Thanks Biyanto, wonderful to see. Have any other groups done something similar? S
On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 4:53 AM Biyanto Rebin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I just want to share that Wikimedia Indonesia has started the initiative > since last year. We have disbursed a healthy package - we call it, wellness > package - to our active community members. They are indeed very valuable > and most of them are vulnerable. Vaccine is another story, since our > country still prioritizes the most needed first. > > Read more of the story in here: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2019-2020_round_2/Wikimedia_Indonesia/Progress_report_form > > Best, > > Pada tanggal Kam, 29 Apr 2021 pukul 14.08 Rajeeb <[email protected]> > menulis: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> Hope my mail finds you all in the best of health and spirits. I like to >> thank Tito and Bodhi for coming up with this initiative and starting the >> conversation. Now, WMF has permitted CIS-A2K to allot funds to reimburse >> vaccines, send COVID protection kits and provide counselling for Wikimedia >> volunteers in India. >> A noble initiative for humanity has begun and I am sure the days are not >> too far where we all will be healthy and happy with our families, relatives >> and friends. >> >> Last but not the least, I am always there for my Wiki Community, for >> anything and everything, anyone wants to speak with me, please feel free to >> contact me. >> >> Wishing everyone and their families a healthy and happy life. >> >> Namaste, >> >> Rajeeb. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 20:55, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Something like this could definitely make a real difference, GN -- >>> either enhancing and focusing pages on WP, or standing up a COVID-19 >>> dedicated site that could draw from other projects. >>> >>> At the same time we could also set aside funds to ensure that >>> communityresources is well staffed at this time. >>> A federated approach like this >>> <https://losaltoscf.org/lacf-2020-nonprofit-relief-fund/> to explicitly >>> support regional partners, in coordination with other regional sponsors, >>> could work. (Candid has a catalog >>> <https://candid.org/explore-issues/coronavirus/funds> of similar >>> efforts). >>> >>> SJ >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 7:04 AM Gnangarra <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Our best skill is collecting, collating, and sharing knowledge, we have >>>> connections deep into communities and countries across the globe. >>>> >>>> In a small way we have networks and we could get limited support >>>> medically to a handful of volunteers, in some ways that will have made feel >>>> as if we have done some to help then we can go back to our meetings, our >>>> events, our adding a few more articles. >>>> >>>> Perhaps its time we took our big stick and put the right knowledge >>>> where it can be found quickly, turn over the main pages to Wikimed get more >>>> useful support information about reducing transmission risks. We can use >>>> our resources to get knowledge about how bad it is to wider audiences, >>>> importantly link our volunteers into other organisations and help this >>>> knowledge with support to wherever ground zero is. We can put our skill >>>> sets to translations and knowledge distribution so everyone can learn. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, 25 Apr 2021 at 02:38, Chris Keating <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Personally I feel, insuring individuals against COVID-19 or helping >>>>>> people to get vaccines or sending other supports can be better handled >>>>>> locally by local affiliates (or local committees as proposed by Tito, >>>>>> whichevers seems fit) instead of a central organization like WMF. Local >>>>>> affiliates have better information about the vulnerable section of the >>>>>> community, government orders concerning the available vaccines, local >>>>>> market value of insurance premiums, vaccines, disinfectants etc. >>>>>> Sometimes >>>>>> they even have the money and/or the intention to extend this kind of >>>>>> support too, all they need is just a permission from the donor i.e. WMF >>>>>> Grants team. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The more I think about this, the more I come to think that we should >>>>> at least attempt it. >>>>> >>>>> It might be unusual for a nonprofit to provide this kind of support to >>>>> its volunteers, but this is a truly exceptional situation. And while the >>>>> entire world is struggling with Covid, the nature of the struggle is >>>>> deeply >>>>> different in most wealthy countries compared to what India is going >>>>> through >>>>> now. And India will probably not be the last nation to see its healthcare >>>>> system not just threatened but entirely overwhelmed. >>>>> >>>>> Of course the WMF is not going to be able to start airlifting >>>>> Wikimedia-branded vaccines or oxygen supplies, but there must be some form >>>>> practical help that can be given to support Wikimedia volunteers. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Chris >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>>> New messages to: [email protected] >>>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> GN. >>>> >>>> *Power of Diverse Collaboration* >>>> *Sharing knowledge brings people together* >>>> Wikimania Bangkok 2022 >>>> August >>>> hosted by ESEAP >>>> >>>> Wikimania: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gnangarra >>>> Noongarpedia: https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys/Main_Page >>>> My print shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Gnangarra/shop?asc=u >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>> New messages to: [email protected] >>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>>> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 >>> 4266 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> New messages to: [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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