[Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 8, Issue 9
Kipkirui yego.
eduyego08 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 3 12:32:18 UTC 2011
I am Edward Yego 0723990398. I was part of the Nakuru team and I am
available for the mombasa pilot.
On 03/03/2011, wikimediake-request at lists.wikimedia.org
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> Edward Yego 0723990398 is also available for the mombasa pilot
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>> 1. Re: Mombasa Team (Isaac K. Kosgei )
>> 2. Re: Mombasa Update (Abbas Mahmood)
>> 3. Re: Mombasa Update (Abbas Mahmood)
>> 4. Re: Mombasa Update (Isaac K. Kosgei )
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 21:16:17 +0300
>> From: "Isaac K. Kosgei " <kips8505izo at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Team
>> To: "The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter."
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>> I am available Isaac K.Kosgei- 0727553981
>> Branton Obwari also says he is available
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 8:48 PM, David Mugo <raidarmax at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Please anyone interested and available for this respond through this
>>> thread
>>> so that its easy for us to set up a team.
>>>
>>> David.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 8:47 PM, dennis munene
>>> <dennismunene at hotmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm also available.
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> 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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>> Bachelor of Agribusiness Management
>> Egerton University,
>> Njoro Kenya.
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>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 18:21:45 +0000
>> From: Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>> To: Wikimedia Kenya <wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org>
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>> Jessie-
>> the person that I have been in contact with is William Kibaya
>> (kibaya at camara.ie). The CEO of Camara Kenya is Daudi Morara
>> (daudimorara at camara.ie)
>> Yes, I contacted them some time back, but I'll nudge them once again --
>> thanks for the reminder.
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------------
>> Abbas Mahmood
>> t | +254722215101
>> f | www.facebook.com/abbasjnr
>> s | abbasjnr
>> Wikimedia Kenya Member
>>
>> "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
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 09:57:43 -0800
>> From: jwild at wikimedia.org
>> To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Abbas -
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you have the contact for Camara? I would be curious to talk to
>> them about updating the version of offline Wikipedia they use on
>> their computer: I just downloaded it, and it is a bit outdated, and
>> is not Kiwix either. I think we could set them up with a better
>> offline version at this point.
>>
>>
>>
>> Also, did someone connect with the Engineers Without Borders
>> Gothenburg (See Discussion:
>> Small EWB Gothenburg project in Kisumu)? I know their project
>> was explicitly in Kisumu this time around, but it might be worth
>> connecting with them about (a) the success of Kisumu (was supposed
>> to occur in February) and (b) potential interest in working with
>> other areas of Kenya...
>>
>>
>>
>> Great work everyone! Your efforts are truly inspirational.
>>
>> Jessie
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/2/2011 8:15 AM, Abbas Mahmood wrote:
>> As for Maweni, if they are ready to get computers, we
>> could connect them to Camara -- which sells a refurbished edubuntu
>> computer at 5k (i think). And these computers are usually
>> pre-installed with offline Wikipedia.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jessie Wild
>> Special Projects Manager
>> Global Development
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>
>>
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>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 18:27:21 +0000
>> From: Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>> To: Wikimedia Kenya <wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org>
>> Message-ID: <BLU116-W1823E3481A1260EF440BBACAC00 at phx.gbl>
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>> I think that since Light Academy is on the other spectrum of the internet
>> divide, we'll have to use another approach, e.g. giving a talk about
>> Wikipedia, using the online Wikipedia for their studies as well as
>> encouraging them to edit. This, IMO, should be carried out at a later
>> date.
>> I believe schools such as Brookhouse, Breaburn, Braeside, Hillcrest and
>> many
>> other high-end schools both here in Nairobi and in Mombasa.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------------
>> Abbas Mahmood
>> t | +254722215101
>> f | www.facebook.com/abbasjnr
>> s | abbasjnr
>> Wikimedia Kenya Member
>>
>> "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
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 21:15:46 +0300
>> From: raidarmax at gmail.com
>> To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>>
>> Mombasa Light Academy will not be on the list..
>>
>> David.
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:12 PM, dennis munene <dennismunene at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Is the talk to be given to both the students and the teachers beneficial
>> to
>> a school like 'Mombasa Light Academy'?
>>
>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:43:18 +0300
>> From: raidarmax at gmail.com
>>
>> To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
>> Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>>
>> 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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>> --
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>> ICT & E-Commerce Consultant,
>> http://majibu.com
>> Twitter: @raidarmax
>>
>>
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 21:37:01 +0300
>> From: "Isaac K. Kosgei " <kips8505izo at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>> To: "The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter."
>> <wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org>
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>> I was in KICC attending an AITEC exhibition and I tell you its a life
>> changing experience for those interested you can come tommorow. just holla
>> al send you invitation letter
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I think that since Light Academy is on the other spectrum of the
>>> internet
>>> divide, we'll have to use another approach, e.g. giving a talk about
>>> Wikipedia, using the online Wikipedia for their studies as well as
>>> encouraging them to edit. This, IMO, should be carried out at a later
>>> date.
>>> I believe schools such as Brookhouse, Breaburn, Braeside, Hillcrest and
>>> many
>>> other high-end schools both here in Nairobi and in Mombasa.
>>>
>>>
>>> -------------------------------------
>>> Abbas Mahmood
>>> t | +254722215101
>>> f | www.facebook.com/abbasjnr
>>> s | abbasjnr
>>> Wikimedia Kenya Member
>>>
>>> "*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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 21:15:46 +0300
>>> From: raidarmax at gmail.com
>>>
>>> To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>>>
>>> Mombasa Light Academy will not be on the list..
>>>
>>> David.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:12 PM, dennis munene
>>> <dennismunene at hotmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>> Is the talk to be given to both the students and the teachers beneficial
>>> to
>>> a school like 'Mombasa Light Academy'?
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:43:18 +0300
>>> From: raidarmax at gmail.com
>>>
>>> To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
>>> Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>>>
>>> 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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>>>
>>> --
>>> -------------
>>> David Mugo,
>>> ICT & E-Commerce Consultant,
>>> http://majibu.com
>>> Twitter: @raidarmax
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Isaac K. Kosgei.
>> Bachelor of Agribusiness Management
>> Egerton University,
>> Njoro Kenya.
>> (+254727553981/+254733553981)
>> www.linkedin.com/in/kipsizoo
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 21:48:58 +0300
> From: Obadia Keter <kiprutoketer at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WikimediaKE Digest, Vol 8, Issue 8
> To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
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>> 1. Re: Mombasa Team (Isaac K. Kosgei )
>> 2. Re: Mombasa Update (Abbas Mahmood)
>> 3. Re: Mombasa Update (Abbas Mahmood)
>> 4. Re: Mombasa Update (Isaac K. Kosgei )
>>
>>
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 21:16:17 +0300
>> From: "Isaac K. Kosgei " <kips8505izo at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Team
>> To: "The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter."
>> <wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org>
>> Message-ID:
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>> I am available Isaac K.Kosgei- 0727553981
>> Branton Obwari also says he is available
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 8:48 PM, David Mugo <raidarmax at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Please anyone interested and available for this respond through this
>> thread
>> > so that its easy for us to set up a team.
>> >
>> > David.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 8:47 PM, dennis munene <dennismunene at hotmail.com
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm also available.
>> >>
>> >> ------------------------------
>> >> 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
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing
>> >> list
>> >> WikimediaKE at lists.wikimedia.org
>> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
>> >>
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >>
>> >> WikimediaKE mailing list
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>> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > -------------
>> > David Mugo,
>> > ICT & E-Commerce Consultant,
>> > http://majibu.com
>> > Twitter: @raidarmax
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > WikimediaKE mailing list
>> > WikimediaKE at lists.wikimedia.org
>> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Isaac K. Kosgei.
>> Bachelor of Agribusiness Management
>> Egerton University,
>> Njoro Kenya.
>> (+254727553981/+254733553981)
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>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 18:21:45 +0000
>> From: Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>> To: Wikimedia Kenya <wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org>
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>> Jessie-
>> the person that I have been in contact with is William Kibaya (
>> kibaya at camara.ie). The CEO of Camara Kenya is Daudi Morara (
>> daudimorara at camara.ie)
>> Yes, I contacted them some time back, but I'll nudge them once again --
>> thanks for the reminder.
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------------
>> Abbas Mahmood
>> t | +254722215101
>> f | www.facebook.com/abbasjnr
>> s | abbasjnr
>> Wikimedia Kenya Member
>>
>> "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
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 09:57:43 -0800
>> From: jwild at wikimedia.org
>> To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Abbas -
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you have the contact for Camara? I would be curious to talk to
>> them about updating the version of offline Wikipedia they use on
>> their computer: I just downloaded it, and it is a bit outdated, and
>> is not Kiwix either. I think we could set them up with a better
>> offline version at this point.
>>
>>
>>
>> Also, did someone connect with the Engineers Without Borders
>> Gothenburg (See Discussion:
>> Small EWB Gothenburg project in Kisumu)? I know their project
>> was explicitly in Kisumu this time around, but it might be worth
>> connecting with them about (a) the success of Kisumu (was supposed
>> to occur in February) and (b) potential interest in working with
>> other areas of Kenya...
>>
>>
>>
>> Great work everyone! Your efforts are truly inspirational.
>>
>> Jessie
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/2/2011 8:15 AM, Abbas Mahmood wrote:
>> As for Maweni, if they are ready to get computers, we
>> could connect them to Camara -- which sells a refurbished edubuntu
>> computer at 5k (i think). And these computers are usually
>> pre-installed with offline Wikipedia.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jessie Wild
>> Special Projects Manager
>> Global Development
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>
>>
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>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 18:27:21 +0000
>> From: Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>> To: Wikimedia Kenya <wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org>
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>> I think that since Light Academy is on the other spectrum of the internet
>> divide, we'll have to use another approach, e.g. giving a talk about
>> Wikipedia, using the online Wikipedia for their studies as well as
>> encouraging them to edit. This, IMO, should be carried out at a later
>> date.
>> I believe schools such as Brookhouse, Breaburn, Braeside, Hillcrest and
>> many
>> other high-end schools both here in Nairobi and in Mombasa.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------------
>> Abbas Mahmood
>> t | +254722215101
>> f | www.facebook.com/abbasjnr
>> s | abbasjnr
>> Wikimedia Kenya Member
>>
>> "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
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 21:15:46 +0300
>> From: raidarmax at gmail.com
>> To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>>
>> Mombasa Light Academy will not be on the list..
>>
>> David.
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:12 PM, dennis munene <dennismunene at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Is the talk to be given to both the students and the teachers beneficial
>> to
>> a school like 'Mombasa Light Academy'?
>>
>> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:43:18 +0300
>> From: raidarmax at gmail.com
>>
>> To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
>> Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>>
>> 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 21:37:01 +0300
>> From: "Isaac K. Kosgei " <kips8505izo at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>> To: "The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter."
>> <wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org>
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>> I was in KICC attending an AITEC exhibition and I tell you its a life
>> changing experience for those interested you can come tommorow. just holla
>> al send you invitation letter
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > I think that since Light Academy is on the other spectrum of the
>> internet
>> > divide, we'll have to use another approach, e.g. giving a talk about
>> > Wikipedia, using the online Wikipedia for their studies as well as
>> > encouraging them to edit. This, IMO, should be carried out at a later
>> date.
>> > I believe schools such as Brookhouse, Breaburn, Braeside, Hillcrest and
>> many
>> > other high-end schools both here in Nairobi and in Mombasa.
>> >
>> >
>> > -------------------------------------
>> > Abbas Mahmood
>> > t | +254722215101
>> > f | www.facebook.com/abbasjnr
>> > s | abbasjnr
>> > Wikimedia Kenya Member
>> >
>> > "*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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> > Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 21:15:46 +0300
>> > From: raidarmax at gmail.com
>> >
>> > To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
>> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>> >
>> > Mombasa Light Academy will not be on the list..
>> >
>> > David.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:12 PM, dennis munene <dennismunene at hotmail.com
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> > Is the talk to be given to both the students and the teachers beneficial
>> to
>> > a school like 'Mombasa Light Academy'?
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> > Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:43:18 +0300
>> > From: raidarmax at gmail.com
>> >
>> > To: wikimediake at lists.wikimedia.org
>> > Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Update
>> >
>> > 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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>> > David Mugo,
>> > ICT & E-Commerce Consultant,
>> > http://majibu.com
>> > Twitter: @raidarmax
>> >
>> >
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>> Bachelor of Agribusiness Management
>> Egerton University,
>> Njoro Kenya.
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> I am available for the Mombasa team.....if the departure day is Sunday. Thx
>
>>
>>
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