WikimediaKE October 2011

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Strathmore ICT Conference
by Alex Wafula 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

I wish you had mentioned this earlier since one needs a ticket to attend. I have tickets for 4 guys only. I'll try to get you one but no promises. Hopefuly our presentation will be on Saturday but this is not yet finalized. Alex. On Tue Aug 30th, 2011 2:04 AM PDT BRANTON OBWARI wrote: >yeah ,would really love to come ,when are you guys needed to present ,2nd or >3rd.... > > >On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Hey Cliff, >> >> I put up a request for 4 tickets ie for Oscar, Ann, Grace and Steve who had >> said they'll be available to attend. >> >> Bruce, do you plan to come? >> >> Alex. >> >> On Tue Aug 30th, 2011 1:00 AM PDT cliff argwings wrote: >> >> >Hi Guys, >> > >> >Speaking of Tickets, how many do we have for wikimedia nerds? >> > >> >On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 9:37 AM, BRANTON OBWARI <bruceobwari(a)gmail.com >> >wrote: >> > >> >> Steve , >> >> what drives you? ,you retire late n you always up before me ,i don't >> have >> >> descent connectivity here , collaborating on online is a challenge >> ,kesho is >> >> a public holiday was suggesting that we hook up n harmonize the content >> we >> >> already to be in line with the theme,then maybe Oscar ,Alex,inform us >> about >> >> the ticket arrangements, >> >> >> >> rgds. >> >> >> >> bruce. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:39 AM, stephen wanjau <wanjaustev(a)gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi, >> >>> >> >>> I personally find our mission having a nature that makes it clear and >> it >> >>> explains itself. >> >>> >> >>> Notwithstanding, we need to come up with a way which we shall pass our >> >>> message home at the conference whose theme is "ICT for development". >> >>> >> >>> Therefore, I would like to seek assistance on the best way to do this >> as I >> >>> prepare the slides. >> >>> >> >>> Thank you. >> >>> Steve >> >>> >> >>> On Aug 27, 2011 7:24 AM, "stephen wanjau" <wanjaustev(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Hi nice people, >> >>> >> >>> Attached are some slides that I think can be an introduction of our >> >>> presentation at the ICT conference. >> >>> >> >>> Feel freely free to suggest on how we can make it the awesomest. >> >>> >> >>> Truly, >> >>> Steve wa Wikimedia. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Aug 26, 2011 9:15 AM, "stephen wanjau" <wanjaustev(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Having heard that,I think... >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > On Aug 26, 2011 8:53 AM, "Grace Kariuki" <gkariuki99(a)gmail.com> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > > i agree with... >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 8:40 AM, BRANTON OBWARI < >> >>> bruceobwari(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> ... >> >>> > > Hi g... >> >>> >> >>> > th... >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > _______________________________________________ >> >>> > WikimediaKE mailing list >> >>> > WikimediaKE@list... >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> 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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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Confirmation of Heather's Meetup
by dennis munene 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

+1 ---------- Sent from my Nokia Phone -----Original Message----- From: Limoke Oscar Sent: 10/26/2011 8:50:00 AM To: Wikimedia Kenya . Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Confirmation of Heather's Meetup Hi Guys, Heather from Ushahidi is on a working tour for the Wikimedia Foundation and would like to have a meetup with WMKE and other Wikipedians at the iHUB on the 12th of November from 11am. Kindly respond to this thread to confirm your attendance and feel free to suggest any other item you think will be worth discussing or complaining about (like the speedy deletions in the en:wp ) :-) Agenda: 1.WMKE activities: Offline Wiki and WTN 2. Editing trends in Wikipedia (especially sw:wp) 3. AOB Best, -- Limoke Oscar, _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Opportunity to deliver Wikipedia training in Tanzania
by Asaf Bartov 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Dear colleagues, I am working on establishing a long-term partnership with an NGO named ITOCA, dedicated to education training in Africa[1]. One aspect of our proposed cooperation would be to introduce Wikipedia training to the curriculum in teacher trainings ITOCA delivers. I have sent them some training materials to review and think about, based on the training materials[2][3] that Limoke and I had prepared for the Setswana Wikipedia Challenge[4]. The operate throughout sub-Saharan Africa, but there is an opportunity to be involved close to home: they are to deliver training at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, between Nov 29th and Dec 1st. They would like to try incorporating Wikipedia training at this opportunity, and both they and I think it would be best if we can involve a Wikipedian in this first time we try to incorporate Wikipedia into their training curriculum. Would one of the WMKE members who have some experience in editing *and* in training be interested in going? We cover the airfare and accommodation, and will pay a small "per diem" allowance for meals and local transport. Thanks in advance, Asaf [1] http://www.itoca.org/ [2] http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Challenge [3] http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Challenge/Setswana [4] http://www.google.com/events/setswana-wiki/index.html -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Please i need your assistance
by Jessica Colaco 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Hope you get this on time, I made a trip to London UK and had my bag stolen from me with my passport and personal effects therein. The embassy is willing to help by letting me fly without my passport, I just have to pay for a ticket and settle Hotel bills. Unfortunately for me, I can't have access to funds, I've made contact with my bank but they need more time to come up with a new one. I was thinking of asking you to lend me some quick funds that I can give back as soon as I get in. I really need to be on the next available flight. I can forward you details on how you can get the funds to me. I await your response Thanks

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Wikipedia for Schools: Request for Receipts
by Abbas Mahmood 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Hi all, I am kindly requesting the participants of WfS to please hand me over any receipts that you may still have with you with respect to this project. David, I need the Mombasa receipts. Branton, I need the taxi receipts. And all the Mombasa folks, I need the bus tickets. I realize that this is way too late to ask for this, but I have been asked by the Foundation to show them the receipts. I also know that some minor transactions may not have receipts, and I've told the Foundation so. Sincerely Abbas.

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Fw: WIKIAFRICA
by Alex Wafula 28 Oct '11

28 Oct '11

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Isla Haddow-Flood <islahf(a)africacentre.net> To: stephen wanjau <wanjaustev(a)gmail.com>; Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)yahoo.com>; Kosgei Isaac <kipchogekosgei(a)gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:55 AM Subject: Re: WIKIAFRICA Re: WIKIAFRICA Dear Stephen, Alex and Isaac Hello. As I am sure that Iolanda has told you, WikiAfrica is looking for a Wikipedian-in-Residence to kick start its ambitious programme throughout Africa. I’ve taken on board what many wikipedians have said, and I hope that everything is now clear. Please find the link to the call for applications here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18yAZxGcBuRO2Zp7vHGHV0q5aM1XaCzqIRSgQWm8… I would be grateful if you could send this out to your networks to ensure that all wikipedians in Africa do get a chance to apply. I would also be very interested in working closely with Wikimedia Kenya to achieve our mutual goals. You are doing some very exciting projects and yes, I do think that there are definite synergies. Perhaps we could have a skype chat sometime next week to see where we can help each other out? I look forward to hearing from you. Warmest Isla ________________________________ WikiAfrica Isla Haddow-Flood Project Manager: Africa tel: +27 21 422 0468 skype: islahaddow twitter: @wikiafrica www.africacentre.net/wikiafrica get started: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiAfrica ________________________________

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Confirmation of Heather's Meetup
by Limoke Oscar 27 Oct '11

27 Oct '11

Hi Guys, Heather from Ushahidi is on a working tour for the Wikimedia Foundation and would like to have a meetup with WMKE and other Wikipedians at the iHUB on the 12th of November from 11am. Kindly respond to this thread to confirm your attendance and feel free to suggest any other item you think will be worth discussing or complaining about (like the speedy deletions in the en:wp ) :-) Agenda: 1.WMKE activities: Offline Wiki and WTN 2. Editing trends in Wikipedia (especially sw:wp) 3. AOB Best, -- Limoke Oscar,

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[Wikimedia Kenya] iHub
by Phares Kariuki 26 Oct '11

26 Oct '11

Guys, The iHub wiki page was deleted for copyright infringement. A new page has been setup, kindly populate with whatever data you have... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHub Thanks, -- With Regards, Phares Kaboro Kariuki

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Possible visit to Kenya by Aaron
by Kosgei Isaac 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

Here is a message from Aaron , Please read and react to it, I am writing you now because I am considering traveling to Kenya to meet and interview other Wikipedians in your country. However, in order to make such a trip worthwhile, I would need to locate as many Wikipedia users and editors as possible -- ideally at least 15 or more. (More than that would be better still.) Do you think it would be possible to find that many Wikipedians in Kenya? And if so, do you have any suggestions of where I might find them? And how I might contact them? If you could put me in touch with any Kenyan Wikipedians I would certainly be grateful. Also, if you have links to any pages that track top contributors to the Swahili language Wikipedia, that would be most useful. I am also considering traveling to other African countries, so if there are other countries that you think I should visit, please suggest them as well. Thank you, -- Aaron Muszalski Community Department I also had a chat with him later and here is the message Aaron: You're most welcome. :-) So -- WMF will send me, but they want to make sure that, if they do send me, that I return with a good number of interviews And -- perhaps more importantly A number of good interviews 10:05 ones that could make good appeals Which is a challenge me: We can work that out together Aaron: Because only a small percentage of all interviews ever result in an effective appeal Yes, I agree Also -- there was a man from Nairobi in the news about a year ago 10:06 Who built a plane using information he learned on Wikipedia It would be most excellent to track him down and meet with him as well 10:07 me: I will share that with them too We can track him down for sure Aaron: His name is Gabriel Nderitu http://physicsworld.com/blog/2010/10/kenyan_physics_graduate_builds.html 10:08 me: ok. 10:09 Aaron: As far as the dates go - It might be in the range of the 11th - 18th Or possibly a week later. Please let me get your reaction to this mail and if we can get Wikimedians from Kenya and those who are not active wikimedians but have been using Wikipedia in what they do. -- Isaac K. Kosgei. Bachelor of Agribusiness Management +254727553981 *SkypeProfile: *Kipsizoo *My Linkedin Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kipsizoo>* *twitter Page <http://twitter.com/#%21/kipsizoo>* *My Blog <http://kipsizoo.blogspot.com/> "My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world" *- Faye Wattleton

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Possible visit to Kenya by Aaron...and Heather from Ushahidi
by Limoke Oscar 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

Hi Guys, I had an interview with Heather Ford from Ushahidi on Saturday at the iHub and she would love to have a session with WMKE members and Wikipedians when she comes back to Kenya. As far as the dates go - It might be in the range of the 11th - > 18th...this would be awesome as the tentative date for the meeting is 12th November at the iHub. Maybe we could synch?? So what are your thoughts and suggestions towards this? Should we have a meetup with her? I will be setting up an event page where guys can RSVP but first i need your input on it. Best, -- Limoke Oscar,

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