[Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE mombasa team

Wed Mar 2 16:59:05 UTC 2011

David i am availlable can u count me in?

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> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:43:18 +0300
> From: David Mugo <raidarmax at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
> To: "The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter."
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> Fellow Wikimedians...
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> After a few days of calls and trying to explain a lot on phone, today I did
> my first visit which is the first day in a 2 day previsit. I managed to
> visit 5 schools today and there might be more work than we think. The need
> goes beyond just resources into the computer lab... there is no computer
> lab, even in the schools where they teach computers.
>
> *Shimo la Tewa High School:*
> Nice reception of the idea, they are ready for us next week and they have 20
> computers in their lab that are functional.
>
> *Sheikh Khalifah*
> Big computer lab, lots and lots of monitors (I think almost 40) and only 5
> functional computers, which the computer teacher said he could not guarantee
> that if we come next week they will be ok as they often break down and there
> is no proper maintenance undertaken.
>
> *Mombasa Light Academy*
> I think the best computer lab I have seen around, 260 computers and a very
> high class of students. All computers have internet access and students have
> access to the labs and are actually allowed to bring their own computers and
> use the internet which has some sites like facebook filtered. Feedback for
> our project: They are way beyond us... so, we will not be helping anyone
> with an offline version - even after I explained that we had a version that
> was specifically filtered for educational purposes.
>
> *Maweni Secondary School, Nyali*
> Government school with only 2 computers for the computer lab, they asked if
> we could source computers to equip their lab. If not, it doesnt make sense
> to them.
>
> *Oshwal Academy - Senior School*
> Nice computer labs, nice reception too, I have an appointment with their
> head of IT tomorrow to install on one of their machines so that they can
> review and decide if they actually need it, but they are positive and it
> will most likely be one of the institutions we cover. Computer lab has 76
> nice computers.
>
> On a general observation, we might need to get a little more ambitious with
> our project by taking the challenge of looking for organizations willing to
> support creating and improving of computer labs in our schools, am sure they
> are there and with resources and time, we can surely get them and achieve a
> very important goal. Meanwhile, tomorrow I have other 6 schools to visit in
> the Mombasa city centre and I will have my final report on this tomorrow.
>
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> David Mugo,
> ICT & E-Commerce Consultant,
> http://majibu.com
> Twitter: @raidarmax
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> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:45:09 +0300
> From: David Mugo <raidarmax at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Team
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> Guys,
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> As the project leader for Coast Province, I would like to know who will be
> available for the project next week so we make prior arrangements. Please
> note that we have very few days to do this planning. Forward your name only
> if you are available the entire next week, preferably arriving Mombasa
> Sunday night.
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> David Mugo,
> ICT & E-Commerce Consultant,
> http://majibu.com
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> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 18:29:02 +0300
> From: Ann Njeri <njeriannk at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
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>  awesome work David, keep the fire burning!
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> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 5:43 PM, David Mugo <raidarmax at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Fellow Wikimedians...
>>
>> After a few days of calls and trying to explain a lot on phone, today I
>> did
>> my first visit which is the first day in a 2 day previsit. I managed to
>> visit 5 schools today and there might be more work than we think. The need
>> goes beyond just resources into the computer lab... there is no computer
>> lab, even in the schools where they teach computers.
>>
>> *Shimo la Tewa High School:*
>> Nice reception of the idea, they are ready for us next week and they have
>> 20 computers in their lab that are functional.
>>
>> *Sheikh Khalifah*
>> Big computer lab, lots and lots of monitors (I think almost 40) and only 5
>> functional computers, which the computer teacher said he could not
>> guarantee
>> that if we come next week they will be ok as they often break down and
>> there
>> is no proper maintenance undertaken.
>>
>> *Mombasa Light Academy*
>> I think the best computer lab I have seen around, 260 computers and a very
>> high class of students. All computers have internet access and students
>> have
>> access to the labs and are actually allowed to bring their own computers
>> and
>> use the internet which has some sites like facebook filtered. Feedback for
>> our project: They are way beyond us... so, we will not be helping anyone
>> with an offline version - even after I explained that we had a version
>> that
>> was specifically filtered for educational purposes.
>>
>> *Maweni Secondary School, Nyali*
>> Government school with only 2 computers for the computer lab, they asked
>> if
>> we could source computers to equip their lab. If not, it doesnt make sense
>> to them.
>>
>> *Oshwal Academy - Senior School*
>> Nice computer labs, nice reception too, I have an appointment with their
>> head of IT tomorrow to install on one of their machines so that they can
>> review and decide if they actually need it, but they are positive and it
>> will most likely be one of the institutions we cover. Computer lab has 76
>> nice computers.
>>
>> On a general observation, we might need to get a little more ambitious
>> with
>> our project by taking the challenge of looking for organizations willing
>> to
>> support creating and improving of computer labs in our schools, am sure
>> they
>> are there and with resources and time, we can surely get them and achieve
>> a
>> very important goal. Meanwhile, tomorrow I have other 6 schools to visit
>> in
>> the Mombasa city centre and I will have my final report on this tomorrow.
>>
>> --
>> -------------
>> David Mugo,
>> ICT & E-Commerce Consultant,
>> http://majibu.com
>> Twitter: @raidarmax
>>
>>
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> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:37:52 +0000
> From: Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
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> Thanks for the awesome work David.
> Shame that 2 out of the 5 schools you visited are ready for us -- but Oscar
> faced the same problem, and what he did to top his list to 10 institutions
> is that he visited more schools that weren't originally on the list. Is it
> possible for us to do the same for Mombasa? Do you think that there are a
> number of other schools that we could visit as an alternative?
> Regards,//a
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> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 18:29:02 +0300
> From: njeriannk at gmail.com
> To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>
>  awesome work David, keep the fire burning!
>
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 5:43 PM, David Mugo <raidarmax at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Fellow Wikimedians...
>
> After a few days of calls and trying to explain a lot on phone, today I did
> my first visit which is the first day in a 2 day previsit. I managed to
> visit 5 schools today and there might be more work than we think. The need
> goes beyond just resources into the computer lab... there is no computer
> lab, even in the schools where they teach computers.
>
>
>
> Shimo la Tewa High School:
> Nice reception of the idea, they are ready for us next week and they have 20
> computers in their lab that are functional.
>
> Sheikh Khalifah
> Big computer lab, lots and lots of monitors (I think almost 40) and only 5
> functional computers, which the computer teacher said he could not guarantee
> that if we come next week they will be ok as they often break down and there
> is no proper maintenance undertaken.
>
>
>
> Mombasa Light Academy
> I think the best computer lab I have seen around, 260 computers and a very
> high class of students. All computers have internet access and students have
> access to the labs and are actually allowed to bring their own computers and
> use the internet which has some sites like facebook filtered. Feedback for
> our project: They are way beyond us... so, we will not be helping anyone
> with an offline version - even after I explained that we had a version that
> was specifically filtered for educational purposes.
>
>
>
> Maweni Secondary School, Nyali
> Government school with only 2 computers for the computer lab, they asked if
> we could source computers to equip their lab. If not, it doesnt make sense
> to them.
>
> Oshwal Academy - Senior School
>
>
> Nice computer labs, nice reception too, I have an appointment with their
> head of IT tomorrow to install on one of their machines so that they can
> review and decide if they actually need it, but they are positive and it
> will most likely be one of the institutions we cover. Computer lab has 76
> nice computers.
>
>
>
> On a general observation, we might need to get a little more ambitious with
> our project by taking the challenge of looking for organizations willing to
> support creating and improving of computer labs in our schools, am sure they
> are there and with resources and time, we can surely get them and achieve a
> very important goal. Meanwhile, tomorrow I have other 6 schools to visit in
> the Mombasa city centre and I will have my final report on this tomorrow.
>
>
> --
> -------------
> David Mugo,
> ICT & E-Commerce Consultant,
> http://majibu.com
> Twitter: @raidarmax
>
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> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:38:38 +0000
> From: Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr at hotmail.com>
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> I'm in!
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> Abbas Mahmood
> t | +254722215101
> f | www.facebook.com/abbasjnr
> s | abbasjnr
> Wikimedia Kenya Member
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> "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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> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:45:09 +0300
> From: raidarmax at gmail.com
> To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Team
>
> Guys,
>
> As the project leader for Coast Province, I would like to know who will be
> available for the project next week so we make prior arrangements. Please
> note that we have very few days to do this planning. Forward your name only
> if you are available the entire next week, preferably arriving Mombasa
> Sunday night.
>
> --
> -------------
> David Mugo,
> ICT & E-Commerce Consultant,
> http://majibu.com
> Twitter: @raidarmax
>
>
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