other organisations and help this
knowledge with support to wherever ground zero is. We can put our skill
sets to translations and knowledge distribution so everyone can learn.
On Sun, 25 Apr 2021 at 02:38, Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Personally I feel, insuring individuals against COVID-19 or helping
> people to get vaccines or sending other supports can be better handled
> locally by local affiliates (or local committees as proposed by Tito,
> whichevers seems fit) instead of a central organization like WMF. Local
> affiliates have better information about the vulnerable section of the
> community, government orders concerning the available vaccines, local
> market value of insurance premiums, vaccines, disinfectants etc. Sometimes
> they even have the money and/or the intention to extend this kind of
> support too, all they need is just a permission from the donor i.e. WMF
> Grants team.
>
The more I think about this, the more I come to think that we should at
least attempt it.
It might be unusual for a nonprofit to provide this kind of support to
its volunteers, but this is a truly exceptional situation. And while the
entire world is struggling with Covid, the nature of the struggle is deeply
different in most wealthy countries compared to what India is going through
now. And India will probably not be the last nation to see its healthcare
system not just threatened but entirely overwhelmed.
Of course the WMF is not going to be able to start airlifting
Wikimedia-branded vaccines or oxygen supplies, but there must be some form
practical help that can be given to support Wikimedia volunteers.
Regards,
Chris
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