Hi all,
Sounds like a promising idea. As Kerryn and Delphine note, if you all are up for developing a grant around this concept. We would be happy to consider it for a grant (see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Index) as we still have funding.
I would encourage you to think about the potential for "scale" in your outreach. This might involve some media work around the event or a "train the trainer" approach for teachers.
Kind regards, Barry
On 09/21/2010 11:20 PM, David Richfield wrote:
Thanks Nhlanhla!
I'm now waiting in excited anticipation for their offers to volunteer ;-)
Regards,
David
2010/9/22 Nhlanhla Mabasonmabaso@gmail.com:
Hi David
You have just reminded me of how, during a Software Freedom Day celebration, some people started an initiative to translate software into local slang (tsotsitaal). Some of them are on this list and have a good command of Sepedi. Maybe they can assist.
Nhlx
2010/9/21 Delphine Ménardnotafishz@gmail.com
2010/9/21 Kerryn McKaykerryn@africancommons.org:
Hi David
This sounds fab and thanks to you and Derryn for creating buzz to both for Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Chapter process.
This translation-slash-training initiative might also be good to look at as the Chapter is being finalised - we had mentioned at the workshop that there could be some 'first' initiative coupled with a public launch. Perhaps there is the possibility to do training and translation sprint exercise with the Mamelodi school kids and to get some funding to do this. Funding for the logistics it takes (getting the learners a decent internet connection** for the day, assisting the Wikipedia 'volunteers' who would train and mentor on the day with transport and some prep fees etc). ** although the teacher says they have internet access, any bets that it is very poor and will crash with learners simultaneously getting online. We've had this experience even at the pretty well-supported Cida City Campus in Joburg city centre. Connection kept dropping during the Wikipedia Training Academy!!
These are ideas at this point, but I know that Delphine and Bence were open to local Wikipedians proposing an initiative which the Foundation might be happy to support in some way.
Indeed, this is definitely the kind of initiative that the Foundation may want to support. At the top of my head (please bear with me, those are really at the top of my head and might make no sense at all), I'm thinking:
- expenses for wikip/medians who would need to travel to do the workshop
- rental of equipment if needed
- printing of brochures/posters to adverise the workshop
etc.
Cheers,
Delphine
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