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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework
by Alexander Wafula 02 Oct '10

02 Oct '10

Hi guys, I've used Kiwix before, it's one of the various softwares around that reads zim files. Linux os has become vital hence most opensource software such as Kiwix are offered in for this platform so hopefuly, we won't have installation issues. As for visiting schools with computers, I beleive thd ICT board can assist with this. They have records for such schools hence we can use them to narrow down on the school's we'll visit. They are really open towards such initiatives so hopefully, they'll share this info. So far, the framework sounds great. Cheers Alex On Tue Sep 28th, 2010 11:22 PM PDT Abbas Mahmoud wrote: > > > > > >Hi folks, > >Its quite unfortunate that last weeks meeting didn't happen. Anyway, what I wanted us to discuss was for us to propose a framework in the way we'll approach whatever we want to do. > >For instance: > >We were to start by experimenting with the offline Wikipedia. So, my suggestion is that each one of us be designated a region in Kenya within which he/she shall concentrate on. An appropriate basis of will be designating team members with the regions from which they come from. Like, say, if I come from Coast or Mombasa, I'll basically go to Mombasa and assess the schools that have computers there. After knowing how many schools we'll approach, we will then prepare our framework: timeline, budget, methodology, etc. > >Actually, most public schools in Kenya have bought computers from Camara (and Irish non-profit organisation that distributes computers in African schools at a subsidised cost). These computers use the Linux (or is it Ubuntu??) operating system as opposed to many private schools whose computers are Windows-installed. So ofcourse, they'll be some software issues that may arise when we want to install the offline wiki into these computers. I'm not the software geek and I have never used offline wiki so I really have no idea whether or not the offline wiki is compatible with both types of operating systems. > >So, this is the draft framework that I had in mind. I hope to receive input from you guys so that we can beef this framework up and come up with an organised, clear-cut plan. > >Kind regards >Abbas Mahmood. > >

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework
by Alexander Wafula 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

I totally agree with you Oscar, it's great if we could get guys to participate in setting up the framework as well as in other stuff. Since physical meetups are proving to be difficult, I'd suggest if maybe Abbas could draft a Google doc showing the framework with space for thoughts or comments. Then he could share it with the mailing list allowing guys to air their thoughts on the doc. This way, all the info regarding the framework will be on one doc as opposed to various emails hence enabling guys visualise its flow clearly. Give me your thoughts on this. Alex. On Wed Sep 29th, 2010 2:40 AM PDT Limoke Oscar wrote: >Abbas, >Thats fine with me,and very convenient.We however need to get everyone >get to participate.This may perhaps give us the final chance to see >who are commited or not.Lets then go ahead... >Limoke > >On 9/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Oscar, >> >> Meeting all of us physically has prroven difficult due to busy or >> conflicting schedules. Alternatively, I don't mind us discussing the >> framework online. >> >> --- >> Abbas. >> >> >> >> >>> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:43:05 +0300 >>> From: oslimoke(a)gmail.com >>> To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework >>> >>> Hi guys, >>> Good to see great ideas surfacing out of us.Abbas' proposed framework >>> is just fantastic.All I request of guys is to respond to the various >>> posts on our mailing list 'coz thats the only way to assure all of us >>> that we are on the same page.Great head start by Alex,perhaps we >>> should meet to discus on the frame work? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Limoke Oscar >>> >>> On 9/29/10, Alexander Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>> > Hi guys, >>> > >>> > I've used Kiwix before, it's one of the various softwares around that >>> > reads >>> > zim files. Linux os has become vital hence most opensource software such >>> > as >>> > Kiwix are offered in for this platform so hopefuly, we won't have >>> > installation issues. >>> > >>> > As for visiting schools with computers, I beleive thd ICT board can >>> > assist >>> > with this. They have records for such schools hence we can use them to >>> > narrow down on the school's we'll visit. They are really open towards >>> > such >>> > initiatives so hopefully, they'll share this info. >>> > >>> > So far, the framework sounds great. >>> > >>> > Cheers >>> > Alex >>> > >>> > On Tue Sep 28th, 2010 11:22 PM PDT Abbas Mahmoud wrote: >>> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>Hi folks, >>> >> >>> >>Its quite unfortunate that last weeks meeting didn't happen. Anyway, >>> >> what I >>> >> wanted us to discuss was for us to propose a framework in the way we'll >>> >> approach whatever we want to do. >>> >> >>> >>For instance: >>> >> >>> >>We were to start by experimenting with the offline Wikipedia. So, my >>> >> suggestion is that each one of us be designated a region in Kenya >>> >> within >>> >> which he/she shall concentrate on. An appropriate basis of will be >>> >> designating team members with the regions from which they come from. >>> >> Like, >>> >> say, if I come from Coast or Mombasa, I'll basically go to Mombasa and >>> >> assess the schools that have computers there. After knowing how many >>> >> schools we'll approach, we will then prepare our framework: timeline, >>> >> budget, methodology, etc. >>> >> >>> >>Actually, most public schools in Kenya have bought computers from Camara >>> >> (and Irish non-profit organisation that distributes computers in >>> >> African >>> >> schools at a subsidised cost). These computers use the Linux (or is it >>> >> Ubuntu??) operating system as opposed to many private schools whose >>> >> computers are Windows-installed. So ofcourse, they'll be some software >>> >> issues that may arise when we want to install the offline wiki into >>> >> these >>> >> computers. I'm not the software geek and I have never used offline wiki >>> >> so >>> >> I really have no idea whether or not the offline wiki is compatible >>> >> with >>> >> both types of operating systems. >>> >> >>> >>So, this is the draft framework that I had in mind. I hope to receive >>> >> input >>> >> from you guys so that we can beef this framework up and come up with an >>> >> organised, clear-cut plan. >>> >> >>> >>Kind regards >>> >>Abbas Mahmood. >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > WikimediaKE mailing list >>> > WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Limoke Oscar >>> Undergraduate Student -JKUAT >>> Bsc.Geomatic Eng. and GIS >>> +254 717 845 316 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WikimediaKE mailing list >>> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> > > >-- >Limoke Oscar >Undergraduate Student -JKUAT >Bsc.Geomatic Eng. and GIS >+254 717 845 316 > >_______________________________________________ >WikimediaKE mailing list >WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework
by Abbas Mahmoud 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Hi folks, Its quite unfortunate that last weeks meeting didn't happen. Anyway, what I wanted us to discuss was for us to propose a framework in the way we'll approach whatever we want to do. For instance: We were to start by experimenting with the offline Wikipedia. So, my suggestion is that each one of us be designated a region in Kenya within which he/she shall concentrate on. An appropriate basis of will be designating team members with the regions from which they come from. Like, say, if I come from Coast or Mombasa, I'll basically go to Mombasa and assess the schools that have computers there. After knowing how many schools we'll approach, we will then prepare our framework: timeline, budget, methodology, etc. Actually, most public schools in Kenya have bought computers from Camara (and Irish non-profit organisation that distributes computers in African schools at a subsidised cost). These computers use the Linux (or is it Ubuntu??) operating system as opposed to many private schools whose computers are Windows-installed. So ofcourse, they'll be some software issues that may arise when we want to install the offline wiki into these computers. I'm not the software geek and I have never used offline wiki so I really have no idea whether or not the offline wiki is compatible with both types of operating systems. So, this is the draft framework that I had in mind. I hope to receive input from you guys so that we can beef this framework up and come up with an organised, clear-cut plan. Kind regards Abbas Mahmood.

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 5
by dennis munene 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

I don't know about the rest but i'm free all weekend. Saturday would be fine with me. > From: wikimediake-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 5 > To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:25:16 +0000 > > Send WikimediaKE mailing list submissions to > wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimediake-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimediake-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of WikimediaKE digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Wikimedia Israel's project in Cameroon and Benin > (Abbas Mahmoud) > 2. Re: Wikimedia Israel's project in Cameroon and Benin > (Wangai Mwangi) > 3. Re: Wikimedia Israel's project in Cameroon and Benin > (Limoke Oscar) > 4. Re: Wikimedia Israel's project in Cameroon and Benin > (Abbas Mahmoud) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:04:35 +0000 > From: Abbas Mahmoud <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Israel's project in Cameroon > and Benin > To: Wikimedia Kenya <wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: <BLU116-W26338CFDAFE2EF425DC252CA7A0(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > Wonderful report Oscar. So when should we next meet? > > Bence: thanks for the 411. > > For those of you who don't know Bence, he is a member of Wikimedia's Chapter's Committee(ChapCom). I met him while I was at Wikimania and we were able to discuss one or two things regarding the Kenyan chapter. So incase any of you have any queries, he may be an insightful source. > > Regards, > Abbas. > > > > > > > > From: bdamokos(a)gmail.com > Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:57:27 +0200 > To: WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org; WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Israel's project in Cameroon and Benin > > > Hi guys, > I hope you are all doing well. > I am forwarding you a copy of a press release of Wikimedia Israel about their activities with offline Wikipedia in Cameroon and Benin - I think it is very interesting and if you ever want to do something similar, you will know who to contact for advice. > > > Best regards, > Bence Damokos > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Here's a rough translation of a press release Wikimedia Israel has issued yesterday, about the "Africa Center" project I had mentioned in an e-mail to this list on June 30th 2010 (see that e-mail for more background on the Africa Center at Ben Gurion University). > > > === START OF PRESS RELEASE === > TITLE: Wikipedia Goes To Africa -- Israeli Students to Leave for Humanitarian Work in Africa, Equipped With Portable Static Wikipedia > > > SUBTITLE: Ben-Gurion University's "Africa Center", Wikimedia Israel, and Hamakor cooperate in making free knowledge accessible in Africa > > > The Africa Center at BGU, headed by Dr. Tamar Golan, annually sends a group of students on a three-month humanitarian expedition to developing countries in Africa. This year's group is going to the Repbulic of Benin and the Republic of Cameroon. > > > Learning about this while approaching the Africa Center for help with developing Africa-related entries on the Hebrew Wikipedia, Wikimedia Israel decided to equip the students with computers running free software and containing an offline (static) version of the French Wikipedia, so that the students can bring free knowledge to Africans without access to the Internet. > > > Wikimedia Israel reached out to Hamakor, the Israeli Free and Open Source Software NGO, and Hamakor helped obtain computer donations, refurbished them and installed the Linux operating system on them. > > > Wikimedia Israel collaborated with members of Wikimedia Switzerland and Wikimedia France to produce an up-to-date static version of the French Wikipedia (numbering about 1 million entries, and including images), French being a major language of reading and writing in Cameroon and Benin. > > > "The students also have portable installations of the offline Wikipedia, so that they may install it on any other computers they may run across in Africa," explained Asaf Bartov, who coordinated the project in Wikimedia Israel, "and they have received training on using Linux and Kiwix, the offline Wikipedia reader (free) software, so they may train others to use the computers". > > > Incidentally, the Linux version installed on those computers is called Ubuntu Linux, 'Ubuntu' being an African word (in the Zulu language) roughly translatable as "unity of mankind" or "mutual reliance". > > > Supporting and promoting the distribution of free knowledge in developing countries is one of the five major goals identified by the Wikimedia Foundation as central to its five-year strategy plan, developed by thousands of members of the Wikimedia Movement. > _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 5
by dennis munene 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Israel's project in Cameroon and Benin
by Bence Damokos 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

Hi guys, I hope you are all doing well. I am forwarding you a copy of a press release of Wikimedia Israel about their activities with offline Wikipedia in Cameroon and Benin - I think it is very interesting and if you ever want to do something similar, you will know who to contact for advice. Best regards, Bence Damokos ---------------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE -------------------------------------------------- Here's a rough translation of a press release Wikimedia Israel has issued yesterday, about the "Africa Center" project I had mentioned in an e-mail to this list on June 30th 2010 (see that e-mail for more background on the Africa Center at Ben Gurion University). === START OF PRESS RELEASE === TITLE: Wikipedia Goes To Africa -- Israeli Students to Leave for Humanitarian Work in Africa, Equipped With Portable Static Wikipedia SUBTITLE: Ben-Gurion University's "Africa Center", Wikimedia Israel, and Hamakor cooperate in making free knowledge accessible in Africa The Africa Center at BGU, headed by Dr. Tamar Golan, annually sends a group of students on a three-month humanitarian expedition to developing countries in Africa. This year's group is going to the Repbulic of Benin and the Republic of Cameroon. Learning about this while approaching the Africa Center for help with developing Africa-related entries on the Hebrew Wikipedia, Wikimedia Israel decided to equip the students with computers running free software and containing an offline (static) version of the French Wikipedia, so that the students can bring free knowledge to Africans without access to the Internet. Wikimedia Israel reached out to Hamakor, the Israeli Free and Open Source Software NGO, and Hamakor helped obtain computer donations, refurbished them and installed the Linux operating system on them. Wikimedia Israel collaborated with members of Wikimedia Switzerland and Wikimedia France to produce an up-to-date static version of the French Wikipedia (numbering about 1 million entries, and including images), French being a major language of reading and writing in Cameroon and Benin. "The students also have portable installations of the offline Wikipedia, so that they may install it on any other computers they may run across in Africa," explained Asaf Bartov, who coordinated the project in Wikimedia Israel, "and they have received training on using Linux and Kiwix, the offline Wikipedia reader (free) software, so they may train others to use the computers". Incidentally, the Linux version installed on those computers is called Ubuntu Linux, 'Ubuntu' being an African word (in the Zulu language) roughly translatable as "unity of mankind" or "mutual reliance". Supporting and promoting the distribution of free knowledge in developing countries is one of the five major goals identified by the Wikimedia Foundation as central to its five-year strategy plan, developed by thousands of members of the Wikimedia Movement.

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[Wikimedia Kenya] KU Meeting and HealthSpeaks Report
by Limoke Oscar 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Hey guys, It has been quite some time since we communicated as a community. Oliver and I had a very successful meeting with Dr.Njoroge –The Director of the Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University and a member of The Multilingual Education Network of East Africa on 9th Sept. 2010.Dennis from Google was set to attend but some official matter cropped up at the last minute and He could not make it. We also were involved in the preparations of the Google Health Speaks and took the participants through the Wikipedia tutorial. The details of each of the above events are below: *KU Meeting* - Oliver had mentioned of our possible collaboration with the Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University. In pursuance to that, we had a meeting with Dr.Njoroge.We discussed various areas in which we could collaborate as a Local Chapter with KU (as an institution) and with The Multilingual Education Network of East Africa. Among the key issues are: - A possible increase of local content online both in local languages and other languages - A possible collaboration with the Multilingual Education Network of EA to enhance mother tongue curricular and content in schools - Dr.Njoroge also brought us in the loop of some grand African Development Bank project that seeks to train translators to make as much African content on culture and local languages online.(financed by the ADB) - We also thought of identifying some pilot project of Local relevance say like try to bring Agricultural information online in local languages as possible. This idea however was left to the Local Chapter Members to deliberate on it and then get back to Dr.Njoroge with our thought over the same as soon as possible. - Dr,Njoroge also assured us of the support of KU in terms of physical address when we need legal registration. - We however agreed to try out the one off projects in collaboration with The Multilingual Education Network of EA as we work out the registration details.(upon the Local Chapter Members to determine a pilot) - Lastly we agreed to have another meeting as soon as possible to deliberate over the above issues after we(The Local Chapters have discussed the same) - We also thought to involve Salome(The Kiswahili Expert from Google during the next meeting) *Health Speaks* Health Speaks is an initiative of Google to try to make Health related content available online as much as possible. Currently they are running a pilot to make English Wikipedia articles available in Swahili, Hindi and Arabic .It is on voluntary basis but they are offering upto $50,000(US) in donation to a local NGO. (more at www.google.org/healthspeaks). Oliver, Abbas and I were involved in the training of the participants on Wikipedia related issues. Oliver delivered a fantastic Wikipedia start up tutorial during the Nairobi training. I was also involved in the distribution of the posters for the same in my campus (JKUAT) other than being a participant in the same. If anyone would like to participate, log onto the website above. -- Limoke Oscar Undergraduate Student -JKUAT Bsc.Geomatic Eng. and GIS +254 717 845 316

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Hello guys
by Limoke Oscar 03 Sep '10

03 Sep '10

Hey folks,its been long time.I too will be attending the gkenya thing.What become of the proposed KU meeting?i will be glad to avail myself for the same on 9th sept(despite it being my bday:) ). I am not sure how many guys r familiar with the Health Speaks thing.Sam r u?training is due on 11th sept at e mobilis center westlands.Jennifer of Google is to get me some posters to display in JKUAT.I would love u Sam to help me out.I will fwd u the reg. Email n details of the Health Speaks. Abbas,just let us know the date n venue of our next meeting.hw abt we meet in btw the gkenya thing at ua skul now that sam and i wd b present? On 8/29/10, SAMSON MAOSA <coolsam726(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello good people!!! sorry for my long silence, I have been offline > for a while now. > I am so glad and encouraged by the enthusiasm and great efforts from > all of you to see that the formation of WikimediaKE chapter is a > success. I am in fully. @Abbas, thanks bro for your tireless efforts, > we are behind you and will never let you fall. @Barry, thanks for your > continued support and link to the rest of Wikimedia. @BT, there is a > reason why your name is Baba Tabita, or maybe I should say Baba > WikimediaKE. Thanks for your continuous fatherly advice to us. As for > the joint meeting, as from 6th to 8th some of us (I, speaking for > myself); will be attending the GKenya organized by Google, but > provided 9th is a public Holiday, I am perfectly ok with that; I > should only wonder if Abbas is OK with the day. > See you soon guys. > > Samson Maosa > Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology > Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering > Mobile: +254750917305 > > On 8/21/10, wikimediake-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > <wikimediake-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: >> Send WikimediaKE mailing list submissions to >> wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> wikimediake-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> wikimediake-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of WikimediaKE digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Report to the members of Wikimedia Kenya (Daniel Kimani) >> 2. Re: Report to the members of Wikimedia Kenya (Abbas Mahmoud) >> 3. Re: Report to the members of Wikimedia Kenya >> (bnewstead(a)wikimedia.org) >> 4. Re: Report to the members of Wikimedia Kenya (Limoke Oscar) >> 5. Re: Report to the members of Wikimedia Kenya (Oliver Stegen) >> 6. Daniel Kimani has invited you to Boxbe (Daniel Kimani) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:49:23 +0300 >> From: Daniel Kimani <kimanid7(a)gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Report to the members of Wikimedia >> Kenya >> To: "The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter." >> <wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> Message-ID: >> <AANLkTi=sUbeJaEMrerRLC2hmExKC9BVDYa8=50cWeEWR(a)mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Its glad to see that Google are willing to support us in any way.I was was >> suggesting if we can try to register by end of September.If there is any >> way >> that i can help in making this registration process more fast please let >> me >> know and tell you guys if i will be able.I was also thinking if we make >> Strathmore aware of what we are doing they might help us in this process. >> please tell me the exact place the ihub is at gong road.It will be a good >> place to go and translate articles during the weekends. >>

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