WikimediaKE April 2012

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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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[Wikimedia Kenya] [Announcement] Wikimedia Kenya's New Board
by Abbas Mahmood 02 Apr '12

02 Apr '12

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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