WikimediaKE January 2011

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Invitation to the Chapters' Meeting
by Alex Wafula 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Hey Bence, Thanks for the invite. It's going to be great having Kenyan representatives at the Conference. As Ting Chen would probably say, this is good for Kenya, Africa and the World. Alex. On Wed Jan 26th, 2011 11:13 AM PST Bence Damokos wrote: >Dear Wikimedia Kenya, > > The annual Wikimedia Conference (a.k.a. Chapters' Meeting) will take place >this year between 25-27 March in Berlin, Germany. The conference is a good >opportunity for chapters to establish links with each other, share their >stories and to learn from each other. This is also an opportunity to discuss >some specific issues and challenges facing different chapters and in some >cases the Wikimedia movement in general. Each year, existing chapters, >promising chapters in formation, and select members of the Wikimedia >Foundation Board and Staff are invited to attend the discussions, working >groups and workshops at the conference dealing with issues like outreach, >cultural partnerships, volunteer cultivation, organizational development, >and any other topic the chapters feel relevant to tackle in a given year. > > I'd like to personally extend an invitation to attend the 2011 conference >and to offer my contact details for any queries you may have in connection >to the conference. > > The Wikimedia Kenya group is invited to nominate up to two members (likely >future board members) to participate in the work of the meeting. Please >register your representatives on the >http://de.amiando.com/wmcon11chap.htmlsite (please use the code >chap2011berlin to enter the site) by the >end of next week (the earlier the better, especially if you need a visa or >invitation letter). > >If there is a question you can't answer yet, please just leave that field >blank and send the answer later by email, or clarify the situation in an >"other" field. Any information is better than no information. The organizers >of the meeting are happy to help organize your travel and provide help in >acquiring a visa, just tick the corresponding checkboxes on the registration >form and let us know the necessary details. > >Finally, I would also very much welcome your input on the programme of this >years' Chapters meeting and I invite you to share your ideas on the >brainstorming page we have set up for this purpose at >http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_meeting_2011/Brainstorming. > > If you have any questions, queries or concerns, please do contact me at my >bence.damokos(a)wikimedia.de address or on GTalk at bdamokos(a)gmail.com. > >Best regards, > >Bence Damokos > >Programme Coordinator, > >Wikimedia Conference 2011

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Previsit to Nyeri
by Wangai Mwangi 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Hi, Thumbs up to Oskar for the progress. Am deeply sorry for my failure to coodinate the previsit. Am held up on attachment far in Nanyuki. However, am looking on how to still undertake it. I could do with the help of one who knws the area maybe Sam Ndungu jointly{if its OK}. Comment please.

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[Wikimedia Kenya] : Need for a structure
by Delphine Ménard 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Hi Abbas, On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Abbas Mahmoud <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Manuel, > > We have already submitted the bylaws to ChapCom and are awaiting their > approval. I greatly appreciate ChapCom's advice, especially from Lodewijk > and Delphine. Sometimes back in December, i asked Lodewijk about when we > should expect to be approved. He told me that we should have a look at the > draft bylaws and seal all the remaining loopholes and submit a final draft > and hopefully ChapCom would give their approval probably 2weeks later. I must say that I read this and was "ooops!, I've missed a step", as i didn't recall any request for bylaws approval sent to the chapcom in the past few weeks for Wikimedia Kenya. So I looked back on the history of our exchanges and came to the following timeline: * July 2010, Abbas sends us the byalws to get approved * after which he and I have a quite long conversation about whether or not to start with founding the chapter or maybe start getting into the nick of things and organize wikipedia centered events/happenings/projects. * You all pull together the Wikipedia at School project, which is officially launched a few days ago *along with Ting's and other WMF people visit. I have to say that between July and now, I personally had completely forgotten that there was a "pending approval" of bylaws. As such, I first want to apologize for this misunderstanding, because in my mind's eye, the chapter idea was put on hold until more people were found and active supporters gained to the cause of a chapter. So to be fair, chapcom has not reviewed the bylaws at all. So it's not like we're taking our time, we just weren't that clearly aware that the bylaws were awaiting approval. > At that time, we were all engaged in making preparations for Ting's arrival, > the Wikipedia 10 Anniversary & the Wikipedia Schools Project so I really > didn't prioritize reviewing the bylaws. Since we've relieved most of our > burden now, I guess it's now time to review and make the final touches in > the bylaws and we'll hopefully submit a final draft to ChapCom by 1st > February. Anyway, my mistake, how do we get forward? Well, your outline above makes perfect sense. So here goes: *Your group reviews the bylaws that are on meta, to see if they still suit your needs/wishes *You fill the little "questionnaire" Chapcom put together to give us something of an "identity card" of what the active people is all about [1] * Once you all agree on the final version of the bylaws, you (re)submit to chapcom and we will look at them and go through the discussion process. I just want to make sure that the bylaws submission reflects the people involved today, and make sure that founding a chapter is really the goal you want to pursue as a group and not some proposal that once was and that we're pulling out of our drawers for convenience. I am really looking forward to working with you all and hoping we can get Wikimedia Kenya on tracks as soon as possible. :) I want to apologize if you had been under the impression the chapcom was not doing its job... we were not, but because we didn't really consciously know we had a job to do. :D Best, Delphine [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_committee/Pipeline/Follow-up_questi… (fill it on the meta page for Wikimedia Kenya, for example, or on a subpage of the same. -- @notafish NB. This gmail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails will get lost. Intercultural musings: Ceci n'est pas une endive - http://blog.notanendive.org Photos with simple eyes: notaphoto - http://photo.notafish.org

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Kakamega pre-visit
by Limoke Oscar 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Hi Guys, I am in Kakamega undertaking the previsit.I designed a questionnare that captures all the relevant details like no. Of comps, OS used,network or non.it also captures the school contact info,our contact info and the skuls availability.its filled in duplicate and i retain a copy.so far done with one skul off to the next. Sory 4my shorthand,had to update u on the go via my PDA,and its old skul :) cheers, -- Limoke Oscar, Wikimedian in Kenya, Freelance Academic Writer and Translator, GeoInformatics and GIScience Student, Jomo Kenyatta University. Cell:+254 717 845 316

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure
by Alex Wafula 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Hey Sam, I figured the meeting won't take place due to luck of quoram. Alex. On Tue Jan 25th, 2011 11:03 PM PST SAMSON MAOSA wrote: >Alex, I might not make it for the meeting on Saturday as I am still >finalising my attachment arrangements here in Kisii. Nevertheless, go ahead >and plan the meeting and I will inform you by Friday whether I can make it. >@Grace, Oscar and Sarah are from JKUAT and though they are committed, they >are still covering the Kakamega region. Only Nyeri has a problem due to >Wangai's commitment, (Wangai was the planned pilot leader the since he knows >the place better). I therefore don't see it necessary for us to go the way >you suggested. Instead if we could find someone to lead the Nyeri team, that >is when we can forge the way forward. >Abbas, you said Oscar and his team have already decided when to undertake >the project. referring to this, my assumption is that the kakamega team is >already complete. (At least 6 guys as Alex suggested). If that is the case >the congrats to the team, But as you mentioned, and as I still insist, the >Nyeri team is not clearly defined. We need a leader, then guys can be >assigned there (As Grace said sometime back, guys we should not choose where >we wanna go, rather we should be assigned). Thanks >-- >Samson Arosi Maosa, >Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, >Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering >+254750917305 >*"In this world, everything has been done but suppose we try doing it in a >different (better) way?"*

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure
by Alex Wafula 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Thanks SJ! On Tue Jan 25th, 2011 8:34 AM PST Samuel Klein wrote: >Manuel - That is my impression as well from past Chapters meetings. > >Congratulations to you all on the progress you are making with your chapter! > >--SJ. > >On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 5:49 AM, Manuel Schneider ><manuel.schneider(a)wikimedia.ch> wrote: >> Hi Abbas, >> >> thanks for this detailed and quick answer. >> >> Of course I understand that the Anniversary - and your first public >> event! - was much more important than finishing the bylaws. I am happy >> to see that you have already a schedule to get that part done as well. >> >> The chapters meeting is only for recognised chapters but there have been >> exceptions in edge-cases, and I think WMKE is such an edge-case. >> Furthermore, if you publish the finalized bylaws it is likely that you >> will be a recognised chapter until the end of March. I will try to get >> an answer from the organisers - though I have already asked last week >> without getting a response. >> >> Keep up the spirit and good work! >> >> >> /Manuel >> -- >> Regards >> Manuel Schneider >> >> Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens >> Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge >> www.wikimedia.ch >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaKE mailing list >> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> > > > >-- >Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 > >_______________________________________________ >WikimediaKE mailing list >WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure
by Alex Wafula 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Hey Branton, Welcome to the community. With repards to involving other stakeholders in the schools project, we've been in talks with various institutions among them being the ministry of education, KU (in its capacity as a leading university when it comes to producing professionals in the education sector), ICT board, Google Kenya among others who are willing to assist where they can. Another important issue you've also raised is what next after the pilot. Ans: we'll have to measure the success of the pilot and use it as a guide line of rolling the project countrywide. Other things to concider will probably be involving other stakeholders as you mentioned. I think it would also be great if we could involve some schools that participated in the pilot when we launch the project countrywide. Hope to hear more from USIU guys. Cheers. Alex. On Tue Jan 25th, 2011 8:24 AM PST BRANTON OBWARI wrote: >Great work guys! , maybe an introduction would do, am a graduate of Bsc >IST at USIU i attended a talk by Ting and Anne Njeri @ I hub with techie >community , i actually come from Kakamega n its environs, been in touch with >Oscar , i have a feeling for us to fully explore the opportunities available >after the pilot program a multi sectoral approach with a centralized control >is the way fwd. Education in .KE involves many stake holders, ministry >,churches , private owners,politicians, and this being a noble idea am very >sure some of them would have wished to come on board,take a case where an >area MP would want to incorporate the CDF in this program for the good of >this constituents.what i mean is Abbas and the group should come up of ways >of integrating progressive forces into to the Wiki for schools projects. i >also think we should be clear on the mandates of such forces and how their >efforts maybe controlled by the office for accountability and record >purposes,having said this there is also a need to have a formal meeting on >the same > >Regards, > >Branton Obwari. > >On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> That's why I need response from guys before the end of the day. I was there >> for the past 2 Saturdays and there were no events held so I'm hoping it's >> going to be the same this week. >> >> Plus we can always find another venue if it'ls booked. I'll ping Tosh in a >> minute, but I need confirmation from guys on whether there's going to be a >> meeting. >> >> On Tue Jan 25th, 2011 4:49 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote: >> >> >I can avail myself this weekend, but didn't Tosh tell us that we need to >> book at least 2 weeks in advance? >> > >> >> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:20:36 -0800 >> >> From: xelawafs(a)yahoo.com >> >> To: oliver_stegen(a)sil.org; wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure >> >> >> >> Hey Oliver, >> >> >> >> Sorry for the confusion on the sites. We decided to move stuff from the >> meta to wikimedia.or.ke after the domain was set up. So the plan no is to >> work from here. Here's the link to the schools project page: >> >> wikimedia.or.ke/Wikipedia_for_Schools_Project >> >> >> >> As for guys who won't be able to make it for the pilot, hope this to be >> part of the agenda for the meetup I've proposed. >> >> >> >> The visit to the girls school in Nakuru souunds great and we can >> probably organize for this. >> >> >> >> So how about the meetup guys? >> >> >> >> alex. >> >> >> >> On Mon Jan 24th, 2011 11:36 PM PST Oliver Stegen wrote: >> >> >> >> >Glad to see things moving ahead. >> >> > >> >> >To be honest, I'm a bit confused about the different websites where >> things >> >> >seem to be posted (e.g. haven't found Sam's Wikimedia schools project >> update >> >> >yet); between meta.wikimedia.org and wikimedia.or.ke, things have >> become a >> >> >bit complicated imho. >> >> > >> >> >Second, to reply to Alex' suggestion for a much needed meeting: >> >> >Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it on Saturday (that's my kids' >> >> >schoolparty day). But please go ahead - a meeting is urgently needed! >> >> > >> >> >Also, how do you envisage involvement in the wikipedia for schools >> project >> >> >for guys like me who, for job and family reasons, cannot leave Nairobi >> for >> >> >an entire week (okay, so maybe, I'm the only one). As Abbas reminded us >> that >> >> >schools are empty on weekends, when it comes to Mon-Fri, I could spare >> two >> >> >days in February to accompany a team to a school. Originally, Nairobi >> had >> >> >been on the map (when the pilot was still going for four and not three >> >> >regions). I don't see how I could go to either of the three locations >> >> >(Mombasa, Njeri or Kakamega) for one day only. Should you plan to visit >> a >> >> >school in Nairobi, however, I'd be happy to assist. >> >> > >> >> >Also, while in South Africa last week, I got to know Mr. Walter >> Chemjor, >> >> >who's a teacher at AIC Morop Girls Secondary School (it's adjacent to >> >> >Kabarak University near Nakuru). They have a journalism club which uses >> the >> >> >internet for research but connectivity is slow. To cut a long story >> short, >> >> >they'd be very interested to have a team come up to Nakuru and >> introduce >> >> >them to the wikipedia for schools CD. That's something I could probably >> >> >volunteer for - driving a team up to Nakuru for a day and participate >> in >> >> >introducing Morop Girls to wikipedia. >> >> > >> >> >All for now, and cheers! >> >> >Oliver (aka BT) >> >> > >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >> >From: wikimediake-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> >[mailto:wikimediake-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Alex >> Wafula >> >> >Sent: 25 January 2011 06:48 >> >> >To: coolsam726(a)gmail.com; wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> >Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure >> >> > >> >> >Pilot overview: a group of 6 people per region. Since we have 10 >> schools >> >> >teams are further to split into groups of 3, each group covering a >> school >> >> >per day. >> >> > >> >> >Seems like we need a meetup. If you guys can make it this Saturday, let >> me >> >> >know latest today so that I can request for space at ihub. >> >> > >> >> >Alex >> >> > >> >> >On Mon Jan 24th, 2011 11:23 AM PST SAMSON MAOSA wrote: >> >> > >> >> >>Alex, Abbas, most of us seem to find a collision between the project >> and >> >> >>internships, the most affected being guys from JKUAT and we have to >> resolve >> >> >>this as soon as possible. Please share your views on that >> >> >> >> >> >>On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> thought so too :), the page has been set up as ' >> >> >>> Wikipedia_for_Schools_Project' instead by Sam >> >> >>> >> >> >>> ------------------------------ >> >> >>> *From:* Manuel Schneider <manuel.schneider(a)wikimedia.ch> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> *To:* The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter. >> < >> >> >>> wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> >> >>> *Sent:* Mon, January 24, 2011 6:51:04 PM >> >> >>> >> >> >>> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Hi, >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Am 24.01.2011 11:10, schrieb SAMSON MAOSA: >> >> >>> > If you all agree I am about to move the page to "WIKIPEDIA PROJECT >> FOR >> >> >>> > KENYAN SCHOOLS". >> >> >>> >> >> >>> maybe you want to skip the capital letters ;-) >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> /Manuel >> >> >>> -- >> >> >>> Regards >> >> >>> Manuel Schneider >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens >> >> >>> Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge >> >> >>> www.wikimedia.ch >> >> >>> >> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >> >>> WikimediaKE mailing list >> >> >>> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >> >>> WikimediaKE mailing list >> >> >>> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >> >>Samson Arosi Maosa, >> >> >>Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, >> >> >>Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering >> >> >>+254750917305 >> >> >>*"In this world, everything has been done but suppose we try doing it >> in a >> >> >>different (better) way?"* >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >> >WikimediaKE mailing list >> >> >WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> >> >X-Quarantine ID >> /var/spool/MD-Quarantine/22/qdir-2011-01-24-22.47.40-001 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >> >WikimediaKE mailing list >> >> >WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> WikimediaKE mailing list >> >> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> > >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaKE mailing list >> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >>

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure
by Abbas Mahmoud 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Hi again, David suggested that it is paramount for us to create and have a concrete structure so that most (if not all) members know their delegated duties and responsibilities. I personally support this because the lack of a structure often leads to two or three people doing majority of the work. I really don't know what kind of structure it is that would suit us, but one thing's for sure: we need one! --Abbas. -------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com Skype: abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member "Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment." Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure
by Alex Wafula 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

That's why I need response from guys before the end of the day. I was there for the past 2 Saturdays and there were no events held so I'm hoping it's going to be the same this week. Plus we can always find another venue if it'ls booked. I'll ping Tosh in a minute, but I need confirmation from guys on whether there's going to be a meeting. On Tue Jan 25th, 2011 4:49 AM PST Abbas Mahmoud wrote: >I can avail myself this weekend, but didn't Tosh tell us that we need to book at least 2 weeks in advance? > >> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:20:36 -0800 >> From: xelawafs(a)yahoo.com >> To: oliver_stegen(a)sil.org; wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure >> >> Hey Oliver, >> >> Sorry for the confusion on the sites. We decided to move stuff from the meta to wikimedia.or.ke after the domain was set up. So the plan no is to work from here. Here's the link to the schools project page: >> wikimedia.or.ke/Wikipedia_for_Schools_Project >> >> As for guys who won't be able to make it for the pilot, hope this to be part of the agenda for the meetup I've proposed. >> >> The visit to the girls school in Nakuru souunds great and we can probably organize for this. >> >> So how about the meetup guys? >> >> alex. >> >> On Mon Jan 24th, 2011 11:36 PM PST Oliver Stegen wrote: >> >> >Glad to see things moving ahead. >> > >> >To be honest, I'm a bit confused about the different websites where things >> >seem to be posted (e.g. haven't found Sam's Wikimedia schools project update >> >yet); between meta.wikimedia.org and wikimedia.or.ke, things have become a >> >bit complicated imho. >> > >> >Second, to reply to Alex' suggestion for a much needed meeting: >> >Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it on Saturday (that's my kids' >> >schoolparty day). But please go ahead - a meeting is urgently needed! >> > >> >Also, how do you envisage involvement in the wikipedia for schools project >> >for guys like me who, for job and family reasons, cannot leave Nairobi for >> >an entire week (okay, so maybe, I'm the only one). As Abbas reminded us that >> >schools are empty on weekends, when it comes to Mon-Fri, I could spare two >> >days in February to accompany a team to a school. Originally, Nairobi had >> >been on the map (when the pilot was still going for four and not three >> >regions). I don't see how I could go to either of the three locations >> >(Mombasa, Njeri or Kakamega) for one day only. Should you plan to visit a >> >school in Nairobi, however, I'd be happy to assist. >> > >> >Also, while in South Africa last week, I got to know Mr. Walter Chemjor, >> >who's a teacher at AIC Morop Girls Secondary School (it's adjacent to >> >Kabarak University near Nakuru). They have a journalism club which uses the >> >internet for research but connectivity is slow. To cut a long story short, >> >they'd be very interested to have a team come up to Nakuru and introduce >> >them to the wikipedia for schools CD. That's something I could probably >> >volunteer for - driving a team up to Nakuru for a day and participate in >> >introducing Morop Girls to wikipedia. >> > >> >All for now, and cheers! >> >Oliver (aka BT) >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: wikimediake-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >[mailto:wikimediake-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Alex Wafula >> >Sent: 25 January 2011 06:48 >> >To: coolsam726(a)gmail.com; wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure >> > >> >Pilot overview: a group of 6 people per region. Since we have 10 schools >> >teams are further to split into groups of 3, each group covering a school >> >per day. >> > >> >Seems like we need a meetup. If you guys can make it this Saturday, let me >> >know latest today so that I can request for space at ihub. >> > >> >Alex >> > >> >On Mon Jan 24th, 2011 11:23 AM PST SAMSON MAOSA wrote: >> > >> >>Alex, Abbas, most of us seem to find a collision between the project and >> >>internships, the most affected being guys from JKUAT and we have to resolve >> >>this as soon as possible. Please share your views on that >> >> >> >>On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> thought so too :), the page has been set up as ' >> >>> Wikipedia_for_Schools_Project' instead by Sam >> >>> >> >>> ------------------------------ >> >>> *From:* Manuel Schneider <manuel.schneider(a)wikimedia.ch> >> >>> >> >>> *To:* The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter. < >> >>> wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> >>> *Sent:* Mon, January 24, 2011 6:51:04 PM >> >>> >> >>> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure >> >>> >> >>> Hi, >> >>> >> >>> Am 24.01.2011 11:10, schrieb SAMSON MAOSA: >> >>> > If you all agree I am about to move the page to "WIKIPEDIA PROJECT FOR >> >>> > KENYAN SCHOOLS". >> >>> >> >>> maybe you want to skip the capital letters ;-) >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> /Manuel >> >>> -- >> >>> Regards >> >>> Manuel Schneider >> >>> >> >>> Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens >> >>> Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge >> >>> www.wikimedia.ch >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> WikimediaKE mailing list >> >>> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> WikimediaKE mailing list >> >>> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >>Samson Arosi Maosa, >> >>Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, >> >>Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering >> >>+254750917305 >> >>*"In this world, everything has been done but suppose we try doing it in a >> >>different (better) way?"* >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >WikimediaKE mailing list >> >WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> >X-Quarantine ID /var/spool/MD-Quarantine/22/qdir-2011-01-24-22.47.40-001 >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >WikimediaKE mailing list >> >WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaKE mailing list >> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure
by Alex Wafula 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Hey Oliver, Sorry for the confusion on the sites. We decided to move stuff from the meta to wikimedia.or.ke after the domain was set up. So the plan no is to work from here. Here's the link to the schools project page: wikimedia.or.ke/Wikipedia_for_Schools_Project As for guys who won't be able to make it for the pilot, hope this to be part of the agenda for the meetup I've proposed. The visit to the girls school in Nakuru souunds great and we can probably organize for this. So how about the meetup guys? alex. On Mon Jan 24th, 2011 11:36 PM PST Oliver Stegen wrote: >Glad to see things moving ahead. > >To be honest, I'm a bit confused about the different websites where things >seem to be posted (e.g. haven't found Sam's Wikimedia schools project update >yet); between meta.wikimedia.org and wikimedia.or.ke, things have become a >bit complicated imho. > >Second, to reply to Alex' suggestion for a much needed meeting: >Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it on Saturday (that's my kids' >schoolparty day). But please go ahead - a meeting is urgently needed! > >Also, how do you envisage involvement in the wikipedia for schools project >for guys like me who, for job and family reasons, cannot leave Nairobi for >an entire week (okay, so maybe, I'm the only one). As Abbas reminded us that >schools are empty on weekends, when it comes to Mon-Fri, I could spare two >days in February to accompany a team to a school. Originally, Nairobi had >been on the map (when the pilot was still going for four and not three >regions). I don't see how I could go to either of the three locations >(Mombasa, Njeri or Kakamega) for one day only. Should you plan to visit a >school in Nairobi, however, I'd be happy to assist. > >Also, while in South Africa last week, I got to know Mr. Walter Chemjor, >who's a teacher at AIC Morop Girls Secondary School (it's adjacent to >Kabarak University near Nakuru). They have a journalism club which uses the >internet for research but connectivity is slow. To cut a long story short, >they'd be very interested to have a team come up to Nakuru and introduce >them to the wikipedia for schools CD. That's something I could probably >volunteer for - driving a team up to Nakuru for a day and participate in >introducing Morop Girls to wikipedia. > >All for now, and cheers! >Oliver (aka BT) > >-----Original Message----- >From: wikimediake-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org >[mailto:wikimediake-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Alex Wafula >Sent: 25 January 2011 06:48 >To: coolsam726(a)gmail.com; wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org >Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure > >Pilot overview: a group of 6 people per region. Since we have 10 schools >teams are further to split into groups of 3, each group covering a school >per day. > >Seems like we need a meetup. If you guys can make it this Saturday, let me >know latest today so that I can request for space at ihub. > >Alex > >On Mon Jan 24th, 2011 11:23 AM PST SAMSON MAOSA wrote: > >>Alex, Abbas, most of us seem to find a collision between the project and >>internships, the most affected being guys from JKUAT and we have to resolve >>this as soon as possible. Please share your views on that >> >>On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> thought so too :), the page has been set up as ' >>> Wikipedia_for_Schools_Project' instead by Sam >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Manuel Schneider <manuel.schneider(a)wikimedia.ch> >>> >>> *To:* The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter. < >>> wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >>> *Sent:* Mon, January 24, 2011 6:51:04 PM >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Need for a structure >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Am 24.01.2011 11:10, schrieb SAMSON MAOSA: >>> > If you all agree I am about to move the page to "WIKIPEDIA PROJECT FOR >>> > KENYAN SCHOOLS". >>> >>> maybe you want to skip the capital letters ;-) >>> >>> >>> /Manuel >>> -- >>> Regards >>> Manuel Schneider >>> >>> Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens >>> Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge >>> www.wikimedia.ch >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WikimediaKE mailing list >>> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WikimediaKE mailing list >>> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >>Samson Arosi Maosa, >>Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, >>Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering >>+254750917305 >>*"In this world, everything has been done but suppose we try doing it in a >>different (better) way?"* > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >WikimediaKE mailing list >WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >X-Quarantine ID /var/spool/MD-Quarantine/22/qdir-2011-01-24-22.47.40-001 > > >_______________________________________________ >WikimediaKE mailing list >WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake

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