Asaf,
I will appreciate if you can answer the following questions regarding the MoU between CIS and WMF.
where we can continue the discussion.
- What was the budget allotted for former Wikimedia India programs?
Can you provide details of the amount transferred to India for executing
this program? After the shut down of this program, how much was left
and how much was transferred back to WMF's US account? Did you face
procedural and regulatory difficulties in transfering this amount back
to US?
- What was the rationale for the grant amount given to CIS-A2K? I
assume they were given the grant and staff first and then asked to work
on a plan?
- Was CIS asked to work on specific plans that were part of the
Wikipedia India programs' agenda? For example, was CIS asked to work on
Wikipedia education programmes?
- Are there donors to WMF who specifically demand that their money be
spent on specific geographic area or program like Wikipedia Education
program?
- What was the need for transitioning an existing team of WMF
contractors to an external partner? Why was it a condition for selecting
a partner? Why not just shut down the Wikipedia India programs and
leave? Don't organizations close operations and fire people?
- What is the need for renewing this partnership which is based on a model that won't be repeated again?
- How many years have been specified in the MoU about the continuing
partnership? What is the exit clause? Does exit have to be mutually
agrred?