Dear movement,

How do school children living in poverty access Wikipedia? It is more
difficult than many of us may think.

In 2013, Victor Grigas produced a short film for the WMF, about a
school class in South Africa. The film was made for a (controversial)
campaign then, but it still is a great documentary about poor people
who would like to read Wikipedia but not always have the money for it.

Now I have interviewed Victor about this movie and why he (and
director Charlene Music) made it. It turns out that he had very
personal motives when he proposed this project to his supervisor at
the WMF.

We also talked about the reasons why some people reacted quite
negatively to the movie.

If you are interested in Wikipedia in the global south, about
Wikipedia in Xhosa language and the consequences of apartheid: I
strongly recommend to watch Victor's 2013 documentary. And if
possible, it would be great with you share the links.

Kind regards,
Ziko van Dijk


Link to the interview with Victor Grigas:
https://youtu.be/19cLqpqfC6U

Link to the 2013 movie (with subtitles in English and German):
https://youtu.be/mtD5ccRe-vY



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Dr. Ziko van Dijk | zikovandijk.de
Autor von "Wikis und die Wikipedia verstehen"
Offizieller Wikipedia-Kulturbotschafter 2022-2024
"Niederlande & Deutschland": https://www.youtube.com/ZikovanDijk
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