[Wikimedia ZA] Possible school project

[Barry Newstead]

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 Mabaso<nmabaso at 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 Ménard<notafishz at gmail.com>
>>      
>>> 2010/9/21 Kerryn McKay<kerryn at 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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