Mr. Ewe will do his part too! :-D - Enock
On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Felix Nartey <[email protected]> wrote: > Will be assisting Edward with the GA > > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 4:48 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Can help translate into Dagbani. >> >> User:Masssly >> >> Sent from Windows Mail >> >> *From:* Edmund Laryea >> *Sent:* Friday, August 22, 2014 2:27 PM >> *To:* Wikimedia Ghana User Group >> >> I am interested will translate from English to Ga and will talk to a >> couple of friends i think would be interested as well. >> >> Regards >> Edmund. >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 4:27 AM, Raphael Berchie <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I am interested I can do from Englist to Asante Twi >>> >>> Raphael Berchie >>> +233243882047 >>> P.O Box CT 10469 >>> Cantoments Accra >>> Ghana >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Nkansah Rexford < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Interested in translating Ebola-related articles and other medical >>>> articles on Wikipedia into your local language, like Akan, Ewe, or Dagbani? >>>> >>>> Please get in touch with Carl below >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: Carl Fredrik Sjöland <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 11:17 AM >>>> Subject: Re: Medical translations - Ebola - South Africa & Ghana >>>> To: Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]>, James Heilman < >>>> [email protected]>, Ildiko Santana <[email protected]>, Enrique >>>> Cavalitto <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Rexford, >>>> >>>> I'm sorry for the late reply, I've been away and for some reason this >>>> mail didn't go out from my usual account. >>>> I'd be very grateful for any contacts interested in working on the >>>> project, and we are also looking for community organizers for specific >>>> languages. Also, we are looking into various Ghanan languages, if you know >>>> of anyone who may be willing to translate the Ebola article for example. As >>>> for regional banner, do you mean on specific Wikipedias? And who do I in >>>> this case turn to? >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Carl Fredrik Sjöland >>>> >>>> On Aug 13, 2014, at 08:03 PM, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Carl, >>>> >>>> Thanks for getting in touch and I'm glad the medical translation is in >>>> progress. >>>> >>>> The need to get those medical articles into Afrikaans and Xhosa is very >>>> important. >>>> >>>> I can help in trying to reach out to as many persons as possible who >>>> speak these languages. >>>> >>>> I, for myself, I am a Ghanaian by birth and can't speak nor understand >>>> nor write any of the South African languages except for English. >>>> >>>> However, I think I can be of assistance by putting up a call for >>>> persons to who can speak that language to help in the translation. >>>> >>>> One area I would suggest you exhaust is also putting a regional banner >>>> on Wikipedia inviting persons who speak that language to volunteer. >>>> >>>> I'll start right away in trying to reach out to many people as >>>> possible, and I hope I get persons who will be interested and be of >>>> assistance. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from smartphone >>>> On Aug 12, 2014 11:51 AM, "Carl Fredrik Sjöland" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> We spoke briefly at Wikimania, and I was delighted to hear that you >>>>> may be able to put us in touch with Xhosa and Lhasa speaking people. We >>>>> spoke about possibly reaching out to a number of medical students, and >>>>> Victor was even able to tell me that one of the girls who participated in >>>>> the video was studying medicine now. >>>>> If we could work on spreading the translations of Ebola as fast as >>>>> possible it could bring about an increase in the awareness of the project. >>>>> Currently we are translating into a large number of languages, but have >>>>> found no translators from any South African language. >>>>> >>>>> To see the full extent of our current translation work on Ebola please >>>>> go to: >>>>> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:RTTS >>>>> and look for group 7 or 8, where most of the African languages we are >>>>> working on are grouped. If you are able to put us in contact with anyone >>>>> willing to help in a language not on this list currently, we are very open >>>>> to expanding it - even if this Wikipedia doesn't exist yet, we also have >>>>> content on the incubator. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> Carl Fredrik Sjöland >>>>> Wikiproject Medicine >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | Africa Center >>>> <http://africacenter.net> | WiR >>>> <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence> | >>>> WikiAfrica <http://wikiafrica.net> | User:Nkansahrexford >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nkansahrexford> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Edmund Laryea <https://www.facebook.com/edmund.laryea.3> >> Social Media Enthusiast >> Skype: seedeblay >> Twitter: @SeeDeblay <https://twitter.com/SeeDeblay> >> Tel: +233 (0) 249046581 >> Blog: www.eddylaryea.wordpress.com <http://eddylaryea.wordpress.com/> >> www.seedeblay.tumblr.com <http://seedeblay.tumblr.com/> >> >> The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up..... >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >> >> > > > -- > > > > *Felix Nartey | DSE CAL Bank Ltd. | Co-manager GBG TEMA > <https://plus.google.com/u/0/106882654487622047846/posts> **| Community > Manager WMGH <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana> | About me > <http://about.me/felix.nartey> | +233 242 844987 **| **Check out!! > <http://goo.gl/4oHJeQ>* > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-GH mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh > >
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