April 2012 - WikimediaKE - lists.wikimedia.org

[Wikimedia Kenya] Offline Wikipedia: Kenyan Curriculum
by Abbas Mahmood 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Hi all, We were developing the content curriculum for the Kenyan curriculum so that we could have a custom-made offline Wikipedia version for us here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Content_Development/Schools…. Is there anyone who is still working on this? As of now we have articles on Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, IRE, Agriculture, History & Geography. We don't have articles on Business Studies & CRE. Articles re Physics, Math, and Geography are too few and still need to be increased. Is there anyone here who has access to the Kenyan curriculum willing to fill in the blanks? Thanks to Steve & Dennis on adding some articles. --Abbas.

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Foundation Board Seats
by Abbas Mahmood 17 May '12

17 May '12

Hi all, Could we get Wikimedia Kenya's Board to select it's prefered candidates in the Chapter-Selected WMF Board seats: http://chapters.wikimedia.ch/Appointment_process/2012/Chapters_Resolutions Thanks,Abbas.

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Kenyan Wiki http://www.kenya.or.ke
by Limoke Oscar 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

Dear Lordmesh, I just dug tis from my archives and thought I could loop you in. So a couple of the KWC winners took up the initiative of starting up a Kenyan Wikimedia Chapter( http://www.wikimedia.or.ke/Home) and we got recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation as the 2nd chapter in Africa and the 39th worldwide. We have been quite an active lot and if you guys are interested, we could find a way to work together to increase Local Kenyan Content online both in Wikipedia and the kenya.or.ke Please let me know what your thoughts are . On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 4:25 PM, lordmwesh <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi good people, > > > As we wind up the old decade and enter the new decade where information > technology will grow more than before, did you know that you can enhance > kenya's history by updating, and writing about Kenya on the kenyan wiki > http://www.kenya.or.ke > > > kenya.or.KE is a multilingual, web-based, free content encyclopedia > project. kenya.or.KE is written collaboratively by volunteers from all > around the world. With rare exceptions, its articles can be edited by > anyone with access to the Internet, simply by clicking the edit this page > link. kenya.or.KE is a wiki (a type of collaborative website) and > encyclopedia. www.kenya.or.KE was founded in 2007, with the ami of being > the largest reference Web sites about Kenya. > > kenya.or.ke is advertisement free and is supported by well wishers, and > publishers like you. > > Create an account and start posting. > > > Regards > -- > > kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know -- Limoke Oscar Board Member- Wikimedia Kenya www.wikimedia.or.ke

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[Wikimedia Kenya] WMKE Programs/Projects
by Alex Wafula 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

Hi all, In line with having a more conducive environment for WMKE members and project leads to participate in our projects, I'm coordinating in coming up with a structure to *start*, *monitor* and *wind up projects*. So for starters, I'm compiling a list of all programs/projects being undertaken by WMKE or is of interest to us between now and the next chapter meeting (sometime this month, Ann will get intouch with more details). I'll ofcourse put up *stuff that we've already done*, *plan to do* and if you or anyone you know is involved on a *project (Wikimedia or otherwise) that is/may be of interest to WMKE*, that's also worth a mention. You can get intouch offlist and I'll summarize all responses and post them back here or if it's something you feel that needs some discussion, you can go ahead and post it on this thread. Alex

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Kenyan Wiki
by stephen wanjau 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

Hello Folks, I came across this Website that is a Wiki and I thought it might be worth sharing.... http://www.kenya.or.ke/Main_Page Seems a lot of effort has been put into it. //Stephen

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[Wikimedia Kenya] no traffic at WMKE website?
by Oliver Stegen 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

Hi all, It's not like nothing has happened in WMKE over the last three weeks, yet no traffic on our website, see: http://www.wikimedia.or.ke/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges <http://www.wikimedia.or.ke/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&days=30> &days=30 Please, please, please, let's not give the world wrong impressions about inactivity when stuff is actually happening! Use our website and show the world what WMKE is all about and what it's achieving on a week-by-week basis. After all, we've had elections since as well as an editathon. Haya, tundelee kusonga mbele! Wenu katika kujenga chapter yetu, Oliver (aka BT)

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Story Telling
by Alex Wafula 22 Apr '12

22 Apr '12

Hi Guys, So Victor will be coming to Kenya some time May ie next month to interview contributors, donors and/or users of Wikimedia projects. I've started a page on our site to plan his visit [1]. He'll be here for around 10 days and we hope to cover the following: - A round table intros session at the iHub with wmke members and other relevant parties who'd be able to join - Interviews at iHub - Interview Gabriel Nderitu [2] - Interviews at one or some of the schools covered during the Wikipedia for Schools projects we did last year Please sign up here [3] if you'll be interested in meeting Victor and/or getting interviewed in relation to what you are doing/have done involving Wikimedia. Victor, let me know if I've missed anything and do go ahead if you'd like to add to this. [1]. http://wikimedia.or.ke/KenyaStoryTelling [2]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Nderitu [3]. http://wikimedia.or.ke/KenyaStoryTelling#Do_You_Have_a_Story_to_tell.3F cheers, Alex

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Meetup/Editathon
by David Mugo 21 Apr '12

21 Apr '12

Guys, Who is attending the editathon tonight? -- ------------- David Mugo, ICT & E-Commerce Consultant, http://majibu.com Twitter: @raidarmax

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimania
by Abbas Mahmood 21 Apr '12

21 Apr '12

Hi all, I am assuming that most of the Wikimania scholarship applicants have gotten their responses by now. For those who succeeded, congratulations. For those who didn't please forward me your name and I will try and explore other channels of sponsorship. I will contact other chapters and affiliated organisations to request some funding. I don't have any assurances, so please bear with me if we don't get the desired results. Thanks, Abbas.

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Board minutes
by Ann Njeri 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

Hi all, The board was of the opinion that we should be posting the board minutes as well as other important discussions on a google doc which will be created so as to protect those who have access to the information. This is also because there are many who have subscribed to the mailing list that are passive members. Alternatively, I can use the Meta to post the board minutes as Abbas had suggested. Please comment on this so that we can know the way forward. Regards

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Way Forward
by David Mugo 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

Fellow Wikipedians, I am humbled to take up the chairmanship of the first board of Wikimedia Kenya. It is a historic board and I am truly honored to be part of this. It comes with great responsibility and there is a great road ahead. I intend to make it worthwhile and make a mark within this first year. The main challenge for the first board is to try and create partnerships that will enable us move our goals and achieve them. We shall need to work together to reach these goals. We are targeting NGOs, Private Institutions, Government Bodies and other institutions focused on growing local content on the web. Please share your ideas on how best we can get to these goals. As a structure, all projects will be supervised by the board through Alex, who is the projects manager, so all existing team leaders on different projects please work out a structure through Alex. If you have new ideas for new projects, let us share and see the best way forward. Again, this is the first board, we are all a team. We need to recruit more members, editors and volunteers on specific projects. Let us grow the community. We shall run operations through committees that will oversee specific tasks and I would like to propose a first committee that will spearhead the growth of the Swahili Wikipedia. We need the Tanzanian community in this and we need to create more presence of Tanzanians in this chapter. While we are the Kenyan chapter, it is important to realize that we have a responsibility that runs across the continent, especially the region. -- ------------- David Mugo, Board Chairman, Wikimedia Kenya. Twitter: @raidarmax

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Allocation of Board Roles
by Ann Njeri 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

Hi all, The Board had a meeting last Saturday. Among the main agendas was allocation of roles, I will send the minutes later, there was a bit of a problem opening the document. The method used was by consensus... Chairman - David Mugo Vice-Chairman - Oscar Limoke Treasurer - Stephen Wanjau Project Manager - Alex Wafula Secretary - Ann Njeri Regards....

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[Wikimedia Kenya] First Board Meeting
by Alex Wafula 13 Apr '12

13 Apr '12

Hi all, We'll be having our first Board meeting this Saturday ie on the 14th of April. Agenda's up here: http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/wmke-Board-meeting-1 You are welcomed to contribute to the agenda and being our first meetup, we'll cover relatively urgent topics and postpone some (if necessary) for when we meet next. Steve and I will also use this opportunity to give a report of the Chapters Conference that happened over at Berlin as well as make recommendations for the two chapter selected WMF Board members after that. regards, Alex

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Swahili Translation
by Kosgei Isaac 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

Hi , I need you help in the following words; Help me translate them to swahili 1. Spark the revolution 2. Arab Spring 3. Occupy wall street 4. Radical Hope the words are not scary. I am working on Translation of Arab spring article. Will call for your help in case I come across other words. Isaac K. Kosgei. Bachelor of Agribusiness Management +254727553981 SkypeProfile: Kipsizoo http://ke.linkedin.com/in/kipsizoo Twitter: @kipsizoo Blogs: www.kipsizoo.blogspot.com <http://www.kipsizoo.blogspot.com/%20> Agribusiness Blog <http://www.kipsizoo.wordpress.com/> "My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world" - Faye Wattleton

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Airfare Discount to Wikimania 2012
by stephen wanjau 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nicholas Michael Bashour <nicholasbashour(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 5:02 PM Subject: [Wikimania-l] Airfare Discount to Wikimania 2012 To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" < wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear all, Wikimedia District of Columbia is happy to announce that we have secured a discount deal with several airlines to apply to travel to and from Wikimania. The following airlines are offering up to 10% discount off published airfare for travel to and from Washington, DC-area airports between Monday, July 2, 2012 and Saturday, July 21, 2012: Delta Airlines, Air France, Aeroloft, KLM, Alitalia, and Korean Air. The following airlines are offering up to 13% discount for travel to and from Washington, DC-area airport between July 9, 2012 and July 18, 2012: United Airlines, Continental Airlines or and flights operated by other airlines and branded United Express and Continental Express, and United codeshare flights operated by Lufthansa and All Nippon Airways. For more details and information on how to obtain the discount, please contact WikimaniaTravel(a)wikidc.org. Sincerely, Nicholas Michael Bashour President *|* Wikimedia District of Columbia <http://www.wikimediadc.org/> PO Box 9822 *| *Washington, DC 20016 **+1 (313) 377 - 4589*|*@NMichaelBashour <http://goog_1373167767>*<http://www.twitter.com/nmichaelbashour> **|*Nicholas.Bashour(a)wikidc.org _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 21, Issue 9
by David Mabiria 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

Hi Alex, Thank you for the response. Regards, David Mabiria Project Manager - EUCOSSA www.eucossa.org Software Designer & Developer | Web Developer > 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: WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 21, Issue 8 (David Mabiria) > 2. Re: WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 21, Issue 8 (David Mabiria) > 3. Re: First Board Meeting (Branton Obwari) > 4. Re: First Board Meeting (Alex Wafula) > 5. Re: First Board Meeting (Jon Harald S?by) > 6. Re: First Board Meeting (Oliver Stegen) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:59:01 +0300 > From: "David Mabiria" <dmmabiria(a)eucossa.org> > To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 21, Issue 8 > Message-ID: > <24aaa57353f7887201266cf58140600f.squirrel(a)webmail.eucossa.org> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi all, > > Who are eligible to attend the board meeting? > > Regards, > > David Mabiria > Project Manager - EUCOSSA > www.eucossa.org > > Software Designer & Developer | Web Developer | Businessman | Graphic > Designer | Network Engineer. > >> 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. First Board Meeting (Alex Wafula) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:33:04 +0300 >> From: Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)gmail.com> >> To: Wikimediake Mailing List <wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> >> Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] First Board Meeting >> Message-ID: >> <CADf3xQr6DBrJxsU5RjtwMVgzN36Q7a5ovXa4j-878hfH9Npvgw(a)mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Hi all, >> >> We'll be having our first Board meeting this Saturday ie on the 14th of >> April. Agenda's up here: >> http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/wmke-Board-meeting-1 >> >> You are welcomed to contribute to the agenda and being our first meetup, >> we'll cover relatively urgent topics and postpone some (if necessary) >> for >> when we meet next. >> >> Steve and I will also use this opportunity to give a report of the >> Chapters >> Conference that happened over at Berlin as well as make recommendations >> for >> the two chapter selected WMF Board members after that. >> >> regards, >> Alex >>

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 21, Issue 9
by Lisper Mwende 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

Hello, Hoping tis not too late but congrats all n will attend the meeting if for all and the venue? Good afternoon all. warmly, Lisper --- On Wed, 4/11/12, wikimediake-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org <wikimediake-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: From: wikimediake-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org <wikimediake-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 21, Issue 9 To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 11:49 AM 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: WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 21, Issue 8 (David Mabiria) 2. Re: WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 21, Issue 8 (David Mabiria) 3. Re: First Board Meeting (Branton Obwari) 4. Re: First Board Meeting (Alex Wafula) 5. Re: First Board Meeting (Jon Harald S?by) 6. Re: First Board Meeting (Oliver Stegen) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:59:01 +0300 From: "David Mabiria" <dmmabiria(a)eucossa.org> To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 21, Issue 8 Message-ID: <24aaa57353f7887201266cf58140600f.squirrel(a)webmail.eucossa.org> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Hi all, Who are eligible to attend the board meeting? Regards, David Mabiria Project Manager - EUCOSSA www.eucossa.org Software Designer & Developer | Web Developer | Businessman | Graphic Designer | Network Engineer. > 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. First Board Meeting (Alex Wafula) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:33:04 +0300 > From: Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimediake Mailing List <wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] First Board Meeting > Message-ID: > <CADf3xQr6DBrJxsU5RjtwMVgzN36Q7a5ovXa4j-878hfH9Npvgw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi all, > > We'll be having our first Board meeting this Saturday ie on the 14th of > April. Agenda's up here: > http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/wmke-Board-meeting-1 > > You are welcomed to contribute to the agenda and being our first meetup, > we'll cover relatively urgent topics and postpone some (if necessary) for > when we meet next. > > Steve and I will also use this opportunity to give a report of the > Chapters > Conference that happened over at Berlin as well as make recommendations > for > the two chapter selected WMF Board members after that. > > regards, > Alex >

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 21, Issue 8
by David Mabiria 10 Apr '12

10 Apr '12

Hi all, Who are eligible to attend the board meeting? Regards, David Mabiria Project Manager - EUCOSSA www.eucossa.org Software Designer & Developer | Web Developer > 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. First Board Meeting (Alex Wafula) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:33:04 +0300 > From: Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimediake Mailing List <wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] First Board Meeting > Message-ID: > <CADf3xQr6DBrJxsU5RjtwMVgzN36Q7a5ovXa4j-878hfH9Npvgw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi all, > > We'll be having our first Board meeting this Saturday ie on the 14th of > April. Agenda's up here: > http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/wmke-Board-meeting-1 > > You are welcomed to contribute to the agenda and being our first meetup, > we'll cover relatively urgent topics and postpone some (if necessary) for > when we meet next. > > Steve and I will also use this opportunity to give a report of the > Chapters > Conference that happened over at Berlin as well as make recommendations > for > the two chapter selected WMF Board members after that. > > regards, > Alex >

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 21, Issue 8
by David Mabiria 10 Apr '12

10 Apr '12

Hi all, Who are eligible to attend the board meeting? Regards, David Mabiria Project Manager - EUCOSSA www.eucossa.org Software Designer & Developer | Web Developer | Businessman | Graphic Designer | Network Engineer. > 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. First Board Meeting (Alex Wafula) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:33:04 +0300 > From: Alex Wafula <xelawafs(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimediake Mailing List <wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] First Board Meeting > Message-ID: > <CADf3xQr6DBrJxsU5RjtwMVgzN36Q7a5ovXa4j-878hfH9Npvgw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi all, > > We'll be having our first Board meeting this Saturday ie on the 14th of > April. Agenda's up here: > http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/wmke-Board-meeting-1 > > You are welcomed to contribute to the agenda and being our first meetup, > we'll cover relatively urgent topics and postpone some (if necessary) for > when we meet next. > > Steve and I will also use this opportunity to give a report of the > Chapters > Conference that happened over at Berlin as well as make recommendations > for > the two chapter selected WMF Board members after that. > > regards, > Alex >

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Board mailing List and Board Members Emails
by Limoke Oscar 05 Apr '12

05 Apr '12

Hello Team, So our Board mailing list is officially set up.( CC'd). You can reach the board by sending an email to : wmke-board(a)wikimedia.or.ke While All the Official Board emails have been set, we are still setting up the aliases to pint to a friendlier handler. I have done so and u can reach me on this email: limoke(a)wikimedia.or.ke -- Regards, Limoke Oscar, "*point me to the destiny,and I will curve my own path to it *"

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Fwd: [Gendergap] Fwd: Free accounts available from HighBeam Research!
by stephen wanjau 05 Apr '12

05 Apr '12

Sorry for cross posting. Hi everyone, HighBeam is offering free accounts for Wikipedians with an account for one year and 1000 edits. So far only about 300 people have applied and they have 1,000 slots. HighBeam is a paid newspaper and journal resource, and as a researcher, even I don't have access to it, so I was happy to see this opportunity. And if you don't have the right amount of edits, you can have your Wikipedian friends find things for you ;-) See below! -Sarah -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Otrs-en-l] Free accounts available from HighBeam Research! Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 07:14:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Ocaasi Ocaasi <wikiocaasi(a)yahoo.com> Reply-To: Ocaasi Ocaasi <wikiocaasi(a)yahoo.com>, English OTRS discussion list <otrs-en-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> To: otrs-en-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org <otrs-en-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> 1000 free accounts are available from the internet research database, HighBeam Research. HighBeam has full versions of tens of millions of newspaper articles and journals and should be a big help in adding reliable sources--especially older and paywalled ones--into the encyclopedia. Sign-ups require a 1-year old account with 1000 edits on any Wikipedia. Here's the link to the project page: http://enwp.org/WP:HighBeam (account sign-ups are linked in the box on the right). Sign-up! And, please tell your Wikipedia-friends about the opportunity! Cheers, Ocaasi -- *"Better Late Than Never, But Never Late is Better"* <http://uwanja.wordpress.com> uwanja <https://twitter.com/#%21/uwanja>

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Antw.: [Announcement] Wikimedia Kenya's New Board
by Manuel Schneider 05 Apr '12

05 Apr '12

Hi, congratulations to the new board and my special thanks to Abbas and all the others who supported and facilitated the process of establishment of Wikimedia Kenya. You achieved something and did a great job. As soon as I am back from the Chapter Meeting I will set up a wmke-board(a)wikimedia.or.ke and personal e-mail adresses for all board members in the scheme firstname.lastname(a)wikimedia.or.ke - is this ok for you? Best regards, Manuel Schneider Sent via mobile phone (+49 170 7740589). ----- Reply message ----- Von: "Abbas Mahmood" <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com> An: <wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Betreff: [Wikimedia Kenya] [Announcement] Wikimedia Kenya's New Board Datum: Sa., Mär. 31, 2012 16:22 Hi all, It is with great pleasure for me to announce the inaugural Wikimedia Kenya board that comprises of: Alex Wafula Ann Njeri David Mugo Oscar Limoke Stephen Wanjau The Board's got a diverse range of experience -- with folks working in the government sector, internet industry, financial expertise and leadership skills. I think that they're a good fit for our egalitarian, international, non-profit culture. And we've got a woman on the Board, which matters to me because we will have someone to relate to, when it comes to gender-gap issues :) Many thanks to those who assisted in the elections process: Chris, Branton, Cliff & Oliver. And many thanks to all the nominees who took their time to submit their candidature and also answer our questions. Let's all welcome our new Board as they orient themselves in their new roles. Thanks, Abbas. PS -- Note to the Board: I've forwarded your names to be added to Internal & Chapters Mailing Lists. I am also looking into creating your Board Mailing List.

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Kenyan Wikipedian Stories
by Victor Grigas 04 Apr '12

04 Apr '12

Hi Oliver, I am including Heather Ford and Abbas Mahmood in this reply. Hello everyone! I'm sure at this point you have read my post on the Wikimedia KE mailing list about traveling to Kenya to collect stories about Wikipedia to share with the world. Last October, my former colleague Aaron Muszalski (who is no longer with Wikimedia) reached out to you about a similar trip. Being a dedicated optimist, I'd like to follow up with that and do everything I can to gather stories from Kenyan Wikipedians to communicate to the world what Kenya is doing for the movement. As I stated earlier, 2 stories that look promising at the moment are the work that many of you did last year with the project for Kenyan Schools (33 schools! How many young minds is that? I know SOMEONE has something to say) and the story of a man who built an airplane from scratch: Mr.Orville Wri-- er, I mean Gabriel Nderitu: http://physicsworld.com/blog/2010/10/kenyan_physics_graduate_builds.html As for the project for Kenyan schools - does anyone have knowledge of the effects of your work traveling to the 33 schools you went to? Has anyone kept in touch with the teachers / administrators / students who you met? My story collection is not limited to editors of Wikipedia, but everyone affected by Wikipedia and rural school children who can read Wikipedia and get a better sense of the world is a good story to tell! Alex Wafula has suggested that I cast a wider net and reach out to Uganda and Tanzania too. I agree with him, It's better to cast a wide net and then narrow down the search based on geography and effeciency of travel. So if anyone knows any editors from there, I'd like to speak with them. Also - I don't speak Swahili, but I'll be looking through talk pages using Google-translate, so I may ask a few of you for help with translation if that isn't too much of a problem:) My tentative dates for travel are somewhere between the 19th of May and the 10th of June. I think it would make sense to keep all future communications on the Wikimedia KE mailing list? If anyone disagrees, let me know. This way we can potentially invite more people to contribute stories. I look forward to meeting with all of you and am optimistic about making this happen! Victor On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 6:21 AM, Oliver Stegen <info(a)oliverstegen.net> wrote: > ** ** ** ** ** ** ** > > Dear Victor,**** > > ** ** > > Thanks for your message.**** > > I would have recommended that you contact the Wikimedia Kenya mailing list > but Oscar Limoke beat me to it J**** > > Your primary contacts at WMKE should be our newly elected board members: > Ann Njeri, Alex Wafula, Steve Wanjau, Oscar Limoke and David Mugo (duly > copied onto this message, apart from Ann for whom I don’t have an email > address).**** > > ** ** > > Karibu **sana** **Kenya** (= you’re very welcome in ****Kenya****)!**** > > Oliver**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Victor Grigas [mailto:vgrigas@wikimedia.org] > *Sent:* 03 April 2012 00:29 > *To:* info(a)oliverstegen.net > *Subject:* Kenyan Wikipedian Stories**** > > ** ** > > Hi!**** > > My name is Victor Grigas and I'm a storyteller with the Wikimedia > Foundation in ****San Francisco****. I'm chronicling the inspiring > stories of the Wikipedia community from around the world. Stories are > critical to inform and inspire the general public to support the Wikipedia > movement by donating their money or to become volunteers themselves. **** > > I spoke with Asaf Bartov, and he told me you would be a good person to > speak with.**** > > After seeing this inspiring story about ****Kenya****'s very own Gabriel > Nderitu -**** > > > http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/10/26/kenyan-man-builds-airplane-in-yard-base… > **** > > and hearing about the 'Project for Kenyan Schools', I thought that it > might be fruitful to plan a trip to ****Kenya**** to interview Kenyan > Wikipedians face-to-face. **** > > I would need to confirm that I have at least 15 people to speak with who > may have interesting stories about Wikipedia to make the trip worth the > money. If needed, I could hire a translator. My understanding is that iHub > in ****Nairobi**** hosts Wiki-meetups once a month. It may be feasible to > attend a meetup there and interview people individually after that? **** > > Please let me know what you think, I would very much like the opportunity > to represent Wikimedia ****Kenya**** in the fundraiser this year.**** > > I am sending this message to everyone I can reach at Wikimedia ****Kenya** > **. Please let me know if there is a more formalized process to reach > people.**** > > Thank you for your time,**** > > Victor Grigas**** > > [[user:Victorgrigas]]**** > > vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org**** > > ** ** > > -- **** > > *Victor Grigas***** > > Storyteller**** > > *Wikimedia Foundation***** > > vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org**** > > +1 (415) 839-6885 x 6773**** > > ****149 New Montgomery Street**** 6th floor**** > > ****San Francisco**, **CA** **94105******** > > > <http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=WMFJA085/en/US&utm_source=…> > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > -- *Victor Grigas* Storyteller *Wikimedia Foundation* vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org +1 (415) 839-6885 x 6773 149 New Montgomery Street 6th floor San Francisco, CA 94105 <http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=WMFJA085/en/US&utm_source=…>

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Kenyan Wikipedian Stories
by Victor Grigas 03 Apr '12

03 Apr '12

Hi! My name is Victor Grigas and I'm a storyteller with the Wikimedia Foundation in San Francisco. I'm chronicling the inspiring stories of the Wikipedia community from around the world -- stories are critical to inform and inspire the general public to support the Wikipedia movement by donating their money or to become volunteers themselves. After seeing this inspiring story about Gabriel Nderitu from Kenya- http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/10/26/kenyan-man-builds-airplane-in-yard-base… and hearing about the 'Project for Kenyan Schools', I thought that it might be fruitful to plan a trip to Kenya to interview Kenyan Wikipedians face-to-face. I would like to co-ordinate my storytelling activities with Wikimedia Kenya. I would need to confirm that I have at least 15 people to speak with who may have interesting stories about Wikipedia to make the trip worth the money. If needed, I could hire a translator. My understanding is that iHub in Nairobi hosts Wiki-meetups once a month. It may be feasible to attend a meetup there and interview people individually after that? Please let me know what you think, I would very much like the opportunity to represent Africa and Kenya in the fundraiser this year. I am sending this message to everyone I can reach at Wikimedia Kenya. Please let me know if there is a more formalized process to reach people. Thank you! Victor Grigas -- *Victor Grigas* Storyteller *Wikimedia Foundation* vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org +1 (415) 839-6885 x 6773 149 New Montgomery Street 6th floor San Francisco, CA 94105 <http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=WMFJA085/en/US&utm_source=…>

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Kenyan Wikipedian Stories
by Limoke Oscar 03 Apr '12

03 Apr '12

Hi Team, Do you think we could host and have successful Wikipedia and Wikimedia Kenya Stories Broadcast worldwide?? Well Here is our chance...... > Hi! > > My name is Victor Grigas and I'm a storyteller with the Wikimedia > Foundation in San Francisco. I'm chronicling the inspiring stories of the > Wikipedia community from around the world. Stories are critical to inform > and inspire the general public to support the Wikipedia movement by > donating their money or to become volunteers themselves. > > I spoke with Asaf Bartov, and he told me you would be a good person to > speak with. > > After seeing this inspiring story about Kenya's very own Gabriel Nderitu - > > > http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/10/26/kenyan-man-builds-airplane-in-yard-base… > > > and hearing about the 'Project for Kenyan Schools', I thought that it > might be fruitful to plan a trip to Kenya to interview Kenyan Wikipedians > face-to-face. > > I would need to confirm that I have at least 15 people to speak with who > may have interesting stories about Wikipedia to make the trip worth the > money. If needed, I could hire a translator. My understanding is that iHub > in Nairobi hosts Wiki-meetups once a month. It may be feasible to attend a > meetup there and interview people individually after that? > > Please let me know what you think, I would very much like the opportunity > to represent Wikimedia Kenya in the fundraiser this year. > > I am sending this message to everyone I can reach at Wikimedia Kenya. > Please let me know if there is a more formalized process to reach people. > > Thank you for your time, > > Victor Grigas > > [[user:Victorgrigas]] > > vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org > > -- > *Victor Grigas* > Storyteller > *Wikimedia Foundation* > vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org > +1 (415) 839-6885 x 6773 > 149 New Montgomery Street 6th floor > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > <http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=WMFJA085/en/US&utm_source=…> > > > > -- Regards, Limoke Oscar, "*point me to the destiny,and I will curve my own path to it *"

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